Continuous improvement

• God’s salvation is such that being a Christian is not an exercise in being perfect; rather it is an exercise in continuous improvement.
  • Saved by grace through faith
    • Ephesians 1:3-7; 2:1-10
  • What is faith?
    • Hebrews 11; James 2
      • Complete trust and reliance on God.
  • Walking in the light
    • I John 1:5-2:2

Specks and logs

• Luke 6:41-42; Galatians 6:1-5
  • Focus first and primarily on identifying and correcting my faults.
  • Then help others overcome their faults.
• Identifying and correction certain faults in myself, makes me uniquely qualified to help others who have the same, or a similar fault.

Confession

• James 5:13-16
• Confessing sins to other people brings powerful healing.
  • Exposes the problem
  • Allows others to help