<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>simplicity – Timothy Ed Moore</title> <atom:link href="https://www.timothyedmoore.com/category/simplicity/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.timothyedmoore.com</link> <description>Imitating Christ In Daily Life</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 01:41:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-ThomasaKempis.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1</url> <title>simplicity – Timothy Ed Moore</title> <link>https://www.timothyedmoore.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">105342372</site> <item> <title>How Can We Walk in Truth and Humility?</title> <link>https://www.timothyedmoore.com/how-can-we-walk-in-truth-and-humility/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Moore]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 01:41:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chapter 4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entanglement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eternal Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simplicity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teach]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timothyedmoore.com/?p=1100</guid> <description><![CDATA[How Can We Walk in Truth and Humility Before God? Chapter Focus: This is a hard-hitting Chapter. We confront the Truth. He asks us tough questions about our favorite sins and our secret depravities. Oh how we cling to these...<br /><a class="read-more-button" href="https://www.timothyedmoore.com/how-can-we-walk-in-truth-and-humility/">Read more</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>How Can We Walk in Truth and Humility Before God?</h3> <p><strong><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1101 alignright" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/JesusHand-534x700.jpg?resize=250%2C328" alt="" width="250" height="328" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/JesusHand.jpg?resize=534%2C700&ssl=1 534w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/JesusHand.jpg?w=732&ssl=1 732w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" />Chapter Focus:</strong> This is a hard-hitting Chapter. We confront the Truth. He asks us tough questions about our favorite sins and our secret depravities. Oh how we cling to these faults. We relish our sins, don’t we? And our Lord tells us to run from our sins: fear and denounce them. We are “tied and bound to them” like Lazarus (Jn 11:44). We are dead in our sins, aren’t we?</p> <p>He asks us to pursue purity and eternity with as much zeal as we pursue vanity and lust and gossip and … you get the picture. So, lace up your running shoes. Look into the mirror and run!</p> <h5>Chapter 4, In Short.</h5> <p>1. Walk before Christ in truth, and seek Him continually in the simplicity of your heart.<br /> 2. Let the truth free me from all evil and inordinate affection, and I will walk before Christ in great freedom of heart.<br /> 3. Jesus will teach you the things which are right and pleasing to Him.<br /> 4. We should fear, denounce, and flee from our own faults and sins.<br /> 5. We should have a sound fear of God’s judgments.</p> <h5>Question: Have I abandoned my own sins, especially my favorites, to God’s Truth? Have I pursued the eternal with as much zeal as I have pursued the vile?</h5> <h5>The Text of Chapter 4: How We Must Walk in Truth and Humility Before God.</h5> <p><em><strong>The Voice of Christ:</strong> </em><br /> “My Child! walk before Me in truth, and seek Me continually in the simplicity of your heart. The disciple who walks before Me in truth shall be safe from evil assaults, and the truth shall deliver him from the wiles and slanders of the wicked. If the truth shall make you free, you shall be free indeed (Jn 8:32), and you shall not care for the vain words of men.”</p> <p><em><strong>The Disciple:</strong></em><br /> 2. Lord, this is true: Just as You say it let it be so with me, I pray. Let Your truth teach me, let it keep me and preserve me safe until the end (Ps 24:5). Let the truth free me from all evil and inordinate affection, and I will walk before You in great freedom of heart.</p> <p><em><strong>The Voice of Christ:</strong></em><br /> 3. “I will teach you,” says the Truth, “the things which are right and pleasing before Me. Think upon your sins with great displeasure and sorrow, and never think highly of yourself because of your good works. <strong>Truly you are a sinner, liable to many passions; and yes, tied and bound with them.</strong> By yourself you always tend to nothing. You will quickly fall, quickly be conquered, quickly disturbed, and quickly undone. You have nothing in which to glory, but many reasons why you should believe yourself to be depraved, for you are far weaker than you are able to comprehend.</p> <p>4. “Therefore, let, nothing you do seem great. Let nothing be grand, nothing of value or beauty, nothing worthy of honor, nothing lofty, nothing praiseworthy or desirable, except that which is eternal. Let the eternal truth please you above all things. Let your own great depravity displease you continually.</p> <p>“Fear, denounce, and flee from your own faults and sins. These ought to be more displeasing to you than any loss of goods. There are some who do<img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-1102 alignright" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RunningDiana1613-516x700.jpg?resize=236%2C320" alt="" width="236" height="320" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RunningDiana1613.jpg?resize=516%2C700&ssl=1 516w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RunningDiana1613.jpg?resize=768%2C1042&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RunningDiana1613.jpg?resize=755%2C1024&ssl=1 755w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RunningDiana1613.jpg?resize=1170%2C1588&ssl=1 1170w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RunningDiana1613.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RunningDiana1613.jpg?w=1468&ssl=1 1468w" sizes="(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px" /> not walk before Me sincerely, but being led by curiosity and pride, they desire to know My secrets and to understand the deep intimacies of God, while they neglect themselves and their salvation. They often fall into great temptations and sins because of their pride and curiosity, for I am against them.</p> <p>5. “Fear the judgments of God, especially the wrath of the Almighty. Shrink from debating upon the works of the Most High, but search narrowly your own iniquities into what great sins you have fallen. Oh, how many good things you have neglected. There are some who carry their devotion only in books, some in pictures, some in outward signs and figures. Many have Me in their mouths, and on their lips, but little in their hearts (Matt 15:18).