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COURSE
OUTLINE
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
A.
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."
B.
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."
Full and Complete Faith/Trust. There are
4 things that lead to Trust -
A.
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."
B.
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."
C.
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.
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."
A.
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."
B.
Mankind’s 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.
C.
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 MAN’S DILEMMA AND REMEDY
A.
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."
B.
God’s 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
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.
"
C.
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. MAN’S 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.”
A.
Instead of soul nature which is man’s 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 Adam’s 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."
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.
Mystery verse. Revelation 11:8
– Egypt where our Lord was crucified.
B. DESCENSION – Phase Two
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
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.”
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 –
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.
Note: From the
time of John the Baptist until now
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.”
A.
What is faith/trust?
Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
B.
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
A.
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.”
B.
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.”
C.
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 – don’t
think of what we need to get rid of – think rather of what you already
have.
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.”
B.
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. . . .”
C.
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.”
D.
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.”
E.
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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