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BOUGHT WITH

BLOOD

The Divine Exchange At The Cross

Derek Prince



CONTENTS

Introduction

Part 1 The Cross at the Center1. One All-Sufficient Sacrifice2. Perfected Forever3. A Divinely Ordained Exchange

Part 2 The Nine Exchanges. Forgivene!! and "ealing

#. $ighteou!ne!! in Place of Sin %. &ife in Place of Death'. (le!!ing in Place of )ur!e*. A+undance in Place of Poverty,. lory in Place of Shae1/. Acce0tance in Place of $eection11. he e4 5an in Place of the Old 5an

Part 3 Five Aspects of Deliverance12. Deliverance fro hi! Pre!ent Age13. Deliverance fro &a4 and Self1. Deliverance fro the Fle!h1#. Deliverance fro the 6orld

Part 4 o! to Appropriate "hat #o$ as Provi$e$1%. Fro &egal to Ex0eriential1'. Our Per!onal uide to All-inclu!ive Salvation 1*. Po!!e!!ing Our Po!!e!!ion!



%ntro$&ction

In the cross is health, in the cross is life,

in the cross is protection from enemies,in the cross is heavenly sweetness,in the cross strength of mind,in the cross joy of the pirit,in the cross the height of virt!e,in the cross perfection of holiness"There is no health of the so!l, no hope of eternal life, save

in the cross"

# Thomas a $empis, fifteenth#cent!ry theologian

In the clo!ing year! of hi! long and extraordinary life7Dere8 Prince laented ore than once 4hat he !a4 a! a

decline in +old 0reaching focu!ed on the cro!!. "e !a4 9e!u!: !acrifice a! central to every a!0ect of the )hri!tianlife. In fact7 to a grou0 of ini!try !u00orter! and friend!he once 4rote;

%Anywhere I go, if I have the choice and opport!nity to dealserio!sly with a gro!p of people, it is my committed

intention always to &egin with the cross"

And I wo!ld like to say to those of yo! who are preachersand ministers, do not ever leave the cross o!t of yo!r preaching" 'hen yo! do, yo!(re like the drill sergeant

giving excellent orders to people witho!t the power tocarry them o!t" That power comes only from the cross"

In my preaching I remem&er the words of Pa!l in )Corinthians *+ I determined not to know anything among

yo! except -es!s Christ and .im cr!cified"""" /y speech and



my preaching were not with pers!asive words of h!manwisdom, &!t in demonstration of the pirit and of power"

o ex0lore Dere8 Prince:! lifetie of teaching i! nothingle!! than an ex0loration of the +reathta8ing de0th and+readth of the rede0tion 9e!u! acco0li!hed through"i! !uffering7 death and con<ue!t of death. And no4here4ill you find a +etter guide to that revelation than in the+oo8 you hold in your hand!.

In (ought 4ith (lood Dere8 +ring! u! a co0lete and0anoraic 0icture of 4hat 9e!u! 0aid an a4ful 0rice too+tain for u!. On the 0age! that follo47 you 4ill findtruth! that have e<ui00ed hundred! of thou!and! to liveore freely7 ore fully and ore 0o4erfully than ever+efore.

A! Dere8 lay! out the nine exchange! tran!acted at thecro!!7 you 4ill li8ely find that you have +een living+eneath your 0rivilege! a! a +lood-+ought child of od. Inthe cha0ter! covering the five a!0ect! of deliverance7 you4ill di!cover 8ey! to a level of freedo you neverdreaed 0o!!i+le. And a! Dere8 !ho4! you in the clo!ingcha0ter! ho4 to a00ro0riate the!e truth! in 0racticalter!7 you 4ill find greater acce!! to the "oly S0irit:!0o4er for living the highe!t and +e!t of od:! 4ill for yourlife.

(eyond all thi!7 and 0erha0! o!t i0ortantly7 the ourney on 4hich Dere8 Prince ta8e! you 4ill !urely0roduce in you a heart overflo4ing 4ith love andthan8fulne!! for 9e!u!. Such heart! +elong to tho!e u!edightily +y od=

- he Editor! Of )ho!en (oo8!



PA'T 1

TE C'OSSAT TE CENTE'



CAPTE' 1One All(S&fficient

Sacrifice

A !ingle thee run! throughout thi! +oo8; atoneent.hi! 4ord i! co0aratively rare in conte0orary Engli!h.In fact7 any Engli!h-!0ea8ing 0eo0le today do not even8no4 4hat the 4ord ean!.

It! eaning +egin! to a00ear7 ho4ever7 4hen 4e dividethe 4ord u0 into it! three !ylla+le!; at-one-ent. hat i!4hat atoneent really ean!>that od and the !innerare +rought into a relation!hi0 in 4hich they are atone. Aore coon 4ord today i! reconciliation. hrough thecro!! od and the !inner are reconciled to each other.

here i! a vitally i0ortant difference +et4een the 4ordtran!lated atoneent in the "e+re4 of the Old e!taentand the 4ord tran!lated atoneent in the ree8 of thee4 e!taent.

In "e+re4 the 4ord i! 8i00ur and ean! ?covering.? heDay of Atoneent 4a! a day of covering. (y the !acrifice!

offered on that day7 the !in! of the 0eo0le 4ere covered>+ut only for one year. he next year at the !ae tie7their !in! had to +e covered once ore. he !acrifice!offered that day 0rovided no 0eranent !olution7therefore7 to the 0ro+le of !in@ they erely 0rovided ate0orary covering. On each !ucce!!ive Day ofAtoneent7 that covering 4a! extended for one ore

year.

he 0icture of atoneent in the e4 e!taent i! totally



different. 6e !ee thi! 4hen 4e contra!t t4o 0a!!age! in"e+re4!>the +oo8 that deal!7 a+ove all other!7 4ith 9e!u!a! our "igh Prie!t and 4ith the !acrifice "e ade on our+ehalf.

Fir!t7 "e+re4! 1/;3- !0ea8! of the !acrifice! of the Olde!taent; ?In tho!e !acrifice! there i! a reinder of !in!every year.? So7 far fro ta8ing !in a4ay7 tho!e !acrifice!reinded the 0eo0le of the 0ro+le of !in. ?For it i! not0o!!i+le7? the 4riter continue!7 ?that the +lood of +ull!and goat! could ta8e a4ay !in!.? he central i!!ue here i!

ta8ing a4ay !in!7 not erely covering the.

In "e+re4! ,;2%7 on the other hand7 the 4riter !0ea8!a+out 4hat 4a! acco0li!hed +y the death of 9e!u!7 indirect contra!t to the Old e!taent !acrifice!. In the!econd half of that ver!e7 !0ea8ing of 9e!u!7 the 4riter!ay!; ?(ut no47 once at the end of the age!7 "e ha!

a00eared to 0ut a4ay !in +y the !acrifice of "i!elf.?

So 4hen 9e!u! cae and offered "i!elf a! a !acrifice onthe cro!!7 "e 0ut a4ay !in. hi! action contra!t! 4ith theOld e!taent !acrifice!7 4hich erely reinded 0eo0leof the fact that !in had not +een dealt 4ith and 0rovided acovering that 4a! valid for only one year.

6hen 9ohn the (a0ti!t introduced 9e!u! in 9ohn 1;2,7therefore7 he !aid7 ?(ehold= he &a+ of od 4ho ta8e!a4ay the !in of the 4orld=? otice once again ho4different thi! i! fro the Old e!taent. 9e!u! too8 a4ay!in. For that rea!on7 for tho!e 4ho have acce0ted "i!!acrifice7 there reain! no further !acrifice for !in!.



"AT TE )%)*E SA+SA)O,T O,' P'O)*E-

(efore I +ecae a 0reacher that 4a! a long 4hile ago

no4=B7 I 4a! a 0rofe!!or of 0hilo!o0hy at )a+ridgeCniver!ity in England. A! a 0hilo!o0her I decided one dayto !tudy the (i+le. I con!idered it y 0hilo!o0hic duty todo !o. Once I had read it through7 I 4ould +e in a 0o!ition7I felt7 to 0ronounce y authoritative o0inion on it. (ut4hile !tudying the (i+le7 I et the &ord in a draatic70o4erful and 0er!onal 4ay. Fro that tie until no4

there are t4o fact! I have never dou+ted; fir!t7 that 9e!u!i! alive@ and !econd7 that the (i+le i! a true7 relia+le andu0-to-date +oo8.

6hen I cae to a00reciate the (i+le7 I under!tood that4hat it offer! i! found in no other 4or8 of huan 4i!door literature. In 0articular it reveal! t4o atter! of

uni<ue i0ortance; the diagno!i! of the huan 0ro+leand the cure.

TE D%A#NOS%S. S%N

In the field of edicine7 if a doctor cannot diagno!e acondition7 u!ually he cannot 0rovide a cure. he diagno!i!of the huan 0ro+le7 therefore7 i! of !u0reei0ortance. he (i+le:! diagno!i! i! given in one !hort4ord; !in. So far a! I have +een a+le to di!cover7 no other+oo8 in the 4orld7 unle!! it derive! fro the (i+le7diagno!e! the 0ro+le of !in. )ertainly no 0hilo!o0herever arrived at that diagno!i!. It i! uni<ue to the (i+le. If4e had received nothing el!e fro the (i+le7 4e !hould +e eternally grateful for the diagno!i! of the huancondition. (ut than8 od7 the (i+le 0rovide! u! not only4ith the diagno!i!. It al!o reveal! the reedy7 4hich i!



atoneent.

In thi! +oo8 4e 4ill con!ider the +a!ic 0ro+le ofhuanity; !in. ot erely i! it the fundaental 0ro+le

of huanity in general@ it i! al!o the 0ro+le of each oneof u! individually7 4hether 4e recognie it or not. 6e aycall it +y variou! nae!. Soe !o-called !cience! in the4orld today offer u! lot! of fancy7 co0licated nae!7 +utthe root 0ro+le reain! the !ae; !in. A 0er!on i!una+le to deal effectively 4ith hi! or her life:! 0ro+le!until he or !he ha! faced the reality of the root 0ro+le of

life7 4hich i! !in.

he (i+le:! definition of !in i! given in $oan! 3;23; ?Allhave !inned and fall !hort of the glory of od.? hee!!ence of !in i! negative rather than 0o!itive. Sin i! notnece!!arily coitting !oe terri+le crie. It i! failing togive od "i! rightful 0lace in our live!7 leading live! that

4ithhold fro od the glory that all "i! creature! o4e"i.

Once 4e under!tand the huan condition in thi! 4ay7 4eu!t ac8no4ledge that 4hat Paul !ay! i! true; 6e have all!inned7 and 4e all fall !hort of the glory of od.

TE 'E-ED+. TE C'OSS

han8 od7 the (i+le not only diagno!e! our !in@ it al!o0rovide! od:! 0erfect reedy7 4hich i! the cro!!.

6hen I !0ea8 a+out the cro!!7 I a not referring to a0iece of etal or 4ood that 0eo0le hang around theirnec8! or 0ut u0 on the 4all of a church7 although I havenothing again!t !uch thing!. 6hen I refer to the cro!!7 Ia tal8ing a+out the !acrifice that 9e!u! ade there on



our +ehalf. he aority of )hri!tian! 0ro+a+ly do notfully realie that 4hat too8 0lace on the cro!! 4a! a!acrifice. o !u+!tantiate thi!7 4e 4ill loo8 at three0a!!age! in "e+re4!7 all of 4hich e0ha!ie the cro!! a!

a !acrifice.

In "e+re4! ';2'7 !0ea8ing a+out 9e!u! and contra!ting"i 4ith the 0rie!t! of the Old e!taent7 the 4riter !ay!;

/e0 $oes not nee$ $ail as those high priests to offer&p sacrifices first for is o!n sins an$ then for the

peoples for this e $i$ once for all !hen e offere$&p iself5

he 4ord offer refer! to 4hat a 0rie!t did 4hen he adea !acrifice. (ut on the cro!! 9e!u! offered u0 "i!elf. hati! to !ay7 "e 4a! +oth the Prie!t and the !acrifice. A! Prie!t"e offered the !acrifice7 +ut "e "i!elf 4a! the !acrifice7

the victi. "e offered "i!elf. Only one Prie!t 4a! goodenough to a8e that offering7 and only one offering4ould +e acce0ta+le to od.

