What's new at cgtruth.org

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 19, John 15:8.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:50 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-241-120221
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 19, John 15:8. Point 4: Becoming an expert witness for the prosecution in the Angelic Conflict glorifies God. a. Summary of the Angelic Conflict. 1. Angels are divided into fallen and elect. Satan is the head of the fallen angels and all were sentenced to the Lake of Fire, Mat 25:41. Matt 25:41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; Ezek 28:11 Again the word of the Lord came to me saying, Ezek 28:12 "Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord God, "You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. Ezek 28:13 "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared. Ezek 28:14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers,And I...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 18, John 15:8

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:00:49 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-240-120219
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 18, John 15:8. Meeting. c. The genius of God brings Him glory, Rom 11:33-36. Rom 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! Rom 11:34For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? Rom 11:35Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again? Rom 11:36For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. Rom 16:27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen. Part of God’s genius was the election of Saul of Tarsus to be the Apostle Paul. d. The worst sinner who ever lived is called by God to preach the gospel to the Gentiles and write over half of the NT. This glorifies God. Gal 1:23-24 they kept hearing, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy." And they were glorifying God because of...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 17, John 15:8

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:48 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-239-120217
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 17, John 15:8. The Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, listened to a Hellenistic Jew named Stephen give a powerful message. Stephen was educated, charismatic, and difficult to argue with since he was fully knowledgeable in the Law and in grace. Stephen taught that the Law, the temple, the priesthood, and Judaism itself must pass away in the shadow of the increasing growth of the Church. To say such brought the charge of blasphemy and Stephen was called to make his defense before the Sanhedrin. Stephen did not defend himself. He simply repeated what he had been teaching all along and he was sentenced to death. He was stoned to death while his clothes were laid at the feet of Saul of Tarsus who gave hearty approval. Whether Steven’s joyful face maintained during his death had any impact on Saul is not known. What is known is that Saul concluded that this Nazarene movement must be stopped, and by his fervency he was commissioned to chase down many of these Nazarenes who had fled the persecution to Damascus. We know the story. The great persecutor became Christianity’s greatest proponent. Paul then taught in the synagogues of Damascus and the surrounding areas. Many were converted but there were also many who hated his message and sent a delegation to the...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 16, John 15:8

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:47 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-238-120216
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 16, John 15:8. Point 3: The person and work of God brings glory to Himself. a. God alone is worthy of glorification and this has been and will always be true whether there are creatures to acknowledge it or not, Eph 1:3. Living in the plan of God for your life is the act of investing what you have been given at salvation into God’s system which together becomes the life beyond dreams. God is glorified because of who He is. He does not need us. Yet He has given us assets by which we can bring Him glory by walking in a manner in balance with our calling. Therefore, why not invest those assets into God’s plan? Luke 19:11 And while they were listening to these things, He went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. Luke 19:12He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return. Luke 19:13"And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business with this until I come back.' Each received...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 15, John 15:8

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:46 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-237-120215
...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 14, John 15:8.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00:45 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-236-120214
...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 13, John 15:8

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:00:44 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-235-120212
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 13, John 15:8. Point 3: The person and work of God brings glory to Himself. a. God alone is worthy of glorification and this has been and will always be true whether there are creatures to acknowledge it or not, Eph 1:3. Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, “blessed” – euvlogeto,j[eulogetos] = worthy of praise and glorification. Isa 46:9 "Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, Often man takes the best part of himself and magnifies this to the nth degree and calls that God, when in fact this comes far short of the mark. God says that there is no one like Him. This error makes for man to then turn around and think that same self-improvement that they think is the essence of God is actually God’s goal for them. This also falls very far from the mark. This is made clearer in heaven, when after the Rapture of the Church, but before...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 12, John 15:8.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:43 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-234-120210
...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 11, John 15:8.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:42 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-233-120209
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 11, John 15:8. j. Giving with right motivation glorifies God, 2 Co 9:13. The Corinthians had promised a gift to Paul’s ministry in Macedonia a year prior, but then they thought better of it, and the gift didn’t arrive. The Corinthians out of fellowship thought of the gift grudgingly. Paul had already boasted about the graciousness of the Corinthians so in order to save them the embarrassment he writes to them the law of giving. No one can get around the Law of Giving. All of us and in every dispensation, reap what we sow. The reason why giving is a law is that it is a part of the essence of God. God is love and love motivates Him to give. But this law cannot include the human type of love since all of God’s essence is governed by Justice. Human love is selfish and self motivated, but under God’s Justice love must follow rules of divine perfection. Any giving by the believer must be motivated by divine agape love and not human love, therefore the right attitude in giving can only exist by means of doctrine and the Spirit. Since divine love can only exist within us by means of the word and the Spirit then giving essentially must follow the same pattern, as Paul communicates by means of...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 10, John 15:8

