The Doctrine of Idolatry – Part 72: Spiritual Adultery With Demons - Part 33
January 11, 2012
OUTLINE:
The Value of Testing
Testing is how faith is validated in the A.C., making it paramount to the spiritual life.
“being rooted”
from rhizoo – the intensive perfect tense means the action has been completed with results continuing on; the action is the formation of epignosis; the believer has a root system in Christ (eg: His mind)
“grounded”
from themelioo – means to lay a foundation; the refers to the edification complex in the soul (ECS); coupled with rhizoo means the root system is anchored to solid ground (SoT)
Eph 3:17 [expanded]
That the Christ may dwell [be at home in] your hearts [right lobes] through doctrine; in the sphere of love, after having been rooted and after having received the foundation.
Life Beyond Knowledge
There exists a transcendent, spiritual life that is far beyond mere knowledge of scripture. It begins at salvation with a naivety and ends with being “filled up to all the fullness of God” at spiritual maturity.
AC Appeal Trial Evidence
Faith in the legitimate working object in the soul (His Word) is what manufactures evidence for the prosecution. Evidence remains locked up as potential energy until its power is revealed through testing.
“fruit of righteousness”
refers to fruit in the sense of production; this production is through the Word (aka Jesus Christ) and by means of the agency of the Holy Spirit
John 13:35
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Tribulation Evangelism
- The 144,000 Jews (Rev 7:4-8)
- Their converts (Rev 7:9-17)
- The two witnesses (Rev 11:3-14)
- The angel with the everlasting gospel (Rev 14:6-7)
Evangelism: True vs. Counterfeit
The Holy Trinity has ordained intensified evangelism for Christ in the Tribulation. The unholy trinity will oppose that with evangelism for the antichrist.
“who come out of the great tribulation”
Refers to the Tribulational Martyrs (aka those believers who are killed during the Tribulation Period).
Fear Is Lack of Thinking
Recall of doctrine under pressure becomes increasingly and difficult as fear increases.
Fatality – The Ultimate Test
The Bible articulates the fear of death as the great test of faith for man in time. Fatality to the uneducated Christian is scary. To the educated Christian, fatality is promotion.
Objectivity Means Deliverance
Death is a promotion, not something to be feared. Security in His promises sheds all fear on the subject.
“we have as our ambition”
from philotimeomai – expresses the deeper concepts regarding capacity for love; there is no human striving here; present tense means to keep on considering it an honor
Objectivity Means Deliverance
One must possess an absolute and complete understanding of physical death in order to be delivered experientially from the fear of it.
God Loves Us
When the pressure is on, we have to make a choice: fear or trust. Fear (ala of death) or trust that God loves us.
Fear of Death
If you fear death, it means you are not “perfected” (matured) yet in the doctrine of death… the one who fears is not perfected in love. (1Jo 4:18)
Life Is Short
Life is too short to focus our attention on earthly things.