Again in "e+re4! ,;13-1 4e !ee a direct contra!t 4iththe Old e!taent;

%f the 6loo$ of 6&lls an$ goats an$ the ashes of aheifer sprin7ling the &nclean sanctifies for thep&rifing of the flesh ho! &ch ore shall the 6loo$of Christ !ho thro&gh the eternal Spirit offere$iself !itho&t spot to #o$ cleanse o&r consciencefro $ea$ !or7s to serve the living #o$8

otice that 9e!u! ?through the eternal S0irit offered"i!elf 4ithout !0ot to od.? hi! refer! to the "olyS0irit7 4ho!e 0artici0ation in the !acrifice 4a! e!!ential.



6e di!cover7 in fact7 that in every aor 0ha!e of the0roce!! of rede0tion each Per!on of the odhead i!directly involved. heir involveent in each !ucce!!ive0ha!e ay +e !et out a! follo4!;

1. he Incarnation. he Father incarnated the Son in the4o+ of 5ary +y the "oly S0irit !ee &u8e 1;3#B.

2. (a0ti! in the 9ordan $iver. he S0irit de!cended onthe Son7 and the Father !0o8e "i! a00roval fro heaven!ee 5atthe4 3;1-1'B.

3. Pu+lic ini!try. he Father anointed the Son 4ith theS0irit !ee Act! 1/;3*B.

. he crucifixion. 9e!u! offered "i!elf to the Fatherthrough the S0irit !ee "e+re4! ,;1B.

#. he re!urrection. he Father re!urrected the Son +y theS0irit !ee Act! 2;32@ $oan! 1;B.

%. Penteco!t. Fro the Father the Son received the S0irit74ho "e then 0oured out on "i! di!ci0le! !ec Act! 2;33B.

Each Per!on of the odhead>and I ean thi! reverently >4a! ealou! to +e included in the 0roce!! of redeeinghuanity.

(ut our 0re!ent focu! i! on the cro!!7 4ith 9e!u!7 onceagain7 a! +oth Prie!t and victi. he Son offered "i!elfto the Father7 through the eternal S0irit7 4ithout !0ot or+lei!h. "e 4a! totally 0ure>the only acce0ta+leoffering +ecau!e "e 4a! the only One 4ithout !in.



P,TT%N# TE C'OSS)AC9 %N TE CENTE'

he 4ord eternal de!cri+e! !oething that tran!cend! the

liit! of tie. 6hat ha00ened on the cro!! 4a! a fact ofhi!tory7 +ut it! !ignificance tran!cend! tie. In that!acrifice 9e!u! too8 on "i!elf the !in! of all 0eo0le of allage!>0a!t7 0re!ent and future. Our liited huan ind!can hardly co0rehend all that 4a! acco0li!hedthrough that one !acrifice. our !in and y !in7 and the!in! of all 4ho have ever lived7 and of 0eo0le not yet +orn7

cae on 9e!u! through the eternal S0irit. "e too8 theentire !in of the 4hole huan race on "i!elf.

It i! extreely i0ortant that 4e under!tand thi! and that4e give the cro!! it! 0ro0er 0lace in our thin8ing a!)hri!tian!. Soe year! ago I 4a! 4ith a )hri!tian co-4or8er in Singa0ore. In the cour!e of conver!ation he

rear8ed7 ?he )hurch ha! !o any ite! in her !ho04indo4 that the cro!! i! no longer noticed.?

I realied y friend had 0ut hi! finger on a aor defectin the conte0orary )hurch. oday you can go into a)hri!tian +oo8!tore and find a +oo8 on alo!t any !u+ect

>ho4 to have a +etter arriage7 ho4 to rai!e godlychildren7 ho4 to under!tand your o4n 0er!onality7 ho4 to8ee0 a +etter hou!e. here i! alo!t no liit= 5any ofthe!e +oo8! have erit7 +ut none 4ould +e effective4ithout the cro!!. he cro!! i! the only !ource of graceand 0o4er to a8e all the other good advice 4or8. It i!tie the )hurch 0ut the cro!! +ac8 in the center of her!ho0 4indo4.

od told the I!raelite! +efore they entered the Proi!ed&and that 4hen they +uilt an altar7 they 4ere to 0ut no



other o+ect! around it.

In Exodu! 2/;2-2# od gave the I!raelite! !0ecificin!truction! a+out the 8ind of altar on 4hich they 4ere to

offer their !acrifice!;

:An altar of earth o& shall a7e for -e An$ if o&a7e -e an altar of stone o& shall not 6&il$ it ofhe!n stone; for if o& &se o&r tool on it o& haveprofane$ it5:

heir altar 4a! to +e ade only of aterial! in theirnatural condition7 not odified in any 4ay +y an>earth or unhe4n !tone. Anything added +y huan hand!4ould defile it. Further on7 in Deuteronoy 1%;217 the &ord 4arned "i!0eo0le;

:+o& shall not plant for o&rself an tree as a !oo$eniage near the altar !hich o& 6&il$ for o&rself tothe *O'D o&r #o$5:

here 4a! to +e nothing that 4ould di!tract the attentionof the I!raelite! fro the altar on 4hich they 4ere to offertheir !acrifice!. here 4a! no 0lace for huan art oringenuity that 4ould divert their attention fro thecrude7 !tar8 !i0licity of the altar. hat i! a le!!on for u!7too. 6e are not to !urround the cro!! 4ith anything. 6eare to 0ut nothing on the cro!! or in front of the cro!! that4ould in any 4ay o+!cure it. he cro!! i! !tar87 u!t a! thecrucifixion of 9e!u! 4a! a !tar8 and horri+le !cene.

I dou+t 4hether any huan arti!t ha! ever de0ictedade<uately 4hat too8 0lace 4hen 9e!u! died on the cro!!.



If he !hould !ucceed7 4e 4ould avert our eye!. et thecro!! i! at the center of our faith7 uni<ue to )hri!tianity.o other religiou! !y!te>not I!la nor (uddhi! nor"indui! nor any of the countle!! cult!>0o!!e!!e!

anything that corre!0ond! to or even reotely re!e+le!the cro!!.

Furtherore the cro!! anchor! the )hri!tian faith tohi!tory. 5uhaad7 +y contra!t7 received hi! revelationin an unidentified cave7 unconnected to any 0articular!ituation or !erie! of event!. In general7 0hilo!o0her! for

their 0art !0eculate in the a+!tract. (ut the e!!age of thecro!! relate! to a !0ecific incident in huan hi!tory. Iteither did or did not ha00en. It i! either true or fal!e.here i! no third 0o!!i+ility. If true it i! the o!ti0ortant event in huan hi!tory.

6hen I 4a! confronted any decade! ago 4ith the

central fact! of the o!0el7 and then di!covered that 9e!u!4a! !till alive in the t4entieth century7 I concluded thatthe fact that a 5an died and ro!e fro the dead and i! !tillalive today i! the o!t i0ortant !ingle event in huanhi!tory. othing el!e can co0are 4ith it.

If 4e do not give the cro!! it! rightful 0lace at the centerof our live!7 our faith lo!e! it! eaning and 0o4er. 6eend u0 4ith either an innocuou! li!t of oral generalitie!or el!e a !tandard of conduct that 4e cannot attain to. oone 4ill ever live out the Seron on the 5ount 4ithoutthe 0o4er of the cro!! in hi! or her life.

I have +een 0raying for !oe year! that od 4ould ena+lethe )hurch to re!tore the cro!! to it! rightful 0lace. I tru!tthat thi! !tudy on the atoneent7 and the divine exchangethat too8 0lace a! a re!ult of it7 ay +e 0art of the an!4er



to that 0rayer.

"AT A'E TE %-P*%CAT%ONS

OF TE C'OSS8

&et:! a8e a 0er!onal a00lication. In 1 )orinthian! 1;23Paul !ay!7 ?6e 0reach )hri!t crucified.? &et e a!8 you a<ue!tion; If you are a 0reacher or teacher or coun!elor7 orif you hold !oe other office in church7 do you 0reach)hri!t crucified If not7 your 0reaching or teaching or

coun!eling ay !ound nice7 +ut in the long run it 4illacco0li!h nothing. he only !ource of the 0o4er i! thecro!!.

Again Paul !ay! in 1 )orinthian! 1;2#; ?he fooli!hne!! ofod i! 4i!er than en7 and the 4ea8ne!! of od i!!tronger than en.? he cro!! i! the fooli!hne!! and

4ea8ne!! of od. 6hat could +e ore fooli!h than forod to 0erit "i! Son to +e crucified +y !inner! 6hatcould +e 4ea8er than the !0ectacle of a 5an hung on acro!!7 "i! +ody lacerated and +leeding7 dying in agony(ut the 4ea8ne!! of od7 Paul !ay!7 i! !tronger than en.he fooli!hne!! of od i! 4i!er than en. he real !ourceof !trength and 4i!do for the )hri!tian lie! in the cro!!.6ithout the cro!! 4e can have good orality7 a ho!t ofgood intention! and a lot of nice !eron!7 +ut 4e 4illhave no !ignificant re!ult!.

)on!ider "e+re4! 1/;1; ?(y one offering "e ha!0erfected forever tho!e 4ho are +eing !anctified.?"e ha! 0erfected forever. he ver+ ha! 0erfected a00ear!in the 0erfect ten!e. Only once 4a! thi! !acrifice to +eoffered7 never to +e re0eated>a 0erfect !acrifice that4ould co0letely 0erfect all 4ho 0ut their faith in it.



6hat 9e!u! ha! done7 and it! effect in u!7 i! 0erfect7co0lete7 forever. othing can ever +e ta8en fro it.othing need ever +e added to it. 6hat od ha! done i!co0lete7 0erfect7 final. ever 4ill it have to +e changed

or odified. (ut our a00ro0riation of it i! 0rogre!!ive. Iti! i0ortant to !ee thi!7 e!0ecially a! 4e continue toe0ha!ie the 0erfection of the 4or8.

ou ay +e !aying to your!elf7 I don:t have that 8ind of0erfection or !anctification. he truth i!7 none of u! ha! it.I have !tudied and taught on thi! thee for ore than

fifty year!7 +ut I a !till +eing !anctified. Our!anctification i! 0rogre!!ive. 6e are tho!e 4ho arecoing 0rogre!!ively clo!er to od7 getting further andfurther !e0arated fro !in and the 4orld7 receiving oreand ore of od into our +eing!. hat i! 4hat therevelation of the cro!! doe! for u! and in u!.

In the cha0ter! that follo47 I 4ant to deal 4ith three little-a!8ed <ue!tion!;

1. 6hat doe! the cro!! do for u!

2. 6hat u!t the cro!! do in u!

3. "o4 do 4e a00ro0riate 0ractically 4hat od ha!

already done through the cro!!

he!e <ue!tion! are not often a!8ed7 +ut finding thean!4er! to the 4ill +ring u! to a dee0er level of!anctification than 4e have ever 8no4n. he co0lete0rovi!ion of od i! al4ay! relea!ed through the !acrificeof 9e!u! on the cro!!. Atte0ting to find our 0rovi!ion anyother 4ay i! +y0a!!ing the cro!! and i! extreelydangerou!. he !tudy ahead 4ill +e !oe4hat lengthy



and arduou!7 +ut it 4ill re4ard you richly if you0er!evere.

<,EST%ONS FO' TE ST,D+

1. In !i0le ter!7 4hat doe! atoneent ean

2. 6hat odern 4ord convey! the !ae eaning

3. According to "e+re4! 1/;3-7 4hat can the !acrifice!ade on the Day of Atoneent +y the 9e4! not do

. According to "e+re4! ,;2% and 9ohn 1;2,7 4hat doe! the!acrifice of 9e!u! acco0li!h

#. After reading $oan! 3;237 ho4 4ould you define !in

%. 6hat i! the reedy for !in

'. I! 9e!u!: !acrifice on the cro!! centered in tie oreternity

*. he cro!! i! the only !ource of 4hat t4o thing!

,. 6hat truth! have you learned fro thi! cha0ter thataffect you the o!t



CAPTE' 2Perfecte$ Forever

In the la!t cha0ter I ex0lained that the death of 9e!u! onthe I cro!! 4a! a !acrifice7 and that a! "igh Prie!t 9e!u!offered A "i!elf a! a !acrifice to od through the "olyS0irit. (y that !acrifice of "i!elf "e 0ut a4ay !inforever.