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:41 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-232-120208
...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 9, John 15:8

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:40 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-231-120207
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 9, John 15:8. i. Bearing under undeserved suffering by application of doctrine brings glory to God, 1Pe 4:16. Application of doctrine necessitates functioning in grace rather than human viewpoint, human merit, function of the flesh, or any martyrdom complex when it comes to suffering. 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; 1 Peter 4:13but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation. 1 Peter 4:14If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 1 Peter 4:15By no means let any of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler; 1 Peter 4:16but if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not feel ashamed [get emotional about it], but in that name let him glorify God. The term Christian was not originated by believers but this name was given...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 8, John 15:8.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:39 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-230-120205
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 8, John 15:8. d. Dying grace glorifies God, John 21:19. Dying grace is for the mature believer and is the link between super-grace blessings in time and surpassing-grace blessings in eternity. It is filled with happiness and a lack of fear. This leads us to the instance on the beach where the Lord commissions Peter as the leader of the 11 to teach the Church the doctrines of the mystery with an added prophecy concerning Peter’s future. John 21:18 "Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself, and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go." John 21:19Now this He said, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me!" Just as the mature believer yielded to the will of God through his spiritual life, dying grace is the acceptance of the timing and manner of physical death. Peter is going to fail this since he has not yet had the time to grow up spiritually and develop a life of yieldedness to the will of God,...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 7, John 15:8

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:38 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-229-120203
...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 6, John 15:8

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:37 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-228-120202
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 6, John 15:8. The first and most important aspect of the believer glorifying God. 1. Growing to spiritual maturity by means of the mystery doctrine and the filling of the HS whereby the believer produces fruit glorifies God. What follows would all necessarily fall under this category since everything that I will subsequently document all occur by means of spiritual growth. a. Believing the promises of God gives glory to God, Rom 4:20, Application of faith to the promises of God is the function of the faith rest drill, problem solving device #3. Faith rest drill: PSD #3. 1. Claim a promise and mix it with faith 2. Apply a doctrine that supports the promise 3. Rest in God’s virtue and faithfulness [tranquility]. Doctrines that support God’s promises all center around His character. A promise is a good as the One who can be trusted. Doctrines that support promises: Essence of God Plan of God A fortiori Grace orientation – the policy of God Supreme Court of Heaven (advocacy of...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 5, John 15:8.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:36 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-227-120201
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 5, John 15:8. The first and most important aspect of the believer glorifying God. 1. Growing to spiritual maturity by means of the mystery doctrine and the filling of the HS whereby the believer produces fruit glorifies God. What follows would all necessarily fall under this category since everything that I will subsequently document all occur by means of spiritual growth. a. Believing the promises of God gives glory to God, Rom 4:20, Application of faith to the promises of God is the function of the faith rest drill, problem solving device #3. Faith rest drill: PSD #3. 1. Claim a promise and mix it with faith 2. Apply a doctrine that supports the promise 3. Rest in God’s virtue and faithfulness [tranquility]. Doctrines that support God’s promises all center around His character. A promise is a good as the One who can be trusted. Doctrines that support promises: Essence of God Plan of God A fortiori Grace orientation – the policy of God Supreme Court of Heaven (advocacy of...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 4, John 15:8.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:35 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-226-120131
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 4, John 15:8. The first and most important aspect of the believer glorifying God. 1. Growing to spiritual maturity by means of the mystery doctrine and the filling of the HS whereby the believer produces fruit glorifies God. What follows would all necessarily fall under this category since everything that I will subsequently document all occur by means of spiritual growth. a. Believing the promises of God gives glory to God, Rom 4:20, Rom 4:16 For this reason it is by faith [no longer by the Law], that it might be in accordance with grace, in order that the promise may be certain to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, Rom 4:17(as it is written, "A father of many nations have I made you") in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. Paul is showing here that God has ability and power that is limitless [omnipotence] so that you may know that your faith in Him is...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 3; John 15:8

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:34 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-225-120129
...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 2, John 15:8.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:33 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-224-120127
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 1, John 15:8. John 15:8"By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. Doctrine of glorifying God. Point 1: Definition: Glorify – to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration. Point 2: The description of how does a Church-age believer glorify God. The production of divine good by the mature believer is the normal Christian way of life; therefore it is the attainment of spiritual maturity that glorifies God. Glorifying God is attaining the life beyond gnosis and the life beyond dreams, Eph 3:19-20. Eph 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fulness of God. Eph 3:20Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, Eph 3:21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. The precondition of the life beyond gnosis and the life beyond dreams is knowing the plan of God and the love of...

