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Let’s open our Bible to Ephesians chapter 4 verse 22 and read together, Put off the old self in your former conduct, which is gradually getting worse through the deceitfulness of lust;
Today we will continue to study, fellowship, and share " Leaving the Beginning of the Doctrine of Christ 》No. 5 Speak and pray: Dear Abba, Holy Heavenly Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that the Holy Spirit is always with us! Amen. Thank you Lord! The "virtuous woman" church sends out workers - through the word of truth that they write and speak in their hands, which is the gospel of our salvation and glory. Food is transported from the sky from afar and supplied to us in time, so that our spiritual life will be richer and we will grow up to be new and mature day by day! Amen. Pray that the Lord Jesus will continue to illuminate our spiritual eyes and open our minds to understand the Bible so that we can hear and see spiritual truths and understand the beginning of the doctrine that should leave Christ: Understand how to leave the old man, put off the old man in behavior and the lusts of the flesh ;
The above prayers, supplications, intercessions, thanks, and blessings! I ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen
(1) Live by the Holy Spirit and act by the Holy Spirit
If we live by the Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit . Reference (Galatians 5:25)
ask: What is life by the Holy Spirit?
answer: " Depend on "It means relying on, relying on! We trust: 1 Born of water and the Spirit, 2 Born from the truth of the gospel, 3 Born of God. All by one Spirit, one Lord, and one God! It is the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead that regenerates us → we live by the Holy Spirit, the true word of Jesus Christ, and are born from God! You should enter the Church of Jesus Christ and build up the Body of Christ. You should be rooted and built up in Christ and in the love of God. You should know the Son of God and grow into a man, full of the stature of the fullness of Christ... The whole body is connected by Him. When the parts are in harmony, each joint has its own function, and each part helps one another according to its function, the body gradually grows and builds itself up in love. Reference (Ephesians 4:12-16), is this clear to you?
ask: What does it mean to walk by the Spirit?
answer: " Holy Spirit "Do it in us renew His work is to walk in the Spirit → He saves us; not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5) Here” rebirth The baptism is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. letter Live by the Holy Spirit, act in reliance on the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit does the work of renewal:
1 Put on the new self, gradually renew → Put on the new self. The new man is renewed in knowledge into the image of his Creator. Reference (Colossians 3:10)
2 The outer body of the old man is destroyed, but the inner man of the new man is renewed day by day through the "Holy Spirit" → Therefore, we do not lose heart. Although the outer body is being destroyed, yet the inner body is being renewed day by day. Reference (2 Corinthians 4:16)
3 God prepared us to do good works → For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should do good works. (Ephesians 2:10), God has prepared for us “every good work” in the church of Jesus Christ→ 1 "Hearing the word" is gradually renewed in knowledge, drinking pure spiritual milk and eating spiritual food, growing into a mature man, and growing into the stature of Christ; 2" "Practice" Holy Spirit do it on us renew job" called xingdao ”! The words that the Holy Spirit walks in our hearts, the words that Christ walks in our hearts, the words that the Father God walks in our hearts → this called xingdao ! The Holy Spirit preaches the gospel to us, the gospel of salvation→ called xingdao ! Preaching the gospel that saves people means doing all kinds of good deeds. If you don’t preach the gospel, it is not a good deed. If you have money to donate and give to the poor, this is not a good deed. God will not remember the good deeds you have done. These things are for them. The flesh will gain, for by doing these things you will not gain eternal life; Only supporting the gospel, preaching the gospel, and using it for the gospel are good deeds . So, do you understand?
(2) Put on the new self and put on Christ
Be renewed in your mind, and put on the new self, created after the image of God in true righteousness and holiness. (Ephesians 4:23-24)
Therefore you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (Galatians 3:26-27)
Note: You are all the sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. You are baptized into Christ and put on the new self, which is the reborn new self. To put on Christ → "put on" also means to put on, to put on and put on the resurrected body of Christ. Through the renewal of the "Holy Spirit", the new man will "transform you" Newcomer "The "mind" Change One new→