I al!o entioned that I cae to the &ord fro a+ac8ground in 4hich I 4a! not really failiar 4ith theteaching of the o!0el or the truth! of !alvation. he &orddid not deal 4ith e on an intellectual +a!i!. "e !i0lythre4 e into the dee0 end of the 0ool and !aid7 ?S4i=? I4a! +a0tied in the "oly S0irit +efore I 8ne4 there 4a! a+a0ti! in the "oly S0irit and +efore anyone could 4arne again!t it. hi! led e to !tudy the (i+le. o ya!toni!hent I di!covered that the (i+le i! true7 relevantand u0 to date. In fact7 I had to loo8 continually toScri0ture for an ex0lanation of the event! that 4ereta8ing 0lace in y life.

All thi! 4a! ha00ening 4hile I 4a! !erving in (ritain a! a!oldier in the (riti!h Ary in 6orld 6ar II. Shortlyafter4ard y unit 4a! !ent to the 5iddle Ea!t7 4here I!0ent the next three year! !erving a! a edical orderly orho!0ital attendantB in the de!ert! of Egy0t and &i+ya. Icontinued 4ith y unit through the great +attle of ElAlaein7 after 4hich I develo0ed a di!ea!e on y !8in70articularly y feet and hand!. Different doctor! called

the condition +y a different nae7 each nae longer thanthe 0reviou! one= one of the doctor!7 ho4ever7 could



heal the condition. (ecau!e I 4a! una+le to 4ear +oot!any longer7 I had to +e relea!ed fro y unit. I !0ent thenext full year in ilitary ho!0ital! in Egy0t. I 4ould not4ant to !0end a year in a ho!0ital any4here7 +ut a

ilitary ho!0ital in Egy0t 4ould +e very lo4 on y li!t if Ihad a choice=

6ee8 after 4ee8 I lay in a ho!0ital +ed. I 8ne4 I 4a!!aved. I had received the "oly S0irit and had coe to+elieve that the (i+le really i! true. hat 4a! a! far a! Ihad coe. I had no other teaching. In a 4ay od too8 over

the o+ and taught e "i!elf. I lay in +ed day after day!aying to y!elf7 I 8no4 if I had faith7 od 4ould heal e.he next thing I al4ay! !aid7 ho4ever7 4a!7 (ut I don:thave faith. I found y!elf in 4hat 9ohn (unyan in hePilgri:! Progre!! called the Slough of De!0ond7 the dar8valley of de!0air.

I a relating all thi! +ecau!e I 4ant you to under!tandthat the 0o4er of the cro!! i! not erely a theory7 nor i! itthe 0roduct of theology. It i! a !olid fact of ex0erience. It4or8!.

A! I lay there in y gloo7 a little +oo8 dro00ed into yhand! entitled .ealing from .eaven. It 4a! 4ritten +y aedical doctor naed &ilian eoan! 4ho7 !ufferingfro an incura+le illne!!7 had +ecoe addicted toor0hine. (ut through faith in the &ord and in the (i+le7!he 4a! 4onderfully delivered. She devoted the re!t ofher life to 0reaching and teaching on healing. In thi! +oo8 a00eared thi! !entence>actually7 a direct<uotation fro the (i+le>that tran!fored y life. It4a! fro $oan! 1/;1'; ?Faith coeth +y hearing7 andhearing +y the 4ord of od? G9HB.



A! I read thi! !tateent7 a ray of +rilliant light 0enetratedy gloo. I laid hold of t4o 4ord!; faith coeth. If youdo not have faith7 you can get it. "o4 (y hearing."earing 4hat 6hat od !ay! in "i! 6ord.

I decided I 4ould hear 4hat od !ay!. So I ared y!elf4ith a +lue 0encil and read through the entire (i+le7underlining in +lue everything that related to fourthee!; healing7 health7 0hy!ical !trength and long life. Ittoo8 e !everal onth! to do it>+ut7 after all7 I hadnothing el!e to do= 6hen I fini!hed7 do you 8no4 4hat I

had A +lue (i+le= he Scri0ture convinced e that odha! 0rovided healing through the !acrifice of 9e!u! )hri!t.I !till did not 8no47 ho4ever7 ho4 to 0ractically lay holdof healing.

A "O'D OF D%'ECT%ON

In due cour!e I 4a! tran!ferred to a ho!0ital at Al+allahon the Sue )anal. here I et a o!t unu!ual lady fro)airo. 5r!. $o!!7 a +rigadier in the Salvation Ary7 hadta8en the ran8 of her hu!+and at hi! death>the cu!to inthe Salvation Ary. 5r!. $o!! 4a! !till ore unu!ual+ecau!e !he 4a! a tongue!-!0ea8ing Salvationi!t7 andthere 4ere not any of tho!e in the 1,/!. She 4a! a!ilitant a+out 4hat !he +elieved>!0ea8ing in tongue!and divine healing>a! Salvationi!t! are a+out !alvation.5r!. $o!! had +een incura+ly !ic8 4ith alaria t4entyyear! earlier a! a i!!ionary to India. She had tru!ted the(i+le and received co0lete healing fro alaria7 andhad never ta8en another outhful of edicine !ince.

"aving +een told of thi! )hri!tian !oldier in need ofhealing7 5r!. $o!! too8 a rather difficult ourney to vi!ite. She got hold of a little four-!eater (riti!h car in )airo



and 0er!uaded a e4 ealand !oldier to drive. he!e t4o7along 4ith a young lady co-4or8er fro O8lahoa7arrived at the ho!0ital. 5r!. $o!! arched into the 4ardin her Salvation Ary unifor7 co0lete 4ith +onnet and

ca0e7 overa4ed the nur!e and o+tained 0eri!!ion for eto go out and !it in the car and 0ray 4ith the. I 4a! noteven con!ulted=

I found y!elf in the +ac8 !eat of that very !all car7+ehind 5r!. $o!! and the !oldier and +e!ide the !i!terfro O8lahoa. 6e !tarted to 0ray. After a fe4 inute!

the young Aerican !i!ter +egan7 fluently and forcefully7to !0ea8 in tongue!7 and the 0o4er of od cae do4n onher !o that !he 4a! actually !ha8ing 0hy!ically. hen Ifound y!elf !ha8ing7 too. hen every+ody in the car 4a!!ha8ing. Finally the car it!elf7 though the engine 4a! notrunning7 4a! vi+rating a! though it 4ere ru+ling at fiftyile! an hour over a rough road.

Soeho4 I 8ne4 od 4a! doing thi! for y +enefit.hen the 4oan fro O8lahoa gave the inter0retationin Engli!h of her 0rayer in an un8no4n tongue.

o47 4hen you 0ut a (riti!h 0rofe!!or of 0hilo!o0hy>a!tudent of Sha8e!0eare 4ho a00reciate! Elia+ethanEngli!h and the Ging 9ae! (i+le>+e!ide a young 4oanfro O8lahoa7 you are li8ely to have a cla!h of culture!and language. It a!toni!hed e7 then7 that thi!inter0retation cae in the o!t 0erfect Elia+ethanEngli!h. I do not ree+er all that 4a! !aid7 +ut a certain0a!!age i! a! fre!h for e today a! it 4a! in 1,3;?)on!ider the 4or8 of )alvary; a 0erfect 4or87 0erfect inevery re!0ect7 0erfect in every a!0ect.?

ou 4ill agree7 thi! i! elegant Engli!h. I a00reciated it



iediately7 e!0ecially 4ith y +ac8ground in ree8.he la!t 4ord! 9e!u! !aid on the cro!! 4ere ?It i! fini!hed.?he!e 4ord! a00ear in the original ree8 of the e4e!taent a! a !ingle 4ord; tetele!tai. hi! 4ord7 4hich

occur! in the 0erfect ten!e7 ean! ?to do !oething0erfectly.? ou could tran!late the 4ord ?0erfectly0erfect? or ?co0letely co0lete.?

hrough the young 4oan fro O8lahoa7 the &ord 4a!!0ea8ing to e of a 0erfect 4or87 0erfect in every re!0ect70erfect in every a!0ect; tetele!tai. I 4a! overa4ed7

+ecau!e I 8ne4 the "oly S0irit 4a! inter0reting that 4ordfor e. od had !0o8en.

et I eerged fro the car 4ith the !ae !8in condition.othing had ha00ened 0hy!ically. (ut I had received a4ord of direction fro the &ord. 6hat 9e!u! did for e onthe cro!! contained all I 4ould ever need for tie and

eternity> 0hy!ically7 !0iritually7 aterially7 eotionally.

TA9%N# #ODS "O'D AS -ED%C%NE

he 4or8 of the cro!! i! ?0erfect in every re!0ect7 0erfectin every a!0ect.? It atter! not fro 4hat 0oint of vie4you loo8 at the cro!!. It i! 0erfect. othing ha! +eenoitted. ?All thing! that 0ertain to life and godline!!? 2Peter 1;3B>and that cover! u!t a+out everything=>are0rovided for in the !acrificial death of 9e!u! on the cro!!.Everything you 4ill ever need7 in tie and eternity74hether !0iritual or 0hy!ical7 financial or aterial7eotional or relational7 ha! +een 0rovided +y that one!acrifice. ?"e ha! 0erfected forever tho!e 4ho are +eing!anctified? "e+re4! 1/;1B. otice again that 4ord0erfected.



So I !et y!elf to under!tand 4hat od did for ethrough 9e!u! on the cro!!. I +egan to !ee that on the cro!!

9e!u! +ore not only y !in! +ut al!o y !ic8ne!!e! and

0ain!7 !o that +y "i! 4ound! I 4a! healed. he e!!age ofI!aiah #3;-# 4a! ine!ca0a+le;

S&rel e has 6orne o&r griefs /literall sic7nesses0an$ carrie$ o&r sorro!s /literallpains0; et !eesteee$ i stric7en sitten 6 #o$ an$ afflicte$5)&t e !as !o&n$e$ for o&r transgressions e !as

6r&ise$ for o&r ini=&ities; the chastiseent for o&rpeace !as &pon i an$ 6 is stripes /or !o&n$s0 !e are heale$5

5y ind7 trained to analye7 4a! a+le to !ee that there4a! no avoiding thi! conclu!ion; 9e!u! +ore our!ic8ne!!e!7 our 0ain! and our infiritie! on the cro!!7 and

+y "i! 4ound! 4e 4ere healed.

I tried in every 4ay7 given y 0hilo!o0hical turn of ind7to !et a!ide the i0lication! of I!aiah #3;-#.I con!ideredevery 0o!!i+le 4ay to inter0ret it 4ithout including0hy!ical healing. In the next fe4 4ee8! the devil +roughtto y ind 0ro+a+ly every o+ection that ha! ever +eenrai!ed again!t divine healing. I don:t thin8 he left out one=

et every tie 4hen I 4ent +ac8 to the 6ord of od7 it!aid the !ae thing. I ree+ered y +lue (i+le. All the4ay through7 !tarting in ene!i! and ending in$evelation7 I !a4 the 0roi!e of healing7 health7 0hy!ical!trength and long life.

For !oe rea!on I had fored the conclu!ion that7 a! a)hri!tian7 you had to +e 0re0ared to +e i!era+le for there!t of your life. Every tie I read the 0roi!e! and



!tateent! of healing in Scri0ture7 I 4ould !ay7 ?hat:! toogood to +e true. It couldn:t really ean that. )ould odreally 4ant e to +e healthy7 !ucce!!ful and long-lived Itcouldn:t +e>that:! not y 0icture of religion.?

6hile I 4a! arguing thi! 4ay7 the &ord !0o8e to einaudi+ly +ut very clearly; ell 5e7 4ho i! the teacher and4ho i! the 0u0il

?&ord7? I an!4ered7 ?ou:re the teacher and I: the 0u0il.?6ell7 4ould you ind letting 5e teach you I got the

e!!age.

hen the "oly S0irit directed e to the Scri0ture that gote out of the ho!0ital;

- son give attention to !or$s; incline o&r ear to saings5 Do not let the $epart fro o&r ees;

7eep the in the i$st of o&r heart; for the are lifeto those !ho fin$ the an$ health to all their flesh5

Prover6s 4.2>(22

?5y !on ...? I realied od 4a! tal8ing to e a! "i! child.hi! 0a!!age i! not addre!!ed to un+eliever!@ it i!addre!!ed to od:! 0eo0le. 6hen I cae to the 0hra!e alltheir fle!h7 I !aid7 ?hat !ettle! it=? ot even a 0hilo!o0hercould a8e fle!h ean anything +ut fle!h= ?All y fle!h?ean! y 4hole 0hy!ical +ody. od ha! 0rovidedthrough "i! 6ord that 4hich 4ill i0art health to y4hole 0hy!ical +ody.

