Personal Reflection Course Packet

1. How do you currently describe your identity — by past failures, family background, or what Christ says about you?

2. What 'old things' have most challenged you since you began following Christ?

3. What does it mean practically that you are a 'new creature' — not just forgiven, but transformed?

1. What was your understanding of the new birth before beginning this path?

2. What is the difference between being religious and being regenerated?

3. How does regeneration affect the way you make decisions day to day?

1. Have you ever confused repentance with self-punishment? What is the difference?

2. What does it mean that grace is a gift — and how does that change how you relate to God?

3. Where do you tend to trust in works or personal effort rather than resting in grace?

1. Where do you most clearly see the 'old man' rising in your daily responses?

2. What patterns of reaction in your life seem inconsistent with who you believe you are in Christ?

3. What does 'reckoning yourself dead to sin' look like in a practical moment of temptation?

1. Which fruit of the Spirit do you find most present in your life? Which is most absent?

2. When you are under pressure, what does your response reveal about what you are trusting?

3. What is the difference between performing the fruit of the Spirit and producing it through abiding?

1. How do you personally distinguish between conviction that leads to repentance and condemnation that leads to shame?

2. Is there anything you have repented of that you continue to punish yourself for?

3. What would it look like to receive forgiveness fully — not just intellectually, but in your daily experience?

1. What evidence of new life do you see most clearly in yourself — even if it's small?

2. How has your response to difficult people or situations changed since you began walking with Christ?

3. What is one area where you still see the most room for transformation — and are you willing to bring it to God?