The Christian Doctrine
Qualification for Eternal
Life
“And this is the
testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in
his Son. He who
has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have life.” 1 John
5:11-13
Jesus
is the only way to God.
“Jesus
answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me.’” John
14:6
“Salvation
is found in no one else, for there is no other name under
heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Acts
4:12
“For
there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus.” 1
Timothy 2:5
Enter
through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the
road that leads to destruction, and many enter through
it. But small is
the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a
few find it.”
Matthew 7:13-14
“Who
is the liar?
It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the
antichrist – he denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the
Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the
Father also.” 1
John 2:22,23
The Barrier of
Sin
► Our
Sin
“Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and
death through sin, and in this way death came to all men,
because all sinned.”
Romans 5:12
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of
God.”
Romans 3:23
► Sin’s
Penalty
“
"For the wages of sin is death.” Romans 6:23 “For in
Adam all die.”
Romans 15:22
► God’s
Character
“
"There is no one righteous, not even one. Romans 3:10
“Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God
and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to
God’s righteousness.”
Romans 10:3
► Jesus
Redeemed and Justified Us
“
". . .are justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans
3:2
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans
5:1
Jesus
Paid Our Penalty
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us.”
Romans 3:13
“Christ died for
our sins, according to the Scriptures.”
1 Corinthians 15:3
► Jesus
Became Our Righteousness
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him
we might become the righteousness of God.” 2
Corinthians 5:21
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been
brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our
peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier,
the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the
law with its commandments and regulations.” Ephesians
2:13-14
You Are Sure of Your Salvation
God wants you to know that if you have believed in Jesus
Christ then you have been saved.
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his
name, he gave the right to become children of God – children
born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a
husband’s will, but born of God.” John
1:12,13
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and
brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we
have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Colossians 1:13,14
“
"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever
comes to me I will never drive away.”
John 6:37
“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are
God’s children.”
Romans 8:16
“ "I
write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son
of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”1 John
5:13
“Here
I am! I stand at
the door and knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will
come in and eat with him, and he with me.”
Revelation 3:20
God’s Love and
Forgiveness
► How
God Sees Us
“God
made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we
might become the righteousness of God.” 2
Corinthians 5:21
“because
by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are
being made holy.”
Hebrews 10:14
“If we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all
sin.”
1 John 1:7
“Therefore, there
is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set
me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans
8:1
The Believer and Their Daily
Sins
“Everyone who sins
breaks the law; in fact, sin is
lawlessness.”
1 John 3:4
“Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and
doesn’t do it, sins.”
James
4:17
“But the man who
has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not
from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is
sin.” Romans
14:23
► Who
Sins?
“If
we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth
is not in us.” 1 John
1:8
“If
we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be
a
liar and his word has no place in our lives.” 1
John 1:10
► Where
Does
Temptation Come From?
* Satan (Matthew
4:1)
* Our Sin Nature (James
1:13-15)
► How
Can We Resist Temptation and Sin?
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond
what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also
provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
Corinthians
10:13
“Do not set
foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil
men. Avoid it, do
not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.” Proverbs
4:14-15
► What
Do We Do If We Sin?
“If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1
John 1:9
“I confess my
iniquity;
I
am troubled by my sin.” Psalms
38:18
“Blessed is he
whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against
him and in whose spirit is no deceit.
“When
I kept silent (THIS
MEANS HE DID NOT
CONFESS HIS SIN), my bones wasted
away through my groaning
all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.
“Then
I acknowledged my sin to you (THIS
MEANS HE CONFESSED HIS SIN) and did not cover
up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to
the LORD”—and you forgave the guilt of my sin.” Psalms
32:1-5
“He who conceals
his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces
them finds mercy.”
Proverbs
28:13
Salvation
Provisions
There are 36 things God provides for
every believer at the point of salvation.
These things occur immediately at the time of the new
birth.
These things are the work of God; they are instantaneous;
they are simultaneous; they are based on the merit of Christ;
they are complete; they are eternal.
Salvation is complete and eternal.
Eternal reality takes affect in the believer’s life in
that moment in Time.
