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“_____ ye have not so learned Christ”

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

But ye have not so learned Christ;

John 3:16 KJV 1900

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

“But” is one of the most important words in all of the Bible.

-It denotes the strongest contrast that can be put forth.

-It links two ideas, with the second idea taking on so much importance that it renders the first part of the statement virtually powerless!

“Choose you this day whom ye will serve..BUT as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”

Ps. 30:5

Romans 3:23 KJV 1900

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 3:23 KJV 1900

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 3:23 KJV 1900

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Psalm 30:5 KJV 1900

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Weeping may endure for a night, BUT joy cometh in the morning.

Romans 3:23 KJV 1900

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 6:23 KJV 1900

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Psalm 30:5 KJV 1900

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Psalm 30:5 KJV 1900

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

John 1:17 KJV 1900

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 1:17 KJV 1900

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 16:33 KJV 1900

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

In the world ye shall have tribulation; BUT, be of good cheer, I have overcome the world

Now, go back to

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Everything Paul has just said....

Don’t live like those that don’t know Christ (like you lived before you knew Christ)

-in the vanity of their mind

-having their understanding darkened

-alienated from the life of God through ignorance

-the blindness of your heart

-not being sensitive to right/wrong, your conscience

-giving yourself over to your lust, violence and greed

BUT!!!!! That’s not who you are in Christ!

1 Corinthians 6:11 KJV 1900

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 5:8 KJV 1900

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Note: You were thieves, you were drunkards, you were liars, you were greedy, you were immoral, you were selfish, you were self-absorbed,

BUT!!!

...now you are washed (cleansed), sanctified (set apart), justified (acquitted, freed, declared righteous)

You are no longer the person you were!

Here is the reason why....

You “learned” Christ...

-You heard Him (not of Him)- His word (Think Paul on Road to Damascus)

-You were taught by Him (His Spirit) - conviction

-You learned the truth that is in Jesus

-The truth about you

-The truth about your sin

-The truth about your guilt

-The truth about God’s holiness

-The truth that Jesus is the only way to the Father

Your a new man!

The New Man Described

A New ___________________

John 3:18 KJV 1900

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV 1900

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Colossians 2:13–14 KJV 1900

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Colossians 2:13 KJV 1900

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

How many trespasses has He forgiven you? Which ones?

Romans 5:9 KJV 1900

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

We’ve traded our sin for His righteousness

We have been forgiven ALL TRESPASSES

We are justified (declared righteous; acquitted; set free) - just as if....

You were a condemned already, now you’re condemned no more.

You were under the curse, now you’re under the blood

You were a sinner, now you’re a saint

You were a sinner, now you’re a son

You were guilty, now you’re declared innocent

You were in bondage, now you’re set free

You were separated from God, now you’re reconciled to God

You were estranged, now you’re adopted

You were the enemy of God, now you’re a child of God

A New ________________

John 3:7 KJV 1900

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

1 John 5:1 KJV 1900

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

Ephesians 2:4 KJV 1900

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4–5 KJV 1900

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

A New _______________

John 1:12 KJV 1900

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Romans 8:15–16 KJV 1900

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

1 John 3:1 KJV 1900

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

A New ___________________

Romans 11:36 KJV 1900

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

And yet, then we are hit with this admonition....

Joshua 24:15 KJV 1900

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Ephesians 4:22 KJV 1900

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Ephesians 4:24 KJV 1900

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

What your spirit has experienced fully (positionally), your soul (mind, will) and body are still in the process of experiencing in full measure.

“day of redemption”

___________________, we are the new man. But, it is a conscious process to become the new man _______________.

“put off”, “put on” - taking off old clothes, putting on new clothes

Illust - Just got showered, dirty/muddy/stinking clothes I put back on!

THE NEW MAN DISPLAYED

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Eph. 4:20

Eph. 4:20

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Eph. 4:20

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

THE NEW MAN DESCRIBED

Not an improved version of your old self!

-An altogether “new” nature!

THE NEW MAN DISPLAYED

THE NEW MAN DISPLAYED

Ephesians 4:20 KJV 1900

But ye have not so learned Christ;

How do we put off the old clothes (what’s on the outside) and put on the new clothes?

Ephesians 4:23 KJV 1900

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

It

Proverbs 23:7 KJV 1900

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

Your spirit (which was dead) has been redeemed (and brought to life)

Your spirit (which was dead) has been redeemed (and brought to life)

What your spirit has experienced fully (positionally), your soul (mind, will) and body are still in the process of experiencing in full measure.

“day of redemption”

We must change from the ___________ ________or we have not changed at all!

-You can put on clean clothes, but if you are filthy - you still smell!

The _________ is where spiritual transformation happens!

Romans 12:2 KJV 1900

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Don’t be like this world, be transformed (changed, different, metamorphisis) by the “renewing” of your mind....

SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!

Steps to renewing the mind

Be ______________ to have your way of thinking changed

eliver your mind as a sacrifice

Romans 12:1 KJV 1900

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Romans 12:1–2 KJV 1900

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Rom. 12:

I present my mind to Christ as a sacrifice - willing to have my way of thinking “sacrificed” (put to death)

Romans 12:1 KJV 1900

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

-Am I willing to embrace a mindset that is in direct opposition to the way I’ve always thought? (Well I’ve just always believed.....)

-Am I willing to embrace a mindset that is in direct opposition to the way the world thinks? (All my friends think....)

Romans 12:2 KJV 1900

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

-Am I willing to embrace a mindset that is in direct opposition to the way I was brought up? (I was just always taught…)

So much of what limits are growth is our unwillingness to change - because change is uncomfortable.

Don’t just read the Bible - _____________on its truths and ______________ your thinking

With a quiet time, you know you’ve done it when you’ve “read your Bible and prayed.” With the renewing of the mind, you know you’ve done it when you’re seeing life–and more specifically, your current situation–from a biblical perspective.

In other words - change your thinking from the way “you” see things to the way that God sees things!

and be thankful - no matter what!

Determine to glorify God and be thankful - no matter what!

Romans 1:21 KJV 1900

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

We really only believe the part of the Bible we obey

The proof is in your __________________

We act upon that which we believe (or think) is true.

Adam and Eve ate the fruit because they believed what the devil said…

If I and lie it’s because I think (believe) that lying will cause less pain than telling the truth.

If I get angry and speak harsh words to you it’s because I think (believe) that doing so will work better than speaking kindly to you.

We only really _____________ those parts of the Bible that we __________!