Pitfalls of Christian Disciplines

I couldn't resist a second post to list the 7 pitfalls that Foster warns about. I think they'll be useful for us to keep in mind as we go through the book.

Things to avoid doing:

1. Turning the Disciplines into law
   - legalism chokes the heart
   
2. Not understanding the social implications of the Disciplines
   - waging peace in a world of war etc
3. Viewing the Disciplines as virtous in and of themselves
   - instead remember that they are there to bring us before God
4. Center on the Disciplines rather than on Christ
   - He must be the focus of our attention, not a set of rules
5. To isolate one Discipline and to neglect the others
   - the Disciplines are an "organic unity" - I like that quote!
6. Thinking that the 12 Disciplines exhaust God's grace
   - God cannot be confined to any system
7. Studying but not experiencing the Disciplines
   - abstraction, argument, debate draw us away from the real need - the need to change