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TODAY’S MESSAGE
THE GOSPEL BENEFIT OF SPIRIT EMPOWERED ASSURANCE
REVIEW
A: VERSES 1-4
B: VERSES 5-8
TRANSITION: V 9:
EXPLAIN THE TRANSITION OF VERSE 9 FROM 8 TO 10FF
PRIMARY PRINCIPLE: ASSURANCE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS MERELY GIVEN TO YOU; IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DEMONSTRATE
I. OUR POSITION IN CHRIST EQUALS OUR ETERNAL PRIVILEGE OF ASSURANCE
A. THIS ASSURANCE IS ROOTED IN THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST
THE PRESENCE OF THE SPIRIT IS THE GUARANTEE OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST EVEN THOUGH THE BODY IS DEAD TO SIN
AT THE MOMENT OF BELIEF, WHEN YOUR HEART IS TRANSFORMED BY THE GOSPEL, WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD INVADES THE WHOLE OF YOUR LIFE AND MAKES YOU PERFECTLY BRAND NEW.
THOUGH THE BODY IS TRAPPED BY THE PRINCIPLE OF SIN, CHRISTIANS ARE FREED FROM ITS POWER BECAUSE OF THEIR NEW POSITION IN CHRIST
B. THIS ASSURANCE IS ROOTED IN THE CERTAINLY OF OUR ETERNAL HOPE
AGAIN, THIS VERSE IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS BECAUSE OR SINCE....
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OUR POSITION IN CHRIST EQUALS OUR PRESENT POWER TO PROVE OUR ASSURANCE
So then (Therefore)
brothers (them not individuals)
we (includes himself): all
DEBTORS: We are obligated to behave in ways that reflect and prove the testimony that the Spirit of Christ is within us
WE ARE OBLIGATED TO KILL SIN (OUT IT TO DEATH)
DEATH AND LIFE ARE IN THE MOTIONS OF OUR LIVES
“BE ALWAYS KILLING SIN LEST SIN BE ALWAYS KILLING YOU” (JOHN OWEN)
SO WE ARE OBLIGATED, AS PROFESSING CHRISTIANS, TO KILL SIN
WHY ARE WE OBLIGATED?
BECAUSE RIGHTEOUS LIVING IS THE ONLY LOGICAL RESPONSE TO POSSESSING THE BLESSING OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST
THE BLESSINGS OF BEING IN CHRIST IS THREE FOLD:
1. Blessings we have received (freedom from penalty of the sin of our past)
2. Blessings we are receiving (freedom from penalty of our present sin)
3. Blessings we will receive (freedom from the penalty of future)
THESE BLESSINGS ARE REFLECTED IN PAUL’S WORD TO THE PHILIPPIANS
THIS IS A WORD OF ASSURANCE: HE WILL FINISH THE WORK IN US THAT HE BEGAN
What does Philippians 1:6 look like in life?
It is the Spirit of Christ working through our disciplined and united efforts to kill the principle of sin that remains an agitator in our lives
NOTICE THAT I SAID OUR DISCIPLINED AND UNITED EFFORT
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE
HOLINESS IS THE RESULT OF COLLECTIVE POWER OF THE SPIRIT
COLLECTIVE OBEDIENCE
Paul is not speaking to individuals: he is speaking to the church
PAUL SPEAKS IN VERSE 12 TO THE “BROTHERS” AND SAYS “WE”
Romans 8:12 (ESV)
So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
Part of the struggles we, as individual believers, have with sin is due to our unwillingness to be part of the whole
SO PHILIPPIANS 1:6- THE YOU IS PLURAL
SO PAUL’S WORD IN VERSE 13 IS FOR THE BODY - THE YOU IS PLURAL
SO HOW DO WE PUT SIN TO DEATH
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We help each other to see our actions for what they are:
2. We help one another to hate sin for what it does:
- Corrupts the whole body
1 Corinthians 5:6 (ESV)
Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
- Celebrates slavery over freedom
3. We help one another to be disciplined in not practicing sin
a. Eliminate its power:
i. Do not go into the space that prompts its temptation
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Be mindful of the space that prompts its temption
WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE BATTLE WITH SIN AS SUFFERING BECAUSE SIN SEEKS TO CORRUPT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST
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