I loo8ed at the argin tran!lation for health and it 4a!?edicine7? !o the "e+re4 4ord can +e rendered eitherhealth or edicine.



hi! i! 4onderful= I !aid to y!elf. I a !ic8 and I neededicine. od ha! 0rovided the edicine that 4ill +ringhealth to y 4hole +ody.

One of y o+! a! a edical orderly in the (riti!h Ary4a! giving out edicine 4hen I y!elf 4a! not !ic8.o4 I !aid7 ?hat:! it. I: going to ta8e od:! 6ord a!edicine.?

6hen I !aid thi!7 od !0o8e to e again inaudi+ly +ut

clearly; 6hen the doctor give! a 0er!on edicine7 thedirection! for ta8ing it are on the +ottle. Prover+! ;2/-22i! 5y edicine +ottle and the direction! are on it. ou had+etter !tudy the.

I 4ent +ac8 and !a4 that there 4ere four direction!.

N&6er one. ive attention to y 4ord!. 6e u!t giveundivided attention to 4hat od i! !aying.

N&6er t!o. Incline your ear. 6e u!t +o4 tho!e !tiffnec8! of our! and +ecoe teacha+le. 6e do not 8no4 itall7 and !oe of the tradition! 4e have inherited fro ourchurch +ac8ground! are not +i+lical.

The thir$ $irection; Do not let Jy 4ord!K de0art froyour eye!. 6e u!t 8ee0 our focu! un4avering on the6ord of od.

An$ finall. Gee0 the in the id!t of your heart. henext ver!e of Prover+! !ay! thi!;



9eep o&r heart !ith all $iligence for o&t of it springthe iss&es of life5

Prover6s 4.23

6hatever you 8ee0 in your heart7 in other 4ord!7 4illdeterine the cour!e of your life. ou cannot hold the4rong attitude in your heart and live right7 nor can youhave the right attitude in your heart and live 4rong. hecour!e of your life i! deterined +y 4hat fill! your heart.od 4a! !aying to e7 If you 4ill receive 5y 6ordthrough your ear gate7 through your eye gate and adit it

to your heart7 it 4ill do everything I have claied. I ade u0 y ind that I 4ould ta8e od:! 6ord a! yedicine. I 4ent to the doctor and than8ed hi for tryingto hel0 e. ?(ut fro no4 on7? I told hi7 ?I: going totru!t od. I don:t 4ant any ore edication.?

I narro4ly e!ca0ed +eing !ent to a 0!ychiatric ho!0ital7and 4a! di!charged on y o4n re!0on!i+ility.

Although the 4or!t 8ind of cliate for y !8in condition4a! heat7 the ary !ent e to a uch hotter 0lace7Ghartou in the Sudan7 4here the te0erature regularly4ent u0 to 12' degree!. So there I found y!elf in theSudan7 !truggling for healing +ut deterined to ta8e yedicine. Philo!o0hically !0ea8ing it 4a! a !illy thing todo. 6a! I going to +e clever and !tay !ic8 or !illy and gethealed I decided to +e !illy.

So I a!8ed y!elf7 "o4 do 0eo0le ta8e regular edicineOften the an!4er 4a!7 three tie! daily after eal!. Soafter each ain eal I 4ent a!ide +y y!elf7 o0ened u0y (i+le7 +o4ed y head in 0rayer and !aid7 ?od7 ouhave 0roi!ed that the!e 4ord! of our! 4ill +e edicine



to all y fle!h. I: ta8ing the a! y edicine no4 inthe nae of 9e!u!.? I 4ould then read the (i+le 4ithcareful attention and li!ten to 4hat od 4a! !aying to e.

han8 od7 I 4a! 0erfectly healed= I received not erely0hy!ical healing7 +ut I +ecae a totally different 0er!on.he (i+le rene4ed y ind and changed y 0rioritie!7value! and attitude!.

-EET%N# TE COND%T%ONSFO' #ODS P'O-%SES

It i! 4onderful to +e healed +y a iracle7 and I than8 odI have !een any 0eo0le healed iraculou!ly andin!tantaneou!ly. here i! real +enefit7 ho4ever7 in +einghealed +y ?ta8ing the edicine? !y!teatically over tie.

ou o+tain ore than 0hy!ical healing@ you are changedin your inner +eing.

I did not receive healing iediately. It too8 threeonth! +efore I 4a! fully healed in that difficult cliate.In that !ituation I 4a! encouraged +y the exa0le of thechildren of I!rael in Egy0t. he ore the Egy0tian!afflicted the7 the ore the I!raelite! 0ro!0ered and gre4!ee Exodu! 1;12B. )ircu!tance! are not the deci!ivefactor. od:! 0roi!e! do not de0end on circu!tance!.hey de0end on eeting the condition!.

&et e clo!e thi! cha0ter 4ith a 0rinci0le that 4ill hel0you a00ro0riate 4hat you need fro the !acrifice of

9e!u!. 9ae! !aid in hi! e0i!tle that ?faith 4ithout 4or8! i!dead? 9ae! 2;2/B. It i! not !ufficient u!t to !it and !ay7 ?I+elieve.? ou u!t activate your faith +y a00ro0riatedeed! and action!.



he 0eo0le 4ho too8 e to y very fir!t church !ervice4ere friend! of Sith 6iggle!4orth7 the noted healingevangeli!t. "e u!ed to !ay7 ?Faith i! an act.? hat i! ho4 it4or8ed for e. I could have !at in +ed and !aid7 ?I

+elieve7? +ut nothing 4ould have changed. I needed to do!oething to activate y faith. In "i! 4i!do od!ho4ed e to ta8e the (i+le three tie! daily a! yedicine.

he le!!on i! clear; Do not +e 0a!!ive7 +ut enter +y thea00ro0riate action into the 0rovi!ion! of the cro!!.


1. "o4 doe! faith coe

2. 6hat ree8 4ord counicate! the 0erfect 4or8 on

the cro!! and 4hat doe! it ean

3. According to 2 Peter 1;37 ho4 co0rehen!ive i! the0rovi!ion ade through the cro!!

. Are there area! in your life a+out 4hich you argue

4ith the &ord in!tead of letting "i teach you 6hatare they

#. 6hat le!!on! did you learn a+out coing to a00rehendhealing for your!elf

%. 6hat are the four direction! for ta8ing od:! 6ord a!edicine

'. Do od:! 0roi!e! de0end on circu!tance! On4hat7 rather7 do they de0end



CAPTE' 3A Divinel Or$aine$

Exchange

In thi! cha0ter 4e gli0!e an extraordinary truth; thatthrough the !acrifice of 9e!u! on the cro!! an exchangetoo8 0lace that unloc8! all the trea!ure! of od:!0rovi!ion.

&et:! +egin our !tudy of the divine exchange +y revie4ing"e+re4! 1/;1; ?(y one offering "e ha! 0erfected forevertho!e 4ho are +eing !anctified.? I have +een e0ha!iingt4o thing!. Fir!t7 the death of 9e!u! on the cro!! 4a! a!acrifice ordained +y od7 in 4hich 9e!u! a! Prie!t offered"i!elf on +ehalf of the 4hole huan race to od theFather. Second7 I have +een !tre!!ing that "i! 4a! a

0erfect !acrifice. othing 4a! oitted@ nothing 4ill everhave to +e added. It i! 0erfectly 0erfect7 co0letelyco0lete. Every need of every de!cendant of Ada ha!+een totally 0rovided for through that one !acrifice of

9e!u! on the cro!!.

It i! i0ortant to gra!0 thi! fact. It i! al!o i0ortant that

4e not let our attention 4ander fro thi! !acrifice. 6ecan get involved in any for! of teaching7 ini!try and)hri!tian activity that ay +e good in their o4n 4ay. (utif they are !e0arated fro the !acrifice of the cro!!7ultiately they lo!e their effectivene!!.

I 4ill ta8e a 0icture fro the 0ro0het I!aiah to illu!trate a

further 0oint; he cro!! i! the center of all od:!0rovi!ion. he 4hole o!0el center! on the cro!!. he0ro0het I!aiah illu!trate! thi! in a vivid 4ay. (ear 4ith



e@ it i! 4orth the !tudy=

TE C'OSS %S AT TE CENTE'

"o4 any cha0ter! are there in I!aiah here are %%."o4 any +oo8! are in the (i+le he !ae7 %%.

here are t4o aor !ection! in I!aiah7 cha0ter! 1-3, andcha0ter! /-%% or 2' cha0ter!B. Siilarly there are 3,+oo8! in the Old e!taent and 2' +oo8! in the e4e!taent. he latter 2' cha0ter! of I!aiah have often

+een called the o!0el in the Old e!taent.

he!e 2' cha0ter! are divided7 in turn7 into three !et! ofnine cha0ter! each; cha0ter! /-*7 cha0ter! ,-#' andcha0ter! #*-%%.

One feature of the!e three !et! of nine cha0ter! i! very

!ignificant; Each one end! 4ith an e0hatic declarationthat od 4ill never co0roi!e 4ith !in. urning to thela!t ver!e of I!aiah *7 4e read7 ?:here i! no 0eace7: !ay!the &O$D7 :for the 4ic8ed.:? o4 turn to the la!t ver!e ofcha0ter #'; ?:here i! no 0eace7: !ay! y od7 :for the4ic8ed.? he!e t4o !tateent! are alo!t identical.

urning on to the la!t ver!e of cha0ter %%7 4e find; ?hey!hall go forth and loo8 u0on the cor0!e! of the en 4hohave tran!gre!!ed again!t 5e. For their 4or doe! notdie7 and their fire i! not <uenched. hey !hall +e ana+horrence to all fle!h.? he 4ord! are not identical7 +utthe truth i! the !ae; ho!e 4ho have tran!gre!!ed andnot re0ented 4ill re0re!ent an eternal !0ectacle of the

udgent of od.

Each of the!e three !ection! of nine cha0ter!7 then7 end!



4ith a !iilar declaration>that in !0ite of all "i! ercy7od 4ill never co0roi!e 4ith !in that i! not confe!!edand renounced.

TE CENT'A* -ESSA#EOF TE CENT'A* CAPTE'

he iddle !ection of thi! 0art of the +oo8 of I!aiah i!cha0ter! ,-#'. he iddle cha0ter of thi! iddle !ectioni! I!aiah #37 +ut the 0ro0hecy really +egin! in the la!tthree ver!e! of cha0ter #2;

)ehol$ - Servant shall $eal pr&$entl5%saiah ?2.13

he 4ord +ehold introduce! the 4ord! 5y Servant>thetitle given to 9e!u! in thi! 0ro0hecy. ou 4ill 0ro+a+lyneed to loo8 at your (i+le in order to !ee thi!7 +ut if you

add the la!t three introductory ver!e! of cha0ter #2 to thet4elve ver!e! of cha0ter #37 you get five !et! of threever!e!;

1 I!aiah #2;13-1#2. I!aiah #3;1-33. I!aiah #3;-%. I!aiah #3;'-,#. I!aiah #3;1/-12

ou can !ee that the iddle !et of thi! iddle cha0ter ofthe iddle !ection of I!aiah i! #3;-%. I +elieve thi! i! +ydivine a00ointent7 +ecau!e the truth it reveal! lie! at thea+!olute center and heart of the total e!!age of theo!0el.

)on!ider 4hat it !ay! in the fir!t t4o of the!e three ver!e!;



S&rel e has 6orne o&r griefs an$ carrie$ o&rsorro!s; et !e esteee$ i stric7en sitten 6#o$ an$ afflicte$5 )&t e !as !o&n$e$ for o&r

transgressions e !as 6r&ise$ for o&r ini=&ities; thechastiseent for o&r peace !as &pon i an$ 6 isstripes !e are heale$5

@erses 4(?

One of the tragedie! of the Engli!h tran!lation of the (i+lei! that in thi! 0a!!age7 the tran!lator! of the Ging 9ae!

Her!ion 4hich I con!ider a 4onderful ver!ionB!0iritualied 4ord! that are 0hy!ical in their eaning.he tran!lator! !ay grief! and !orro4! 4here the "e+re4actually !ay! !ic8ne!!e! and 0ain!. he eaning of the!et4o 4ord! for !ic8ne!!e! and 0ain! ha! +een unchangedfro the tie of 5o!e! to the 0re!ent.

