1. We admitted that we were powerless over ________ - that our lives had
become unmanageable. Honesty - 2 Cor 1:9; We felt we were doomed to die
and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for
then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us,
for he can even raise the dead. Also Rom 7:18; Psalm 116:1-9; Jer 9:23-24; 2 Cor 12:9.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us
to sanity. Hope - Prov 28:26; A man is a fool to trust himself! But
those who use God's wisdom are safe. Also Rom 5:8; Psalm 30:2-3; Matt
8:1-3; Mark 9:24.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God
as we understood Him. Faith - Prov 3:4-6; If you want favor with both
God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and common sense, then trust in the Lord completely; don't ever trust yourself. In every thing
you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with
success. Also Gal 2:19-20; Rom 12:1; Psalm 40; Matt 11:28-30.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Courage -
Lamen 3:40-42; Let us examine ourselves instead, and repent and turn
again to the Lord. Let us lift our hearts and our hands to him in
heaven, for we have sinned; we have rebelled against the Lord, and he has
not forgotten it. Also Psalm 139:23; Matt 7:1-5. (
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5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact
nature of our wrongs. Integrity - James 5:16; Admit your faults to one
another and pray for each other so that you may be healed. Also 1 John
1:9; Psalm 32:1-5; Gal 6:2-3.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Willingness - James 4:7-8; So give yourselves humbly to God.
Resist
the devil and he will flee from you. And when you draw close to God, God
will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and let your
hearts be filled with God alone to make them pure and true to him. Also
Jer 10:23; Heb 12:1-2; Hos 10:12; Micah 7:18-20.
*7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Humility - 1 John 1:9;
But if we confess our sins to him, he can be depended on to forgive us
and to cleanse us from every wrong. Also Isa 1:18-19; Isa 66:2; Psalm
32:1-2.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make
amends to them all. Brotherly love - Matt 5:23-34;
"So if you are
standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and
suddenly remember that a friend has something against you, leave your
sacrifice there beside the altar and go and apologize and be reconciled
to him, and then come and offer your sacrifice to God."
Also Matt
6:14-15.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to
do so would injure them or others. Discipline - Mark 11:24;
"Listen to me! You can
pray for anything, and if you believe, you have it; it's yours!"
Also
Heb 12:1; 2 Cor 5:19; Col 1:20-21.
10. Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Perseverance - Psalm 19:12-13; But how can I ever
know what sins are lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden
faults. And keep me from deliberate wrongs; help me to stop doing them.
Only then can I be set free of guilt and innocent of some great crime.
Also 1 Cor 10:12; Psalm 26:2-3; Gal 6:4-5; 1 Tim 1:19.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God
as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for
us and the power to carry that out. Awareness of God - Prov 2:3-5; Yes, if you want better insight and discernment, and are searching for them as
you would for lost money or hidden treasure, then wisdom will be given you, and knowledge of God himself; you will soon learn the importance of
reverence for the Lord and of trusting him. Also Psalm 1:2; James 5:13; Rom 8:26; Col 3:16.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we
tried to carry this message to others (similarly afflicted people), and
to practice these principles in all our affairs. Love and Service - 1
Pete 3:15; Quietly trust yourself to Christ your Lord and if anybody
asks why you believe as you do, be ready to tell him, and do it in a
gentle and respectful way. Also Isa 61:1, Psalm 96:1-4; Gal 6:1; 2 Cor
1:3-4.
Quite a few works have made an appearance on the scene of recovery, over
the years, that relate the steps to the bible. This one is no different.
We are just editing and passing along what we believe, with this effort.
We may or may not concur with the original Scribe, but this is what we
believe they were given, although it has been minutely changed.
We have
our own interpretation of how these steps have influenced our lives, and
have a manual in the process of being published. There will be three or
four books in the Noahhite Manual. Three of the books are ready to be
published. Now God's blessings are needed to bring this effort's first fruits to fruition.
*The only thing that we can add to the clarification of this tract is written
by St. Paul in Romans 7:15-25, where as an old man, he finally
understood that what ever was wrong with him, as a human being was taken care of in the Spiritual Body of our Risen Lord
Jesus Christ. But to be
in that Body requires a perfect rebirth, which is what our Noahhite
Manual is about. We also address the fact that we believe that this
Body, is now at last available to all who earnestly seek; our Real
Fellowship!
The Noahhite process began in early January of 1991, during the Desert
Shield deal, in the Middle East, after a nine year training period. Now we have IRS approved, Non-Profit,
Federal Tax Exempt Status! We are making progress; perhaps through
spiritual growth?
