A Compelling Testimony: Maintaining a Disciplined Walk, Christlike Character, and Godly Relationships as God's Servant

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2. Two “books” exist to be studied by the disciplined Christian mind (Foster, Celebration of Discipline , p. 64).

a. Verbal: books, lectures, dialogues, human verbal interactions

b. Non-verbal: the world of nature, the careful observation of events

3. Four steps involved in personal “study” (Foster, Celebration of Discipline , pp. 64-66).

a. Repetition: things channeled regularly in a certain direction

b. Concentration: centering the mind and the attention on what is being studied

c. Comprehension: understanding the subject we are studying at a new and deeper level

d. Reflection: dwelling upon the significance of what we have come to comprehend in our study

4. Case in point: the argument for the death penalty

a. Repetition: researching the facts regarding the nature and facts behind capital punishment in America

b. Concentration: isolating the key issues associated with all positions relative to the death penalty