From Handbook to Renewal
The Attributes of God
The Lord is upright; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. (Psalm 92:15)
O Lord of hosts, You judge righteously and test the heart and mind; to You I have committed my cause. (Jeremiah 11:20)
The Works of God
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. They will rest from their labor, for their works will follow them. (Revelation 14:13)
There will be a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth will pass away, and there will no longer be any sea. (Revelation 21:1)
My Relationship to God
Your grace is sufficient for me, for Your power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore, I can be content in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9–10)
Since I have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, I will hold firmly to the faith I confess. For I do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with my weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as I am, yet without sin. Therefore, I will approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that I may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:14–16)
The Character I Want to Cultivate
Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed. (Proverbs 27:5)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. (Proverbs 27:6)
My Relationship to Others
I will put away all bitterness and anger and wrath and shouting and slander, along with all malice. And I will be kind and compassionate to others, forgiving them just as God in Christ also forgave me. (Ephesians 4:31–32)
I will not slander other believers. Anyone who slanders his brother or judges his brother slanders the law and judges the law. When I judge the law, I am not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy. Who am I to judge my neighbor? (James 4:11–12)