Lesson 7 - The Process of Biblical Change

The Process of Biblical Change Lesson Seven The victorious Christian life • Change, or victory, will only occur when a counselee recognizes and then puts into practice the principle of ___________________________________. God has promised to give us ______________ to grow, but we must trust that promise and obey His Word before we can begin to experience true change. God’s power and grace is available for us, but _______________________________ on the prescribed solution found in God’s Word is our decision. Ours is not a passive faith! • Faith or effort? Hebrews 5:14; Galatians 3:1-3 • Both! James 2:17-18 God’s Part and Our Part • God’s part is to give ____________ to the _____________. (The humble are those who are ____________________ upon Christ.) • Our part is to believe _________________________ and _________ upon it. • Philippians 2:13; 2:12 Positional and Progressive Sanctification • Positional: Instant _______________________________________ Progressive: Beginning with _____________________________________ • Positional: ___________________________ and requires no effort. Progressive: _________________________ and requires effort. • Positional: Provides power and ______________________________ to change. Progressive: Provides ________________________ of change. • Positional: Relates to our ______________________, or who we are in Christ. Progressive: Relates to our Christian __________ and what we become in Christ. • Positional: Requires our ____________________. Progressive: Requires our ______________________. • Positional: Accomplished by God’s __________________. • Progressive: Accomplished by God’s __________________. • Positional: Requires _________________. Progressive: Requires __________________. Progressive Sanctification • We cannot sanctify ourselves; only ______________ and __________________ can do the cleansing in our life. John 17:17; John 15:3 Positional Sanctification • Our position in Jesus Christ became _____________________ at the time of salvation—we were justified; we were sanctified. We are now _______________ ________________ in His love; our image is engraved in the palm of His hand (Isaiah 49:15-16) 1 Corinthians 6:11