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Understanding the Promise of Messiah in Genesis 3:15

The Promise of Messiah: Genesis 3:15

I [God] will put enmity [hostility/hatred) between you [serpent/Satan] and the woman [mankind], between your [Satan] seed and her Seed [Messiah/Redeemer]; He [Jesus] shall bruise your [Satan] head, and you shall bruise His [Jesus] heel.

Old Testament Prophecy

  • Isaiah 7:14
    • the Lord Himself will give a sign
    • a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son
    • His name shall be Immanuel – God with us
  • Isaiah 9:6-7
    • unto us a Child is born – humanity
    • unto us a Son is given– deity
    • His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor Mighty God, Everlasting Father Prince of Peace
  • His government – kingdom/rule
    • upon His shoulder – authority
    • peace
    • no end- everlasting/forever
    • upon the throne of David – covenant
    • established with judgment and justice

The Lord of Hosts -Jehovah Sabaoth – our Deliverer – will perform this

New Testament Prophecy

  • In remembrance of his mercy…
  • In remembrance of His holy Covenant… (Luke 1:54-55; 72-73)
  • in the fullness of time, God sent forth his Son (Gal 4:4) 
  • Mary brought forth a Son and called Him Jesus (Gospels)
  • the word became flesh and dwelt among us (Jn 1:14)

The Ministry of Jesus

  • I will declare the decree: the Lord has said to Me, You are My Son, today I have begotten You. (Psalm 2:7)
  • But Jesus answered and said to him (John the Baptist), permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting pon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, this is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:15-17)

Isaiah 61:1-3; Luke 4:18

  • the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
  • the Lord has anointed Me
  • to preach the gospel to the poor
  • to heal the broken hearted
  • to proclaim liberty to the captives
  • to open the prison of those who are bound
  • to comfort all who mourn
  • to console those who mourn in Zion
  • to give them beauty for ashes
  • to give the oil of joy for mourning
  • to give the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness
  • recovery of sight to the blind
  • to set at liberty those who are oppressed
  • to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord

1 John 3:8b

  • to destroy the works of the devil

John 3:16-17

  • to bring everlasting life
  • to save the world

1 Peter 1:20; Titus 2:11; 3:4

  • grace, kindness and the love of God our Savior has appeared to all men
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Timeline of Biblical History: From Creation to Restoration

History 

Here is a quick overview of the events that take place between the Creation and the coming of Jeus. 

  • God
    • created everything in the beginning
  • Adam and Eve created
    • They lived in the garden
    • After they disobeyed, they were expelled from the garden
  • Seth
    • One of the children of Adam and Eve
  • Noah
    • lived a Godly life
    • commanded to build an ark
  • Shem
    • one of the three sons of Noah
  • The Flood
    • It rained for only 40 days.
    • Then 190 days passed after it stopped raining for the water to dry enough for them to leave the ark.
  • Tower of Babel
    • The place where the nations was divided and the languages were confused.
  • Abraham  
    • called out 
    • Covenant made
    • promises given 
  • Isaac
    • the son of promise
  • Jacob 
    • One of the two sons of Isaac
    • Twelve sons = 12 Tribes of Israel
  • Joseph
    • one of the sons of Jacob
    • sold as a slave
    • became a ruler of Egypt
      • famine
      • Joseph’s family moves to Egypt
  • Moses
    • Deliver
    • Passover, Exodus
    • The Red Sea
    • Wilderness Journey
    • Law Given
    • Tabernacle Built
  • Joshua
    • leader of nation of Israel after the death of moses
    • leads Israel into the promised land
  • Judges
    • It talks about the ruling judges in Judges 3:7-16:31.
    • See the Bible Study about Judges
  • United Kingdom
    • Saul
    • David
    • Solomon
  • Divided Kingdom
    • Northern Kingdom – Israel = Ten Tribes
    • Southern Kingdom – Judah = Two Tribes
  • Captivity
    • Israel exiled to Assyria
    • Judah exiled to Babylon for 70 years
  • Restoration
    • Judah returns home
    • city walls rebuilt
    • temple rebuilt
    • temple worship restored
  • 400 years of silence
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Understanding the Role of Biblical Prophets

