41. We became the beneficiaries of a special position in the Lord Jesus Christ. (John 14:20)
a. We are members of His body (1Cor. 12:13)
b. We are branches of His vine (John 15:5)
c. We are stones in His building (Eph. 2:21-22; 1Pet. 2:5)
d. We are sheep in His flock (John 10:25-27)
e. We are a part of His bride (Eph. 5:25-27)
f. We are priests in His Kingdom of priests (Rev. 1:6)
g. We are Saints in His new creation (2Cor. 5:17)
42. We became the beneficiaries of a special position in God the Father. (Eph. 4:6)
a. We are placed within the much more care of God (Rom. 5:8-20)
b. We became the objects of His Love (Eph. 2:4, 5:2)
c. We became the objects of His Grace (Eph. 1:7)
i. We are the objects of His Salvation Grace (Eph. 2:7-9)
ii. We are the objects of His Safekeeping Grace (Rom. 5:2)
iii. We are the objects of His Service Grace (John 17:18)
iv. We are the objects of His Instruction Grace (2Pet. 3:18 compared with Titus 2:12-13)
v. We are the recipients of the Measure of His Grace (Eph. 4:7)
d. We are the objects of His Power (Eph. 1:19; Phil. 2:13)
e. We are the objects of His Faithfulness (Heb. 13:20-21; Phil. 1:6; 1Thes. 5:24)
f. We are the objects of His Peace (John 14:27)
i. We have peace with God (Rom. 5:1)
ii. We have the peace of God (Phil. 4:7)
iii. Christ is our Peace (Eph. 2:14)
iv. We are in the Bond of Peace (Eph. 4:3)
g. We are the objects of His Consolation (2Thes. 2:16-17)
h. We are the objects of His intercession
i. The Holy Spirit intercedes with the Father on our behalf (Rom. 8:26)
ii. The Lord Jesus Christ intercedes with the Father on our behalf (1John 2:1; Rom. 8:34)
i. God the Father intervenes to bless us (James 1:17)
43. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Commission of Priesthood.
a. We were enrolled in a Kingdom of priests to God (Rev. 1:6)
b. We became Living Stones (1Pet. 2:5a)
c. We became part of a Spiritual Household (1Pet. 2:5b)
d. We were commissioned by Jesus Christ as Holy Priests to make sacrifices acceptable to God (1Pet. 2:5c)
e. We were commissioned as Royal Priests to serve God (1Pet. 2:9b)
f. The Lord Jesus Christ is assigned as our High Priest (Heb. 4:14-15)
g. The Commission of Priesthood is a legal document issued by God the Father authorizing us to boldly approach His Throne of Grace (Heb. 4:16)
h. The Communion Table commemorates the Commission of Priesthood
44. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Commission of Ambassadorship.
a. We are commissioned as an Ambassador for Christ (2Cor. 5:20)
b. As an Ambassador, we represent Christ in the cosmic System
i. We represent Christ to those who are outside of Christ (Matt. 28:19-20)
ii. We have authority in the Cosmic System because Christ is sovereign over the earth (Eph. 1:20-23)
iii. The Lord Jesus Christ must supply all our needs (Phil. 4:19)
iv. We are to preach the Gospel to the lost (Rom. 1:15-16)
c. As an Ambassador we represent Christ in aiding fellow members of the Royal Family of God living in time by being alert to give a doctrinally correct answer to all who ask (1Pet. 3:15)
d. The Writ of Commission of ambassadorship carries with it the responsibility for us to seek the lost and bring them to the reconciliation of God (2Cor. 5:17-21)
45. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Commission as a Soldier in the Royal Army of God.
a. We are selected by God as a soldier (2Tim. 2:3-4)
b. We are under a mandate to equip ourselves and function as a soldier (Eph. 6:10-18)
46. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Eternal Life.
