Perfectionalism

continue in the who am I section

This lesson will address posts (2-9) in the book 3 Big Questions.

Remember, this book is addressing issues our kids wan to know. However, if we are honest; we (as adults) want to know as well.

How does God view you?

What to do when being labeled holds you back?

What does it mean to be fearfully and wonderfully made?

God’s design for your ethnicity?

How you are shaped by where you live?

When you feel like a misfit?

When you struggle with perfectionism?

When you feel underestimated?

1 John 3:1–3 ESV

1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

and

ephe 5:1 “1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.”

Opening illustration about being like God or made in his image. . .

Phil Mickelson imitating his Father’s golf swing.

You’ve probably heard it before about how Phil Mickelson became Lefty. Or maybe you haven’t! In which case, the story goes like this: Phil Mickelson Sr. was practicing his chipping in the back yard when his son and future six-time major champ picked up a golf club and started swinging — left-handed.

The legend goes that Phil was trying to be a “mirror-image” of his right-hand swinging father, so even though he does everything else right-handed, the lefty swing stuck.

At the end of the day, Our identity is based off of who we are in Christ Jesus. He has given us abundant life, we are saved and reconciled to new life. We have been given the command and stewardship to make disciples. . all of this in order to image God to the world.

What does that mean to you? Being made in the image of God; and imitating Him to the world.

What makes it difficult to imitate Christ in our culture and community?

cancel culture

conformity

cowardice

How can we Imitate God?

Maybe His attributes:

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible Classification of Attributes

Classification of Attributes. The historic Christian confessions refer to various characteristics of God without calling them attributes or classifying them. The Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) shows a tendency toward classification, describing God as “a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth.” The first four attributes qualify the others.

The attributes of God Communicable and Incommunicable.

Communicable- Ways we are similar and can do tangibly

Incommunicable- ways we are different. The incommunicable attributes emphasize the absolute distinctness of God, his transcendent greatness and exalted nature