1. In the eternal plan of
God
2. Reconciled
3. Redeemed
4. Condemnation removed
5. Under Grace through propitiation
6. All sins judged
7. Union with Christ
8. Free from the Law
9. Regenerated
10. Adopted
11. Acceptable to God
12. Justified
13. Forgiven all trespasses
14. Citizenship in the heavenly city
15. Delivered from the Kingdom of
Satan
16. Transferred into God’s Kingdom
17. A position that is on a secure
foundation
18. A gift from God the Father to
Christ
19. Delivered from the power of sin
nature
20. Members of the priesthood to God
21. A special race of people
22. Given access to God
23. God’s inheritance
24. Recipients of eternal life
25. In the realm of the “much more” care of
God
26. Beneficiaries
27. Partners in a heavenly
association
28. Members of the family of God
29. Light in the Lord
30. United to the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit
31 Recipients of Holy Spirit’s
ministries
32. Glorified
33. Complete in Him
34. Possessor of every spiritual
blessing
35. Removal of scar tissue on the human
soul
36. Redemption of the physical body
Developing Your Relationship With
God
God has revealed himself to us.
Now we need to seek him.
► Seek God
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all
your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13
“Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with
all their heart.” Psalms 119:2
► Seek
God’s Kingdom
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:33
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your
hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right
hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly
things.” Colossians 3:1,2
“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a
village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She
had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening
to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the
preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked,
“Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the
work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and
upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary
has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from
her.” Luke 10:38-42
Seek God:
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they will be filled.”
Matthew 5:6
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their
wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive
their sin and will heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:4
“For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to
strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to
him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me find
me.”
Proverbs 8:17
“He rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6
Prayer
► Who to
pray to:
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.’” Matthew
6:9
“In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you
the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my
name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name.
Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be
complete.” John 16:23,24
► How to pray:
“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask
whatever you wish, and it will be given you.” John
15:7
“Pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for
this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1
Thessalonians 5:17,18
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests
to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.”‘ Philippians 4:6,7
“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts
to him,
for God is our refuge.” Psalms 62:8
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for
you.” 1 Peter 5:7
► Who to pray
for:
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers,
intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings
and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and
quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and
pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to
come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy
2:1-4
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always
keep on praying for all the saints.” Ephesians
6:18
“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in
their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and
healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he
had compassion on them, because they were harassed and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his
disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers
into his harvest field.” Matthew
9:36-38
“Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat
you.” Luke 6:28
► When to
pray:
“Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. Listen
to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In
the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay
my requests before you
and wait in expectation.” Psalms
5:1-3
“Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.” Psalms 55:17
The Bible
► Supernaturally Written
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that
the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good
work.” 2 Timothy 3:16,17
“Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of
Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For
prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men
spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy
Spirit.” 2 Peter 1: 20,21
“You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that
by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures
that testify about me.” John 5:39
“If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote
about me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are
you going to believe what I say?” John
5:46,47
► Always Applicable
“Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the
heavens.” Psalms 119:89
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never
pass away.” Matthew 24:35
“The word of the Lord stands forever.”
1 Peter 1:25
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of
our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8
► Use
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that
the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good
work.” 2 Timothy 3:16,17
► Effect on our life
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any
double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and
spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart.”
Hebrews 4:12
“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold
to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will
know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31,32
“You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to
you.” John 15:3
“I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate
every wrong path.” Psalms 119:105
“The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives
understanding to the simple.” Psalms
119:130
“Through these he has given us his very great and precious
promises, so that through them you may participate in the
divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by
evil desires.” 2 Peter 1:4
“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The
statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the
eyes.” Psalms 19:7.8
► Spiritual Nutrition
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread
alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Mathew 4:4
“He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you
with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to
teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every
word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.”
Deuteronomy 8:3
“And this is the word that was preached to you. Therefore,
rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy,
and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure
spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your
salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
1 Peter 2:2
“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey
to my mouth!” Psalms 119:103
► What we do with it:
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach
and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing
psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your
hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a
workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly
handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy
2:15
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin
against you.” Psalms 119:11
“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and
successful.” Joshua 1:8
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law
he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by
streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose
leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”
Psalms 1:1,2
► Results of hearing the
Bible
“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and
the message is heard through the word of Christ.”
Romans 10:17
“Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who
loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I
too will love him and show myself to him.”
John 14:21
► Bible revealed by the Holy Spirit
“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will
send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you
of everything I have said to you.” John
14:26
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you
into all truth.” John 16:13
“‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind
has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him’—but God has
revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit
searches all things, even the deep things of God. For
who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s
spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the
thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received
the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that
we may understand what God has freely given us.”
1 Corinthians 2:9-13
► Weapon of Spiritual War
“Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.” Ephesians
6:17
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any
double-edged sword.” Hebrews 4:12
“The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of
God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It
is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every
word that comes from the mouth of God.’. . . Jesus answered
him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the
test.’. . . Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is
written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him
only.’”
