No Comparisons and Demands In the last message we covered what it really means to “Work out your salvation”. Again, Paul is not talking about Eternal Salvation. He is speaking of Christ operating in you through the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ so that Christ is put on display, so that you can […]
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Php 3:1-3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. (2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. (3) For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and
Philippians – Dogs, Evil Workers and the True Circumcision – (3:1-14) Read More »
Php 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. Notice the words in this address – Brethren, “dearly beloved” and “longed for”. Paul longs to see them but remember in Chapter 1 he said he longed for them in the “inward
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The Believer’s Call as He Approaches: PArt 3 – to Discern Watching for His coming, and guarding over the deposit that has been committed to us automatically produces discernment regarding everything which differs. Discernment is stigmatized in the churches, but the scripture has answers to the common objections and accusations made against discernment and those
There are a number of ways to approach this book. Although it was written in a linear fashion following a thread of thought, It is broken into four parts. Each part consists of several chapters related to one idea and can stand alone. In fact many of the chapters also can stand alone. I would
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It’s staggering to stand back and look at the tidal wave of changes coming into the church. Not long ago things like New Age (contemplative) spirituality or the notion of the “Manifest sons of God” would not have been able to make headway in the mainstream Evangelical churches. One has to wonder – why is
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The Lord gave us a couple of parables that illustrate the far reaching impact of Satan’s counterfeit seed and the tares on the church. Earlier we considered two parables from Matthew 13, the parable of the sower and the parable of the wheat and the tares. We alluded to this again in Chapter 27, “Sowing
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As I close this section on discernment, I’m reminded of Paul’s word to the Philippians. Paul says that we are to let our love abound yet more and more, in “all knowledge and discernment” that we may prove by testing the things which differ and are “more excellent.” This section was about discerning that which
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Is it unloving to deal with negative things and point out error? Paul tells us we are to let our love abound in knowledge and judgement. We are to approve by testing the things which differ (negative) and are more excellent. It is part of a process of walking free from offense until the day
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To be discerning, to speak and act on what we believe to be true and to expose and separate ourselves from error is also considered to be negative. It is in fact negative. However, it is what God’s word tells us to do. God spoke to Isaiah about the people of Israel, calling them rebellious
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