The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 1, John 15:8

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:32 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-223-120126
Title: The doctrine of glorifying God, Part 1, John 15:8. John 15:8"By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. Doctrine of glorifying God. Point 1: Definition: Glorify – to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration. (Webster’s Dictionary) We honor God by honoring His word, His plan, and His Spirit as our top priority in life. We praise God by taking in doctrine daily and to a lesser extent through proper prayer and correctly motivated singing. Ps 86:11 Teach me Thy way, O Lord; I will walk in Thy truth; Unite my heart to fear Thy name. Ps 86:12I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Thy name forever. Ps 86:13For Thy lovingkindness [grace] toward me is...

God can use the least likely situations to accomplish fruit in the disciple, John 15:8

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:31 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-222-120125
Title: God can use the least likely situations to accomplish fruit in the disciple, John 15:8. John 15:1 I am the true vine [dependable vine means that He rests on the tress work of the Father], and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:3"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. John 15:4"Abide in Me, and I in you [ECS]. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. John 15:5"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:6"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. John 15:7"If you abide in Me, and My words [all this doctrine] abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you. If you desire to ask [which will be according to the...

The disciple is a NT concept and is a believer who is dedicated to the word of God, John 15:8

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:30 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-221-120124
Title: The disciple is a NT concept and is a believer who is dedicated to the word of God, John 15:8. They are on their way from the upper room to the Garden of Gethsemane. John 15:1 I am the true vine [dependable vine means that He rests on the tress work of the Father], and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:3"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. John 15:4"Abide in Me, and I in you [ECS]. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. To abide in Me is to do what He did. Trust the Father’s plan and do what the Father called you to do. He did it without sin, you do it with confession. Do it and don’t look back. John 15:5"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:6"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and...

The benefits of abiding in Christ; John 15:4-5

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:00:29 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-220-120122
Title: The benefits of abiding in Christ, John 15:4-5. John 15:1 I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:3"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. John 15:4"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “Abide” – aorist active imperative of meno[meno] = to remain, to abide, to tarry, to reside without leaving. Aorist – start now. Abide therefore means to remain in the plan of God for your life by not quenching or grieving the HS and remaining positive towards the word of God. When we abide in Christ we abide in certain virtues that belong to Christ. Abiding in Christ means living the resurrection life in time, the love of Christ abides in you, 1John 3:17. 1 John 3:17 But whoever has the world's goods, and beholds his brother in need and closes his heart against...

Severed from the flesh and elected by God whose Sovereign will desires His highest and best for every believer, John 15:3.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:28 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-219-120120
Title: Severed from the flesh and elected by God whose Sovereign will desires His highest and best for every believer, John 15:3. John 15:1 I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:3"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. At salvation the believer was cut off from the flesh [OSN] and so after salvation he has the freedom to produce fruit for the flesh is no longer his master. This circumcision of the heart is what the Lord is teaching in John 15:3 and it is a lot different than the physical ritual of circumcision, which had no bearing on salvation, but was a sign of God’s faithfulness. It’s a beautiful truth and a beautiful analogy and so Satan twisted it into a ritual that his students said was necessary for salvation. The false doctrine infiltrated the churches at Corinth, Rome and Galatia. Gal 5:1 It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of...

Saved by grace, live by grace, and die by grace, John 15:3

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:27 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-218-120118
Title: Saved by grace, live by grace, and die by grace, John 15:3. John 15:1 I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:3"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. The Lord is emphasizing that fruit production is not for salvation, but rather a privilege after salvation. He is teaching them to avoid legalism. Phase 1 in the CWL occurs in one moment when you believed in JC as your Savior. Phase 2 in the CWL occurs over the years from the time that you are born again until the time you die. At salvation you are made completely clean. After salvation you have the opportunity to walk in a manner worthy of who you are in Christ and thus bear much fruit. Much harm has been done to the truth of the Gospel and the truth of the mystery doctrine for the Church that is given for application after salvation by those who have confused these phases and thus fallen into legalism and religion. Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death [spiritual], but the...

What is pruned at salvation as apposed to what God prunes after salvation, John 15:3.