Al!o7 the +eginning of ver!e !ay!7 ?Surely "e.? hegraatical effect in "e+re4 i! to 0ut the e0ha!i! onthe "e7 for t4o rea!on!. Fir!t7 the 4ord tran!lated ?!urely?e0ha!ie! the 4ord that follo4!. hen again7 "e+re4>li8e &atin and ree8 and $u!!ian and other language!7+ut not o!t Euro0ean language!>doe! not need toin!ert the 0ronoun "e +ecau!e thi! eaning i! 0re!ent inthe for of the ver+ it!elf. ou 0ut the 0ronoun in only ifyou 4ant to e0ha!ie it. (ecau!e the 0ronoun i! 0ut inhere7 the "e i! e0ha!ied t4ice7 fir!t +y the 0receding4ord !urely and then +y the 0ronoun "e.

o4 4e coe to the crucial ver!e>the third ver!e of thi!iddle !et of the iddle cha0ter of the iddle !ection ofthe la!t 0art of I!aiah;



All !e li7e sheep have gone astra; !e have t&rne$ever one to his o!n !a; an$ the *O'D has lai$ oni the ini=&it of &s all5

%saiah ?3.

6hat i! the 0ro+le of the huan race 6hat have 4e alldone "ere i! the diagno!i! of the (i+le. 6e have not allcoitted adultery7 nor gotten drun87 nor !tolen. (utthere i! one thing each of u! ha! done; 6e have turned toour o4n 4ay7 4hich i! not od:! 4ay. od de!cri+e! thata! ini<uity. he +e!t odern e<uivalent7 I thin87 i!

re+ellion. he root 0ro+le of huanity i! re+ellionagain!t od.

hi! huan 0ro+le i! univer!al. All of u!7 9e4 or entile7)atholic or Prote!tant7 A!ian7 Aerican or African74ithout exce0tion7 have gone our o4n 4ay. 6e are all inthe !ae category@ 4e are re+el!.

(ut the arvelou! e!!age i!7 od ha! laid on 9e!u! theini<uity7 the re+ellion7 of u! all. One tran!lation !ay! odade to eet together in "i the ini<uity of u! all. Allen of all race!7 all age!. Our ini<uity7 our re+ellion7cae on 9e!u! a! "e hung on the cro!!.

"AT D%D BES,S CA''+8

he 4ord for ini<uity in "e+re4 i! avon. It i! i0ortantto under!tand that it ean! not erely re+ellion7 +ut allthe evil con!e<uence! of re+ellion7 the 0uni!hent ofre+ellion and all that re+ellion +ring! on tho!e 4ho areguilty. hree 0a!!age! fro different 0art! of the Olde!taent 4ill convince you7 I ho0e7 that 4hat I a!aying i! not !oe fancy inter0retation +ut a directa00lication of the (i+le.



Fir!t7 li!ten to )ain after he heard od:! !entence on theurder of hi! +rother;

Cain sai$ to the *O'D :- p&nishent is greater than

% can 6ear: #enesis 4.13

he 4ord for 0uni!hent here i! avon. )ain:! ini<uityand the 0uni!hent of it 4ere +oth included in one 4ord.hey 4ere greater than he could +ear.

"ere i! a !econd exa0le. 6hen Saul a!8ed the 4itch ofEndor to +ring u0 Sauel for hi in a !eance7 +ecau!e the0uni!hent for 4itchcraft 4a! death7 he al!o 0roi!edher;

:As the *O'D lives no p&nishent shall coe &pono& for this thing5:

1 Sa&el 2.1>

he "e+re4 4ord7 once again7 i! avon. Saul a!!ured the4itch that !he 4ould not +e held guilty for her action andthat 0uni!hent 4ould not coe u0on her.

hird7 4e !ee the 4ord avon t4ice in &aentation! .Fir!t in ver!e %;

The p&nishent of the ini=&it of the $a&ghter of people5

here are t4o Engli!h 4ord! u!ed here; 0uni!hent andini<uity. (ut in "e+re4 there i! only one 4ord; avon. Itcan +e tran!lated ini<uity or the 0uni!hent of theini<uity.



And in ver!e 22 of the !ae cha0ter;

The p&nishent of o&r ini=&it is accoplishe$5

Again there i! only one 4ord in "e+re47 a! you havegue!!ed; avon.

So the 4ord avon ean! re+ellion7 the 0uni!hent forre+ellion and all the evil con!e<uence! of re+ellion.6hen 4e turn +ac8 to I!aiah #37 4e under!tand that the&ord laid on the !uffering Servant the re+ellion of u! all7

the 0uni!hent of our re+ellion and all the evilcon!e<uence! of re+ellion.

TE D%@%NE ECAN#E

hi! lead! u! to a fundaental truth>a 8ey that7 a! I have!aid7 unloc8! all the trea!ure! of od:! 0rovi!ion. At the

cro!! an exchange too8 0lace7 divinely ordained and0redicted +y od. Hery !i0le7 +ut very 0rofound. All theevil due7 +y u!tice7 to coe to u! cae on 9e!u!7 !o that allthe good due to 9e!u!7 earned +y "i! !inle!! o+edience7ight +e ade availa+le to u!.

o4 read through the nine !0ecific a!0ect! of theexchange li!ted +elo4. If your circu!tance! 0erit7 readthe aloud 4ith !0ecial e0ha!i! on each of theo00o!ite!>0uni!hed or forgiven7 4ounded or healed7 and!o on.

1. 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed that 4e ight +e forgiven.

2. 9e!u! 4a! 4ounded that 4e ight +e healed.

3. 9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ith our !infulne!! that 4e ight



+e ade righteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!.

. 9e!u! died our death that 4e ight !hare "i! life.

#. 9e!u! 4a! ade a cur!e that 4e ight receive the+le!!ing.

%. 9e!u! endured our 0overty that 4e ight !hare "i!a+undance.

'. 9e!u! +ore our !hae that 4e ight !hare "i! glory.

*. 9e!u! endured our reection that 4e ight enoy "i!acce0tance.

,. Our old an died in 9e!u! that the ne4 an ight livein u!.

ou 4ill never +e a+le to find any rea!on you de!erved"i! exchange. It i! the out4or8ing of od:! !overeigngrace. It i! the ex0re!!ion of "i! ea!urele!! love.

In addition to the!e nine vital exchange! that too8 0lace atthe cro!!7 there are five different a!0ect! of deliverancethat 4e ay receive through the a00lication of the cro!!in our live!. hrough the cro!! 4e receive deliverance>

1. Fro thi! 0re!ent evil age2. Fro the la43. Fro !elf . Fro the fle!h#. Fro the 4orld



In the +alance of thi! +oo8 4e 4ill !tudy each of the!eexchange! and a!0ect! of deliverance7 and ex0lain ho4you can a00ro0riate all that od ha! 0rovided throughthe atoneent. he 8ey 4ord here i! grace. race i!

!oething you can never earn or de!erve. 5o!t religiou!0eo0le do not enoy od:! grace +ecau!e they are trying toearn it. (ut there i! no 4ay to earn 4hat od did for youthrough the death of 9e!u! on the cro!!. here i! only one4ay to receive it>+y +elieving it. Sto0 trying to earn it.Luit trying to 0er!uade your!elf that you are alo!t goodenough. ou are not and you never 4ill +e= he only 4ay

you can receive the 0rovi!ion of 9e!u! on cro!! i! +y faith.

6hy did od !end "i! o4n Son to the cro!! in our 0lace"e did !o +ecau!e "e love! u!. 6hy doe! od love u! he(i+le never offer! an ex0lanation7 and eternity 4ill +e too!hort to find out. 6e do not de!erve it7 4e did not earn itand there i! nothing in u! to 4arrant "i! incredi+le

!acrifice. It 4a! a !overeign choice of alighty od.

A! 4e con!ider od:! 0rovi!ion7 it i! i0ortant for u! tounder!tand t4o title! of 9e!u!. Fir!t7 in 1 )orinthian!1#;#;

So it is !ritten :The first an A$a 6ecae a living6eing /or a living so&l05: The last Adam 6ecae a life(giving spirit5

ephasis a$$e$

5any )hri!tian! call 9e!u! ?the !econd Ada.? (ut that i!incorrect. Her!e # call! "i the la!t Ada. Doe! it a8ea difference It doe!7 a! 4e 4ill !ee in a inute.(ut fir!t 4e 4ill go on to ver!e ';



The first an !as of the earth a$e of $&st; thesecond Man is the *or$ fro heaven5

ephasis a$$e$

So 9e!u! i! called fir!t the la!t Ada and then the !econd5an. 6e u!t get the!e title! right and in the right order.If 4e do not get the right7 or if 4e 0ut the in the 4rongorder7 it doe! not a8e !en!e.

On the cro!! 9e!u! 4a! the la!t Ada. "e 4a! not the la!tin the !en!e of tie@ there have +een illion! and illion!

of de!cendant! of Ada +orn !ince then. (ut "e 4a! thela!t in the !en!e that the evil inheritance of the 4holeAdaic race cae on hi in it! entirety a! "e hung onthe cro!!. he total evil inheritance of our !in-cur!ed racecae on "i. And 4hen "e 4a! +uried7 it 4a! all +uried4ith "i. Our evil nature inherited fro Ada 4a! 0uta4ay. Fini!hed. Put out of !ight.

hen7 4hen 9e!u! aro!e fro the dead7 "e aro!e a! the!econd 5an7 a ne4 8ind of an7 the +eginning of theEanuel race7 the od-an race. Everyone 4ho i! +ornagain through faith in 9e!u!: death and re!urrection+ecoe! 0art of thi! ne4 Eanuel race. 5a8e !ure thi!i! very clear to you. Picture 9e!u! on the cro!!7 the la!tAda7 the end of it all. here 4a! no other 4ay for ourrace to e!ca0e the evil con!e<uence! of 4hat 4e haddone. (ut 4hen 9e!u! 4a! +uried7 it 4a! all +uried 4ith"i. 6hen "e aro!e the third day7 it 4a! a! the +eginningof a ne4 race7 the od-an race7 a race in 4hich od andan are !oeho4 y!teriou!ly co+ined in one ne4creation.

In 1 Peter 1;3 the a0o!tle co0are! the re!urrection to a+irth fro the dead7 and in E0he!ian! 1;22-23 Paul



de!cri+e! 9e!u! a! ?head over all thing! to the church74hich i! "i! +ody.? hat i! a +eautiful 0icture7 +ecau!e ina natural huan +irth7 4hat 0art of the +ody eerge!fir!t he head. he eerging head i! the guarantee that

the re!t of the +ody 4ill follo4. 6hen 9e!u! )hri!t7 a!"ead of the )hurch7 4a! re!urrected fro the dead7 "e+ecae the guarantee of our re!urrection. "e died a! thela!t Ada extend your left handB7 and aro!e a! the!econd 5an no4 extend your rightB.

A F%NA* P'OPET%C P%CT,'E

o4 4e 4ill loo8 at one final 0ro0hetic 0icture7 ade!cri0tion of I!rael:! re+ellion. In I!aiah 1;2 the &ord!ay! a+out the !on! of I!rael;

:The have re6elle$ against -e5:

In ver!e! # and % the &ord give! a vivid 0icture of thecon!e<uence! of thi! re+ellion;

The !hole hea$ is sic7 an$ the !hole heart faints5Fro the sole of the foot even to the hea$ there is noso&n$ness in it 6&t !o&n$s an$ 6r&ises an$p&trefing sores; the have not 6een close$ or 6o&n$&p or soothe$ !ith ointent5

hat i! re+ellion and all it! evil con!e<uence!. It i! al!o anexact 0icture of 9e!u! on the cro!!= )o0are thi! 4ith 0artof the introduction to I!aiah #3;

:See servant !ill act !isel; he !ill 6e raise$ an$lifte$ &p an$ highl exalte$5555 There !ere an !ho

!ere appalle$ at hihis appearance !as so



$isfig&re$ 6eon$ that of an an an$ his forarre$ 6eon$ h&an li7eness5:

%saiah ?2.13(14 N%@

9e!u!: 0hy!ical for 4a! !o arred that "e lo!t thea00earance of a huan +eing. Fro the cro4n of "i!head to the !ole! of "i! feet 4ere nothing +ut ?4ound!and +rui!e! and 0utrefying !ore!.?

