The Material and Agent of Spiritual Change - God's Plan For Change (Part 1)
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The Material and Agent of
Spiritual Change
Ezekiel 2:3–7 (ESV)
And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to
nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers
have transgressed against me to this very day. 4The descendants also are
impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them,
‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ 5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for
they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been
among them. 6And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid
of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on
scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks,
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for they are a rebellious house. And you shall speak my words to them,
whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 37:21–23 (ESV)
then say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the
people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and
will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land.
22And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one
king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no
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anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of
their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings
in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall
be my people, and I will be their God.
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longer divided into two kingdoms. They shall not de
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from
all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse
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you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will
put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your
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esh and give you a heart of esh. And I will put my Spirit
within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful
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to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to
your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your
God.
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Ezekiel 36:25–28 (ESV)
Ezekiel 3:7 (ESV)
But the house of Israel will not be willing to
listen to you, for they are not willing to listen
to me: because all the house of Israel have a
hard forehead and a stubborn heart.
Ezekiel 18:31 (ESV)
Cast away from you all the transgressions that
you have committed, and make yourselves a
new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die,
O house of Israel?
Ezekiel 11:21 (ESV)
But as for those whose heart goes after their
detestable things and their abominations, I will
bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares
the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 20:16 (ESV)
because they rejected my rules and did not
walk in my statutes, and profaned my
Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.
Ezekiel 33:31 (ESV)
And they come to you as people come, and
they sit before you as my people, and they
hear what you say but they will not do it; for
with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their
heart is set on their gain.
Ezekiel 11:19 (ESV)
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And I will give them one heart, and a new
spirit I will put within them. I will remove
the heart of stone from their esh and give
them a heart of esh,
Ezekiel 36:26 (ESV)
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And I will give you a new heart, and a new
spirit I will put within you. And I will
remove the heart of stone from your esh
and give you a heart of esh.
Proverbs 4:23 (ESV)
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Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from
it ow the springs of life.
Ezekiel 36:25–28 (ESV)
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I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean
from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will
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cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new
spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of
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stone from your esh and give you a heart of esh. And I
will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my
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statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in
the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my
people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 36:25 (ESV)
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and
you shall be clean from all your
uncleannesses, and from all your idols I
will cleanse you.
Leviticus 11:29–32 (ESV)
“And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that
swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of
any kind, 30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand
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lizard, and the chameleon. These are unclean to you among all
that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be
unclean until the evening. 32And anything on which any of them
falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article
of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for
any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean
until the evening; then it shall be clean.
Ezekiel 36:25 (ESV)
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and
you shall be clean from all your
uncleannesses, and from all your idols I
will cleanse you.
Ezekiel 37:23 (ESV)
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They shall not de le themselves anymore with
their idols and their detestable things, or with
any of their transgressions. But I will save
them from all the backslidings in which they
have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they
shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Titus 3:5 (ESV)
he saved us, not because of works done by
us in righteousness, but according to his
own mercy, by the washing of regeneration
and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
Jeremiah 33:8 (ESV)
I will cleanse them from all the guilt of
their sin against me, and I will forgive all the
guilt of their sin and rebellion against me.
Hebrews 10:22 (ESV)
let us draw near with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, with our hearts
sprinkled clean from an evil conscience
and our bodies washed with pure water.
John 15:3 (ESV)
Already you are clean because of the word
that I [Christ] have spoken to you.
John 17:17 (ESV)
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is
truth.
Ezekiel 37:14 (ESV)
And I will put my Spirit within you, and
you shall live, and I will place you in your
own land. Then you shall know that I am the
LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it,
declares the LORD.”
Titus 3:5 (ESV)
he saved us, not because of works done by
us in righteousness, but according to his
own mercy, by the washing of regeneration
[lit. birthing again] and renewal [“to make
something become new and different”
Louw and Nida] of the Holy Spirit,
Ezekiel 36:27 (ESV)
And I will put my Spirit within you, and
cause you to walk in my statutes and be
careful to obey my rules.
1 Corinthians 12:29–30 (ESV)
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all
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teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all
possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with
tongues? Do all interpret?
Matthew 7:21–23 (ESV)
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter
the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will
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of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will
say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your
name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many
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mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare
to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you
workers of lawlessness.’
Ezekiel 36:27 (ESV)
And I will put my Spirit within you, and
cause you to walk in my statutes and be
careful to obey my rules.
Joshua 1:8 (ESV)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your
mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and
night, so that you may be careful to do
according to all that is written in it. For then you
will make your way prosperous, and then you
will have good success.
2 Corinthians 3:16–18 (ESV)
But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the
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Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled
face, beholding the glory of the Lord [in the written
word], are being transformed into the same image from
one degree of glory to another. For this [transformation]
comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.