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:26 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-217-120117
Title: What is pruned at salvation as apposed to what God prunes after salvation, John 15:3. John 15:1 I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:3"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. The key words to understand in verse 3 is “already clean.” It is the adverb “already” plus the adjective of the verb in verse two, “prunes.” God the Father prunes the branches that are bearing fruit so that they may bear more fruit, or divine good production. In our interpretation of the word pruning we have associated it with suffering for blessing. But there is one thing that we have failed to emphasize. When suffering for blessing victory over or overcoming the suffering is realized through application of pertinent doctrine. In other words, it is not the suffering itself that prunes me but my application of doctrine to the suffering that prunes me. Pruning results in the removal of portions of...

Vine and branch analogies, John 15:1-2.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:25 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-216-120115
Title: Vine and branch analogies, John 15:1-2. John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. Some analogies of the vine and branches: The branches have unity with the vine. The farthest leaf gets its nutrients from the same source; the roots gather water and nutrients and pass them through the vine. A person may think he is too far from God for salvation, but that is never true, not as long as there is breadth in his lungs. There is also unity among the branches. The branches farthest from the vine need the branches closest and vice versa for a full harvest. The unity or communion with the vine must take precedence over unity with other branches. God emphasis always precedes people emphasis. 1 Cor 12:20-21 But now there are many members, but one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." 1 Cor 12:4 Now there are varieties of gifts,...

Water transformed to wine is analogous of doctrine transformed to God’s happiness, John 15:1-2

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:24 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-215-120112
Title: Water transformed to wine is analogous of doctrine transformed to God’s happiness, Part 2 John 15:1-2. John 2:1 And on the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; John 2:2 and Jesus also was invited, and His disciples, to the wedding. John 2:3And when the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." John 2:4And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what do I have to do with you [what is this to you and Me]? My hour has not yet come." John 2:5His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." John 2:6Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. John 2:7Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. John 2:8And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the headwaiter." And they took it to him. John 2:9And when the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from...

Water transformed to wine is analogous of doctrine transformed to God’s happiness, John 15:1-2

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:23 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-214-120111
...

Israel’s pursuit of the Promised Land is a picture of the believer’s pursuit of the happiness of God. John 15:1-2.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:22 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-213-120110
Title: Israel’s pursuit of the Promised Land is a picture of the believer’s pursuit of the happiness of God. John 15:1-2. John 15:1 I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:3"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. John 15:4"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. John 15:5"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:6"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. The believer who abides in Christ is constantly on the move to conquer more ground and to follow the standards of doctrine to higher and higher ground. Israel was never done conquering so that she may settle down to some utopian idea of peace. She always had to...

The Election of Israel in view of the four unconditional covenants, Part 2

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:00:21 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-212-120108
Title: The Election of Israel in view of the four unconditional covenants, Part 2 The third covenant is: /The Davidic Covenant: the house of David will never lack one with the right to rule from his throne.\ Divine discipline may cause the throne itself to be unoccupied; but there shall never lack one whose right it is to sit on that throne. / The Davidic Covenant: the house of David will never lack one with the right to rule from his throne.\ This covenant has more impact on the Church than does the Palestinian since that covenant is earthly and national to Israel. Never once did this covenant impose even the slightest obligation upon David. If it did it would have been broken long, long ago. /There is a difference in the covenants for Israel between the national promises and the individual promises. The national promises stand for the Jewish positive believer, negative believer, and unbeliever....

The Election of Israel in view of the four unconditional covenants

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:20 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-211-120105
Title: The Election of Israel in view of the four unconditional covenants. There is a grave difference between Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. As a disciplined student of the word of God you should know which camp you fall into and be able to defend that camp over and above the other. Related to this also are the premillennialists, postmillennialists, and amillennialists, which as the names indicate deal with the Millennial reign of Christ, but place it at different times in history as well as viewing it differently in terms of its reality against a view that it’s more allegorical. I don’t know if we’ll get to that in the next couple lessons, so you’re a premillennialist, in case you were curious. /Covenant Theology tends to interpret every usage of “elect” to ultimately refer to the Church, while dispensationalism sees three distinct elections – Israel, Christ, and the Church.\ It must be recognized that the covenant of God with Abraham is one of the mist important and determinative revelations in Scripture. The issue concerns the election of Israel as a nation, which is easy to see in the OT, but what of Israel now and in the future? How is the election of the nation related to the salvation of the...

Jesus Christ is dependable for perfect happiness, John 15:1-2.

