Category 4: Salvation Blessings
Blessings God provided at the point of salvation
11. We receive the efficacious grace of God (Eph. 2:5)
a. The eternal security of our salvation is assured by the power of the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30)
b. The Holy Spirit assures us of our salvation (Rom. 8:16; 1John 5:5-10)
12. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Reconciliation.
a. We were reconciled by God (2Cor. 5:18-19)
b. We Were Reconciled to God (Rom 5:10; 2Cor. 5:20; Eph. 2:14-17)
13. We received the services of the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal defense attorney (1John2:1)
Principle: The Lord Jesus Christ, as our defense attorney, filed a series of legal motions in the Divine Criminal Courtroom of God the Father petitioning God the Father to issue specific judicial writs to remove all criminal charges pending against us and pardon us from the resulting penalties.
14. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Particular Redemption.
a. We were redeemed (Greek: ἀγοραζω – agorazo, G59)by being purchased out of the slave market of sin (1Cor.6:20, 7:23; Rev. 5:9)
b. We were redeemed (Greek: ἐξαγοραζω – exagorazo, G1805) from the curse of the law (Gal 3:13, 4:5)
c. We have redemption (Greek: ἀπολυτροσις – apolutrosis, G629) in Christ Jesus (Rom. 3:24)
d. We have redemption through His blood (Eph. 1:7), which typifies Christ’s two deaths on the cross.
e. We were made free by Christ (Gal.5:1)
f. We were removed from under condemnation (Rom. 8:1)
g. The writ of Particular Redemption is a court order issued by God the Father which guarantees our individual salvation in contrast to God’s general offer of redemption (1Pet. 1:18-19)
Friday, April 02, 2010
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Doctrine of Christian Wealth Part 3
Category 3: Common Grace
Blessings God provided to bring us to salvation.
8. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Common Grace.
a. Common Grace is the means by which God prepares unbelievers’ souls to deal with the Gospel (Rom. 1:1-4; 16-17)
b. Common Grace is essential for salvation because unbelievers are incapable of comprehending spiritual phenomena (1Cor. 1:18)
c. God manifests Common Grace by using Natural Theology to bring each member of the human race to God consciousness (Rom. 1:19)
i. God uses cosmological evidence to reveal Himself in the nature of the universe itself, which demands that there be an infinite, eternal First Cause (John 1:1-3)
ii. God uses teleological evidence to reveal Himself through the order and regularity of the universe, which demands a Designer (Job 38:4-6)
iii. God uses anthropological evidence to reveal Himself through the intellectual and moral nature of humans, which demands a Model (Gen. 1:27)
iv. God uses ontological evidence to reveal Himself in the desire of all humans to believe in a supernatural being (Rom. 1:18-19)
d. For those who exercise positive volition at God consciousness, God manifests Common Grace in convicting of the reality of sin (John 16:8-9)
e. For those who exercise positive volition at God consciousness, God manifest Common Grace in bringing them to a realization of God’s perfect Righteousness (John 16:8, 10)
f. For those who exercise positive volition at God consciousness, God manifest Common Grace convicting them of God’s judgment of sin (John 16:8, 11)
9. We received the effectual call of God (Greek: καλεω – kaleo, G2564)(Rom. 8:30; 1Cor. 1:9; 1Thess. 2:12, 5:24; Heb. 9:15)
a. We were brought by God to a conscious awareness of His existence (Rom. 1:19-20)
b. We were provided with Gospel hearing (Rom. 1:16)
c. We were convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit (John 16:8a, 9)
d. We were convicted of righteousness by the Holy spirit (John 8b, 10)
e. We were convicted of judgment by the Holy Spirit (John 16:8c, 11)
f. We were drawn to Christ by God the Father (John 6:44)
g. We were, through Grace, provided the faith to believe (Eph. 2:8)
Principle: Our positive volitional desire to know God and our decision to believe the Gospel of our Loud Jesus Christ as the only means of salvation is our free will non-meritorious response to God’s offer and provision for our redemption.
10. We received salvation faith form God (Eph. 2:8)
Blessings God provided to bring us to salvation.
8. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Common Grace.
a. Common Grace is the means by which God prepares unbelievers’ souls to deal with the Gospel (Rom. 1:1-4; 16-17)
b. Common Grace is essential for salvation because unbelievers are incapable of comprehending spiritual phenomena (1Cor. 1:18)
c. God manifests Common Grace by using Natural Theology to bring each member of the human race to God consciousness (Rom. 1:19)
i. God uses cosmological evidence to reveal Himself in the nature of the universe itself, which demands that there be an infinite, eternal First Cause (John 1:1-3)
ii. God uses teleological evidence to reveal Himself through the order and regularity of the universe, which demands a Designer (Job 38:4-6)
iii. God uses anthropological evidence to reveal Himself through the intellectual and moral nature of humans, which demands a Model (Gen. 1:27)
iv. God uses ontological evidence to reveal Himself in the desire of all humans to believe in a supernatural being (Rom. 1:18-19)
d. For those who exercise positive volition at God consciousness, God manifests Common Grace in convicting of the reality of sin (John 16:8-9)
e. For those who exercise positive volition at God consciousness, God manifest Common Grace in bringing them to a realization of God’s perfect Righteousness (John 16:8, 10)
f. For those who exercise positive volition at God consciousness, God manifest Common Grace convicting them of God’s judgment of sin (John 16:8, 11)
9. We received the effectual call of God (Greek: καλεω – kaleo, G2564)(Rom. 8:30; 1Cor. 1:9; 1Thess. 2:12, 5:24; Heb. 9:15)
a. We were brought by God to a conscious awareness of His existence (Rom. 1:19-20)
b. We were provided with Gospel hearing (Rom. 1:16)
c. We were convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit (John 16:8a, 9)
d. We were convicted of righteousness by the Holy spirit (John 8b, 10)
e. We were convicted of judgment by the Holy Spirit (John 16:8c, 11)
f. We were drawn to Christ by God the Father (John 6:44)
g. We were, through Grace, provided the faith to believe (Eph. 2:8)
Principle: Our positive volitional desire to know God and our decision to believe the Gospel of our Loud Jesus Christ as the only means of salvation is our free will non-meritorious response to God’s offer and provision for our redemption.
10. We received salvation faith form God (Eph. 2:8)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Doctrine of Christian Wealth Part 2
Category 2: Blessings by Decree
Blessings associated with the Divine Decrees
1. We were entered into the eternal purpose of God (Greek: προθεσις – prosthesis, G4286)(Eph. 1:11)
* Supplementary Doctrine: Divine Decrees.
a. We were Ordained (Greek: τασσω- tasso, G5021) to eternal life. (Acts 13:48)
b. We were chosen (Greek ἁιρεω – haireo, G138) to salvation (2Thess. 2:13)
c. We were elected (Greek ἐκλεκτος – ekleltos, G 1588) in Him before the foundation of the world. (Eph. 1:4; 1Thess. 1:4; 1Pet 1:2; Rom. 8:33)
d. We were foreknown (Greek προγινωσκω – proginosko G4267) of God the Father 1Pet. 1:2; Rom. 8:29)
e. We were predestined (Greek προωριζω – proorizo, G4309) according to the purpose of Him (Rom. 8:29-30; Eph. 1:5, 11)
f. We were selected (Greek στρατολογεω – stratologeo, G4758) to be a soldier in the army of God (2Tim. 2:3-4)
g. We are appointed (Greek τιθημι – tithemi, G5087) to bring forth good fruit (John 15:16)
h. We were declared to be for the good pleasure (Greek ἐυδοκια – eudokia, G2107) of God (Eph. 1:5, 9)
2. God Canceled the Writ of Total Depravity against us. (Col. 2:13-14)
a. All Humans are born under a Writ of Total Depravity. (Rom. 3:9; 7:14; Gal. 3:22)
b. Therefore all humans are both utterly condemned and without merit before God (Rom. 3:10-19)
c. God included a declaration of this Writ in the Divine Decrees (Rom. 11:32)
d. As a result of this Writ, God is free to save humans based on the Work of Christ on the cross (Rom. 3:24)
Principle: If God had not declared all humans totally depraved, anyone who died before reaching the age of accountability or those with limited human mental capacity would be condemned. By imputing total depravity, God is free to impute atonement on those who do not have the capacity to make a choice for or against Christ.
3. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Unlimited Atonement.
a. We stood under the imputation of Adam’s original sin, polluted by inherent sin (our Nature of corruption, also known as the Old Sin Nature, the Adamic Nature, the Flesh and the Old Man) and possessing personal sins (Rom. 5:12; 3:23; 1John 1:8, 10) accumulated since the age of accountability.
b. The imputed sin of Adam, our inherent sin and our personal sins were judged in Christ on the Cross (Rom. 4:25; Eph. 1:7; 1Pet. 2:24)
c. The Writ of Unlimited Atonement is a court order issued by God the Father removing all the criminal charges of sin pending against us (1John 2:2)
4. We became beneficiaries of a Writ of Expiation.
a. We stood under the condemnation for sin (John 3:36; Rom. 6:23)
b. The Writ of Expiation is a court order issued by God the Father canceling our condemnation (Rom. 8:1; John 3:18; 5:24)
5. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Propitiation.
a. God the Father was completely satisfied with the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ on the Cross (Rom. 3:24-26; 1 John 2:2)
b. The Writ of Propitiation is a court order issued by God the Father canceling out the original criminal indictment under which we were charged (Col. 2:14)
6. Our second birth was notarized in the Lamb’s Book of Life thereby legally certifying our spiritual birth (Phil. 4:3 compared with Rev. 20:15)
7. God established a Sovereign Grace Trust Account in our name containing all the categories of blessings available to us in time and eternity (Eph. 1:3)
a. This includes blessings provided in eternity past (Rom. 8:28-30)
b. This includes blessings in time prior to salvation (John 16:8-11; 6:44)
c. This includes blessings provided at salvation (Col. 1:12)
d. This includes blessings provided in time after salvation.
i. Logistical Grace blessings (2Cor. 9:8; Acts 14:17)
ii. Bonus Grace blessings (2Pet. 1:2; Matt. 6:33)
e. This includes blessings provided in eternity future.
i. Living Grace blessings (Mal. 3:8-10)
ii. Surpassing Grace blessings (Eph. 2:7; 3:20; 1John 3:2-3)
iii. Greater Grace blessings (James 4:6
Blessings associated with the Divine Decrees
1. We were entered into the eternal purpose of God (Greek: προθεσις – prosthesis, G4286)(Eph. 1:11)
* Supplementary Doctrine: Divine Decrees.
a. We were Ordained (Greek: τασσω- tasso, G5021) to eternal life. (Acts 13:48)
b. We were chosen (Greek ἁιρεω – haireo, G138) to salvation (2Thess. 2:13)
c. We were elected (Greek ἐκλεκτος – ekleltos, G 1588) in Him before the foundation of the world. (Eph. 1:4; 1Thess. 1:4; 1Pet 1:2; Rom. 8:33)
d. We were foreknown (Greek προγινωσκω – proginosko G4267) of God the Father 1Pet. 1:2; Rom. 8:29)
e. We were predestined (Greek προωριζω – proorizo, G4309) according to the purpose of Him (Rom. 8:29-30; Eph. 1:5, 11)
f. We were selected (Greek στρατολογεω – stratologeo, G4758) to be a soldier in the army of God (2Tim. 2:3-4)
g. We are appointed (Greek τιθημι – tithemi, G5087) to bring forth good fruit (John 15:16)
h. We were declared to be for the good pleasure (Greek ἐυδοκια – eudokia, G2107) of God (Eph. 1:5, 9)
2. God Canceled the Writ of Total Depravity against us. (Col. 2:13-14)
a. All Humans are born under a Writ of Total Depravity. (Rom. 3:9; 7:14; Gal. 3:22)
b. Therefore all humans are both utterly condemned and without merit before God (Rom. 3:10-19)
c. God included a declaration of this Writ in the Divine Decrees (Rom. 11:32)
d. As a result of this Writ, God is free to save humans based on the Work of Christ on the cross (Rom. 3:24)
Principle: If God had not declared all humans totally depraved, anyone who died before reaching the age of accountability or those with limited human mental capacity would be condemned. By imputing total depravity, God is free to impute atonement on those who do not have the capacity to make a choice for or against Christ.
3. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Unlimited Atonement.
a. We stood under the imputation of Adam’s original sin, polluted by inherent sin (our Nature of corruption, also known as the Old Sin Nature, the Adamic Nature, the Flesh and the Old Man) and possessing personal sins (Rom. 5:12; 3:23; 1John 1:8, 10) accumulated since the age of accountability.
b. The imputed sin of Adam, our inherent sin and our personal sins were judged in Christ on the Cross (Rom. 4:25; Eph. 1:7; 1Pet. 2:24)
c. The Writ of Unlimited Atonement is a court order issued by God the Father removing all the criminal charges of sin pending against us (1John 2:2)
4. We became beneficiaries of a Writ of Expiation.
a. We stood under the condemnation for sin (John 3:36; Rom. 6:23)
b. The Writ of Expiation is a court order issued by God the Father canceling our condemnation (Rom. 8:1; John 3:18; 5:24)
5. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Propitiation.
a. God the Father was completely satisfied with the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ on the Cross (Rom. 3:24-26; 1 John 2:2)
b. The Writ of Propitiation is a court order issued by God the Father canceling out the original criminal indictment under which we were charged (Col. 2:14)
6. Our second birth was notarized in the Lamb’s Book of Life thereby legally certifying our spiritual birth (Phil. 4:3 compared with Rev. 20:15)
7. God established a Sovereign Grace Trust Account in our name containing all the categories of blessings available to us in time and eternity (Eph. 1:3)
a. This includes blessings provided in eternity past (Rom. 8:28-30)
b. This includes blessings in time prior to salvation (John 16:8-11; 6:44)
c. This includes blessings provided at salvation (Col. 1:12)
d. This includes blessings provided in time after salvation.
i. Logistical Grace blessings (2Cor. 9:8; Acts 14:17)
ii. Bonus Grace blessings (2Pet. 1:2; Matt. 6:33)
e. This includes blessings provided in eternity future.
i. Living Grace blessings (Mal. 3:8-10)
ii. Surpassing Grace blessings (Eph. 2:7; 3:20; 1John 3:2-3)
iii. Greater Grace blessings (James 4:6
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Doctrine of Christian Wealth Part 1
“God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27, NKJV)
Dedicated to Robert B. Thieme, Jr, pastor-teacher at Berachah Church in Houston, TX. He taught us a pastor-teacher’s first priority must be to study and teach Bible Doctrine. Without his dedication and inspiration, these notes would not be possible.
Compiled by: Lewis S. Chafer, Systematic Theology, Vol. 3.
Revised by: Robert Thieme Jr.
Second Revision: Kenneth L. Jensen
Third Revision: John K. Eichmann
God imputes 61 blessings to each believer at salvation. “They are wrought of God; they are wrought instantaneously; they are wrought simultaneously; they are grounded on the merit of Christ; and being grounded on the merit of Christ, are eternal.” (Systematic Theology, Lewis Sperry Chafer, Vol. 3, 234)
Salvation blessings are a system of blessings placed in escrow by God in eternity past, made available to believers the moment they accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
Tragically, most believers do not pursue the Plan of God for their lives after salvation and therefore never achieve the intended benefit from God’s tremendous grace system of blessing. The majority of their blessings remain in escrow forever as a testimony to the matchless grace of God.
Category 1:
Characteristics
Definition. Salvation Blessings are the Grace Blessings God bestowed on every believer at the moment of salvation.
1. Invisible. Salvation Blessings, like all things related to the spiritual life, are a manifestation of God’s Grace and being spiritual in nature are invisible to temporal life creation- the natural world. (Greek κοσμος = kosmos G 2889)
2. Real. Salvation Blessings are more real and abiding than all the visible things within temporal live creation.
3. Un-experienced. Salvation Blessing are not experienced by the emotion or through the physical body’s nervous system, but are revealed in the Word of God and must be accepted by faith.
4. Non-progressive. Salvation Blessings are not given in a progressive manner over a period of time but are given as a complete package at the moment of salvation.
5. Free Gift. Salvation Blessings are a Grace gift from God based solely on the merit of the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrificial work on the cross. (Eph. 2:8)
6. Un-merited. Salvation Blessings are not related to any human merit on the part of the Christian. (Eph. 2:9)
7. Eternal. Salvation Blessings are eternal in nature; believers will possess them forever. (1Pet. 1:4)
8. Comprehended by faith. Salvation Blessings can only be understood through the Divine Revelation of the Word of God, therefore believers must be taught that they possess them.
9. Work of God. Salvation Blessings are accomplished by God through His sovereign authority and power.
10. Unearned. Salvation Blessings cannot be obtained by any action or deed of any member of the human race.
11. Unchangeable. Salvation Blessings establish the believer’s standing and position before God in the Lord Jesus Christ and cannot be increased or decreased.