Matthew 4:1-11
Obedience
“Peter and the other apostles replied: ‘We must obey God
rather than men!’” Acts 5:29
“If you love me, you will obey what I
command.” John 14:15
“Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who
loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I
too will love him and show myself to him.”
John 14:21
“Jesus replied, ‘If anyone loves me, he will obey my
teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and
make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey
my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong
to the Father who sent me.’”
John 14:23,24
“This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his
commands are not burdensome.” 1 John
5:3
► Commands
of the New Covenant
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have
loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will
know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:34-35
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is
like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two
commandments.”
Matthew 22:36-40
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt
to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has
fulfilled the law. The commandments, “Do not commit adultery,”
“Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and whatever
other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one
rule: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does
no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of
the law.” Romans 13:8-10
“My command is this: Love each other as I
have loved you.” John 15:12
“This is my command: Love each other.”
John 15:17
“If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love
your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. But if you
show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as
lawbreakers.” James 2:8
► Obedience
for Christian Growth
a) Seek God First (Matthew
6:33)
b)
Separation from the World (1 John 2:15-17)
c) Forgetting our past (both good and bad) (Ph
3:13,14)
d) Church Attendance (Hebrews
10:24,25)
e) Christian Fellowship (1 Corinthians
15:33)
f) Water Baptism (Acts 8:12,
36-38)
The Spirit
Holy Spirit is a Person. Holy Spirit is
God. (Acts 5:3,4)
► Born of the Holy Spirit
“In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can
see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
John 3:3
“Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can enter
the kingdom of God unless he is born of water (Physical Birth)
and the Spirit (Spiritual Birth).’” John
3:5
Jesus said, “And I will ask the Father, and he will give
you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of
truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees
him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and
will be in you.” John 14:17
“And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does
not belong to Christ.” Romans
8:9
These four verses refer to a person
being saved, or in other words, having the new birth, being
born again, accepting
Christ,
being recreated, regeneration, becoming a new
creation.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!” 2
Corinthians 5:17
This is our spiritual baptism by the Holy
Spirit into Christ, or the Body of
Christ.
" For we were all baptized by
one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or
free—and we were all given the one Spirit to
drink.” 1 Corinthians
12:13
► Filled With The Spirit
This refers to being baptized with the Spirit, or receiving
the Holy Spirit, being filled with the Spirit.
“There he found some disciples and asked them, ‘Did you
receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’” Acts
19:1,2
This is when Jesus baptizes us with the Holy
Spirit.
“John answered them all, ‘I baptize you
with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs
of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” Luke
3:16
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea
and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts
1:8
“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.
Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians
5:18
► The Spirit is a Spring of Water and a River
John 4:13,14 where the Holy Spirit is a “spring of water
welling up to eternal life,” in side the believer followed by
John 7:37-39 where those who believed would have the Holy
Spirit flowing like streams of living water from within
them.
At the point of the new birth the Holy Spirit
comes in you and you are born of the
Spirit.
After this new birth the Holy Spirit can come
upon you. This is referred to being filled with
the Holy Spirit.
Point of Doctrine:
You do not get more of the Holy Spirit later after you
have been Born Again
Point of Doctrine:
You do not need to be filled with the Spirit to be Born
Again and possess eternal life.
To be Born of the Spirit you must
BELIEVE that Jesus is Lord as found in Romans
10:9:
“That if you confess with your mouth,
“Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
and Acts 2:41, “Those who accepted his message were
baptized.”
To be Filled with the Spirit you must
ASK as found in Luke
11:11-13:
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a
fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for
an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though
you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father in heaven give
the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
1 Corinthians 14:1 says, “Eagerly desire spiritual
gifts.”
► Fruit of
the Spirit
The fruit of the Spirit that is listed in Galatians 5:22-23
can be produced by anyone who has the Holy Spirit living in
them.
► Gifts of
the Spirit
The gifts of the Spirit are a manifestation of the filling
of the Holy Spirit or the Spirit being on a
person. These are listed in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10
and Romans 12:3-8.
Faith
Our righteousness is received by faith in God’s word and
Jesus’ work.
“For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a
righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it
is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Romans 1:17
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and
this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
Ephesians 2:8
► The
Christian life is lived by faith
“We live by faith, not by sight.” Corinthians
5:7
► What is
faith?
