Session taught Sunday morning 02/28/2010 by Dr. Bob Smith from Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, Lafayette, Indiana.
How to Convince Your Parents You Are An Adult
I. Some biblical characteristics of a Christian adult.
A. A Christian adult lives according to God’s view of _______________ .
1. The Bible teaches that the relationship with Christ is incomparably ________ to anything the world has to offer.
2. God _______________ human beings to find satisfaction in life only one way, pleasing God - Pr. 19:23; 2 Cor. 5:9; John 6:38: 8:29.
3. A Christian adult is motivated, by the Holy Spirit, to please God in ____________ he does – 2 Cor. 5:9,17.
4. An adult understands and lives by the biblical teaching that pleasing God is far more _______________ than pleasing self.
5. The _____________ satisfaction in life is pleasing God not pleasing self - 1 Pe 1:8
B. A Christian adult lives according to God’s view of _______________ .
1. God’s description of human authority - 1 Pet. 2:13-16; Rom. 13:1,2; Eph. 6:1.
2. God’s view of _______________ authority.
a. ____________ for honoring and obeying your parents – Ex. 20:12; Dt. 5:16.
b. Paul points out this is the only one of the 10 commandments with a _______________ – Eph. 6:1-3.
c. God warns of severe _______________ for those who disobey and dishonor their parents - Ex. 21:17; Lev. 20:9; Mt. 15:4; Pr. 30:17.
3. God’s view of authority even when it is _______________ – 1 Pet. 2:18.
C. A Christian adult lives according to God’s view of _______________ .
1. The _______________ view of liberty - 2 Pet. 2:18,19.
a. Liberty is defined as freedom from any _______________ in life.
b. _______________ teaching about their view of liberty - Gal. 5:1; Tit. 3:3; John 8:34; Rom. 6:16a.
c. Sin-cursed desires cannot be satisfied so this is not liberty but is ___________ .
d The Bible describes these desires as _______________ lies - Rom. 7:11;
Eph. 4:22; Heb. 3:13.
2. The _______________ liberty - John 8:31,32; Rom. 8:2; Gal. 5:13; Rom. 6:14, 22; 1 Pet. 2:16; 2 Cor. 3:17.
3. This liberty from God is described as a _______________ in James 1:25.
4. Through salvation and submission to God’s Word the believer is _______________ from slavery to human desires – Rom. 8:2; 7:25; Gal. 5:1.
II. The contrast between a believer and a nonbeliever.
A. A believer is completely different than a nonbeliever – 2 Cor. 5:15.
1. The Bible tells us that self-centered living is the _______________ motivation for all people - Jud. 21:25; Isa. 53:6; Phil. 2:21.
2. The nonbeliever lives to satisfy _______________ and feel good – 2 Cor. 5:15.
3. Human desires are _______________ satisfied – Ecc. 1:8; Pr. 27:20.
B. God designed human beings to find satisfaction in life only _______________ way, pleasing God as Jesus Christ did - Pr. 19:23; 2 Cor. 5:9; John 6:38: 8:29.
1. A believer is to grow to become more like _______________ – Rom. 8:28,29.
2. The believer is to be different and seek to please ________ rather than self
– 2 Cor. 5:9,15.
3. It is possible to please _______________ but not possible to please self therefore this is the only source of satisfaction.
4. A believer is not to live by his _______________ but by the Word of God
– Jn. 13:17.
5. The biblical motivation is far _______________ to the natural motivation.
III. The contrast between an adult and a child.
A. A child’s actions are _______________ by his feelings and what he wants.
B. An adult to be _______________ than a child – 1 Cor. 13:11, 2 Cor. 5:15.
1. From 1 Cor. 13:11 an adult _______________ the self centered motivation of a child.
2. 2 Cor. 5:15 presents the same _______________ between the believer and nonbeliever.
3. The only way to truly live as an adult is through _______________ .
4. Becoming an adult means _______________ from the self-centered life of a child to the new way of living motivated to please God.
5An adult understands and lives by the biblical teaching that pleasing God is far more _______________ than pleasing self.
IV. How to convince your parents you are an adult.
A. There is no biblical stage or transition period that our culture has labeled as a _______________ – 1 Cor. 13:11.
B. Demanding to be treated as an adult is _______________ self-centered thinking.
- That demand automatically _______________ you are not an adult.
C. So if your argue with your parents and insist on freedoms your parents disapprove you are actually arguing against the _______________ who gave you your parents.
D. The way to convince your parents you are an adult is by making it very obvious that you _______________ by God’s standard for adult thinking and behavior.
1. The _______________ satisfaction in life is pleasing God not pleasing self.
2.Living by what ____________ says about pleasing self is a sign of being an adult.
3. Accepting superiority of a right relationship with Christ over _______________ world has to offer is adult.
4. If you make it _______________ that living by God’s standard is your guideline for your daily living you will not have to convince your parents you are an adult.
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