25 Questions
How can the self-life be removed?
Through a work of God in destruction
The cross is pleasant and enjoyable.
False
What is the result of the cross's work in our lives?
Resurrection glory and power
We must invite the ______________ to do its deadly work within us.
cross
Match the following phrases with their corresponding descriptions:
Rending of the veil = Poetical and almost pleasant in thought Tearing away the veil = Painful and hurtful The cross's work = Rough, deadly, and effective Lazy acceptance = Not the real work of God
We can rend the veil of our self-life through our own efforts.
False
What is the result of the cross's work in Jesus' life?
All of the above
What must we do to experience the Presence of the living God?
Die to our self-life
We must beware of ______________ with our inner life in hope of ourselves to rend the veil.
tinkering
What is the ultimate goal of the cross's work in our lives?
To set us free
What is the nature of the veil that must be removed from our lives?
A living spiritual tissue
The cross is a pleasant and enjoyable experience.
False
What is the ultimate outcome of the cross's work in our lives?
Resurrection glory and power
We must invite the ______________ to do its deadly work within us.
cross
What is the role of human effort in removing the self-life?
It is unnecessary
Lazy acceptance is equivalent to the real work of God.
False
What is the result of the cross's work in our lives in terms of our relationship with God?
We enter into the Presence of the living God
We must ______________ the self-life, and then reckon it crucified.
confess, forsake, repudiate
Match the following phrases with their corresponding descriptions:
'Rend the veil of our self-life' = Remove the self-life from our lives 'Die to the self-life' = Experience resurrection glory and power 'The cross is rough and deadly' = The cross is a pleasant experience 'The cross does its work in us' = God does everything for us
The cross only works in Jesus' life, not in our lives.
False
What must be done to our self-life for us to experience the Presence of the living God?
It must be crucified
The cross is a pleasant and enjoyable experience.
False
What must we do to ensure that the cross does its deadly work in our lives?
We must yield and trust.
The cross does not keep its victim hanging there forever, but rather brings about _______________________________ glory and power.
resurrection
Match the following phrases with their corresponding descriptions:
Rending the veil of our self-life = A painful and deadly process The cross's work = Bringing about resurrection glory and power Lazy acceptance = A genuine surrender to God's work in our lives Dying to self = An enjoyable and pleasant experience
Study Notes
The Origin and Interior History of Humanity
- God formed humans for Himself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in Him.
- The Shorter Catechism states that man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Humanity's Foul Revolt
- Humans broke with God and ceased to obey and love Him, leading to guilt and fear.
- The omnipresence of God is a solemn fact necessary for His perfection.
The Work of God in Redemption
- The work of God is to undo the effects of humanity's foul revolt and bring humans back into a right relationship with Himself.
- This requires reconciliation and the opening of the way for humans to return to conscious communion with God.
The Interior Journey of the Soul
- The interior journey of the soul is beautifully illustrated in the Old Testament tabernacle.
- The returning sinner enters the outer court, then passes through the holy place, and finally enters the Holy of Holies.
- The rending of the veil at the death of Jesus Christ opened the way for every worshipper to enter the Holy of Holies.
The Presence of God
- The Presence of God is the central fact of Christianity.
- God is waiting for His redeemed children to push into conscious awareness of His Presence.
- The greatest fact of the tabernacle was that Jehovah was there, and a Presence was waiting within the veil.
The Nature of God
- God is eternal, immutable, and omniscient.
- He is a God of love, mercy, and righteousness, and His holiness is ineffable.
- He is spirit, and only the spirit of a man can know Him truly.
Loving God
- The highest love of God is not intellectual, but spiritual.
- God is so vastly wonderful that He can meet and overflow the deepest demands of our total nature.
- The great of the Kingdom have been those who loved God more than others did.
The Veil of the Flesh
- The veil of the fleshly, fallen nature living on, unjudged, and uncrucified, shuts out the light and hides the face of God from us.
- This veil is woven of the fine threads of the self-life, including self-righteousness, self-pity, self-confidence, and self-love.
Removing the Veil
- The veil can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction.
- There must be a work of God in destruction before we are free.
- We must invite the cross to do its deadly work within us and bring our self-sins to the cross for judgment.
The Cross
- The cross is rough and deadly, but it is effective.
- It does not keep its victim hanging there forever; there comes a moment when its work is finished and the suffering victim dies.
- After that is resurrection glory and power, and the pain is forgotten for joy that the veil is taken away and we have entered the Presence of the living God.