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of
what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
Faith affects our ability to continue to receive from God
after we have received salvation by faith.
► Receiving
From God By Faith
“She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be
healed.” Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he
said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed
from that moment.” Matthew 9:21-22
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him,
calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” When he had
gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them,
“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they
replied. Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to
your faith will it be done to you”; Matthew
9:27-29
“And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person
well; the Lord will raise him up.” James
5:15
“But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because
he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by
the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything
from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he
does.” James 1:6
► Faith is
our basis for pleasing God
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because
anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that
he rewards those who earnestly seek
him.” Hebrews
11:6
► Faith can
grow
“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and
the message is heard through the word of Christ.”
Romans 10:17
Abundant Life
Our association with God will cause us to be successful and
prosperous in every area of our lives.
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of
mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his
law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by
streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose
leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”
Psalms 1:1-3
“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and
successful.” Joshua 1:8
Jesus’ mission was to bring abundant life to
humanity.
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the
full.” John 10:10
► Every
area of Man is affected by God
“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and
that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting
along well.” 3 John 2
God is not a lottery ticket to financial
prosperity.
The belief that God’s purpose
and method is to give his people material wealth is a
false teaching that has often surfaced through out church
history.
“If anyone teaches false doctrine and does not agree with
sound (healthy) instruction of the Lord Jesus and to godly
teaching he is conceited and understands nothing.
He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels
about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil
suspicions and constant friction
between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of
the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial
gain.” 1 Timothy 6:3-10
Purpose of the Church:
► Proclaim
& Live the Victory of Jesus
“Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal
procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the
fragrance of the knowledge of him.” 2
Corinthians 2:14
Victory comes through Jesus Christ
“Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57
► Nothing
has positional victory over a believer
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither
death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present
nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us
from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our
Lord.” Romans 8:37
► Only
Believers are over comers
“For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. who is it
that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is
the Son of God.” 1 John 5:4
► Believers
face many problems
“A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD
delivers him from them all.” Psalms
34:19
Sometimes our deliverance is not removal from the
circumstances but empowerment in the circumstances “No
temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And
God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what
you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a
way out so that you can stand up under it.” 1
Corinthians 10:13
“I can do everything through him who gives me
strength.”
Philippians 4:13
Satan
► The Two
Kingdoms
God’s
Satan’s
Type:
Light
Darkness
King:
Jesus
Satan
Residents
Believers
Unbelievers
Quality
Abundance
Lack
Servants
Angles
Fallen Angles
Character
Love
Selfishness
(Galatians
5:22) (Gal.
5:19)
► Names for Satan
John 8:44 Devil, Liar, Murderer
John 10:10 Thief
Revelation 12:10 Accuser
1 Peter 5:8 Devouring Lion
2 Corinthian 11:14 Angel of Light
Acts 10:38 Oppressor
Mark 4:15 Word Stealer
Luke 22:31 Faith Sifter
Satan is fighting against God’s Kingdom, which includes
believers:
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of
evil in the heavenly
realms.”
Ephesians 6:12
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls
around like a roaring lion looking for someone to
devour.” 1 Peter 5:8
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10
“. . .in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are
not unaware of his schemes.” 2 Corinthians
2:11
► Jesus
Defeated Satan
“He who does what is sinful is of the devil,
because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The
reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s
work.” 1 John 3:8
“And having disarmed the powers and
authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing
over them by the cross.”
Colossians 2:15
“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and
healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God
was with him.” Acts 10:38
► Our
Victory Is Positional in Jesus Christ
“He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning
from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes
and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy;
nothing will harm you.’” Luke
10:18,19
“You, dear children, are from God and have
overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than
the one who is in the world,” 1 John
4:4
“And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ
Jesus.” Ephesians 2:6
► Our
Warfare vs. Satan
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you.” James 4:7
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls
around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that
your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same
kind of sufferings.” 1 Peter 5:8-10
Jesus’ Three Temptations Matthew
4:1-11
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the
world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish
strongholds.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word
of their testimony. Revelation 12:11
“The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even
the demons submit to us in your name.” Luke
10:17
God’s Plan
► Serve God and People
“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great
among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first
must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be
served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.” Matthew 20:26,27
► Be Witness for God in Words &
Lifestyle
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on
you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
► Fulfill office of Ambassador
for
Kingdom
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through
Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God
was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting
men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the
message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s
ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God
made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we
might become the righteousness of God.” 2
Corinthians 5:18-20
► Seek and find God’s plan for
our lives
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:33
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who
called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one
he gave five talents of money, to another two talents,
and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then
he went on his journey. . . ” Matthew
25:14-29
► Use gifts you have through the Holy
Spirit
1) Gifts to protect and to
supernaturally assist the body of Christ
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given
for the common good. To one there is given through
the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the
message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit., to another
faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that
one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy,
to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking
in different kinds of tongues, and still another the
interpretation of tongues. All these are the work
of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one,
just as he determines.” 2 Corinthians 12:7-11
2) Gifts that function and make the body work and
produce:
“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and
these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ
we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all
the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace
given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in
proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if
it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him
encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let
him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern
diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.”
