The Man in the Mirror by Patrick Morley
Week 5: Chapter 4 — Solving Our Identity Problem
Read Chapter 4 of The Man in the Mirror. Key passages: John 1:12; Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 5:17.
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Having diagnosed the identity crisis, Morley now offers the solution — not a program or a personality overhaul, but a person: Jesus Christ, and what it means to be genuinely 'in Him.'
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Morley distinguishes between a man who has made a 'decision for Christ' at some point in the past and a man who is actually living in an ongoing, transforming relationship with Christ. How would you describe your own experience of faith — more like a past event or a present reality?
2.Galatians 2:20 — 'I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me' — is at the heart of Morley's solution. What would it mean for this to be literally true of your daily decisions this week?
3.Morley writes that many men come to Christ for fire insurance — to avoid hell — but never surrender the management of their lives. Is there any area of your life where you have accepted Christ as Savior but have not yet submitted to Him as Lord?