6hy 4a! "i! a00earance ?di!figured +eyond that of any

an and hi! for arred +eyond huan li8ene!!?(ecau!e that i! the out4or8ing of re+ellion. In one vivid0icture od convey! to u! the fact that7 on the cro!!7 9e!u!+ore our re+ellion and all it! evil con!e<uence!. Don:t+elieve 0retty religiou! 0icture! a+out the crucifixion. Itcon!i!ted of 4ound! and +rui!e! and 0utrefying !ore!.he 4ound! 4ere o0en and they 4ere !e0tic. 6hy

(ecau!e the re+ellion of u! all 4a! vi!ited on "i. henext tie you and I atte0t to re+el7 ay od give u! a0icture of the end of re+ellion. 9e!u! a! the la!t Ada too8that re+ellion7 died and 4a! +uried 4ith it. 6hen "e ro!eagain7 "e ro!e a! the !econd 5an7 the head of a ne4 race.

Say that aloud no47 a! you fini!h thi! cha0ter; ?On thecro!! 9e!u! +ore our re+ellion and all it! evilcon!e<uence!.? If you really +elieve 4hat you u!t !aid7you have one ore thing to !ay; ?han8 ou7 &ord 9e!u!=?Aen.




1. 6hat i! at the center of all od:! 0rovi!ion and theo!0el

2. 6hat doe! I!aiah #3;% identify a! the 0ro+le of thehuan race

3. "o4 did od !olve the 0ro+le of the huan race

. 6hat are the nine !0ecific a!0ect! of the divine

exchange

#. 6hat are the five different a!0ect! of deliverance that4e receive

%. 6hat t4o title! of 9e!u! are i0ortant tounder!tanding od:! 0rovi!ion

'. 6hat i! the !ignificance of the!e t4o title!



PA'T 2

TE N%NEECAN#ES



CAPTE' 4Forgiveness An$ ealing

On the cro!!7 a! 4e have !een7 a divinely ordainedexchange too8 0lace>!oething conceived in the heartand ind of od fro eternity and acted out at )alvary.he cro!! 4a! no accident>not !oe grievou! i!ha0forced on 9e!u!7 not !oe develo0ent od had notfore!een. o7 the cro!! 4a! a arvel ordained +y od

fro the +eginning of tie in 4hich 9e!u!7 a! Prie!t7offered "i!elf to od a! the !acrifice. (y thi! one!acrifice "e ade 0rovi!ion for all the need! of the 4holehuan race in every area of our live!7 for tie and foreternity.

he nature of the exchange 4a! thi!; All the evil d!e &y j!stice to !s came on -es!s, that all the good d!e to -es!s,&eca!se of .is sinless o&edience, might &e made availa&leto !s" 0r, more &riefly+ All the evil came on -es!s that allthe good might &e made availa&le to !s" In thi! cha0ter 4e 4ill loo8 at the fir!t t4o a!0ect! of thi!divine exchange7 +oth of 4hich are !tated in I!aiah #3;-#;

S&rel e has 6orne o&r griefs an$ carrie$ o&rsorro!s; et !e esteee$ i stric7en sitten 6#o$ an$ afflicte$5 )&t e !as !o&n$e$ for o&rtransgressions e !as 6r&ise$ for o&r ini=&ities; thechastiseent for o&r peace !as &pon i an$ 6 isstripes !e are heale$5



TE F%'ST ECAN#E.%S P,N%S-ENT FO' O,' FO'#%@ENESS

I!aiah ex0lained7 ?he cha!ti!eent Jor 0uni!hentK forour 0eace 4a! u0on "i.? "ere i! the fir!t exchange; 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed that 4e ight +e forgiven. A! long a!your !in i! not forgiven7 you cannot have 0eace 4ith od.od 4ill not a8e 0eace 4ith !in.

It i! !ignificant7 a! 4e have noted7 that each of the three

nine-cha0ter !ection! in the !econd 0art of I!aiah end!4ith the !tateent that od 4ill not co0roi!e 4ith !in.It ha! to +e dealt 4ith. he e!!age of ercy i! that !in4a! dealt 4ith in 9e!u! on the cro!!. he 4age! of !in i!death7 +ut 9e!u! 0aid that 0enalty for u! at )alvary.And the re!ult &oo8 at $oan! #;1;

Therefore having 6een G&stifie$ 6 faith !e havepeace !ith #o$ thro&gh o&r *or$ Bes&s Christ5

Once our !in ha! +een dealt 4ith in od:! 4ay7 the re!ulti! 0eace 4ith od. If 9e!u! had not +een 0uni!hed7 4ecould never have 0eace 4ith od. A! it i!7 "i! 0uni!hentade it 0o!!i+le for u! to have 0eace.

6e !ee thi! truth even ore vividly in )olo!!ian! 1;1,-2274hich !0ea8! a+out 9e!u! on the cro!!;

%t please$ the Father that in i all the f&llness /of#o$0 sho&l$ $!ell an$ 6 i to reconcile all thingsto iself 6 i !hether things on earth or thingsin heaven having a$e peace thro&gh the 6loo$ of iscross5 An$ o& !ho once !ere alienate$ an$ eneiesin o&r in$ 6 !ic7e$ !or7s et no! e has



reconcile$ in the 6o$ of is flesh thro&gh $eath topresent o& hol an$ 6laeless an$ a6ove reproachin is sight5

hat re!ult could never +e achieved any other 4ay exce0t+y the !acrifice of 9e!u!. (ecau!e "e +ecae totallyidentified 4ith everything evil that any an7 4oan orchild ever did7 it i! 0o!!i+le for u! to +e forgiven anddelivered fro the 0o4er of evil.

Another Scri0ture on thi! thee i! E0he!ian! 1;';

%n /Bes&s0 !e have re$eption thro&gh is 6loo$ theforgiveness of sins accor$ing to the riches of isgrace5

6hen 4e have forgivene!! of !in!7 4e have rede0tion.he 4ord rede0tion ean! ?to +uy +ac8? or ?to

ran!o.? hu!7 through the 0rice of the +lood of 9e!u!given on our +ehalf a! a !acrifice7 4e have +een +ought+ac8 fro Satan to od.

In $oan! '7 Paul give! a 4onderful in!ight into thi! fir!texchange>an in!ight that i! not clear to tho!e unfailiar4ith the cultural context.

6hen Paul !ay!7 ?I a carnal7 !old under !in? ver!e 1B7that 0hra!e !old under !in relate! to a $oan cu!to.6hen a 0er!on 4a! +eing !old a! a !lave7 he or !he 4a!ade to !tand on a +loc8. Fro a 0o!t +ehind hi7 a!0ear 4a! !tretched out over hi! head. 6hen you !a4 a0er!on !tanding on the +loc8 under the out!tretched!0ear7 you 8ne4 that 0er!on 4a! +eing !old a! a !lave.Paul 4a! !aying7 in other 4ord!7 ?I a carnal7 !old underthe !0ear of y !in that i! !tretched out over y head. I



have no o0tion!. I a here for !ale.?

&et:! continue the co0ari!on. 6hen 0eo0le 4ere +oughta! !lave!7 they did not choo!e 4hat they 4ould do@ the

o4ner cho!e for the. Of t4o 4oen !old in the !aear8et7 one ight +ecoe a coo8 and the other a0ro!titute. hey had no choice. hat 4a! true 4ith u! a!!inner!7 a! 4ell. ou ay have +een a ?good7 re!0ecta+le?!inner and loo8ed do4n on the 0ro!titute! and addict!.(ut the !lave o4ner !till deterined 4hat role you a! the!lave 4ould 0lay7 4hether dignified or degrading.

he good ne4! i! thi!; One day 9e!u! 4al8ed into that!lave ar8et7 !elected you and !aid7 ?I 4ill +uy thi!0er!on. Satan7 you cannot have hi Jor herK. I have 0aidthe 0rice. Fro no4 on he Jor !heK i! not your !lave@ heJor !heK i! 5y !on Jor daughterK.? hat i! rede0tion= Itcoe! only through forgivene!! of !in!. "o4 can 4e +e

forgiven (ecau!e 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed 4ith the0uni!hent due u!.

TE SECOND ECAN#E.%S "O,ND%N# FO' O,' EA*%N#

ext 4e coe to a truth that ha! +een concealed froillion! and illion! of )hri!tian!; the 0hy!ical a!0ect ofthe atoneent. "ere once again are the arvelou! ver!e!in I!aiah #3 that contain thi! 0hy!ical a!0ect.Fir!t;

S&rel e has 6orne o&r griefs /literall sic7nesses0an$ carrie$ o&r sorro!s /literallpains05

verse 4



he !econd exchange7 therefore7 i! thi!; -es!s waswo!nded physically that we might &e healed physically"

he "e+re4 u!e! t4o different ver+! in thi! ver!e. 6hen

it !ay! the !uffering Servant ?ha! +orne our grief!7? the"e+re4 ean! "e carried our !ic8ne!!e! a4ay. 6hen it!ay! "e ?carried our !orro4!7? the "e+re4 ean! "eendured our 0ain!. 9e!u! ha!7 therefore7 carried our!ic8ne!!e! a4ay and ha! endured our 0ain!.

6hat i! the re!ult &oo8 at the end of ver!e #;

) is stripes /or !o&n$s0 !e are heale$5

"o4 logical that i!= (ecau!e 9e!u! ha! dealt 4ith our!ic8ne!!e! and 0ain! in "i! o4n +ody7 healing i! 0rovidedfor u!. 5ore literally the "e+re4 !ay!7 ?It 4a! healed foru!.? Perha0! the +e!t 4ay to ex0re!! thi! i!7 ?"ealing 4a!

o+tained for u!.

I!n:t it intere!ting that 4hen the (i+le !0ea8! a+out theatoneent7 it never 0ut! healing in the future It i!fini!hed= A! far a! od i! concerned7 healing ha! already+een o+tained. 6e are healed. )hri!tian! !oetie! a!8e7 ?"o4 can I 8 no4 if it i! od:! 4ill to heal e? Ire0ly7 ?ou:ve a!8ed the 4rong <ue!tion. If you are acoitted )hri!tian !incerely !ee8ing to !erve od anddo "i! 4ill7 your <ue!tion !hould not +e :"o4 do I 8no4 ifit i! od:! 4ill to heal e: he <ue!tion i!7 rather7 :"o4can I receive the healing od ha! already 0rovided fore:?

In future cha0ter! I 4ill try to deal7 at lea!t in 0art7 4iththe <ue!tion of ho4 to a00ro0riate 4hat od ha!0rovided. If you do not +elieve that od ha! 0rovided



healing in the fir!t 0lace7 ho4ever7 you are not li8ely toa00ro0riate it. he +a!i! i! di!covering 4hat od ha!0rovided through 9e!u! on the cro!!.

NE" TESTA-ENT 'E%NFO'CE-ENTS

ou ight !ay7 ?I: not !ure I acce0t your rendering ofI!aiah #3.? (ut you cannot argue 4ith 5atthe47 Peter andthe "oly S0irit. (oth of the!e e4 e!taent 9e4!7in!0ired +y the "oly S0irit7 <uote I!aiah #3;-#.

Fir!t let:! loo8 at 5atthe4 *;1% and the +eginning of the0u+lic healing ini!try of 9e!u!;

"hen evening ha$ coe the 6ro&ght to i an !ho !ere $eon(possesse$5 An$ e cast o&t thespirits !ith a !or$ an$ heale$ all !ho !ere sic7555

ote that in the healing ini!try of 9e!u!7 there i! no hardand fa!t di!tinction +et4een healing the !ic8 and ca!tingout evil !0irit!. All the 4ay through "i! ini!try7 they gohand in hand. 6hy did 9e!u! ini!ter li8e thi! Her!e 1'tell! u!;

555 that it ight 6e f&lfille$ !hich !as spo7en 6 %saiahthe prophet saing :e iself too7 o&r infiritiesan$ 6ore o&r sic7nesses5:

otice that the eaning of I!aiah #3;-#7 4hich 5atthe4i! <uoting7 i! totally 0hy!ical7 !ince he refer! to infiritie!and !ic8ne!!e!. Furtherore it! out4or8ing i! 0hy!ical;5atthe4 !ay! 9e!u! healed all 4ho cae to "i. ot!oe7 +ut all. Every one= here i! no <ue!tion7 then7 that5atthe4 give! I!aiah #3;-# a totally 0hy!ical a00lication.



9u!t one ore 0oint fro thi! 5atthe4 0a!!age. hee0ha!i! in the 0hra!e "e "i!elf i! on 9e!u!7 not u!.6hen you !truggle 4ith !in or !ic8ne!! or de0re!!ion orreection or fear7 the (i+le !ay! to loo8 a4ay fro

your!elf. he an!4er i! not in you. urn your eye! to 9e!u!. ?"e "i!elf? I! the an!4er.

