On Being Christian - Table of Contents

"A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher." (Luke 6:40) A "disciple" is a person who has been disciplined in the teachings of the master. On Being Christian is a step-by-step examination of ourselves, our choices and our lives that we may discipline ourselves to nurture the Christ-like features and characteristics that reside in us all.

Introduction: A Constant and Daily War,
Chapter One: When Virtue Becomes Sin,
Chapter Two: Accepting and Recognizing our Own Weaknesses,
Chapter Three: Hope on God with an Unwaivering Confidence,
Chapter Four: Signs of the Self-Reliant Man,
Chapter Five: Beware of Self-Inflicted Grief for Pride's Sake,
Chapter Six: Striving Without Ceasing,
Chapter Seven: Ignorance is NOT Bliss,
Chapter Eight: Understanding the Use of Judgement,
Chapter Nine: Useless Thoughts,
Chapter Ten: Conforming our will to His Will,
Chapter Eleven: God's Ever-Present Unending Love,
Chapter Twleve: Internal War of Two Wills,
Chapter Thirteen: Tips on Training the Body to Conform to God's Will,
Chapter Fourteen: Understanding the Power of Free Will,
Chapter Fifteen: War should be Waged Ceaselessly and Courageously,
Chapter Sixteen: Prepare for Battle from the Moment You Wake
Chapter Seventeen: Using Forgiveness Like a Knife
Chapter Eighteen: In War, You Should Always Expect Attacks
Chapter Nineteen: Curbing the Will of the Body
Chapter Twenty: Spiritual Maintenance
Chapter Twenty-One: The 5 Windows to the Soul
Chapter Twenty-Two: Understanding the Gifts of Your Senses
Chapter Twenty-Three: Faith Does Not Need the Senses to Know Hope
Chapter Twenty-Four: General Lessons in the Use of Our Senses
Chapter Twenty-Five: Self-Control Starts with Tongue Control
Chapter Twenty-Six: The Imaginary Foe
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Agitations of the Heart, Either by Attack or Test

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Wounded
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Weary and Wounded, the Devil Attacks the Hardest
Chapter Thirty: How the Devil Keeps the Sinner Enslaved
Chapter Thirty-One: Good Intentions Have No Value

Based on the writings of Saint Nicodemus in Unseen Warfare.