12. Uncontested. Salvation Blessings cannot be challenged by any force, neither spiritual beings nor members of humanity. However, the believer’s ability to appreciate and utilize them are under constant attack by the forces of Satan, human religion and the believer’s personal Nature of Corruption. (Old Sin Nature).
13. Orderly. While Salvation Blessings are given to believers as an instantaneous complete package, there is an orderly system of development to aid believers in comprehending them.
14. Exclusive. Salvation Blessings are restrictive in that they belong only to the saved (except the Writ of Common Grace, which God extends to all humans). As a complete package they are reserved by God for only those who are saved in the Dispensation of Grace (the Church Age).
Dedicated to Robert B. Thieme, Jr, pastor-teacher at Berachah Church in Houston, TX. He taught us a pastor-teacher’s first priority must be to study and teach Bible Doctrine. Without his dedication and inspiration, these notes would not be possible.
Compiled by: Lewis S. Chafer, Systematic Theology, Vol. 3.
Revised by: Robert Thieme Jr.
Second Revision: Kenneth L. Jensen
Third Revision: John K. Eichmann
God imputes 61 blessings to each believer at salvation. “They are wrought of God; they are wrought instantaneously; they are wrought simultaneously; they are grounded on the merit of Christ; and being grounded on the merit of Christ, are eternal.” (Systematic Theology, Lewis Sperry Chafer, Vol. 3, 234)
Salvation blessings are a system of blessings placed in escrow by God in eternity past, made available to believers the moment they accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
Tragically, most believers do not pursue the Plan of God for their lives after salvation and therefore never achieve the intended benefit from God’s tremendous grace system of blessing. The majority of their blessings remain in escrow forever as a testimony to the matchless grace of God.
Category 1:
Characteristics
Definition. Salvation Blessings are the Grace Blessings God bestowed on every believer at the moment of salvation.
1. Invisible. Salvation Blessings, like all things related to the spiritual life, are a manifestation of God’s Grace and being spiritual in nature are invisible to temporal life creation- the natural world. (Greek κοσμος = kosmos G 2889)
2. Real. Salvation Blessings are more real and abiding than all the visible things within temporal live creation.
3. Un-experienced. Salvation Blessing are not experienced by the emotion or through the physical body’s nervous system, but are revealed in the Word of God and must be accepted by faith.
4. Non-progressive. Salvation Blessings are not given in a progressive manner over a period of time but are given as a complete package at the moment of salvation.
5. Free Gift. Salvation Blessings are a Grace gift from God based solely on the merit of the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrificial work on the cross. (Eph. 2:8)
6. Un-merited. Salvation Blessings are not related to any human merit on the part of the Christian. (Eph. 2:9)
7. Eternal. Salvation Blessings are eternal in nature; believers will possess them forever. (1Pet. 1:4)
8. Comprehended by faith. Salvation Blessings can only be understood through the Divine Revelation of the Word of God, therefore believers must be taught that they possess them.
9. Work of God. Salvation Blessings are accomplished by God through His sovereign authority and power.
10. Unearned. Salvation Blessings cannot be obtained by any action or deed of any member of the human race.
11. Unchangeable. Salvation Blessings establish the believer’s standing and position before God in the Lord Jesus Christ and cannot be increased or decreased.
12. Uncontested. Salvation Blessings cannot be challenged by any force, neither spiritual beings nor members of humanity. However, the believer’s ability to appreciate and utilize them are under constant attack by the forces of Satan, human religion and the believer’s personal Nature of Corruption. (Old Sin Nature).
13. Orderly. While Salvation Blessings are given to believers as an instantaneous complete package, there is an orderly system of development to aid believers in comprehending them.
14. Exclusive. Salvation Blessings are restrictive in that they belong only to the saved (except the Writ of Common Grace, which God extends to all humans). As a complete package they are reserved by God for only those who are saved in the Dispensation of Grace (the Church Age).
Doctrine of Christian Wealth
Back in the 90's while stationed at Ft. Lewis WA my family and I had the privilege to set under the teaching of pastor John Eichmann. A while back i came across some printed notes on the Doctrine of Christian Wealth as taught by him in 1993. I have decided to re-type these notes in word format so that they will be availabel to others and so that I can learn this teaching better. As I transcribe sections of the text I will post it here and when all of it it finished I will make the entire file available for download. I am endeavoring to transcribe these notes as they were written so if you find a miss-spelling or verse error then it is mine and I will correct them as they are found.
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