The next time you encounter ice, whether ice outside, ice in your beverage, or even an ice pop, take a moment to think about the I.C.E. acronym. The I.C.E. Framework acronym reminds us of many aspects pertaining to living out the Christian life.
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Life Guide Posts: The Guide Posts are Integrity, Capability, and Eternity.
(1) Integrity points us to live life with a character seeking after God’s own heart, preferably in a way people respect & recognize.
Titus 2:7-8 (ESV): 7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
(2) Capability reminds us to apply abilities in following God and in other areas of our life.
1 Corinthians 10:12-14 (ESV): 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
(3) Eternity focused means we need to ensure we are seeking & living out the faith & righteousness to be admitted into Heaven forever.
John 3:16 (ESV): 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Life Role Modeling: Life Role Modeling includes Imitate, Christ, and Equipped. Our Role Models are Jesus Christ and his followers for eternity. Likewise, Role Models are useful for skills to apply in our world.
(A) Imitate: Just as we are to imitate the Apostle Paul who imitates Christ by learning from his faith, love, and decision-making processes, we are likewise to learn from Jesus’ other followers too.
1 Corinthians 11:1 (ESV): 1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
(B) Christ: Jesus Christ is Our Role Model and Redeemer. Jesus shows us the way to God the Father, and the way we are expected to live our lives with faith.
John 14:6 (ESV): 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
(C) Equipped: Just like the fear (reverence) of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom, so too faith in Jesus Christ is the beginning of the Christian life. To live this life properly involves continually becoming increasingly more equipped to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and all people through studying & applying scripture lessons.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV): 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Life Monitoring & Correction: Our Life Monitoring & Correction includes Introspection, Confession, and Evaluation.
(I) Introspection: To properly look inside yourself introspectively requires looking into the diagnostic mirror that God provides via his words and often those God sends into your life. To look at yourself without these diagnostic tools risks self-deception or self-despair. Even in worldly matters, organizations often bring in outside expertise to facilitate the diagnosis and repair process.
James 1:22-27 (ESV): 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. 26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
(II) Confession: As a result of our Introspection, each of us is to confess our sins to God and repent of them, and turn away from doing those kinds of sins again. Additionally, we are to confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and our belief in him.
1 John 1:9 (ESV): 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 2:23 (ESV): 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.
(III) Evaluation: Each of us is instructed to evaluate how our lives compare to living according to the Word of God, which can help to guide us in areas to correct. If we are remiss, and yet are true children of God, God monitors us to also help us to correct areas needing improvement.
1 Corinthians 11:31-32 (ESV): 31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
Besides applying this I.C.E. Framework to your Christian life directly, you can also apply the I.C.E. Framework to your worldly life domains supportively.
Galatians 3:23-24 (ESV): 23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
The I.C.E. Framework (I.C.E Acronym) reminds us of many passages in God’s Word that pertain to our living our Christian life faithfully and fully. To keep the material brief & quickly digestible, only one or two supporting Bible quotes were selected for each area, though many more exist. You can search the Bible further at the Bible Gateway at http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Christ&qs_version=ESV or use a search tool of your preference.
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I.C.E. Framework Review:
I. The I.C.E. Framework encompasses several aspects pertaining to living out the __________ life.
II. Life Guide Posts are I________, C_________, and E_________.
III. Life Role Models are I________, C_________, and E_________.
IV. Life Monitor & Correct tools are I________, C________, and E_________.
V. You can also apply the I.C.E. Framework to your _______ life domains supportively.
I.C.E. Life Guide Posts Review:
A. Integrity points us to live life with a __________ seeking after God’s own heart.
B. Capability reminds us to apply our ___________ in following God in all our life areas.
C. Eternity focused reminds us to ensure we are seeking & living out faith & righteousness to be admitted into _________ forever.
I.C.E. Life Role Model Review:
1. Imitate the Apostle Paul & others who imitates Christ by learning from their ______, _____, and ______-______ processes.
2. Jesus Christ is Our Role Model and _________ who shows the way to God the Father and how to live our _______ with faith.
3. ________ in Jesus Christ is the beginning of the Christian life.
4. Christians must continually become increasingly more __________ to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and all ________.
I.C.E. Life Monitor & Correct Review:
i. To properly look inside yourself introspectively requires looking into the diagnostic _______ God provides.
ii. To look at yourself without God’s diagnostic tools risks self-_________ or self-________.
iii. Each of us is to confess our sins to God and _______ of them.
iv. Christians are to confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and our _______ in him.
v. Each of us must evaluate how our lives ______ to living according to the Word of God to help guide us in areas to ________.
vi. God monitors true believers to also help us to correct & improve areas needing _________.
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