Great Doctrines - Grace Church of DuPage
Great Doctrines - Grace Church of DuPage
Great Doctrines - Grace Church of DuPage
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D OCTRINAL OCTRINAL LLESSON<br />
L ESSON SSECTION<br />
SECTION<br />
ECTION 24 GGOD<br />
G OD OD’S OD PPROVISION<br />
P ROVISION FOR FOR IINDWELLING<br />
I NDWELLING SSIN<br />
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DOCTRINAL SUMMARY<br />
The Holy Spirit works progressive sanctification into the life <strong>of</strong> the believer; and this<br />
sanctification refers to that continued transformation <strong>of</strong> our moral and spiritual<br />
character so that the life <strong>of</strong> the believer mirrors our positional sanctification in Christ.<br />
The Holy Spirit liberated us from the the law; and henceforth believers do not walk<br />
according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. This means that Christians set their<br />
minds on the things <strong>of</strong> the Spirit and that Christians walk by the Spirit, because we are<br />
enabled to do so by the power <strong>of</strong> the indwelling Holy Spirit. And the indwelling Spirit<br />
guides and leads the Christian to put to death the deeds <strong>of</strong> the flesh, because we received<br />
not the spirit <strong>of</strong> slavery - but sonship through our adoption.<br />
This life in the Spirit is what God intended for each believer - as we are collectively<br />
instructed to walk by the Spirit and not by our flesh. If we heed this instruction, our<br />
lives will be characterized by the fruit <strong>of</strong> the Spirit, which cannot be produced in human<br />
lives by unaided self-effort. But rather, the fruit <strong>of</strong> the Spirit in the life <strong>of</strong> the believer is<br />
the product <strong>of</strong> a supernatural work brought to bear by the Holy Spirit. And it is only when<br />
we are walking in the Spirit and giving evidence <strong>of</strong> the fruit <strong>of</strong> His work in us that we can<br />
effectively serve the body <strong>of</strong> Christ and minister to those outside the church.<br />
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AS YOU PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER YOUR RESPONSE:<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> God’s power in me, I can obey Him, overcoming sin’s power in me.<br />
(1John 2: 12-14; Acts 26: 18)<br />
HOMEWORK:<br />
Read the central passages and John 15 & Galatians 5, daily.<br />
Notes<br />
GREAT DOCTRINES III ~ SANCTIFICATION PART 3~SECTION 24~PAGE 3<br />
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