Opening Prayer
Ephesians 1:16-19, "Cease not to give thanks for
you, making mention of you in my prayers. That the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the
exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the
working of his mighty power."
Course Objectives
2 Timothy 2-25-26, In meekness instructing those that
oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the
snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will."
Does this sound familiar?
Romans 7:15, "For that which I do I allow not:
for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I."
I. THE WORK OF CHRIST
There are four dimensions to the work or love
of Christ.
Ephesians 3:17-21, "That Christ
may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length,
and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which
passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto
him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by
Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
There are four precepts that denote "the
rest."
Isaiah 28:9-13, "Whom
shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine?
them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept
must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line
upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there
a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to
this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause
the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept
upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a
little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and
snared, and taken."
Isaiah 28:16, "Therefore
thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone,
a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that
believeth shall not make haste."
C. There are four
measurements that take you into waters to swim.
Ezekiel 47:1-5, "Afterward
he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters
issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the
forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down
from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the
altar. Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led
me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh
eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. And when
the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a
thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were
to the ancles. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the
waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and
brought me through; the waters were to the loins. Afterward he measured
a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the
waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed
over."
II. RESTING
Full and Complete Faith/Trust. There
are 4 things that lead to Trust - Learning, Knowing, Deciding to Believe,
Deciding to Trust.
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Laboring to enter rest (believing).
Hebrews 4:10-11, "For he that
is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did
from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall
after the same example of unbelief."
John 6:28-29, "Then said they
unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus
answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe
on him whom he hath sent."
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Take my yoke upon you.
Matthew 11:28-30, "Come unto
me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take
my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light."
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The rest.
Isaiah 28:11-12, "For with
stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom
he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and
this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear."
D. Old paths.
Jeremiah 6:16, "Thus saith
the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths,
where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your
souls. But they said, We will not walk therein."
III. OVERVIEW OF MAN
Spirit, soul and body; the creation of
man and his makeup. Motives Soul divided from the spirit.
Genesis 1:27, "So God created
man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female
created he them."
1 Thessalonians 5:23, "And the
very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and
soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ."
Hebrews 4:11-12, "Let us
labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same
example of unbelief. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and
spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart."
Greek Words for Spirit, Soul and
Body.
1. Spirit (Greek Pneuma
- powerful) A current or blast of air, breath or breeze; figurative of
the human or Holy Spirit, innermost being.
2. Soul (Greek Psuche
- soft) Breath, referring to breath as in the natural breath of life; a soft
breeze as opposed to a blast of air. Soul is the place - our emotions and
our mind are the battleground.
3. Body (Greek Soma)
The body as a
whole; used in a very wide
application, literal or figurative, usually referring to the physical
body.
IV. THE FALL OF MAN
Genesis 2:15-17, "And the
Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and
to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of
the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die."
- The Fall.
Genesis 3:1-5, "Now the serpent
was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he
said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the
garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the
trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the
garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest
ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die."
- Mankinds denial. Blame-shifting.
Adam
did not admit his mistake/sin. "Blameshift"
mentality (the woman you
gave me). Come
to the
light because there is liberty in the
light.
Genesis 3:11-13, "And he said, Who
told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded
thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest
to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said
unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The
serpent beguiled me, and I did eat."
- Corruptible seed vs. incorruptible seed.
Genesis 3:15, "And I will
put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her
seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
heel."
1 Peter 1:23, "Being born
again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of
God, which liveth and abideth for ever."
1. Incorruptible seed, where is it
sown.
John 6:63, "It is the
spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that
I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
2. Corruptible seed, where is it
sown.
1 Corinthians 15:45,
"And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living
soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit."
1 Corinthians 2:14,
"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of
God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned."
Now we know why the scripture
is teaching us to find rest unto our souls. While the soul rests through
faith in the work of Christ, the mind renewal process can begin while we
walk in the spirit then light can be shed upon the seed of the
serpent that has been sowed genetically into the soul.
V. OVERVIEW OF MANS DILEMMA AND
REMEDY
- Dilemma.
Romans 7:15, "For that which I
do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do
I."
- Gods remedy Re-creation - Divine nature.
2 Corinthians 5:17,
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
2 Peter 1:4, "Whereby are
given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye
might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption
that is in the world through lust."
Note: What we are talking about is
regeneration through the blood of Christ grafting us into the genesis of
Christ by making us partakers of divine nature.
Titus 3:5, "Not by works
of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved
us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy
Ghost."
Matthew 19:28, "And Jesus
said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me,
in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his
glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel."
VI. THREE LIFE GOVERNING LAWS
A. The Law of Sin and Death.
All of Romans Chapter 7 and 8.