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:00:19 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-210-120104
Title: Jesus Christ is dependable for perfect happiness, John 15:1-2. John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. We have the present active indicative of eimi – I keep on being, the true vine. / ‘true’ is the adjective, a)lhqinoj[alethinos] which means true, trustworthy, faithful, dependable, and genuine. Jesus Christ is the true and dependable source of prosperity/happiness. \ Significant to the use of the vine analogy is wine production which was often associated with happiness in the ancient world, and certainly continues to be so today. A great harvest that produces an exceptional vintage of wine is a source of great joy to the vinedresser, who in this analogy is God the Father. It is no coincidence that wine production was our Lord’s first miracle, turning water in earthen vessels (representing the word of God in man) to wine in the same vessels (representing perfect happiness in man). When the wine was given to the head waiter he said: /John 2:10 "Every man serves the good wine first, and when men have drunk freely, then that which is poorer; you have kept the good wine until...

The vine and the branches. Israel is a picture of the believer’s soul. John 15:1

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:18 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-209-120103
Title: The vine and the branches. Israel is a picture of the believer’s soul. John 15:1. Gethsemanemeans “oil-press” and it rightly becomes the place of Christ’s greatest pressure, but that will not come until He has completed His discourse which is recorded in John 15 – 16. Nature is a parable of God. These are some of the shadowing in the natural world of spiritual qualities in the nature of God. The vine was made the clinging, needful, and helpless plant it is, that it might for ever remind men of certain deep characteristics of the divine nature. First we noted that the vine represented Israel as God transplanted her from Egypt into the Promised Land. /Ps 80:8 Thou didst remove a vine from Egypt; Thou didst drive out the nations, and didst plant it. \ Israel’s history in this land is fascinating. We are going to look at it in pieces since its 1400 years of history. It is necessary to see how Israel was removed from client nation status because it gives us insight into our own individual spiritual lives. /Israel is a picture of the Church-age believer’s soul, and as such, her history becomes necessary wisdom to the Church. \ 1 Cor 10:1 For I do...

The vine and the branches. The torch is passed from Israel to the Church, John 15:1.

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:17 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-208-120101
Title: The vine and the branches. The torch is passed from Israel to the Church, John 15:1. Class schedule next week. John 14:31Arise, let us go from here. Not recorded by John is that they sang the last part of the Hallel (Psa 113 – 118) Psalm 118 before leaving the Passover supper, which the Lord has just transformed into the bread and wine ritual for the church to remember Him. /Matt 26:30 And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. \ I just want to note the last stanza of Psa 118. Ps 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. The fact that Christ is the chief corner stone is prophesized by Isaiah in Isa 28:16. Every Jew knew this. Every Jew sang Psa 118 during the Passover week. This verse was quoted by the Lord in the parable of the vinegrowers 3 days prior. It was again quoted by Peter in the temple directly after Pentecost and written in his first epistle. But it wasn’t until after the cross that more than 5000 Jews would believe that the chief corner stone in this verse applied to Jesus Christ the Nazarene. Ps...

The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer, part 4. John 14:27; Gen 14

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:00:16 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-207-111229
Title: The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer, part 4. John 14:27; Gen 14. Class on Sunday morning. Gen 14:17Then after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley). When the king of Sodom sees all of this wealth coming back sees a chance to recoup. He is going to go out to make a deal with Abraham. The king of Sodom has nothing but he is going to try to get his people back so that he has someone to rule over again and collect taxes, but he knows, under the laws of that day, that through Abraham’s victory he has right of conquest of both the wealth and the people. The king of Sodom has been thoroughly defeated and he has no right to make a deal with Abraham. But his greed outweighs and sense of fairness or virtue, if he has any at all. His plot is to make himself greater than Abraham and to rob Abraham of the victory by coming out with a deal where he can claim that he is the one that made Abraham wealthy. Be careful of compromising your principles of doctrine in order to make peace with those who are only interested in self...

The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer, part 3. John 14:27; Gen 14.

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:00:15 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-206-111228
Title: The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer, part 3. John 14:27; Gen 14. Gen 14:13Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew [no Jew yet – Hebrew means to cross the river (Euphrates)]. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram. /[map]\ When the chips are down and the pressure is on people always come to the believer who has demonstrated stability and divine power in the time of crisis. Men often laugh at the strong believer, until the emergency. In times of distress people always come to the one who is in doctrine, who has stability, who is moving toward supergrace or is in the supergrace life. Stability in time of pressure is always the result of the peace, tranquility, and prosperity of Christ. From human viewpoint Abraham can do nothing. The army that has imprisoned Lot is the combined force of 4 kingdoms. There could be 50,000 soldiers. Abraham has a force of less then 1,000. Still the fugitive runs to him because he has nowhere else to go. We will see that when this conflict first shows up at Abrams door he will have four victories, and the victory on the battlefield was definitely not the...