Prophets

God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began… the gospel of God which he promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures 

(Acts 3:21b; Romans 1:2)

The Prophet was to:

  • Prophesy
  • speak or sing by inspiration
  • make prediction (scriptural or other)
  • give simple discourse
  • be a foreteller
  • have visions
  • see

General Titles

  • servant
  • man of God
  • mediator
  • watchman
  • messenger
  • seer

Message – Personal or National

  • Covenant Enforces
    • a call to covenant faithfulness
    • a call to repentance
    • warnings of judgement
    • blessing for obedience
  • Predictive Prophecy
    • promise of Messiah and His Kingdom
    • wrath and judgement of God
    • prophecies concerning Israel and other nations

The Greatest Prophet: Jesus

  • Behold, I have come to do Thy will (Hebrews 10:7, 9)
  • This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased (Matthew 3:17)
  • Not my will but Thine be done (Luke 22:42)
  • It is finished (John 19:30)

Scriptures

  • Deuteronomy 18:15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
  • Deuteronomy 18:18-19 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
  • Acts 3:22-24 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
  • Luke 18:31 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
  • Luke 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

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The Creation: God’s Eternal Power and Wisdom

Creation

In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The Lord God made the heavens and the earth. He has made the earth by His power; He has established the world by His wisdom and has stretched out the heavens at His discretion. 

(Genesis 1:1, 2:4; Jeremiah 10:12)

Vocabulary:

God -Elohim (H430 – ‘ĕlōhîm) אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem’; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels,  exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly),  (very) great, judges, mighty.

LORD – Jehovah (H3068 – Yᵊhōvâ) יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw’; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord.

created – (H1254 – bārā’) בָּרָא bârâʼ, baw-raw’; a primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes):—choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).

power- H3581 – kōaḥ כֹּחַ kôach, ko’-akh; or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ kôwach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard:—ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.

wisdom – H2451 – ḥāḵmâ חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw’; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. (in Proverbs 8 wisdom is a personified divine attribute showing God’s omnipotence and omniscience)

  • The Eternal Godhead
    • In the beginning God – Elohim
    • In the beginning God created – Elohim bara
    • In the beginning God’s power – koah
    • In the beginning God’s wisdom – hakam
    • Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
    • John 1:1-5,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
    • Revelation 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
    • Colossians 1:15-17  Who (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
    • John 10:30 I (Jesus) and my Father are one.
    • Revelation 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
    • 1 John 5:7-8 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
    • Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
    • Jeremiah 10:10 But the Lord (Jehovah) is the true God (Elohim), he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
  • Eternal Power
    • Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
    • Romans 1:19-20 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
    • Jeremiah 32:17 Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
    • Isaiah 48:13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
    • Isaiah 45:18 or thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
    • Psalm 95:3-5
    • Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
    • Psalm 33:8-9 Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
    • Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
  • Eternal Wisdom
    • Proverbs 8:22-31 The Lord possessed me (Wisdom) in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.  When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
  • Eternal Praise
    • Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
    • Psalm 50:6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
    • Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
    • Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
    • Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
    • Psalm 104:24, 30 O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
    • Psalm 148:1-6 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
    • Psalm 136:1-9 
      • O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
      • O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
      • O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
      • To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
      • To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
      • To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
      • To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
      • The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
      • The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Baptism by the Holy Spirit Explained

Believers To Be Baptized With The Holy Spirit
Acts 1:4-5 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, which, He said, you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.


Believers To Receive Power By The Holy Spirit To Witness
Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.


Believers Filled With The Holy Spirit And Spoke With Other Tongues
Acts 2:1-4 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.


Old Testament Prophecy; New Testament Fulfillment
Joel 2:28-29: Acts 2:14-18 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: and it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh: your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.