James 1:13-14, "Let no man
say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted
with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when
he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed."
B. Ten Commandments (From the
outside - in).
Deuteronomy 5:6-21, "I am
the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the
house of bondage. Thou shalt have none other gods before me. Thou shalt
not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in
heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters
beneath the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve
them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of
them that hate me, And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me
and keep my commandments. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy
God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his
name in vain. Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God
hath commanded thee. Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work,
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt
not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor
thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine
ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is
within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as
well as thou. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of
Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a
mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God
commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. Honour thy father and thy
mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be
prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill. Neither shalt thou commit
adultery. Neither shalt thou steal. Neither shalt thou bear false
witness against thy neighbour. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's
wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his
manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is
thy neighbour's. "
B. Law of the spirit of life in
Christ Jesus (From the inside out).
Romans 8:2, "For the law
of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of
sin and death."
VII. THE GENESIS OF CHRIST
John 1:14, "And the Word was
made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Philippians 2:5, "Let this mind
be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus."
VIII. MANS REGENERATION THROUGH
NEW BIRTH
Matthew 19:28, "And Jesus said
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the
regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also
shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by
the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost"
A. Regeneration factor, grace, seed
in the spirit.
Romans 1:3-5, "Concerning his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to
the flesh. And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the
spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: By whom we have
received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations,
for his name."
B. Royal priesthood, chosen
generation.
1 Peter 2:9, "But ye are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;
that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light."
IX. BY NATURE, DIVINE NATURE
2 Peter 1:4, "Whereby are
given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might
be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in
the world through lust."
- Instead of soul nature which is mans
replication of his former Christ life, we enter into spiritual Pheuma
nature through our divine connection to the genesis of Christ in the blood
of Jesus.
B. Even as in Adam, all die and
received Adams seed and/or nature which brings death, even so in
Christ, in His genesis, being grafted in by the Holy Spirit, through a divine
operation made without hands, we are made partakers of divine nature.
Colossians 2:11-12,
"In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without
hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the
circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are
risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath
raised him from the dead."
C. Essentially it occurred in
the work of Christ wherein He wisely tricked/outwitted the enemy into
crucifying Him and in that work, in the genesis of Christ, merged with
us. That work is wrought in us internally by divine nature and the very
work He worked to overcome the enemy is worked already for all mankind
in Him.
Romans 5:17, "For if
by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive
abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life
by one, Jesus Christ."
1 Corinthians 2:8, "Which
none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they
would not have crucified the Lord of glory."
Colossians 2:10, "And ye
are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and
power."
X. THE WORK OF THE CROSS OF THE
LORD JESUS CHRIST 4 PHASES OF THE WORK OF CHRIST; THE MYSTERY OF THE
GOSPEL
Ephesians 3:3, "How that by
revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few
words)."
Isaiah 53:3-9, "He is
despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed
him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we
did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded
for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are
healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to
his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was
oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is
brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is
dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from
judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of
the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he
stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his
death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his
mouth."
Ephesians 3:16-19, "That he
would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened
with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your
hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able
to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth,
and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that
ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."
A. CRUCIFIXION Phase One
First
Precept First Dimension -
the
Length
1. Scourging, crucifixion and
subsequent death of Christ.
Romans 6:6-8, "Knowing
this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might
be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is
dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that
we shall also live with him"
Romans 6:10-11, "For in
that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth
unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin,
but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Colossians 2:12, "Buried
with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the
faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead."
2. Ye are dead.
Colossians 3:1-3, "If ye
then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where
Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things
above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is
hid with Christ in God."
Note: He was bruised for your
iniquities.
By His stripes you were
healed.
3. Mystery verse. Revelation 11:8
Egypt where our Lord was
crucified.
B. DESCENSION Phase Two
Second
Precept Second Dimension -
the
Depth
- Descension, confrontation with, and subsequent
stripping of the power the devil had over man.
Ephesians 4:9-10, "Now
that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the
lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that
ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things."
Hebrews 2:14, "Forasmuch
then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself
likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him
that had the power of death, that is, the devil."
Colossians 2:15, "And
having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly,
triumphing over them in it."
1 John 3:8, "He that
committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil."
Note: Christ destroyed Satan
and his works
as it pertains to you who
are IN CHRIST.
- Mystery verse He will not leave my soul in
hell.
Psalms 16:10, "For
thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine
Holy One to see corruption."
C. RESURRECTION Phase Three
Third Precept Third Dimension -
the
Breadth
1. Resurrection.
Romans 6:9, "Knowing that
Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more
dominion over him."
Colossians 2:10, "And ye
are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and
power."
2. Mystery verse
Hosea 6:2-3, "After two
days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we
shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the
Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto
us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth."
