Spititual Formation

Spiritual Formation: How God Spiritually Forms Believers into the Image of Christ By: Roberto J. Lozano-Díaz. I just recently finished reading Foundations of Spiritual Formation: A Community Approach to Becoming Like Christ edited by Paul Petit. The book... More

Spiritual Formation: How God Spiritually Forms Believers into the Image of Christ By: Roberto J. Lozano-Díaz. I just recently finished reading Foundations of Spiritual Formation: A Community Approach to Becoming Like Christ edited by Paul Petit. The book focuses on spiritual formation through Christian community without undermining other means to pursue spiritual growth. On Chapter 1, Introducing Spiritual Formation, Jonathan Morrow presents what I believe is the best and most balanced chapter of the book. Morrow notes that “spiritual formation has had many traditional and denominational expressions throughout church history. In recent years resurgence in thinking about spiritual formation has swept over the evangelical landscape.” Then, the author introduces the three essential resources used by God to develop spiritual growth on His people. Morrow argues that “spiritual formation is divinely enabled by God through three essential resources: God’s Word, God’s Spirit, and God’s peop Less