The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer, part 2. John 14:27; Gen 14

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:00:14 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-205-111227
Title: The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer, part 2. John 14:27; Gen 14. The indwelling of the Spirit and of Christ, the guarding of the word of God, the loving of God in return, His love towards the virtue within you, the building of the edification complex beside your soul, and the teaching ministry of God the HS all combine to provide prosperity for the individual believer. This prosperity is represented by the word “peace” in verse 27. It’s not just any peace, but the very peace of Christ. John 14:27"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. /The first peace is the substitutionary spiritual sacrifice of Christ. The second peace is the mental prosperity of Christ during His first advent by combining PVTD and the F/HS to gain the capacity for such prosperity. \ / “peace” – e)irene[eirene] = tranquillity, benefit, prosperity, or happiness. It is a part of the fruit of the Spirit.\ We have noted that: /Peace, tranquility, prosperity, and happiness are a supernatural result of an affective prayer life, Phil 4:6-7.\ /...

Christmas 2011; Christ brings peace in to the world and gives believers His peace.

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:00:13 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-204-111225
[ Title: Christmas 2011; Christ brings peace in to the world and gives believers His peace. It seems that people are always talking about peace around Christmas time. A lot of Christmas cards have gone out with “Peace on earth an good will towards men.” But that is a misquote of an angel. The peace most people speak of is simply a lack of conflict. There is much more to the word peace. With the Middle East and other conflicts around the world people naturally desire peace. It is when the storm rattles on the window-panes that the family draws closer round the fire, and the mother clasps her babe to her breast. /Peace is not an absence of conflict, but the mental prosperity of the mature in the midst of conflict, adversity, and great prosperity.\ Prosperity can be a great source of unrest. The laborer who lives pay check to pay check sleeps easily at night since he has nothing to lose. The wealthy business man tosses and turns because his bulging portfolio is constantly the prey of the thief, the person working to steal his identity, the lawyers always ready to bring any frivolous law suit. /Ps 4:7-8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new...

The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer. John 14:27; Gen 14

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:12 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-203-111222
Title: The peace of Christ graciously given to the believer. John 14:27; Gen 14. The indwelling of the Spirit and of Christ, the guarding of the word of God, the loving of God in return, His love towards the virtue within you, the building of the edification complex beside your soul, and the teaching ministry of God the HS all combine to provide prosperity for the individual believer. This prosperity is represented by the word “peace” in verse 27. It’s not just any peace, but the very peace of Christ. John 14:27"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. There are two different peace’s spoken of by the Lord, but both are linked to one another. /Peace I leave with you refers to the fulfillment of His substitutionary death on the cross. This brings reconciliation to all men.\ “My peace” can only be experienced by the believer who abides in Him through PVTD and the F/HS. /The peace of Christ is given as a gift to believers; however, it is the believer’s responsibility through PVTD and the F/HS to gain the capacity for such prosperity....

The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit, Part 4; John 14:23-26.

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:11 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-202-111221
Still under the 5th ministry of God the HS to the believer at salvation is: /5. Filling of the HS: God the HS enters us into the PPOG where we can metabolize doctrine and enjoy His enabling power. This is lost in personal sin but recovered through the rebound technique.\ /Filling means to be controlled or to fill up a deficiency. God the HS empowers us with divine power, which fills up our deficiency.\ When we are not filled with the Spirit we are either grieving or quenching the Spirit. /1 Thess 5:19 Do not quench the Spirit;\ /Quench means to suppress or stifle the power of God the Holy Spirit. This is a failure to yield to His will and power no matter what and rather choosing to use another so-called power.\ Eph 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. The Scriptures often testify to the fact that the Spirit of God is holy and that He is a person. The indwelling presence of this holy person constitutes the body of a believer a temple of God. /In the nature of the case, in the indwelling presence of His holy person, the presence of sin in any form grieves the Holy Spirit. \ Grieving is used...