1 It was in Adam" Change "In Christ,
2 Turns out to be a sinner" Change "Become righteous,
3 It turns out that in the curse of the law " Change "In the blessing of grace,
4 Originally in the Old Testament " Change "In the New Testament,
5 It turns out that my parents gave birth to " Change "Begotten of God,
6 It turns out that under the dark power of Satan " Change "In the kingdom of God's light,
7 It turned out to be filthy and unclean” Change "There is truth in righteousness and holiness. Amen!
"Mind" Change A new one, what God wants is yours” Heart ",you letter" conscience "By the blood of Jesus" once "Clean, you won't feel guilty anymore! It turns out to be" sinner "Where is the reborn new me! Now I am" righteous man ", the righteousness and holiness of truth! Is that right? Does the new man have sin? No sin; can he sin? He cannot sin → Those who sin have not known Him, "Christ", nor have they understood the salvation of Christ. Those who are born of God must Those who do not sin → Are there any rebirths? No! Who is the one who sins? " snake "Begotten, born of the devil, are the children of the devil. Do you understand clearly? Can you tell the difference? Reference (1 John 3:6-10)
(3) Put off the old man in your past behavior
When you learn about Christ, it is not like this. If you have heard his word, received his instruction, and learned his truth, then you must put off your old self, which is your old self, which is corrupting through the deceitfulness of its lusts. (Ephesians Chapter 4, verse 22)
ask: When we believe in Jesus, haven’t we already put off the old man and its behaviors? Why does it say here (put off your old way of doing things?) Colossians 3:9
answer: You learned about Christ, you heard his word, you received his teaching, and you learned his truth → When you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Christ, you received the promise " Holy Spirit " is the mark of "rebirth", the reborn new man, spirit man That is, spiritual people, heavenly people" does not belong "The old earthly man and the old man" sinner "Acts→Therefore, since you have believed in Jesus Christ," already "Put off the old man and his old behavior; just put it off →" experience "Put off the old man in your past behavior (for example, a pregnant woman, does she have a new life in her belly - a baby? Should a baby leave the mother's womb, experience separation from the mother's womb, and be born and grow up?), you must This is what it means to put off the old man in your former conduct.
ask: What behaviors did the old man have in the past?
answer: Detailed explanation below
1The lusts of the old man’s flesh
The works of the flesh are obvious: adultery, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, dissensions, heresies, and envy. , drunkenness, revelry, etc. I told you before and I tell you now that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)
2 Indulgence of the lusts of the flesh
In which you walked according to the course of this world, in obedience to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit which now works in the sons of disobedience. We were all among them, indulging the lusts of the flesh, following the desires of the flesh and the heart, and by nature were children of wrath, just like everyone else. (Ephesians 2:2-3)
ask: How do you put off the old man in your past behavior?
answer: Detailed explanation below
1 Our old man was crucified with Christ and separated from the body of death
(As Paul said) How miserable I am! Who can save me from this body of death? Thank God, we can escape through our Lord Jesus Christ. From this point of view, I obey the law of God with my heart, but my flesh obeys the law of sin. Reference (Romans 7:24-25)
2 Putting off the old man by being united to Christ into His death through baptism
Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that we might walk in newness of life, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father. Reference (Romans 6:4)
3 Christ circumcises you by putting off the sinful nature of the flesh
In him you also were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in which you were put off the sinful nature of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ. You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. (Colossians 2:11-12)
Note: Faith and baptism unite you to Christ→ 1 The form of death is united with Christ, 2 into the death of Christ, 3 Bury the old man and put off the old man and his behaviors.
You both " letter "Christ" baptized "Go to death, and be united to him in the likeness of death, and also to be united to him in the likeness of his resurrection, by which you were circumcised by the circumcision of the sinful nature of the flesh→ This will produce the following effect :
(1) Jesus' die Activate in our old man → "The outer body of the old man is destroyed, the outer part is decayed, and the old man gradually becomes bad due to the deceitfulness of selfish desires."
(2) Jesus' born Revealed in our new self → "Therefore we do not lose heart. Although outwardly we are being destroyed, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. What is revealed in the inner self? Jesus, the Father, is in us. God is in our hearts → The new man is in our hearts through the renewal of the Holy Spirit. The heart is renewed day by day. It has body, root and foundation in Christ. It builds up the body of Christ. It drinks spiritual milk and eats spiritual food and grows into a mature man. The body gradually grows, full of the stature of Christ, building itself up in love, and having a more abundant life. Amen! Do you understand this?
Therefore, we should leave the beginning of the doctrine of Christ → put off the old self, put on the new self, leave the old self in behavior, build ourselves up and grow up in Christ and in the love of the church of Jesus Christ. Amen!
OK! Today we have examined, fellowshiped, and shared here. Let’s share in the next issue: The Beginning of Leaving Christ’s Doctrine, Lecture 6
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2021.07.05