Isaiah 26:16-20, "Lord, in
trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy
chastening was upon them. Like as a woman with child, that draweth near
the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so
have we been in they sight, O Lord. We have been with child, we have
been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought
any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world
fallen. Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they
arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew
of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Come, my people, enter
thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as
it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast."
All of Psalms 91 (Secret
place of the Most High.)
Note: Delivery means transported.
D. ASCENSION Phase Four
Fourth Precept Fourth Dimension -
the
Height
- Ascension.
Ephesians 1:15-22,
"Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus,
and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making
mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what
the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is
the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according
to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he
raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the
heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also
in that which is to come; And hath put all things under his feet, and
gave him to be the head over all things to the church"
Ephesians 1:1-6, "Paul, an
apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at
Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus; Grace be to you, and
peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he
hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us
unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to
the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved."
Ephesians 2:6, "And hath
raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus:"
- Mystery verse.
Matthew 11:12, "And
from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."
Note: From John to that time.
E. HOW DO YOU FOLLOW CHRIST?
Matthew 16:24, "Then said
Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
Note: Where is Christ? Seated
at the right hand of God. We are seated/resting with Him.
XI. FAITH
1 Timothy 6:12, "Fight the good
fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and
hast professed a good profession before many witnesses."
What is faith/trust?
Hebrews 11:1, "Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
How do you get faith?
Romans 10:17, "So then
faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."
C. Taking the benefits by grace
through faith.
Ephesians 2:8, "For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of God."
XII. MIND RENEWAL BASED IN CHRIST
VERSUS LEGALISTIC SUPPRESSION
- Suppression.
Romans 8:3, "For what the law
could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son
in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the
flesh:"
Philippians 3:9, "And be found
in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that
which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by
faith."
- Transformation.
Romans 12:2, "Rejoicing in
hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer."
James 1:21, "Wherefore lay
apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with
meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls."
- Releasing the Mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:16, "For who
hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the
mind of Christ."
Hebrews 8:10, "For this is the
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith
the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their
hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people."
Philippians 2:5, "Let this
mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus."
Note: New seed. Displacing dont
think of what we need to get rid of think rather of what you already
have.
- Relative prosperity and blessing.
3 John 2, "Beloved, I wish
above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy
soul prospereth."
XIII. LABORING TO ENTER REST
(Procedures, Methods and Basis)
- Sacraments.
John 1:26-36, "John answered
them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom
ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose
shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in
Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day John seeth
Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away
the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which
is preferred before me: for he was before me. And I knew him not: but that
he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with
water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven
like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me
to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the
Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with
the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking
upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!"
Luke 22:19-20, "And he took
bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my
body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the
cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which
is shed for you."
1 Corinthians 11:23-26, "For I
have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the
Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he
had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which
is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also
he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament
in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as
often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death
till he come."
XIV.
PROFESSION
Hebrews 10:23, "Let us hold fast
the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that
promised)."
Hebrews 3:1, "Wherefore, holy
brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High
Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus."
Hebrews 4:15, "For we have not
an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."
Titus 3:8, "This is a faithful
saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which
have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are
good and profitable unto men."
A. Confession.
Romans 10:6-10, "But the
righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart,
Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above;) Or,
Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the
dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy
heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation."
- Corresponding actions (read entire scriptures
concerning these events).
Luke 8:43-48, "And a woman
having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon
physicians, neither could be healed of any. . . ."
Luke 17:12-14, "And as he
entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which
stood afar off. . . ."
- Affirmation.
Titus 3:8, "This is a faithful
saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which
have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are
good and profitable unto men."
- Reckoning or counting.
Romans 6:11, "Likewise reckon ye
also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord."
- Acknowledgement.
Colossians 2:10, "And ye
are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and
power."
Colossians 3:1, "If ye
then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where
Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
2 Timothy 2:25-26, "In
meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God
peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the
truth: And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the
devil, who are taken captive by him at his will."
Philemon 1:6, "That
the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the
acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ
Jesus."
F. Audible and quiet meditation
(sing and talk to yourself).
Psalms 1:2-3, "But his
delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day
and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
G. Seeing what God sees, as He did with
Jacob
(Note read entire scripture
concerning this matter).
Genesis 30:32, "I will
pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled
and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the
spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my
hire."
H. Quiet or audible agreement.
Matthew 18:19, "Again I
say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which
is in heaven."
I. Audible and mental thanks.
Ephesians 6:18, "Praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."
J. Thanksgivings through giving.
Luke 6:38, "Give, and it
shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the
same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you
again."
K. Praising God for what He has
done.
Psalms 100:4, "Enter into
his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be
thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Psalms 147: 7, "Sing unto
the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our
God."
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