Who Is the Holy Spirit?
The Spirit of God – The Three in One- The Eternal Godhead – The Power of the Highest
Seen in the Fruit of the Spirit – Spiritual Gifts- Dove, Wind, Fire, Rain, Oil, Water, River

Functions of the Holy Spirit
Salvation (Titus 3:4-7)
by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit
Seals (Ephesians 1:13-14)
Holy Spirit of Promise – the guarantee of our inheritance
Temple (1 Corinthians 6:19)
the body is now the temple of the Holy Spirit – where He dwells
Bears Witness (Romans 8:14-17)
the Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God
Empowers (Acts 1:8)
believers get power to witness
Teaches, Guides, Reveals, Comforts, Convicts, Glorifies Jesus (John 14-16)


Functions of Believers
is to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18b)
is not to grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30)
is not to quench the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5: 19)
is to pray in the Holy Spirit (Jude 1:20)
is to abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13)
is to have communion/fellowship with the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14)

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Christ’s Life After Resurrection: Key Events

The Resurrection

  • Jesus taught His disciples that He must suffer many things, be rejected, be killed but on the third day He would rise again! (the gospels)

The Empty Tomb

  • Jesus is alive!
  • He is risen!

Appearances Of Jesus After His Resurrection

  • Jesus appears to the women first! (Mary Magdalene, Mary mother of James, Salome, Joanna and other women not named)
  • Jesus appeared to Peter
  • Jesus appears to His disciples several times
  • Jesus walks with two believers on the Road to Emmaus (Cleopas; the other believer’s name not mentioned)
  • Jesus appears to a group of five hundred at one time
  • Jesus appears to James
  • Jesus appears to all the apostles including Paul

The Forty Days Before His Ascension (Acts 1:2-8)

  • Jesus gave commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen
  • Jesus presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs
  • Jesus spoke to them of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God
  • Jesus commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem but to wait for the Promise of the Father – to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, to receive power to be His witnesses in the earth.

The Ascension

Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven. (Acts 1:9-l1)

The Throne of Grace (Hebrews 4, 7, 8, 12)

  • Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God
  • Jesus as our High Priest ever lives to make intercession for us
  • Jesus as our High Priest sympathizes with our weakness
  • we can come boldly to the throne of Grace to obtain mercy
  • we can come boldly to find grace to help in time of need

The Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:34-35, 37-39)

Nothing can separate us from the love of God- we are more than conquerors!

  • not tribulation
  • not sword
  • nor things present
  • not distress
  • neither death
  • nor things to come
  • not persecution
  • nor life
  • nor height
  • not famine
  • nor angels
  • nor depth
  • not nakedness
  • nor principalities
  • not peril
  • nor any other created thing
  • nor powers

Behold, He is coming with clouds and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:7-8)

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Understanding the Cross: Salvation and Redemption Explained

 
 
 
Look to Jesus, the author and the finisher of our faith, Who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God!!!
(Hebrews 12:2)
 
The Cross
  • the will of the Father -God
  • God’s own arm brought forth salvation
  • God set forth Jesus as a propitiation (sinless substitute) by His blood
  • the willing sacrifice – the offering of the body of the Son- Jesus Christ
  • Jesus humbled Himself and was obedient to the point of death – the cross
  • Jesus was delivered up (crucified) for our offenses (sins) and raised (resurrected) for our justification
  • the righteousness of God revealed; demonstrated
  • the demonstration of God’s love for us while we were still sinners
  • Jesus now sits at the right hand of the throne of God -it is finished!!!
  • Jesus has triumphed over all principalities and powers
All have sinned and come short of the glory of God
  • sinners (that’s you and me!) are now justified (declared righteous) freely by God’s grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
  • we are now justified by faith (belief, trust in Jesus)
  • we are now reconciled unto God (at peace with God through the blood of the cross)
  • we are now saved by Jesus’ life
  • we are now made alive with Jesus
  • we are forgiven of all our trespasses (sins)
  • we now have access by faith into God’s grace
  • we now stand in God’s grace
  • we now rejoice in the hope of the glory of God
Work of the Cross and Work started at the Cross
  • propitiation – substitute
  • redemption – price paid
  • reconciliation – peace restored
  • justification – imputed/declared righteous
  • sanctification – walk it out
  • glorification -perfected, completed
The Picture of Baptism
Crucified with Christ
  • old man (flesh – sin nature) crucified
Buried with Christ through baptism of death 
  • dead to sin
Raised with Christ 
  • alive to God
  • death no longer has dominion
 