</p> <p>There are others who, being enlightened in their understanding and purged in their affections, continually long after eternal things, hear of earthly things with unwillingness, and obey the necessities of nature with sorrow. They understand what the Spirit of Truth speaks in them. He teaches them to despise earthly things and to love heavenly things; to neglect the world and to desire heaven all the day and night.”</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1100</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Rules 3-4 of The Twelve Rules for (the Interior) Life, According to Thomas a’Kempis.</title> <link>https://www.timothyedmoore.com/rules-3-4-of-the-twelve-rules-for-the-interior-life-according-to-thomas-akempis/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Moore]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 04:40:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[12 Rules for Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chapter 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chapter 4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr. Jordan B. Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Purity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simplicity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas a'Kempis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timothyedmoore.com/?p=1023</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rules Three & Four of The Twelve Rules for (the Interior) Life, According to Thomas a’Kempis. Earlier this week, I wrote about the first two rules of Thomas a’Kempis, in a nod to Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s “Twelve Rules for...<br /><a class="read-more-button" href="https://www.timothyedmoore.com/rules-3-4-of-the-twelve-rules-for-the-interior-life-according-to-thomas-akempis/">Read more</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Rules Three & Four of The Twelve Rules for (the Interior) Life, According to Thomas a’Kempis.</h4> <div id="attachment_1024" style="width: 207px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1024" class="size-full wp-image-1024" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Peterson-kermit.jpg?resize=197%2C170" alt="" width="197" height="170" /><p id="caption-attachment-1024" class="wp-caption-text">Jordan Peterson & Kermit</p></div> <p>Earlier this week, I wrote about the <a href="http://www.timothyedmoore.com/twelve-rules-for-the-interior-life-according-to-thomas-akempis/">first two rules of Thomas a’Kempis</a>, in a nod to Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s “Twelve Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.”</p> <p>Thomas drives home rules 3 & 4 in a very peaceful and pure manner. Very simply put, he tells us to be peaceful, simple, and pure. Why? Because these help us grow closer to Christ. And isn’t that what it’s all about?</p> <p><a href="http://www.timothyedmoore.com/who-is-a-good-peaceful-disciple-of-christ/"><strong>Rule 3: Stay peaceful.</strong></a><br /> Some people are peaceful with themselves and everyone else. But then there are those who have no self-peace nor allow others to have peace. And then there are those who keep themselves at peace, and study to bring others to peace. In this troublesome life all of our peace rests upon humble endurance rather than in avoiding confrontation. Whoever knows how to suffer such troubles shall possess the greater peace: Thomas says that such a disciple is conqueror of himself and the world. He is the friend of Christ and the heir of Heaven.</p> <p>Peace flows from one person to another. St. Francis says this in his prayer: “Let peace begin with me.” But troubles inevitably bubble up in our <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-643 alignright" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Nov-Dec2015-001-219x300.jpg?resize=139%2C191" alt="" width="139" height="191" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Nov-Dec2015-001.jpg?resize=219%2C300&ssl=1 219w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Nov-Dec2015-001.jpg?resize=768%2C1051&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Nov-Dec2015-001.jpg?resize=748%2C1024&ssl=1 748w, https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Nov-Dec2015-001.jpg?w=1496&ssl=1 1496w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px" />lives, and if we expect others to bear with us, we must similarly be patient with them. This brings us peace and that peace flows to them. When we start by excusing the faults of others and accepting blame for our own acts and omissions, we reorient in such a way as to pop the trouble bubble so that all tensions may diminish. Thomas’ recipe for peace is this: we need to maintain peace with God through obedience to Him. And we maintain peace with our neighbors by staying at arms length from their personal affairs.</p> <p><strong>Key Quote: Therefore be zealous over yourself first and then you may righteously be zealous concerning your neighbor.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.timothyedmoore.com/viewing-and-acting-with-a-pure-mind-and-simple-intention/"><strong>Rule 4: Lift yourself up with simplicity and purity.</strong></a><br /> “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God,” says our Savior (Mt 5:8). Remain pure by looking for goodness and beauty in all things and <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-430 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.timothyedmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Whispering.jpg?resize=159%2C119" alt="" width="159" height="119" />staying away from “unhealthy affections.” Instead, seek out the will of God, especially where it can benefit our neighbors. When we seek out this purity of heart, we begin to see things as Christ sees them- as things really are. When we let the scales fall from our eyes, the Creator is revealed in the smallest and “ugliest” of things. However, if we persist in our sin, we only see the nasty, degraded nature of things. A pure heart penetrates both heaven and hell. On our interior journey, we conquer our self and, achieving victory, we often discount the difficulty of the journey itself.</p> <p><strong>Key Quote: When your heart is right, every creature will act as a mirror of life and a book of holiness (Acts 9:18).</strong></p> <p>Stay tuned for rules 5 & 6…coming soon!</p> <p>Twelve Rules for the Interior Life, According to Thomas a’Kempis.</p> <p>Rule 1: Recognize that the Kingdom of God is within you.<br /> Rule 2: Be Humble.<br /> Rule 3: Stay peaceful.<br /> Rule 4: Lift yourself with simplicity and purity.<br /> Rule 5: Do not trust too much in yourself.<br /> Rule 6: Keep a good conscience to find joy.<br /> Rule 7: Understand what it is to love Jesus.<br /> Rule 8: Find true friendship with Jesus.<br /> Rule 9: Let the grace of God carry you.<br /> Rule 10: Give thanks to God for the smallest of gifts.<br /> Rule 11: Bear the Cross of Christ willingly.<br /> Rule 12: Take up your cross to find the Kingdom of God.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1023</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>