Twelve Step Christianity

The Christian Roots & Application of the Twelve Steps

Saul Selby

• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9781568385617
• eBook ISBN:
  9781592859504
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christianity

Twelve Step Christianity teaches Christians in recovery to connect their faith with their program--and shows any Christian a clear path to a more intimate relationship with Christ. Genuine Christianity is more than a set of beliefs--it is a relationship with Jesus Christ that involves hearing His voice and following His directions. But how does one do this? What tools or spiritual disciplines enable Christians to live out their lives in dynamic submission to God's will? Perhaps no set of principles is better suited to help Christians hear God's voice and submit to His will than the Twelve Steps. As a Christian who practices the Steps, Saul Selby knows them to be an invaluable tool for living out the Christian faith. Selby brings his knowledge to bear in Twelve Step Christianity, which teaches Christians in recovery to connect their faith with their program--and shows any Christian a clear path to a more intimate relationship with Christ. Laid out in a workbook format, with room for readers to write answers and track their progress, Twelve Step Christianity explores the roots of Twelve Step spirituality, Examines the connections and distinctions between Christianity and Twelve Step programs and offers readers a deeper and broader understanding of the myriad powerful reasons for applying the Twelve Steps to their lives.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter One: Are the Steps Just for Addicts?
• Chapter Two: What is Twelve Step Christianity?
• Chapter Three: The Christian Roots of the Twelve Steps
• Chapter Four: Weakness: We are Powerless to Live the Christian Life
• Chapter Five: Experiencing Christ: Jesus is Alive and Available
• Chapter Six: Repentance: Completely Surrender Our Life to Christ
• Chapter Seven: Self-Examination: Honestly Exploring Our Sin
• Chapter Eight: Confession: Acknowledging Our Sin to God and Another Person
• Chapter Nine: Resisting Temptation: Our Determination Not to Sin
• Chapter Ten: Pruning: Asking God to Remove Our Impulse to Sin
• Chapter Eleven: Restitution Restoring Relationships
• Chapter Twelve: Daily Sanctification: Resisting Sin Daily
• Chapter Thirteen: Abiding: Daily Seeking and Submitting to Christ’s Will
• Chapter Fourteen: Witnessing: Affecting Others for Christ
• About the Author