Romans 12:4-8
3) Gifts that develop and perfect the other body
parts:
“It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be
prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and
teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so
that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach
unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and
become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness
of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and
forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of
teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their
deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we
will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is,
Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by
every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love,
as each part does its work.” Ephesians
4:11-16
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve
others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various
forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the
very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the
strength God provides, so that in all things God may be
praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the
power for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter
4:10
Foundational
Doctrines
“You must teach what is in
accord with sound doctrine.”
Titus 2:1
Depravity
God classifies all men as totally sinful and so they
produce only sinful acts in God’s estimation.
“The scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner
of sin.” Galatians 3:22
“We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles
alike are all under sin. As it is written, . . .
(Romans 3:9)” (then Paul lists the following Old
Testament scriptures in the verses that follow 3:10-18). .
.
Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; 5-9; 140:3; 10:7; 36:1; Ecclesiastes
7:20; Isaiah 59:7,8.)
“For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he
may have mercy on them all.” Romans
11:32
“Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,
and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men,
because all sinned.” Romans 5:12
Also called “total depravity of
man”
This means that man is as bad
off as he can be.
This is not saying that man
is as bad as he can be.
The Doctrine of depravity has to do with
God’s view of man.
Not with man’s conduct but with man’s
state.
Modern liberal view sees man evolving into
something better.
They also teach there is so much good in
man that man is not so bad off.
Scripture does not measure man by man.
Man is evaluated by and compared to his creator.
► Words
Describing Sin
Personal Sin-produced from man’s natural condition
Transgressions- a picture of a man stepping to one side or
overstepping marked of bounds
Iniquity-that which is altogether wrong
Error-the sinner disregards the right or strays from the
norm
Sin-personal transgressions, which are, pictured as going
wide of the target or missing the mark.
Wickedness-the outworking and expression of evil in
man.
Ungodliness-lack of respect for God.
Disobedience-the unwillingness to be guided or led in the
way of truth.
Unbelief-the failure to trust God
Lawlessness-open contempt for divine law.
► Three Aspects of Sin taught in the Word
1) Sin Nature –This
is not an act but man’s nature that will always produce
personal sin.
Adam was not created with a sin-nature but with an innocent
free will.
When Adam disobeyed he caused his nature to be set similar
to jello going from being unset or uncongealed to being set
up. His nature was set like concrete.
Romans 7:25, “So then, I myself in my
mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave
to the law of sin.”
2) Fruit of Sin
The fruit of this nature is sin and death
Galatians 5:19-21, “The acts of the sinful nature are
obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry
and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage,
selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness,
orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those
who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
3) Positionally A Sinner
God has placed man positionally under sin
Galatians 3:22, “But the Scripture declares that the whole
world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being
given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those
who believe.”
► God has decided and judged all men sins
already.
John 3:18, “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but
whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he
has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”
► Summary of the doctrine of
depravity:
Man is guilty of personal sin.
Man harbors a sin-nature in his being
Man has been positionally placed by God in sin.
Example of a changed nature:
A fish was created to live in the atmosphere of water, if
it was to live on land its nature would have to change.
Man was created to live in God. When man sinned
his nature had to change to adapt to his new
atmosphere.
► Five Great Facts of
Depravity:
Man is a sinner
Man is spiritually dead (Ephesians 2:1)
Man is under condemnation (John 3:18)
Man is under the power of Satan (1 John 5:19;
2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians
2:1-3)
Man is lost (Luke 15)
Grace
God’s response to man’s needs
Man’s need is greater than he can meet or even
understand.
God is a God of grace.
God’s grace produces graces or graciousness.
This product is called mercy.
Hebrews 4:16, “Let us then approach the throne of grace
with confidence, so that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help us in our
time of need.”
► “Throne of Grace”
God’s character and quality
God rules universe from a throne of Grace.
