This course gives an account of what the inner life is and how it relates with the outer/physical/material life. The development of the inner life is conceptualized as a continuous process of spiritual transformation. The course shall focus on:
Indicators of a shallow inner life: anger, confusion, sin, lethargy with scripture, enjoyment of carnality, lack of spiritual power/gifts.
The importance of inner life
Prerequisites for inner life development: being born again, enacting a relationship with the Holy Spirit, life of prayer, internalising the word through reading, meditation, living by the word, effective discipleship and mentoring, internalizing basic Christian ethics, fasting , private worship.
The known disciplines of growth: study, prayer; worship; fasting, fellowship.
Indicators of the development of the inner life: fruit of the Spirit, gifts of the Spirit, fruitful function / spiritual productivity