2 Corinthians 3:18 (Part 21) Transformation in The Christian Life

• Its nature

• Its means

• Its direction

• Its progression

• Its producer

Features of life in the church age:

A. We need to relate to the category of doctrine

• Doctrine:

 God’s

 Man’s

 Satan’s

• The process that needs to work coming out of those three things . . .

 Avoiding and eliminating man’s doctrines. How?

a) Identification—“mark them”

b) Comparison—use true doctrine as the standard

c) Avoidance—be careful because you can get tricked

• Seeking of God’s

a) The believer gains spiritual health by means of doctrine

b) The more one orients to doctrine (true), the healthier we get (spiritually)

B. We need to relate to the category of positive and negative commands

o What we should do

o What we should not do

C. We need to relate to the category of principles

D. We need to relate to the category of human rules—for example . . .

o Children to parents

o Family

o Government

E. We need to relate to the category of positional truth—“in Christ” (we have been placed in union with Christ)