Obedience and Your Life in Christ (the Wheel, Part 6) A Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Witnessing and Your Life in Christ (the Wheel, Part 6) Keywords: "Christ” “obedience" “wheel” Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. This is the sixth part in a six-part series on the “Wheel Illustration” (a link to a picture of the Wheel can be found later in this study). The Wheel depicts how Christians can experience the full life Jesus promised to his followers in John 10:10 (“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”). For folks struggling with Internet porn, the illustration shows one more thing: how to give the slip to smut. This study looks at one spoke of the wheel, witnessing. Click for---Part 1 (Christ the Center)---Part 2 (The Bible)---Part 3 (Prayer)---Part 4 (Fellowship)---Part 5 (Witnessing) Passages Romans 12:1* Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship. John 14:21* [Jesus speaking] Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." Questions 1. What does Paul, the author of the Romans verse, mean by "living sacrifices"?   2. How does Jesus show himself to people who obey his commands (see John 14:21)?   Practical help In preceding studies, we reviewed four key truths: 1. Jesus inhabits you. If you're a Christian, he occupies the hub of your life. See the Wheel, Part 1. 2. Jesus empowers you with wisdom from the Bible. The Scriptures are how Jesus talks to you. Like a wheel spoke, they radiate power from the hub. See the Wheel, Part 2. 3. Jesus hears your prayers. Prayers are how you communicate to Jesus. Like the Bible, they're a wheel spoke connecting you to Jesus. See the Wheel, Part 3. 4. Other believers can help you stand strong in the faith. They spur you to love and good deeds. Fellowship is yet another wheel spoke strengthening your life. See the Wheel, Part 4. 5. Telling other people about Jesus bolsters your own faith. As they explore the way to a full, victorious life, your own confidence in the power of the Gospel grows. Fellowship is still another wheel spoke strengthening your life. See the Wheel, Part 5. There's a sixth important truth: Obedience and victory result as you depend more and more on the first five truths. As you trust Jesus to inhabit, empower, and hear you, and as you seek out Christian fellowship and tell other people about Jesus, your full and victorious life intensifies. If your struggling with Web porn, join the club. But there's another crowd to join: folks who have given the slip to smut by applying the Wheel Illustration to their lives. They're cheering you on to do likewise! Click here to see a picture of the "Wheel Illustration." Click here if you're not a Christian or are unsure. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999, 2003 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved. ----