The Work of Sanctification
1 Thess 5:23 [NIV] 23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sanctification is the process by which man is transformed into the likeness of God and brought into the governance of the […]
Three Compartments of Man
God created Man in His Image, and endowed him with the full capacity, natural and spiritual, to be changed from glory to glory – even into the Likeness of God. But when Adam and Eve fell, God took away their privilege of fellowship with Him. They were thus not able to approach and walk in […]
Questions for Review – Spiritual Fruits and Gifts
Just like a tree, it takes time for spiritual growth to develop from being merely a seed into a full-grown tree and bear fruit. But to a farmer, the most pleasant moment of his labor is seeing just how many fruits he can harvest from the tree. -What is spiritual fruit? Can you list a […]
Scripture Specific to Spiritual Fruit & Gifts
Just like a tree, it takes time for spiritual growth to develop from being merely a seed into a full-grown tree and bear fruit. But to a farmer, the most pleasant moment of his labor is seeing just how many fruits he can harvest from the tree. Spiritual Fruits Gal 6:7-10 [NIV] 7Do not be […]
Spiritual Gifts – Part 2
In our natural life each of us enjoys various talents and gifts. We develop some very well. And some we don’t have the chance to. I could be a very gifted person in music, but without the proper training and education, my talent wouldn’t have the chance to develop. Even if I did develop it, […]
Spiritual Gifts
In order for us to grow, the Lord not only gives each believer the Holy Spirit, He also blesses us with other members of His Body and family – the church. In the Body Christ, He gives diverse gifts to different members of the Body to help each other to grow. Let’s take a look: […]
Abiding in Him
How do you obtain spiritual fruits? Jesus teaches us about this very clearly: abide in Him. Let’s take a look. John 15:1-8 [NIV] 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so […]
Spiritual Fruits
In our last series, we mentioned spiritual growth and maturity as the process and end of the spiritual life God gives to us. Just like a tree, it takes time for spiritual growth to develop from being merely a seed into a full grown tree and bear fruit. But to a farmer, the most pleasant […]
Questions for Review
Questions for Review 1. How would you compare the life of spiritual man with that of natural man? 2. What are your natural senses? Do you think they are compatible with your spiritual senses? In what way? 3. Why did Jesus warn the disciples of the yeast in the bread? Questions for Review and Meditation […]
Scripture Specific to Spiritual Life and Spiritual Food
God created everything both visible and invisible through Christ, His Son. And when Adam sinned, Man was “cast out” of the invisible, spiritual world into the visible physical world. We will call this life the life of Natural Man. However, as we are born again through our faith in Christ Jesus and reception of the […]
