The self inventory
looks at the passions and desires of your heart in order to determine
if you are a Christian. The questions below are not about your conduct
but about who you are. They look at your heart attitudes. They are marks
which indicate you are spiritually alive. Here are some questions to
ask yourself.
Now ask yourself these questions . . .
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Is
Jesus my Lord or master? |
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". . . and
no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except by the Holy Spirit. " (NASB)
1 Corinthians 12:3 |
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Do I want to obey God? |
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" . . . we know that we have
come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who
says, 'I . . . know Him,' and does not keep His commandments,
is a liar . . ." (NASB) 1 John 2:3-4 |
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Do
I pursue holiness? |
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"By this the
children of God and the children of the devil are obvious:
anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God
. . . " (NASB) 1 John 3:10 |
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Do I love
Jesus? |
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"If anyone does
not love the Lord, he is to be accursed. Maranatha." (NASB)
1Cor. 16:22 |
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Do
I confess my sins to God? |
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"If
we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (NASB)
1 John 1:9 |
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Do I love
others? |
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"The one who does
not love does not know God, for God is love." (NASB)
1 John 4:8 |
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Do
I love the world more than God? |
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"If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in
Him." (NASB) 1 John 2:15 |
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Is the
fruit of the Spirit obvious in my life? |
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"But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control . . ." (NASB) Gal. 5:22 |
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Do
I believe that Jesus is the Christ or the promised Messiah? |
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"Whoever believes
that Jesus is the Christ is born of God . . . " (NASB)
1 John 5:1 |
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Do I really
believe that God came in the flesh and was called Jesus? |
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" . . . every spirit that confesses
that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God." (NASB)
1 John 4:2 |
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Do
I believe the teachings of Jesus' apostles? |
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"We are from
God; he who knows God listens to us . . . " (NASB) 1
John 4:6 |
