Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Entry #1 - Interview Project
Hello my name is Esther Mosher, I am a sophomore (10) and I am looking forward to reflecting on what it means to examine our hearts to be imitators of Christ. Speaking of which, I conducted three interviews where I found it quite interesting that I responded to how I measure spiritual maturity with observing how a Christian lives their life. I found this stirring because when the same question was asked to my dad (how do you measure spiritual maturity?), he responded with "you measure spiritual maturity through your fruits". And I found my fathers response very intriguing however, I don't really understand what he means by "through your fruits." When I interviewed my sister (Abbie) I found it fascinating that she answered the question how do you define spiritual maturity with "continuing to grow in her relationship with Christ". Her response was similar to both my response and to my dads. I answered the question by saying that spiritual maturity is "when a Christian fully understands what it means to be a Christian and what it means to live like one." My dad said that spiritual maturity is defined "when a person fully surrenders themselves to the authority of God. In fact, my dad used an interesting analogy to explain- imagine a house with many rooms. And, when a person fully surrenders to God, that person gives God permission to every room, crack and crevice in order to begin perfecting him or her". A question that I found difficult to answer again, was how you are to measure spiritual maturity. I really just couldn't wrap my mind around that concept, so I gave it my best shot by answering that spiritual maturity is measured by the way a Christian lives. And I think a way for me to grow in my faith this year, is to challenge my thinking and try to understand the concept of what it truly means to be an imitator of Christ.
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Esther your writing is very easy to understand and interesting! "How do you measure spiritual maturity" was also the question I struggled with and challenged too. It's interesting how Abbie's answer and your dad's answer is the same even though she still young. Thanks for sharing Esther!
ReplyDeleteWell done Esther! Your blog post was very clear and easy to follow along. I like how you structured your content, because its flows smoothly. I can relate to your struggle on that question, because the answer i gave was a lot different than what my dad or cousin said. Good job on your overall design of the page, it looks good. Great job on this blog post and cant wait for your next one!
ReplyDeleteNice job Esther! Firstly, let me say that I feel like the design of your blog reflect your personality. The background is classic and graceful kind of like you. Like Chaery said, your blog is simple and easy to read, and i like that too. I think what your father means by "you measure spiritual maturity through your fruits," is that you can measure it by look at what comes out, or the effects of your spiritual growth. Also, keep up the deep thinking! I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteEsther I really love your conclusion, challenge your thinking in order learn. I personally think that as people born and raised in Christian homes we actually tend to be very close minded and I think that actually takes us away from Christ, because at least for me personally I tend to think I know it all and I think that mindset actually takes me away from actually opening up to The Lord.
ReplyDeleteEsther I really love your conclusion, challenge your thinking in order learn. I personally think that as people born and raised in Christian homes we actually tend to be very close minded and I think that actually takes us away from Christ, because at least for me personally I tend to think I know it all and I think that mindset actually takes me away from actually opening up to The Lord.
ReplyDeleteWhen your dad said "through your fruits" I immediately remembered the fruit of the spirits. In Galatians 5:22-23 it says, "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."(NIV BIBLEGATEWAY) As we strive to be imitators of God which means becoming perfect. This is not possible but God works through mysterious ways to make us imitators of Him. And I am with you when you say, "what it truly means to be christian" and I think that God has already given what it truly means to be imitators of Christ, the bible. I enjoyed your post and continue to strive to be an image of Christ.
ReplyDeleteNice post Esther. I liked how you integrated an introduction of yourself in, and how you connected it well. I also liked how you put in the analogy that your dad gave, because its a really good one. I also liked your introductions to the quotes which really brought the post together. Nice Writing!
ReplyDeleteEsther, the general idea of your blog is very interesting. the way it is arranged in makes sense. even though there are a few grammatical mistakes. i liked the fact that you made connections between the answers that you got.i also liked the way you tried to include the bible in your argument.
ReplyDeletenice design... I just dont see your follow feature so that when you write a post I receive it by email... can you fix it?
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