Capítulo 5: Vaciar la “codicia” En el capítulo anterior examinamos, mediante el vaciamiento del “orgullo”, el corazón que intenta exaltarse por encima de Dios y anteponer su propia voluntad. Ahora, en el capítulo 5, examinaremos la “codicia”, que junto con el orgullo se apodera profundamente de nuestra alma, nos impide estar satisfechos con Dios y nos lleva a aferrarnos continuamente a las cosas del mundo. Debemos presentarnos honestamente delante de la Palabra de Dios, enfrentar la verdadera naturaleza de la codicia que habita en nosotros y aprender cómo vaciarla. El Dr. Hee-dae Lee, quien fue director del centro oncológico de un gran hospital general, explicó en cierta ocasión las características fisiológicas de las células cancerosas comparándolas con un principio espiritual. Según los principios médicos, las células normales del cuerpo deben crecer y morir repetidamente siguiendo un orden determinado. ...
Emptying
(Kenosis)
“Rather,
he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant …”
(Philippians 2:7)
Table of Contents
Introduction
Why
“Emptying” Rather Than “Letting Go”?
Part
I: The Biblical Foundation of “Emptying”
Chapter
1: What Is Emptying (Kenosis)?
The
Biblical and Theological Meaning of Jesus’ Self-Emptying
Chapter
2: What Does Emptying Mean for a Christian?
Emptying
the Heart That Wants to Be Its Own Master
Chapter
3: What Does It Mean to Empty Ourselves and Serve Our Neighbors as Servants?
Loving
and Serving with the Mind of Christ
Part
II: What We Must Empty from Within Us
Chapter
4: Emptying “Pride”
Emptying
the Desire to Exalt Myself
Chapter
5: Emptying “Greed”
Emptying
the Desire to Have More
Chapter
6: Emptying “Hypocrisy”
Closing
the Gap Between Who I Appear to Be and Who I Really Am
Chapter
7: Emptying “Falsehood”
Emptying
the Desire to Hide and Distort the Truth
Chapter
8: Emptying “Hatred”
Refusing
to Let Hurt and the Desire for Revenge Rule My Heart
Chapter
9: Emptying “Evil Thoughts”
Taking
Every Thought Captive to Obey Christ
Chapter
10: Emptying “Lust”
Emptying
Wrongful Desires and Guarding Love and Holiness
Chapter
11: Emptying “Resentment”
Emptying
Distrust and Discontent and Trusting God
Chapter
12: Emptying “Jealousy”
Emptying
Comparison and Living with Gratitude and Love
Part
III: Filling the Emptied Place with Christ
Chapter
13: Being Filled with Christ
A
Life in Which It Is No Longer I Who Live, but Christ Who Lives in Me
Conclusion
Empty
Yourself, and Be Filled with Christ
Walking
Each Day on the Path of “Emptying” as a Disciple of Jesus Christ
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