Walk in newness of life 
  • present myself as an instrument of righteousness for holiness
 
I have been buried, raised and made alive with Christ. my life is now hidden
with Christ in God. Christ is now my life. (Rom 6; Colossians 2: 12-13, 3:3)
 
…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin, which so easily ensnares us, and
let us run with endurance the race that is set before us!!! Hebrews 12:1) 
Please read Romans 6

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Understanding the Natural, Carnal, and Spiritual Man

 
The Natural, Carnal, and Spiritual Man
 
The Natural Man 
    • The natural man is one who lives without God – who lives his/her life “in the flesh”. The “flesh” in this sense means the sinful (lower) nature- the nature which became a part of man after the fall (sin) of Adam and Eve. Now, this sinful nature is passed down to all men. 
  • The illustration shows that the door of the spirit (that part of man that relates to God) is closed. the door of the flesh is open. The natural man must be born again – his spirit made alive.
  • 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 
  • Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Romans 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
  • Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
  • Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
The Carnal Christian 
The carnal Christian is one who lives his/her life “according to the flesh” Though the carnal Christian has received Christ and is a partaker of the divine nature of God they have failed to continue to grow spiritually. The carnal Christian follows the dictates of his/her fleshly nature more often than those of his/her spiritual nature.
The illustration shows that the carnal Christian has opened the door of the spirit by receiving Christ, but has not closed the door of the flesh.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.  For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
  • Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
  • Galatians 5:16-17 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
  • Romans 7:15-25   For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
The Spiritual Christian 
 The Spiritual Christian is one who lives his/her life “in the Spirit” – sold out to Jesus! Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior, and their life is totally dependent upon Him.
The illustration shows that the spiritual Christian has closed the door to the flesh. The spiritual Christian lives in the Spirit and walks in the Spirit.
  • Galatians 2:20  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
  • Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
  • Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
  • Romans 6:12-14 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
  • I Corinthians 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
  • Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 
  • Galatians 5:22-25 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

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Understanding the Fall of Man and Redemption

 
 

Conscience

…that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. (Romans 1:19 NAS)

  • Man: The Fall
    • The effect of the fall leaves man physically alive and spiritually dead; the outer self and inner self are no longer in union with God. Man is now separated from God. The sinful nature/the flesh is now part of man’s personality. 
    • The temptation; Man’s sin
    • Man’s fear, shame, and blame
    • God’s judgement
    • God’s mercy / promise
  • Man: A new creation
    • “Ye must be born again”
      • union with God restored, new creation
    • John 3:3, 5 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
    • John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    • John 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
    • Titus 1:2  In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
    • John 17:3  And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
    • 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
    • John 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
    • Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
    • James 1:21  Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
    • 2 Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
    • Ephesians 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
    • Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
    • Galatians 6:15  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
  • First Adam – Second Adam Compared 
    • Romans 5:12-21 and 1 Corinthians 15:22; 44-50
    • Romans 3:23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
    • Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
    • Romans 10:10-11  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
    • Romans 10:13  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
    • John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    • Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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Man: Created in God’s Image

 

Conscience

…that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. (Romans 1:19 NAS)

  • Man: In the image of God
    • Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
    • Genesis 2:7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
    • Job 33:4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
    • Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
    • Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
    • Zechariah 12:1 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
    • Isaiah 42:5 Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
    • Psalm 139:13-18 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
    • Psalm 119:73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
    • Isaiah 43:7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
    • Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
  • Man: a three-part being
    • 1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
    • Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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Body

Soul

Spirit

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Formed/made

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Relates to physical environment “tent”

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Senses: touch, taste, sight, smell, sound

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Breathed

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Mind, will, emotions (personality)

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Breathed

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Divine nature

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Divine power

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God’s likeness/ image

 In the Garden of Eden before man sinned, man was physically and spiritually alive – the outer self and inner self were in union with God. 

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