The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit, Part 3; John 14:23-26

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:10 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-201-111220
Title: The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit, Part 3; John 14:23-26. The ministries of G/HS to the world are the restraining ministry where He restrains evil, and the convicting ministry to the unsaved where He presents the gospel in common grace. We looked briefly at these two ministries. Then we began the 7 ministries to the believer at salvation. 6 of these ministries are permanent. In other words, their effects cannot be lost no matter what the believer does. These ministries are eternal and occur because of one decision to believe in Christ. One of these ministries is temporary, since it does depend on the believer’s decisions to personally sin or to operate in human good. Since all believers are sinners saved by grace and will continue to commit personal sin and operate in the false power of human good this ministry is lost, but recovered through the grace procedure that God has provided. This ministry is the filling of the HS. /1. Efficacious grace: the HS acts as a human spirit to make the positive faith signals of the spiritually dead to be alive or effective for salvation, Eph 2:8.\ /2. Regeneration: God the HS makes a human spirit within you to which God the Father imputes eternal life. This is being born again, Titus 3:5; Gal...

The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit, Part 2, John 14:23-26

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:00:09 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-199-111218
Title: The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit, John 14:23-26. /The ministries of G/HS to the world are the restraining ministry where He restrains evil, and the convicting ministry to the unsaved where He presents the gospel in common grace.\ We looked briefly at these two ministries on Thursday. /Nothing needs to be imposed upon fallen humanity to set up the great tribulation in the earth: that tribulation will automatically result when the Spirit’s restraint is removed. \ /No individual is capable in himself of believing on Christ to the saving of his soul, apart from the enlightening work of the Holy Spirit by which he receives the gospel of Christ as Savior and is inclined to receive Him by faith.\ The commission of the ambassador of Christ is to present the gospel clearly and when he does, God the HS is there to make it understandable. /At the moment of personal faith in Christ there are 7 salvation ministries of the HS to the believer.\ Every person is born into this world spiritually dead and separate from God. This is the doctrine of total depravity. When a person believes in Christ he is still spiritually dead and the faith of the dead is meaningless. But God the HS...

The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit, John 14:23-26

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:08 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-200-111215
Title: The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit, John 14:23-26. John 14:23Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him. John 14:24"He who does not love Me [still in reference to the believer] does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me. /The word of God was decreed in eternity past by the Father and it is the way in which Christ is revealed to us and not the world. This is the answer to Thaddeus’ question.\ John 14:25 "These things I have spoken to you, while abiding with you. / “abide” – menw[meno] = stay without leaving, to tarry – meaning that Christ is going to stick it out with them until the end. The sheep scatter, but not the Shepherd.\ And as we have noted, when it is time for Him to leave, 10 days before the beginning of the CA, another will be sent to stand by them in time of need, to mentor, and to teach – God the Holy Spirit. John 14:26"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your...

The abode of God built in your soul; the edification complex of the soul; John 14:21-23

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:07 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-198-111214
Title: The abode of God built in your soul; the edification complex of the soul; John 14:21-23 John 14:22Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us, and not to the world?"[this is correctly translated] John 14:23Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him [repeating verse 21], and We will come to him [face to face with him], and make Our abode with him. The second part, “we will come to him, and make Our abode with him,” is added as the next step that should occur in every CA believer after the indwelling of the Son, Father, and Spirit at salvation. First we must note that Christ doesn’t answer the question – “What has happened?” because they have witnessed what has happened. He presented Himself to Israel as her King on the back of the colt of a donkey and they shouted Hosanna, save us now, but not from our sins. Save us from the Romans. They saw Him weep at that and they were not tears of joy. They saw Him wither the fig tree. They saw Him throw the money changers out of the temple. They heard his parables about the vineyard that would be taken. They heard Him announce that the temple would be...

God loves His virtue and will love His virtue within the believer who develops it. John 14:21-23

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:06 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-197-111213
Title: God loves His virtue and will love His virtue within the believer who develops it. John 14:21-23 John 14:21"He who has My commandments and keeps them [continued PVTD without distraction], he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him." / “loves Me” – present active participle of agapaw[agapao] = a mental attitude love of the Lord and His word. A love for Jesus Christ is a love of His word.\ Any person can say they love Jesus a million times over, but what is your attitude towards His word? And I mean the entire word and not just your favorite subjects. Verse 21 clearly that to love the Lord is to love His word. The key to understanding the mention of the Father’s love in verse 21 is the preposition hupo. / shall be loved “of” my Father = preposition u(po[hupo] = a place beneath, underneath, or below. This is in reference to the Father’s authority.\ / “loved by My Father” = [literally]“loved under the authority of My Father” – the Father loves the virtues developed under submission to His plan, as Jesus Christ did...

