Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Doctrine of Christian Wealth Part 8

28. We became beneficiaries of a Writ of Deliverance.
a. Prior to our salvation, we were dead in sin (Eph. 2:1)
b. As an unbeliever our lifestyle was consistent with the Cosmic System (Eph. 2:2a)
c. As an unbeliever, our lifestyle was under Satan’s dominion (Eph. 2:2b)
d. The spirit of disobedience was at work in our soul (Eph. 2:2c)
e. We lived according to the lust patterns of our Nature of Corruption (Eph. 2:3a)
f. We were by nature the children of wrath (Eph. 2:3b)
g. The Writ of Deliverance is a court order issued by God the Father freeing us from the authority of the Kingdom of Satan (Col. 1:13a, 2:15)
29. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Nearness.
a. In our lost condition we were far from God (Eph. 2:13a)
b. By the Blood of Christ we became nigh (Greek: ἐγγυς – eggus, G 1451) to God (Eph. 2:13b) in positional sanctification (Heb. 2:9-11)
c. The Writ of Nearness is a court order issued by God the Father bringing us into a position of close proximity to Him.
30. We became the beneficiaries of a passport into the Kingdom of the Son.
a. We were called into His Kingdom (1Thess. 2:12)
b. We were personally admitted into His everlasting Kingdom (2Pet 1:11)
c. Our passport (identification document) was issued through the power of the Word of God and he Holy Spirit (John 3:5)
d. Our passport is a legal document issued by God the Father authorizing us to enter into the Kingdom of the Son (Col. 1:13b)
31. We became the personal possession of God the Father.
a. We belong to God the Father (John 17:9)
b. God has an inheritance in the saints (Eph. 1:18)
c. We will share the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ (John 17:22)
d. God has glorified us positionally (Rom. 8:30)
e. God will glorify us experientially (Col. 3:4)
f. We are the Glory of His Grace (Eph. 1:6)
32. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Ownership.
a. We became the possession of God the Father (John 17:9a)
b. God the Father freely gave us to the Lord Jesus Christ (John 17:9b)
c. We were given to Christ so He could manifest God’s name (John 17:6a)
d. We were given to Christ out of the Cosmic System (John 17:6b)
e. We were given to Christ so we might receive eternal life (John 17:2)
f. We were given to Christ so we might become one as God is one (John 17:11)
g. We were given to Christ so He can preserve us (John 17:12)
h. We were given to Christ so God the Father can be our God (John 17:24)
i. We were given to Christ so we can behold His Glory (John 20:17)
j. The Writ of Ownership is a court order issued by God the Father making us a gift from Him to the Lord Jesus Christ (John 10:29)
33. We became the beneficiaries of a Writ of Establishment.
a. We were placed upon the Spiritual Rock of Christ (1Cor. 10:4)
b. The Lord Jesus Christ became our Chief Cornerstone (Eph. 2:20)
c. The Writ of Establishment is a court order issued by God the Father placing us upon the Firm Foundation of Jesus Christ (1Cor. 3:11)