A !econd e4 e!taent 0a!!age al!o <uote! I!aiah #3;-#. It. too7 !0ea8! a+out 9e!u!7

"ho iself 6ore o&r sins in is o!n 6o$ on the

tree that !e having $ie$ to sins ight live forrighteo&sness6 !hose stripes /again !o&n$s0 o& !ere heale$5

1 Peter 2.24

otice7 again7 that Peter:! e0ha!i! i! on 9e!u! "i!elf.throughout the!e 0a!!age! !in i! the central i!!ue. 6hen

in i! dealt 4ith7 everything el!e can +e ta8en care of.

finally notice the ver+ ten!e>not 4ill +e healed7 not evenare healed7 +ut 4ere healed. A! far a! od i! concerned7 iti! already done. 6hen 9e!u! !aid7 ?It i! fini!hed=? 9ohn1,;3/B7 it 4a! fini!hed. On od:! !ide nothing 4ill everchange it7 nothing ha! to +e added to it and nothing can+e ta8en fro it. $ecall the 0ro0hetic 4ord I receivedthrough the 4oan I torn O8lahoa +efore od gave ehealing; ?)on!ider the 4or8 of )alvary; a 0erfect 4or870erfect in every re!0ect7 0erfect in every a!0ect.? he0hy!ical a!0ect i! u!t a! 0erfect .i! any other.

"AT DOES SA*@AT%ON %NC*,DE8

&et e no4 direct your attention to a nu+er of 0a!!age!in the e4 e!taent in 4hich the 4ord for !ave i!



tran!lated ?heal? or ?a8e 4ell.? he ree8 4ord for !avei! !oo. All the other 4ord! for !alvation are derived frothe !ae root. In a !ignificant nu+er of 0a!!age! in thee4 e!taent7 the ver+ !oo i! u!ed for 0hy!ical healing.

he 0ro+le i!7 tran!lator! do not al4ay! tran!late the4ord ?!ave7? 4hich o+!cure! the fact that 0hy!ical healingi! 0art of !alvation.

EA*%N#

6e +egin in 5atthe4 ,;21-227 the !tory of the 4oan 4iththe i!!ue of +lood 4ho touched 9e!u!: garent and 4a!then afraid to di!clo!e 4hat !he had done. A 4oan 4ithan i!!ue of +lood7 you !ee7 4a! con!idered unclean and4a! for+idden to touch anyone7 !ince that 0er!on 4ouldthen +ecoe unclean. So !he tran!gre!!ed +y touching

9e!u!. hi!7 rather than !hyne!!7 i! 4hy !he cae for4ard

tre+ling 4hen !he 4a! a!8ed 4hat !he had done.

She sai$ to herself :%f onl % a to&ch is garent %shall 6e a$e !ell5:

-atthe! H.21

6hat !he actually !aid 4a!7 ?I !hall +e !aved.?

(ut 9e!u! turned around7 and 4hen "e !a4 her "e !aid7

:)e of goo$ cheer $a&ghter; o&r faith has a$e o& !ell5:

verse 22

"e actually !aid7 ?our faith ha! !aved you=:



&u8e *;'-* give! u! a further in!ight concerning the4oan 4ith the i!!ue of +lood;

"hen the !oan sa! that she !as not hi$$en she

cae tre6ling; an$ falling $o!n 6efore i she$eclare$ to i in the presence of all the people thereason she ha$ to&che$ i an$ ho! she !as heale$ie$iatel5

Once again7 the 4ord tran!lated ?healed? i! really !oo7 or

M!aved.?

9e!u! re!0on!e to her7 ?our faith ha! ade you 4ell7? i!really ?our faith ha! !aved you.? 9e!u!7 you !ee7 include!healing! a! 0art of our !alvation.

o4 loo8 at 5ar8 %;#%;

"herever /Bes&s0 entere$ into villages cities or theco&ntr the lai$ the sic7 in the ar7etplaces an$6egge$ i that the ight G&st to&ch the he of isgarent5 An$ as an as to&che$ i !ere a$e

!ell5

Once again the ree8 4ord for ?ade 4ell? i! !oo7eaning ?!aved.? 6hat 4ere they !aved fro Onceagain7 the an!4er i! from sickness"

DE*%@E'ANCE F'O- DE-ONS

In &u8e *;3#-3% 4e have the record of the an 4ith thelegion of deon!. 6hen 9e!u! ca!t the deon! out7 he+ecae 0erfectly noral.



Then /the people0 !ent o&t to see !hat ha$ happene$an$ cae to Bes&s an$ fo&n$ the an fro !ho the$eons ha$ $eparte$ sitting at the feet of Bes&sclothe$ an$ in his right in$5 An$ the !ere afrai$5

The also !ho ha$ seen it tol$ the 6 !hat eans he !ho ha$ 6een $eon(possesse$ !as heale$5

Once again the ree8 4ord u!ed i! !oo7 4hich ean!?!aved7? thi! tie tran!lated a! ?healed.? Deliverance frodeon! ha! +een 0rovided +y the !acrifice of 9e!u! on thecro!! and i! 0art of !alvation.

I have ini!tered to thou!and! 4ho needed deliverancefro evil !0irit!7 and have learned +y ex0erience thatSatan re!0ect! only one thing; the cro!!. ou can tell hiyou are a (a0ti!t or an E0i!co0alian or a Pre!+yterian or aPenteco!tal7 and he could not care le!!. 6hen you coeagain!t hi on the +a!i! of 4hat 9e!u! did on the cro!!7

ho4ever7 Satan tre+le!.

'ES,''ECT%ON F'O-TE DEAD

6e ove on to &u8e *;,-#/;

"hile /Bes&s0 !as still spea7ing soeone cae frothe r&ler of the snagog&es ho&se saing to hi:+o&r $a&ghter is $ea$5 Do not tro&6le the Teacher5:)&t !hen Bes&s hear$ it e ans!ere$ hi saing :Donot 6e afrai$; onl 6elieve an$ she !ill 6e a$e !ell5:

Again7 a! you realie +y no47 the ree8 4ord +ehind?ade 4ell? i! !aved. ?Salvation? here i! +eing +rought+ac8 fro the dead.



APP'OP'%AT%N# SA*@AT%ON

So 4e !ee that 0hy!ical healing7 deliverance fro evil!0irit!7 even a little girl +eing rai!ed fro the dead7 are all

de!cri+ed +y that one inclu!ive 4ord to !ave. Salvation i!everything 0rovided +y the death of 9e!u! on the cro!!.In Act! ;' the a0o!tle! 4ere <ue!tioned a! to ho4 theyhealed the lae an at the (eautiful ate.

Then Peter fille$ !ith the ol Spirit sai$ to the:'&lers of the people an$ el$ers of %srael. %f !e this

$a are G&$ge$ for a goo$ $ee$ $one to a helpless an6 !hat eans he has 6een a$e !ell /or save$0 let it6e 7no!n to o& all an$ to all the people of %sraelthat 6 the nae Bes&s Christ of NaIareth !ho o&cr&cifie$ !ho #o$ raise$ fro the $ea$ 6 i thisan stan$s here 6efore o& !hole5:

verses (1>

6hat 0roduced 4holene!! in the lae an Salvation.hen Peter drive! hoe the 0oint;

Nor is there salvation in an other5:verse 12

Finally 4e turn to 2 iothy ;1*;

The *or$ !ill $eliver e fro ever evil !or7 an$preserve e for is heavenl 7ing$o5

6here the tran!lation !ay! 0re!erve7 Paul u!ed the 4ord!oo. "e 4a! affiring7 ?he &ord 4ill !ave e and 8ee0on !aving e.?

he ongoing out4or8ing of 4hat 9e!u! did for u! on the



the cro!! i! !alvation. Fro the oent you +elieve untilthe oent you 0a!! out of tie into eternity7 you areoving in !alvation 0rovided +y the !acrifice of 9e!u! onthe cro!!. "ere7 then7 i! an a00ro0riate challenge;

o! shall !e escape if !e neglect so great a salvation8

e6re!s 2.3

here are 0eo0le 4ho actually refu!e !alvation. hey turnit do4n +ecau!e they neither 4ant it nor +elieve it. (ut

ultitude! of 0rofe!!ing )hri!tian! do not refu!e!alvation@ rather7 they neglect it. hey do not find out4hat od ha! 0rovided for the +ut acce0t !oetraditional vie47 !oe denoinational 0re!entation ofthe cro!!.

od drove e to the 0lace7 through extended illne!!7

4here I had to find out 4hat 4a! included in !alvation. Ihad no other 4ay out. Perha0! od ha! +rought you tothat 0lace7 too. ou cannot afford to neglect "i! !alvation.Soe4here do4n the road>and even right no47 0erha0!

>you need it de!0erately.

5ay od hel0 each of u! not to neglect the 0hy!ical a!0ectof "i! great !alvation.

C*A%-%N# TESE ECAN#ES

One of the !i0le!t and o!t 0ractical 4ay! toa00ro0riate 4hat od ha! done i! to than8 "i for it7confe!!ing it 4ith your outh. I 4ill7 therefore7 0ut the!efir!t t4o exchange! in the for of ver+al confe!!ion!;



• Bes&s !as p&nishe$ that % ight 6e forgiven5

• Bes&s !as !o&n$e$ that % ight 6e heale$5

If you really +elieve the!e !tateent!7 you are +ound to!ay7 ?han8 ou7 9e!u!7 for +ringing e7 through our!acrifice7 forgivene!! and healing=?


1. 6hat7 in a !ingle !tateent7 i! the nature of theexchange on the cro!!

2. 6hat !tand! in the 4ay of our having 0eace 4ith od

3. 6hat doe! the 4ord rede0tion ean

. "o4 can 4e +e forgiven

#. According to I!aiah #3;#7 4hen can 4e +e healed and 4hy

%. 6hat doe! !alvation include

'. According to "e+re4! 2;37 4hat u!t 4e +e !ure not todo

*. )onfe!! 4ith your outh the t4o exchange! given atthe end of the cha0ter.



CAPTE' ?'ighteo&sness %n

Place Of Sin

In thi! cha0ter 4e 4ill loo8 at Satan:! atte0t! to a8e I)hri!tian! feel guilty7 and ho4 4e can overcoe ouraccu!er. Our victory i! +a!ed on the third a!0ect of thedivine exchange acco0li!hed +y )hri!t:! 0erfect 4or8 on

the cro!!; the exchange of !in for righteou!ne!!. hi! i!another truth that any of u! 0rofe!!ing )hri!tian! havefailed to gra!07 !o that 4e have +een ro++ed of 0art of our!0iritual inheritance.

Fir!t7 ho4ever7 4e u!t di!tingui!h +et4een !in! 0luralBand !in !ingularB. Sin! are the !inful act! 4e have

coitted. 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed that tho!e !inful act!ight +e forgiven. Sin i! the evil 0o4er7 or evil nature7that cau!e! u! to coit !in!. Cntil that evil 0o4er of !inha! +een dealt 4ith7 our deliverance i! not co0lete.

So 4e turn again to the great atoneent cha0ter7 I!aiah#3.

%t please$ the *O'D to 6r&ise i; e has p&t i togrief5 "hen +o& a7e is so&l an offering for sin eshall see is see$ e shall prolong is $as an$ thepleas&re of the *O'D shall prosper in is han$5

verse 1>

6hat a clear 0rediction of the re!urrection of 9e!u!= After"e had +een ade ?an offering for !in7? Scri0ture !ay! the



!uffering Servant 4ould ?!ee "i! !eed7 "e !hall 0rolong"i! day! and the 0lea!ure of the &O$D !hall 0ro!0er in"i! hand.? hi! could not ha00en if 9e!u! reained dead=

(ut let:! focu! on the !tateent that od the Father adethe !oul of 9e!u! the !in or guiltB offering. he 8ey4ordhere i! guilt. 6e u!t al4ay! +ear in ind that the!acrifice! of the Old )ovenant 4ere u!t a 0revie4 of 4hatod 4a! going to do through the !acrifice of 9e!u!.

Cnder the Old )ovenant7 if a 0er!on coitted a certain

ty0e of !in7 he 4a! re<uired to find the a00ro0riateoffering. he 0er!on 4ould +ring that !acrifice7 4hether a+ull or goat or !hee07 to the 0rie!t at the a+ernacle andconfe!! hi! !in. hen he 4ould lay hi! hand on the head ofthe !acrificial .anial and7 +y that act7 !y+olicallytran!fer the !in fro hi!elf to the anial. Once the !inhad +een tran!ferred7 he 4ould exact the 0enalty fro

the anial7 and not fro hi!elf7 +y 8illing the anial.he anial 4a!7 in a !en!e7 0aying the 0enalty for the0er!on:! !in.

