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Chapter 9 discusses love or charity,

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the central Christian virtue

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Lewis stresses that love

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is less about emotions than wills

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As we discussed for forgiveness,

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it's hard to forgive

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because of our flawed will

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Same with love, it is not an emotion

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but something to do with a will

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Our emotions

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often drive us

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into flawed decisions

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Let's take a mother,

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who loves her child
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(Obsession, overprotection)
emotional attachment alone

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are not enough to achieve true love

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She may adore the child,

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and be emotionally immersed

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to the child,

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which makes it harder

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to love the child with prudence

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she may not be able to say 'no'

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to teach her child
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despite the devotion and love,

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the fruit of this love

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may not be righteous

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which is only in the emotional realm

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because she failed to act in love

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guided by a will rooted

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in God’s true righteousness,

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the mother's love failed

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to be delivered to the child

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So Lewis says,

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'Christian charity [love]
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'Though it is quite distinct
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Starting with affection

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will not lead to love

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will bring out affection

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He also says,

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'This is a great truth'

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'Trying to treat every one kindly,

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one finds himself liking more
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You do not love out of affection

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that drives you to love

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You start with a will to love

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and that will lead
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Lewis explains a logic behind this,

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that both good and evil
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Let me read it out for you

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'Both good and evil grow exponentially'

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'The Germans at first
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because they hated them'

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'Afterwards they hated them much more

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because they had ill-treated them'

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'The more cruel you are,
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'The more you hate, the more
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So the hatred

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by Germans towards Jews

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started a massacre, which later led to

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Germans hating Jews more

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This is why we should love

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not based on affection but on will

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in order to restore

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the true love

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This is what God's love is

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Thus, to truly obey the command

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to “Love the Lord your God,”

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we must embrace

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and intentions

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and follow them

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in order for us to truly love

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Just like our love towards God

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is actualized through our obedience,

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when we try to love someone,

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the willful love should
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in order for a true love

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Therefore, love is not about emotions

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but about will

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That is the point in Chapter 9

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Mere Christianity Book 3
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Chapter 10 Hope

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Chapter 10 is discussing hope

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There are numerous

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memorable and widely cited
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often referenced by historical preachers

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Let me start with this sentence

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'The Christians who did
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were just those who
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'The ones who transformed
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or abolished slavery in England

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left their mark on this world

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because their hearts were set on Heaven'

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'Since Christians have largely ceased

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to think of the other world
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so ineffective in this [world]'

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'Aim at Heaven and
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'Aim at earth and you will get neither'

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This is very important

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Those who hold hope
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leave a meaningful impact and

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live significant lives
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becomes victorious in this world as well

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even the world is lost

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With it, one gains both eternal Heaven

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and a fulfilling life on earth

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However, hope does not come naturally

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Lewis points out that the reason

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we lack hope for Heaven is

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because we haven’t been
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encourages us to focus

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solely on this worldly things

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are always mindful of the nature

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of the desires within them

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So Lewis says this famous quote,

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'If I find in myself desires

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which nothing in this world can satisfy,

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the only logical explanation

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is that I was made for another world'

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The many desires, joys, and pleasures

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that we experience on this earth

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serve as glimpses,
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of the everlasting joy,
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Thus, these earthly joys
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guiding us to yearn for the eternal

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Mere Christianity Book 3
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Chapter 11-12 Faith

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Lewis devotes the two chapters for faith

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pointing out a common misunderstanding

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that faith opposes reason

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Faith is often thought as irrational,

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yielding one's reasons, which is not true

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and in Christianity

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for us to be irrational
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It means to accept clear evidences,

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which require reason for assessment

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The evidence of the Bible

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is something we can accept using

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our reasons

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And faith is the fruit of
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we have some evidence for it

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That evidence has been accepted

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through my reasoning

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Why do we believe anyone?

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We say they are trustworthy

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There must be reasons that support this

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They kept their promises,

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or some part of their life
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that brings the faith in the end

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We have faith in God
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of realized God's promises in history

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Our faith is based on this
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Our faith is the one based on evidences

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reaching a state of
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there is nothing trustworthy in oneself

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acknowledging our
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only Jesus is our righteousness

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one can enter the world of true faith

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'Faith emerges only after realizing

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one’s own complete bankruptcy'

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'The issue of faith arises
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to practice Christian
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or, even if successful,

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realizing that such success
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what was His to begin with'

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realizing that nothing originated

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is a gift from God

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How did we come to believe in God?

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It is because He came to us first

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As it is written in Hebrews,

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'Looking to Jesus, the founder and
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'author' (NIV) or 'founder' (ESV) conveys

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the meaning of the 'generator'

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generating the faith within us

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is not due to our intelligence, insight,

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or sound judgment

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but because of His
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the fruits and testimony
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that captivated and guided us to faith

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Ultimately, this faith
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leading to the realization
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This confession marks
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These three virtues,
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are key Christian qualities that appear

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in the soul of one
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Love, as we are called
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as Christ has loved us,

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centers on forgiveness

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Hope, grounded in the promise

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of an eternal kingdom
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empowers us to live faithfully

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in the present

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And faith, formed by the evidence

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that Christ displayed, allows us

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leads us to walk daily with Christ

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the core pillars of Christian character

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that we hold in this life

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Next time, we will explore the Trinity,

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the foundational basis of our faith

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Chapter 9 Love/Charity

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1. Christian Love?
Of will

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2. Affection and Attachment
1) NOT a true love → Attachment

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2) True love → Affection

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3. Good and evil grow exponentially

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4.	Restoration of true love
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Chapter 10 Hope

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1. Christians and the Next World

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Thinking of the Next World (X) 
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2. Heaven and the World
1) Aiming for Heaven
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2) Aiming for the World 
→ Lose both Heaven and the World

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3. Two Hindrances to Look toward Heaven

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1) Lack of training

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2) Failure to recognize the desire

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Chapter 11-12 Faith

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1. Faith: The fruit of reasoning used
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2. True Faith
Begins with acknowledging
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3. Christian Virtues
Love, Hope, and Faith