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    The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Teens
    The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Teens
    The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Teens
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    The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Teens

    By Neil T. Anderson

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    The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Teens is a biblically based guide to help you align your free will (choice) with God's grace and truth. A step-by-step process for helping teens and young adults find freedom in Christ through a guided prayer encounter with the God of the Bible. He is the Wonderful Counselor. He is the One who can reve

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFreedom in Christ Ministries
    Release dateMar 11, 2021
    ISBN9780996972543
    The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Teens
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    Neil T. Anderson

    Dr. Neil T. Anderson is the founder and president emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries, which has offices and representatives in 40 countries. Dr. Anderson has authored more than 70 books on Christ-centered living, including Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker. He was formerly chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology and has five earned degrees, including two doctorates. Dr. Anderson lives in Franklin, Tennessee. Learn more at ficm.org.

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      The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Teens - Neil T. Anderson

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      The Steps To Freedom in Christ for Teens

      Expanded and updated from The Steps to Freedom in Christ for Young Adults

      © 2009 by Neil T Anderson

      Revisions and updates added by Chris Campbell, Rich Miller and Dave Park

      Published by Freedom in Christ Ministries

      9051 Executive Park Dr., Suite 503

      Knoxville, TN 37923

      www.ficm.org

      ISBN 9780996972529 (pbk)

      ISBN 9780996972543 (eBook)

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission of the authors or publisher, except for the inclusion of a brief quotation in a review or article, when credit to the book, publisher and order information are included in the review or article.

      © 2021 Freedom in Christ.

      Scripture quotations marked ESV are taken from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973 1978 1984 2011 by Biblica, Inc. TM. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

      Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

      Cover design and layout by Courtney Pierce Design Co. (courtneypierce.net)

      Knoxville, Tennessee

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      1 Preface

      2 Declaration

      5 Step One: Counterfeit vs. Real

      11 Step Two: Deception vs. Truth

      17 Step Three: Bitterness vs. Forgiveness

      23 Step Four: Rebellion vs. Submission

      27 Step Five: Pride vs. Humility

      31 Step Six: Bondage vs. Freedom

      43 Step Seven: Curses vs. Blessings

      53 Appendix A

      57 Appendix B

      59 Appendix C

      PREFACE

      God wants you to be free! It is our deep belief that the finished work of Jesus Christ and the presence of God in our lives are the only means by which we can break free from our personal and spiritual problems. Christ in us is our single hope (Col. 1:27), and He alone can meet our deepest needs of life: acceptance, identity, security, and significance. The Steps to Freedom in Christ is not a self-help workbook. The Steps to Freedom in Christ is a guided prayer encounter with the God of the Bible. He is the Wonderful Counselor. He is the One who can reveal to your mind every burden and sin that holds you back from experiencing victory and breakthrough (Hebrews 12:1). It is God alone who can unload the heaviness of your soul by forgiving and cleansing you from sin (1 John 1:9).

      The Steps to Freedom in Christ do not set you free. Who sets you free is Jesus Christ, and what sets you free is the way you respond to Him through obedience and faith. The Steps to Freedom in Christ is a biblically based, time-tested guide to help you align your free will (choice) with God’s grace and truth. The Steps to Freedom in Christ will also guide you into a correct way to resist the negative spiritual forces in your life that desire you to fail. As James 4:7 instructs, we are to submit to God and resist the Devil, then he will flee.

      Pay careful attention to the words that come before and after James 4:7:

      But he [God] gives more grace. Therefore it says, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you....

      James 4:6-8a esv

      It takes humility to admit your flaws and the wrong you’ve committed. To be free in Christ and walk in victory, you need to be willing to deal with the things deep in your heart that cause you the most shame. The verses above provide assurance that when you humble yourself in honesty before God, you are given more grace. Grace is God’s unmistakable favor. Notice that the way to secure God’s grace is not to clean up your life first. Instead, you are invited to draw near to God in your imperfection. And by grace, God will draw near to you. This is not an invitation to get the back of God’s hand in judgment. This is not an invitation to a stern lecture about your faults and mistakes. Rather, this is an invitation to forgiveness, cleansing and healing while driving away the Devil himself and any other lesser, dark spiritual agents that may be harassing you with temptation, shame or finger-pointing (accusation and condemnation). Wow! God is so good.

      Although some teens can work through these steps on their own, we advise you to reach out for help and guidance; specifically, help that comes in the form of a Freedom in Christ Encourager and a prayer partner. They can give you instruction, encouragement, and prayer support. More important than that, God’s word speaks to the blessing of confessing our sins in the presence of other people. Confessing our sins to each other brings a new level of forgiveness and healing (James 5:13-16), and walking in the light produces a deeper connection with others (1 John 1:7). When we experience the grace and love of another person in the face of our worst sins, we have a physical and tangible experience of God’s gracious love toward us. Teens throughout the world endorse this approach and testify to the blessing of having another physical person

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