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    Blinders & Binders
    Blinders & Binders
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    Blinders & Binders

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    Fifteen Bible Lessons on How to Break Psychological Strongholds

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. John Mouery
    Release dateJun 13, 2016
    ISBN9781533733436
    Blinders & Binders
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    Dr. John Mouery

    Dr. John Mouery is a Pastor of thirty-three years. John has dedicated his life to enhancing the personal and spiritual development of others. Dr. Mouery is now experiecing his dream by writing futuristic novels. It is his hope that Jacob's Bridge will bring inspiration and wholesome entertainment to all who read it.

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      Blinders & Binders - Dr. John Mouery

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Lesson 1: Contentment Matters; why everyone needs Transformation to be content

      Lesson 2: Why Transformation Instead of Reformation

      Lesson 3: The Four Deceiving Hindrances to Transformation

      Lesson 4: Salvation and what it accomplished

      Lesson 5: Application and Reconciliation

      Lesson 6: Ministry of the Holy Spirit

      Lesson 7: Steps for Christians to be filled with God’s Power

      Lesson 8: Christian Carnality

      Lesson 9: Codependency and Carnality

      Lesson 10: Character of Dysfunctional Families

      Lesson 11: Choosing the will of God as the Turning Point

      Lesson 12: Discipleship

      Lesson 13: Confession and Conscience

      Lesson 14: Vision

      Lesson 15: Christian Discipline

      CONTENTMENT MATTERS

      LESSON 1:

      Why Everyone Needs Transformation to be Content

      (In a group setting please read one page at a time and discuss)

      I can’t get no, satisfaction, but I try and I try and I try and I try. I can’t get no, no, no, no. There is no contentment for a human being like the song says, and we manage to get all bound up. What it boils down to is control that is motivated by our inherited insecurity from original sin. We then reinforce that insecurity with our own sin and our sinful family environment. Before we can understand why people need transformation, we must ·first understand why the human race is in desperate need to be spiritually transformed. This desperate need exists because of the Biblical revelation that we are depraved sinners (Ps. 58, Rom. 3:23, Rom. 5:12, I Jn. 1:10) and go about hurting ourselves, others, our creator and our environment. Many times after a person becomes a Christian, through faith in Christ, they may continue many of these depraved, habitual, life-dominating patterns. Robert McGee stated,

      I believe there are three great surprises in the Christian life. These are the sources of a tremendous amount of emotional pain in the life of a believer. First, who God really is, I have yet to meet a Christian who is emotionally disturbed, who does not have a very negative view of God. The second great surprise is what salvation actually accomplished, especially what it accomplished in the person’s ability to relate to themselves. Most Christians relate to themselves no differently than non-Christians. The third issue is the pervasiveness of evil. Until a person recognizes the patterns in life that are not just inconvenient or difficult to live with, but evil, they cannot bring that to God. (McGee 1993)

      "A Biblical understanding of the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical consequence of sin begins with the fall of the human race. The sin of Adam and Eve had outrageous, disastrous effects for all creation. Prior to conversions, we are dead, controlled by the devil, and separated from God, regardless of our deeds. It is God who saves us and makes us His children. His salvation came not because of our efforts, but because He gives us salvation through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works. When we accept God’s gift of salvation, He begins to work in our lives, molding us into the kind of person He wants us to be Since He created us and knows us intimately, his plan is best for our lives." (Collins 1988) The same author lists five areas in the Christian’s life that sin affects: 1.Spiritual 2.Physical 3. Psychological 4. Social and 5. Evangelism. (Collins 1988)

      The Bible teaches in Genesis 3:14-24 that all suffering and pain bring disorder to man. God is not to be blamed only man. God never tempts man with evil (James 1:13) we must realize that all of man’s spiritual, emotional, mental, psychological, physical and social problems are the direct result of his disobedience to God. We must also realize that people suffer, not only because they are sinners opposing themselves (II.Tim. 2:25), but suffer because of principalities and powers of darkness (Eph. 6:12, Acts.13:10), a cursed environment (Gen. 3:18) and other sinners (Prov. 1:10, Prov. 13:21, Matt. 18:21).

      In a universe where God has set up order, there has to be supernatural rules or ordinances. When we break the rules, God’s limits of freedom, there are harmful natural consequences as well as harmful supernatural consequences. In Genesis 3:15-19, Adam and Eve began to suffer the consequences of their own actions. The woman would now experience pain in childbirth, be under the leadership of sinful man and be in a war between the devil, and the woman’s seed. The man would have to work to support his family (I. Tim .5:8). He would also fight to protect his family from the disorder of the world. (Matt. 2:13) Throughout church history Christians have struggled with three major problems that seem more than any others to undermine or stifle spiritual growth: Greed and the abuse of money, lust and the abuse of sex, and pride and the abuse of power. Spiritual revival throughout history and the ancient monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience were a direct response to the misuse and abuse of money, sex and power! (Foster 1985).

      The sin of pride brought the knowledge of evil and selfishness. Humanity became selfishly evil, bringing shame, self-consciousness, guilt and fear. When sin became a reality in Adam and Eve’s life, their ‘now’ fallen nature led them to run and hide. When God approached them with an opportunity to face their sinful past, they did not take full responsibility for their actions and began to blame others (Gen. .3:12, 1·3). This has become the human race’s most popular past time. Could this be why our infants have the capacity to learn Peek-A-Boo and Hide and Seek as their first games? We all seem to have our hiding places for the unpleasant things that happen to us. Prov. 28:13 ‘He who covereth his sins shall not prosper.’ Adam was ashamed he lost his innocence before God and tried to cover up with fig leaves instead of being honest. This introduces shame and the loss of a healthy self-image. He then tried hiding his sin. This introduces guilt and fear of rejection. He then blamed Eve and God. This introduced the evil of blame shifting. (Collins, 1988)

      The Apostle Paul writes that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth. (Rom. 8:20-22).

      This statement allows us to understand that the physical material universe is in pain and in turn, can cause pain to its inhabitants. We are well aware of the pain that diseases, floods, earthquakes, famine and tornados have caused the human race. These distortions are the result of the very power, presence and penalty of sin. These disasters can sometimes cause emotional, mental and physical damage. Diseases can leave victims, not only physically damaged, but emotionally paralyzed. These diseases can cause nightmares, worry, anxiety, phobias, hysteria, withdrawal, loss of memory, loss of concentration, and many other problems. They can bring a genuine state of crisis to human beings and can be devastating. When Hurricane Andrew devastated South Florida it was reported by news anchors that many people were in shock and experiencing feelings of depression and hopelessness. Injury from one person to another may be physical abuse, emotional, or mental abuse. Emotional abuse can sometimes be more deceptive and more damaging than physical abuse.

      "The first man, Adam, shifted the blame for his own sin to Eve and then blamed God for giving Eve to him (Gen. 3:12). Think how that must have made Eve feel! It was not very pleasing to God, either. God disciplined Adam and Eve for their sin. The nasty consequences of sin continued. Abel became a victim at the murderous hands of his brother Cain (Gen. 4:9, 10). It is the first murder in the human race. Abel is innocent of wrong-doing and becomes a victim of the emotional, mental sin of jealousy and envy. (Gen. 4:1-16) One of the damaging deceptions of sin is man’s personal rebellion against God. Another deception is the victimization of sin. There is not a human being alive that has not been victimized by sin (Rom. 3:23). We are born in iniquity and have chosen to participate in

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