► “Mercy. . .Grace”
The product produced by God’s character that we obtain.
► “Our time of
need.”
God responses to our need.
God does not respond to our merit.
► Paul, the apostle of Grace, taught these
truths:
1. God has
manifested grace
Titus 2:11, “For the grace of God that brings salvation has
appeared to all men.” (Romans 5:15-17; 2 Corinthians 8:9)
2. Grace was manifested
in the salvation that God brought.
Romans 3:24, “. . .justified freely by his grace through
the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
Romans 5:20, “The law was added so that the
trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace
increased all the more.
3.Grace refers to the
new state we have been brought to
Romans 6:14, “For sin shall not be your master, because you
are not under law, but under grace.”
Romans 5:2, “. . .through whom we have gained access by
faith into this grace in which w now stand.”
4. Grace is God’s operating
principle for his child
In the New Testament we operate under grace
The Old Testament operated under law to achieve the
holiness of God. The law was the goal.
The New Testament standard is not the perfection of the
law, but the perfection of Jesus, the very nature of God
Grace demands and expects this perfection, this nature.
Our goal is not legalistic, but the likeness of Christ.
Galatians 5:4, “You who are trying to be justified by law
have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from
grace. But by faith we eagerly await through the
Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.”
5.Grace provides the daily needs
of the Child of God
Hebrews 4:16, “Let us then approach the throne of grace
with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace
to help us in our time of need.”
Philippians 4:19, “And my God will meet all your needs
according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
POINT: Do you think you earned the riches in his
glory??
6. Grace cannot be
compromised
There is no union between law and grace
There is no religious system where grace and law can
coexist or be mingled
Romans 4:13-16, “For if those who live by law are heirs,
faith has no value and the promise is worthless, because law
brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no
transgression. Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that
it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s
offspring.”
7.Grace brings all the
provisions of spiritual blessing:
called by grace equipped by grace
justified by grace
sanctified by grace conformed to Christ
by grace kept by
grace reconciled by grace
sustained by grace liberated from
bondage, sin, law by grace
Regeneration
The word “regeneration” is of Latin origin and means “born
again, born a second time, generated over again.”
John 3:7, “You should not be surprised
at my saying, ‘You must be born again.”
Titus 3:5, “He saved us through the washing of
rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit
1 John 3:2, “now we are children of
God.”
1 John 3:1, “How great is the love the Father
has lavished on us, that we should be called
children of God! And that is what we
are!
2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has
gone, the new has come!”
A person born into this world or kingdom is spiritually
dead and a child of sin.
To live in God’s kingdom you must have eternal life
and be a child of God.
This occurs when you are born a second time, born of a
new Father, into a new family.
1. The Author
(Father) of the New Birth is God
John 1:12,13, “Yet to all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become
children of God—children born not of natural
descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will,
but born of God.”
2. The Active Agent that Causes the
New Birth is the Holy
Spirit:
John 3:5-6, “Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one
can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and
the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives
birth to spirit.
3. The Means by which the Holy Spirit
Produces the New Birth is the Word of
God
1 Peter 1:23, “For you have been born again, not of
perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living
and enduring word of God.”
A man cannot believe in that which he is ignorant.
A man must hear to believe.
Romans 10:17, “Consequently, faith comes from
hearing the message, and the message is heard through the
word of Christ.”
4.The Power of the New Birth is
the Resurrection of Jesus Christ 1 Peter
1:3, “In his great mercy he has given us new birth
into a living hope through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ.”
5.The Instrument by which the New
Birth is accomplished is Faith
Galatians 3:26, “You are all sons of God through faith in
Christ Jesus
John 1:12, “Yet to all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God—
6. The Basis on which the New Birth is
accomplished
is the Blood
1 Peter 1:17-19, “you know that it was not with perishable
things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the
empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers,
but with the precious blood of Christ.”
Imputation
Imputation means to “reckon over to one” or “to set down to
one’s account.”
This is illustrated in Philemon 17-18 when Paul tells his
friend Philemon to charge Paul’s account for the things the
slave Onesumus had stolen.”
► Imputation #1: Man is charged with
sin
“Just as sin entered the world through
one man, and death through sin, and in this way
death came to all men, because
all sinned” Romans 5:11
In divine bookkeeping the ledger shows the debit of sin in
our account.
When we balance our checkbook we cannot ignore some
of the bills and some of the debts and still
rejoice over having a positive balance.
God cannot balance the books until he has dealt with all
the debt of sin.
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