The Origin and Interior History of Humanity
- God formed humans for Himself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in Him.
- The Shorter Catechism states that man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Humanity's Foul Revolt
- Humans broke with God and ceased to obey and love Him, leading to guilt and fear.
- The omnipresence of God is a solemn fact necessary for His perfection.
The Work of God in Redemption
- The work of God is to undo the effects of humanity's foul revolt and bring humans back into a right relationship with Himself.
- This requires reconciliation and the opening of the way for humans to return to conscious communion with God.
The Interior Journey of the Soul
- The interior journey of the soul is beautifully illustrated in the Old Testament tabernacle.
- The returning sinner enters the outer court, then passes through the holy place, and finally enters the Holy of Holies.
- The rending of the veil at the death of Jesus Christ opened the way for every worshipper to enter the Holy of Holies.
The Presence of God
- The Presence of God is the central fact of Christianity.
- God is waiting for His redeemed children to push into conscious awareness of His Presence.
- The greatest fact of the tabernacle was that Jehovah was there, and a Presence was waiting within the veil.
The Nature of God
- God is eternal, immutable, and omniscient.
- He is a God of love, mercy, and righteousness, and His holiness is ineffable.
- He is spirit, and only the spirit of a man can know Him truly.
Loving God
- The highest love of God is not intellectual, but spiritual.
- God is so vastly wonderful that He can meet and overflow the deepest demands of our total nature.
- The great of the Kingdom have been those who loved God more than others did.
The Veil of the Flesh
- The veil of the fleshly, fallen nature living on, unjudged, and uncrucified, shuts out the light and hides the face of God from us.
- This veil is woven of the fine threads of the self-life, including self-righteousness, self-pity, self-confidence, and self-love.
Removing the Veil
- The veil can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction.
- There must be a work of God in destruction before we are free.
- We must invite the cross to do its deadly work within us and bring our self-sins to the cross for judgment.
The Cross
- The cross is rough and deadly, but it is effective.
- It does not keep its victim hanging there forever; there comes a moment when its work is finished and the suffering victim dies.
- After that is resurrection glory and power, and the pain is forgotten for joy that the veil is taken away and we have entered the Presence of the living God.
The Origin and Interior History of Humanity
- God formed humans for Himself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in Him.
- The Shorter Catechism states that man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Humanity's Foul Revolt
- Humans broke with God and ceased to obey and love Him, leading to guilt and fear.
- The omnipresence of God is a solemn fact necessary for His perfection.
The Work of God in Redemption
- The work of God is to undo the effects of humanity's foul revolt and bring humans back into a right relationship with Himself.
- This requires reconciliation and the opening of the way for humans to return to conscious communion with God.
The Interior Journey of the Soul
- The interior journey of the soul is beautifully illustrated in the Old Testament tabernacle.
- The returning sinner enters the outer court, then passes through the holy place, and finally enters the Holy of Holies.
- The rending of the veil at the death of Jesus Christ opened the way for every worshipper to enter the Holy of Holies.
The Presence of God
- The Presence of God is the central fact of Christianity.
- God is waiting for His redeemed children to push into conscious awareness of His Presence.
- The greatest fact of the tabernacle was that Jehovah was there, and a Presence was waiting within the veil.
The Nature of God
- God is eternal, immutable, and omniscient.
- He is a God of love, mercy, and righteousness, and His holiness is ineffable.
- He is spirit, and only the spirit of a man can know Him truly.
Loving God
- The highest love of God is not intellectual, but spiritual.
- God is so vastly wonderful that He can meet and overflow the deepest demands of our total nature.
- The great of the Kingdom have been those who loved God more than others did.
The Veil of the Flesh
- The veil of the fleshly, fallen nature living on, unjudged, and uncrucified, shuts out the light and hides the face of God from us.
- This veil is woven of the fine threads of the self-life, including self-righteousness, self-pity, self-confidence, and self-love.
Removing the Veil
- The veil can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction.
- There must be a work of God in destruction before we are free.
- We must invite the cross to do its deadly work within us and bring our self-sins to the cross for judgment.
The Cross
- The cross is rough and deadly, but it is effective.
- It does not keep its victim hanging there forever; there comes a moment when its work is finished and the suffering victim dies.
- After that is resurrection glory and power, and the pain is forgotten for joy that the veil is taken away and we have entered the Presence of the living God.
This quiz explores the famous quote by Augustine and its relation to the human race. It delves into the idea that God made us for Himself and how this concept affects our understanding of human nature.
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