Protecting the doctrine you have accumulated, John 14:21

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:00:05 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-196-111211
John 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him." / “keeps” – terew [tereo] – to guard what belongs to you and is precious to you. “commandments” = categorical doctrines. \ /You guard doctrine by guarding your positive volition. You guard your positive volition by avoiding the many distractions in life. \ In order to maintain the doctrine I have and to keep it circulating in my soul I’ve got to continue to take in doctrine on a daily basis. Yet there are many distractions to prevent a believer from developing this habit and other distractions designed to undo that habit. John 12:42 Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; John 12:43 for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God. One great distraction, which goes directly against the indwelling of Christ, is people emphasis over God emphasis. /A distraction is a thought that invades the soul and causes a change in priorities.\ Every person has priorities. There is TLJC and then there is everything else. Nothing is impure or unclean so...

Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 17. Implications of the indwelling Christ.

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:04 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-195-111208
Title: Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 17. Implications of the indwelling Christ. Turn to Col 1. /Point 6: The Implications of the Indwelling of Christ. a.The indwelling of Jesus Christ is a sign of royalty. \ /b. The indwelling of Jesus Christ is a guarantee of our portfolio of invisible assets because we are fellow heirs with Christ, Rom 8:17.\ /c. The indwelling of Jesus Christ is a guarantee of eternal security.\ /d. The indwelling of Jesus Christ is a guarantee of the existence of your escrow blessings.\ And this is where we left off last night: /e. The indwelling of Jesus Christ is the motivation for continued momentum in undeserved suffering at spiritual adulthood.\ At spiritual self-esteem you have personal love for God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Knowing Jesus Christ indwells you becomes the motivation you need to advance to spiritual autonomy and to spiritual maturity. The reason is that at each stage there is undeserved suffering, which God allows under His permissive will. You were protected from this type of suffering up to the stages of spiritual adulthood because you were not...

Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 16. The temple of God produces fruit. Implications of the indwelling Christ

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:03 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-194-111207
[ Title: Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 16. The temple of God produces fruit. Implications of the indwelling Christ. Pearl Harbor. Christmas songs. Holiday schedule. Refreshments Christmas morning. / #2 result of effective rebound is production of fruit which glorifies God. \ This goes hand in hand with being confident at the JSOC since divine good production is what you are evaluated for. John 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. / “abide” – present active subjunctive of menw[meno] = to abide without leaving, to continue in a location or sphere, to tarry or to stay.\ This word means to remain in fellowship and not leave for long periods of time. Since there is no one is sinless it would be impossible to remain in fellowship with God indefinitely, but with lightning quick rebound reflexes, this command can be obeyed by the positive believer. And there in lies the key. To remain in fellowship or to abide with the Son and the Father and the HS means the use of problem solving devices skillfully. This skill comes from years of...

Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 15. The rebound technique – the grace to maintain communion with God.

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:02 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-193-111206
Title: Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 15. The rebound technique – the grace to maintain communion with God. /Other Biblical documentation for rebound: \ Rom 8:12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh — Rom 8:13 for if you are living according to the flesh [OSN], you must die [no fellowship]; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body [the death happened at the cross, when you confess those sins you are identifying with that death], you will live [option of PSDs 2-10 to maintain fellowship]. Rom 12:1 I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice [perceiving doctrine at the throne of grace – holy = F/HS], acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 1 Cor 11:30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. 1 Cor 11:31But if we judged ourselves rightly [rebound], we should not be judged [disciplined]. 1 Cor 11:32But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord in order that we may not be condemned along with the world....

Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 14. The rebound technique – the grace to maintain communion with God.

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:00:01 GMT

Book of John Series
Class number: JOHN-192-111204
Title: Doctrine of the indwelling Christ part 14. The rebound technique – the grace to maintain communion with God. 1 John 1:9If we [3rd class – maybe you will and maybe you wont] confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. “confess” – present active subjunctive of o(mologew[homologeo] = to cite, admit, acknowledge, or to state in a trial. Naming or citing a sin is a non-meritorious function. It doesn’t emphasize the sinner but the one who paid for the sin. Therefore, if you add popular things like, “I feel sorry, I’ll never do it again, I will make it up to you through penance, etc,” then you are adding work to the cross of Christ. It is finished! The present tense tells us that this is something that should habitually occur when we commit a personal sin. The active voice means that you have to confess and no one can confess for you. The subjunctive mood means that maybe you will or won’t; it depends on your volition. “sins” – a(martia[hamartia - plural] refers to personal sins in the three categories, mental, verbal,...