a. Eternal Life is the Grace gift from God the Father (John 3:15-16)
b. Eternal Life is the Grace gift from the Lord Jesus Christ (John 10:28)
c. Our Eternal Life is preserved by God the Father (John 17:11)
d. We are to know we possess Eternal Life (1John 5:11-13)
e. Our Eternal Life is in God the Son (John 20:31)
f. God will impute Eternal Life to our resurrection body at the Rapture of the Church (1Cor.15:51-57)
47. We became the beneficiaries of being made light in the Lord.
a. God is light (1John 1:5)
b. The manifestation of the Light of God is seen in Christ Jesus (2Cor. 4:6)
c. We are made Light by God’s Grace (Eph. 5:8a)
d. This provides the potential for us to walk in the Light (Eph. 5:b)
i. To walk in the Light we must be filled with God the Holy Spirit (1John 1:7-9)
ii. To walk in the Light we must seek the truth of Bible doctrine (Psa. 119:105)
iii. To walk in the Light we must apply Bible Doctrine to our daily lives (Matt. 4:4 compared with Matt. 5:13-16)
48. We became the beneficiaries of a Heavenly Partnership.
a. We became partners with Christ in life (col. 3:4; 1John 5:11-12)
b. We became partners with Christ positionally (Col. 3:1; Eph. 2:6)
c. We became partners with Christ in service (1Cor. 1:9; Eph 2:6)
i. We are workers together with God (1Cor. 3:9; 2Cor. 6:1)
ii. We are ministers of the New Testament (2Cor. 3:6)
iii. We are ambassadors for Christ (2Cor. 5:20)
iv. We are living epistles (2Cor. 3:3)
v. We are ministers of God (2Cor.6:4)
Principle: We have a responsibility to walk in the Light of the Mind of Christ (Bible Doctrine).
49. We became the beneficiaries of a Marriage Contract as the Bride of Christ.
a. We are engaged to the Lord Jesus Christ (2Cor. 11:2a)
b. We are positionally a chaste virgin through the imputation of God’s Righteousness (1Cor. 11:2b)
c. Christ has redeemed us for Himself (Eph. 5:23-25)
d. He has gone to prepare an eternal home for us (John 14:1-3)
e. He will return for us at the Rapture of the Church (1Thess. 4:16-17)
f. He will prepare us for our wedding (2Cor. 5:10; compared with Rev. 19:7-8; 1Cor. 3:11-15)
g. He will present us with our wedding garment (Eph. 5:26-27)
h. He will escort us to the marriage ceremony (Rev. 19:7-8)
i. He will provide us with a marriage feast (Rev. 19:9)
j. He will take us to His coronation as Ruler Over the Planet Earth (Rev. 19:11-16; Col. 3:4; Jude 14; 1Thess. 3:13)
k. We will live in the reflected glory of His Earthly Reign (Rev. 20:4-6)
l. We will live with Him eternally (Rev. 21:1-2)
m. Our Marriage Contract is a legal document issued by God the Father that the Lord Jesus Christ will honor (Heb. 12:22-24)
50. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Glorification.
a. We are positionally glorified by God the Father (Rom. 8:30)
b. We are guaranteed one day the Glory of God will be manifested in us (Rom. 8:18)
c. We are guaranteed that at the Rapture of the Church we will appear with Christ in a glorified resurrection body (Col. 3:4)
d. The Writ of Glorification is a court order issued by God the Father establishing our positional glory and securing our eternal glory based on our sharing the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ forever (John 17:22)
51. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Completion.
a. We became complete in the Lord Jesus Christ (Col. 2:9-10)
b. The Writ of Completion is a court order issued by God the Father legally declaring us complete in the Lord Jesus Christ.
52. We became the beneficiaries of the imputation of a human spirit and spiritual life.
a. This allows us to study the Word of God through the filling of the Holy Spirit (1Cor. 2:12)
b. We became the recipient of a human spirit (Rom. 8:16; 1Cor. 2:12; 1Thess. 5:23)
c. God imputed spiritual life to the human spirit, making it alive (Col. 2:13; Eph. 2:5)
d. The human spirit possesses a Grace Apparatus for Perception and Edification (GAPE) allowing us to perceive and understand spiritual phenomena (2Cor. 5:17; compared with Eph. 3:14-24, 4:12-16, 4:23)
Principle: We have the potential to study, learn and utilize the Word of God for our personal benefit in time (2 Tim. 2:15 compared with 2 Tim. 3:16-17)
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