The Foursquare Gospel Church - AmasamanThe Household of God Ephesians 2:19
Living spiritually in a physical world
Reading:1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Chronicles 17:1-15 2 Samuel 7:1-6 1 Corinthians 4:4 Introduction There is and area of Christianity where many of us have difficulty. Today we shall study that as a child by learning and practicing masters a language. Desire Desiring children of God will master the concepts that helps to live a consistent Christian Life. My participation We are usually wondering, Whether we are the ones doing a thing OR The Lord is the one doing it. When you consider statements like John 15:5 For without me you can do nothing. Matthew 1615, Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but me father which is in heaven Have no thought of what you will say Acts 419 If you abide in me and my word abide in you John 15:16 Summary It seems that at certain times the Lord desire for us to act and at other times it is the Lord who is performing. How do we know when to act and when the Lord is Performing? It is clear that the times for me to do is to ask God to come into my matter when only He can resolve the matter. These matters would be things of the spirit where my natural facilities cannot completely suffice. This is a very important understanding that every child of God should muster! In John 4:24 The Lord came to elevate us to the position of the Spiritual so that as Jesus became a Man to relate to us as Man to man... we by accepting the Lord Jesus may relate the Father as Spiritual beings to our Spiritual Father. Read Matthew 16:15 Jesus explained the to situation to Peter. I believe it is a lesson that we should all learn from. this seems to present a situation which seems to show that man a must willingly submit and that our spiritual stand our spiritual disposition our spiritual readiness (Which is strengthened by the Word of the Lord Titus 1:15) Plays an important part of what we are able to do. Read Romans 8:5-6 Matthew 7:11. Shows that God is willing to give us what we need BUT James 1:5-7 says it is possible that one will a not receive. The Spiritual and the Physical life. When Adam sinned in the Garden we are told that they died. It is obvious that the death in the Garden was not in the physical. It also means that though Adam was dead he was still alive. We deduce that if Adam died then it was in His Spirit. Because in the physical he was unchanged. What happens when a man is Spiritually dead. a. There is a disconnection between his spirit and God, and it can be influenced by other spirit beings. b. Such a person relates to only physical things and begins to listen lying spirits and is easily led astray c. Spiritual things of God are foolishness to him. 1 Corinthians 2:14 The important truths to remember is that. A man may be alive physically but will be dead spiritually. In other words the Spirit of such a person cannot actively connect with the Spirit of God. Another important thing to know is that because a man's spirit cannot connect with God does not mean that his spirit has vanished into thin air. No but his spirit now connects only to the ungodly things. The man needs to be revived in his spirit (the dead spirit) his spirit must be born again John 3:5 A man's spirit responds to God or to the devil. Analogy A man may be working in a company but then the man also has a home. when a man works in the company and comes and goes back to work he is not living two lives he is living one life but doing two very important things relevant to that life. 1. Christianity is Eternal life of God given to the spirit of men, and lived by men in the flesh. Reading Philippians 2:5-8. It becomes clear How and Why Jesus as God became a Man. 1. Jesus being God became a Man. Why John 10:10, Romans 5:6,8 Only a man can relate to a man as man. The coming of Jesus was clearly to engage with me and you. To open the door that was closed in the garden and give us access to our Father in Heaven. 2. Any man that has received Eternal Life has a different Home to go to. John 14:1-6. so for any Christian you are in the world but you are not of the world. John 17:16 Fortunately the movement is not physical but spiritual, you do not have to make a physical movement between your place of work and your home you can be at your home and your place of work as you choose in the spirit. This then becomes the reality of life to a Christian. As a Christian matures he is able to distinguish activities that are purely physical and they that are spiritual. Build yourself up in the Word of God. The meaning of God's utterances become clearer and clearer 2Corinthians 3:18 The fullness of the Spirit in a man will guide him. Amen.
Key Morale
You are a Spirit Being!