Bible Reflection Quiz 3E-Christian Growth Pitfalls
Quiz Study 3E: Christian Growth Pitfalls
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Matthew 13:1-23 (The Parable of the Sower)
There are many detours, pitfalls and backsliding slopes that undermine Christian growth. From the passage above, and your personal experiences or those of others, true (T) or false (F), some of the things that undermine Christian growth are:
__1. False beliefs or inaccurate understanding of the Christian message
__2. Urban living and lifestyle.
__3. Lack of faith or misplaced faith
__4. Shallow commitment to Jesus and Christian ethics
__5. Eating certain foods
__6. Submitting to negative peer pressure
__7. Modern music and dressing
__8. Non-observance of Christian holidays
__9. Obsession with materialistic pursuits
__10. Bad/sinful associations/company and activities (online and otherwise)
__11. Willingness to endure religious persecution
__12. Unwillingness to endure religious persecution
__13. Lack of Christian fellowship and accountability
__14. Daily prayer and Bible study
__15. Unconverted family members
2 Timothy 4: 9-22: The passage mentions several names—Demas, Luke, Mark, Alexander, Priscilla, Aquila, Onesiphorus, Erastus, Trophimus, Pudens, Linus, and Claudia. Which two individuals in the passage took detours or backsliding slopes in their faith and why?
- Name______________ Nature of detour: ____________________________________________________
- Name______________ Nature of detour:_____________________________________________________
For those who grew positively, their progress was aided by …..
Reflection question: What has been your greatest regret, detour or backsliding since your Christian conversion? Can you identify why, where, who, what and how the backsliding came about? What are you doing now that will prevent such future occurrence?
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