All thi! i! a 0icture of 4hat ha00ened 4hen 9e!u! 4a!nailed to the cro!!. od the Father tran!ferred all the !inof huanity to the !oul of "i! Son. I!aiah a8e! anaaing !tateent that none of u! 4ill ever fully fatho;?ou a8e "i! !oul an offering for !in.? 9e!u!: !oul 4a!ade the !in offering for the entire huan race= 6hen 4e con!ider the a+!olute 0urity and holine!! of

9e!u!7 4e cannot even +egin to co0rehend 4hat 4a!involved in a8ing "i! !oul the !in offering for huanity.All of u! can thin8 of thing! 4e 4i!h had never ha00enedor that 4e had never done. 6e all feel a !en!e ofe+arra!!ent7 0erha0! even revul!ion7 at certain



eorie!. o4 thin8 of the !inle!! Son of od ta8ing on"i!elf the total !infulne!! of the entire race= hi! 4a!the cu0 "e 4a! reluctant to drin8 in eth!eane. A!)hri!t vie4ed +oth the 0hy!ical !uffering and the a4ful

!0iritual +urden of huan !in that "e 4a! going to ta8eon "i!elf7 "e !aid7 ?Father7 if it i! our 4ill7 ta8e thi! cu0a4ay fro 5e? &u8e 22;2B. han8 od "e added7?everthele!! not 5y 4ill7 +ut our!7 +e done.? hu! 4a!our atoneent 0urcha!ed=

o4 4e need to turn to the e4 e!taent. Perha0! you

have read 2 )orinthian! #;21 4ithout realiing it i!actually <uoting I!aiah #3;1/;

/#o$0 a$e i !ho 7ne! no sin /that is Bes&s0 to 6esin for &s that !e ight 6ecoe the righteo&sness of#o$ in i5

6hat i! the o00o!ite of !infulne!! In a 4ord7righteou!ne!!. "ere7 then7 i! the exchange; 9e!u! 4a!ade !in 4ith our !infulne!!7 that 4e ight +e aderighteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!.

hi! i! a !taggering thought= (ut it i! utterly !cri0tural. 6e4ill never attain the righteou!ne!! of od +y !i0lytrying to +e good. here i! only one 4ay for u! toa00rehend the righteou!ne!! of od; +y faith. 6e have to+elieve the un+elieva+le; that 9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ithour !infulne!! that 4e ight +ecoe the righteou!ne!! ofod in "i. 6hat a +reathta8ing revelation=

NOT ON*+ SA@ED ),T B,ST%F%ED

Another 0a!!age in the +oo8 of I!aiah reveal! a +eautiful0icture of thi! exchange and it! re!ult!;



% !ill greatl reGoice in the *O'D so&l shall 6e Gof&l in the *or$; for e has clothe$ e !ith thegarents of salvation e has covere$ e !ith the

ro6e of righteo&sness5 %saiah 1.1>

he 4riter doe! not !ay7 ?I 4ill +e oderately ha00y7? +ut7I 4ill greatly reoice.? he 4ord for reoice in "e+re4 i!!ou!@ 4hen you 4ant to +e really e0hatic7 you re0eat thever+; sous asees7 I 4ill ?reoice reoicing? in the &ord.

6hy (ecau!e there ha! +een a dou+le tran!action.fir!t7 od ha! ta8en a4ay the filthy garent! of our !inand clothed u! 4ith the garent! of !alvation. It i!4onderful +e clothed 4ith the garent of !alvation. (utdon:t !to0 there= od al!o 4ant! to cover u! 4ith the ro+eof righteou!ne!!. One of the odern ver!ion! !ay!7 ?"eha! 4ra00ed e around 4ith a ro+e of righteou!ne!!.?

ou can +e not only !aved fro !in +ut al!o clothed 4iththe righteou!ne!! of od in 9e!u! )hri!t.

he technical 4ord for thi! i! u!tified. In +i+licallanguage u!tified and righteou! are fro the !ae root.

9u!tified ean! ade righteou!? or ?ade u!t.?

&et:! !u00o!e you are +eing tried in the Su0ree )ourt ofthe univer!e for a crie that carrie! the andatory0enalty of death. ou !it a4aiting the verdict7 and itfinally coe! hac8; ot guilty.

(elieve e7 you 4ould +e excited= ou 4ould not !troll tothe front of the courtroo7 !ha8e the udge +y the handand !ay7 ?han8 you7 9udge7 that 4a! a nice e!!age.? or4ould you tell your !0ou!e and friend!7 ?6e had a good!e!!ion thi! orning.? ou 4ould hug your !0ou!e7 cla0



your friend! on the +ac87 u0 u0 and do4n and !hout7?I: not guilty= I: ac<uitted= I: free=? An intolera+le+urden 4ould have rolled off your !houlder!.

hi! i! 4hat it ean! to +e u!tified. 5y ca!e ha! +eentried in the Su0ree )ourt of heaven and the court ha!handed do4n the verdict; ot guilty. I a ac<uitted7 notguilty7 ade righteou!7 u!tified7 ?u!t-a!-if I:d? never!inned= here i! nothing on 4hich the devil can 0ut hi!finger and !ay I a guilty.

6hen I regularly attended an Anglican church a! a youthin (ritain7 it did not !ee to y critical teenage ind thatthe 0eo0le 4ho recited the lovely 4ord! fro the 0rayer+oo8 really +elieved 4hat they 4ere !aying. I had aental 0icture of one of tho!e dignified ladie! 4al8ing outof church and dro00ing her lace hand8erchief. I 4ouldrun u0 +ehind her and !ay7 ?5ada7 here:! your

hand8erchief. ou dro00ed it.? I 0ictured her oreexcited a+out getting her hand8erchief +ac8 than a+outall the thing! !he had !aid in church= 6hy (ecau!e 4hat!he !aid and heard had not +een ade real to her.

I a trying to a8e real to you the fact that you are u!tified. othing in the record of heaven a00ear! again!tyou. If you 8ee0 your 0o!ition in )hri!t7 there i! nothingSatan can accu!e you of.

#,A'D%N# A#A%NST #,%*T

Satan:! 0riary 4ea0on again!t huanity i! guilt. (every careful a+out anyone or anything that a8e! youfeel guilty@ it doe! not coe fro od. he "oly S0irit?Jconvict!K the 4orld of !in7 and of righteou!ne!!7 and of

udgent? 9ohn 1%;*B +ut that i! different fro guilt.



6hen the "oly S0irit convict! of !in7 "e !ay!7 ?ou didthi!. It 4a! 4rong. ou need to re0ent and 0ut it right.hi! i! ho4 you do that.? Once you have confe!!ed andre0ented and done 4hatever i! nece!!ary to a8e

re!titution7 the atter i! clo!ed. here are noafterthought!7 nothing further that you !hould or !houldnot have done.

6ith guilt7 ho4ever7 you never <uite 8no4 if you havedone enough. Perha0! !oeone feel! you did not treathi in her right and i! feeling reected7 u0!et and hurt.

et !oeho4 it doe! not atter 4hat you !ay or do to that0er!on@ it i! never enough. hat i! not the "oly S0irit4or8ing@ that i! another7 evil 0o4er7 fro a different!ource.

(e on your guard7 then7 again!t anything that a8e! youfeel guilty. hi! i! a denial of the 4or8 of the cro!!>very

different fro the !0ecific conviction of the "oly S0irit.uilt never end!@ it goe! on and on. othing you can do i!ever !ufficient. If Satan 0er!i!t! in hi! atte0t! to a8eyou feel guilty7 you can ta8e your !tand on od:! 0roi!ein I!aiah #;1';

:No !eapon fore$ against o& shall prosper an$ever tong&e !hich rises against o& in G&$gent o&shall con$en5 This is the heritage /or inheritance0 ofthe servants of the *O'D an$ their righteo&sness isfro -e: sas the *O'D5

6hat 4onderful ne4!= othing the devil devi!e! a! a4ea0on again!t you 4ill !ucceed= So relax. "e aycontinue to u!e the 4ea0on of guilt again!t you7 +ut he4ill ultiately fail.



otice7 too7 that od doe! not !ay "e 4ill conden everytongue that ri!e! again!t you@ "e !ay! you 4ill do that. Onthe +a!i! of 4hat 9e!u! ha! done for you on the cro!!7 youu!t reect all Satan:! accu!ation! and refu!e to coe

under guilt and condenation. It i! not yourrighteou!ne!!7 after all7 that i! +eing challenged7 +ut od:!righteou!ne!! tran!ferred to you. On that +a!i! you canreect every accu!ation again!t you. ou are not guilty.

$ee+er that ro+e of righteou!ne!!= It doe! not atterfro 4hat angle the devil a00roache! you. All he can !ee

i! the righteou!ne!! of )hri!t covering you. hi! i!!ued u0 in $oan! *;1;

There is therefore no! no con$enation to those !hoare in Christ Bes&s5

$oan! * i! the 0icture of the S0irit-controlled life. Her!e

1 i! the entrance to that life7 and it i! ar8ed ocondenation. ou cannot live the S0irit-controlled life4hile under condenation7 !o you u!t learn to deal4ith condenation. od !ay! that you u!t conden it=6hy (ecau!e 9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ith our !infulne!!7that 4e ight +e ade righteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!.$evelation 12;1/ 0aint! a 0icture of the final conflict of theage! +et4een the 0eo0le of od and the 8ingdo of Satan;

Then % hear$ a lo&$ voice saing in heaven :No!salvation an$ strength an$ the 7ing$o of o&r #o$an$ the po!er of is Christ have coe for the acc&serof o&r 6rethren !ho acc&se$ the 6efore o&r #o$$a an$ night has 6een cast $o!n5:

6hat an incredi+le 0icture of event! that I +elieve to +e!till in the future>a 0icture of continual accu!ation



+efore the throne of od. Satan i! accu!ing u! con!tantly+efore the throne of od7 trying to 0rove u! guilty. "o4do 4e overcoe our accu!er

/#o$s people0 overcae hi 6 the 6loo$ of the *a6i$ 6 the !or$ of their testion5:verse 11

6hen 4e te!tify 0er!onally to 4hat od:! 6ord !ay! thatthe +lood of 9e!u! doe! for u!7 and to 4hat od ha! done7!atan ha! no an!4er.

CONFESS%N# TE ECAN#E

One of the !i0le!t and o!t 0ractical 4ay! toa00ro0riate 4hat od ha! done7 a! I 0ointed out in thela!t cha0ter7 i! to than8 "i for it7 confe!!ing it 4ith yourouth. Once again7 then7 clai thi! third exchange in the

for of a ver+al confe!!ion

9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ith y !infulne!! that I ight +eade righteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!.

han8 ou7 9e!u!7 for a8ing e righteou!=




1. 6hat i! the difference +et4een !in! and !in

2. 6hat i! the o00o!ite of !infulne!!

3. "o4 do 4e a00rehend righteou!ne!!

. 6hat doe! it ean to +e u!tified

#. 6hat i! Satan:! 0riary 4ea0on again!t huanity

%. 6hat i! the +a!i! for our reection of all Satan:!accu!ation!7 guilt and condenation

'. )onfe!! 4ith your outh the exchange given at the

end of the cha0ter.



CAPTE' *ife %n Place Of Death

So far 4e have covered three vital a!0ect! of the divinelyordained exchange that too8 0lace 4hen 9e!u! died on thecro!!;

• 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed that I ight +e forgiven.• 9e!u! 4a! 4ounded that I ight +e healed.

•

9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ith y !infulne!! that I ight+e ade righteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!.

o4 4e turn to the fourth a!0ect of the exchange7 4hichi! !i0le yet 0o4erful; 9e!u! died our death that 4e ight!hare "i! life.

It co!t 9e!u! "i! life to a8e life availa+le to u!. "e !aid in 9ohn 1/;1/; ?he thief doe! not coe exce0t to !teal7 andto 8ill7 and to de!troy. I have coe that they ay have life7and that they ay have it ore a+undantly.?

here i! an enorou! difference +et4een 4hat 9e!u!give! u! and 4hat 4e de!erve; ?he 4age! of !in i! death7

+ut the gift of od i! eternal life in )hri!t 9e!u! our &ord?$oan! %;23B. "ere i! a deli+erate contra!t +et4een4age! and a free gift7 6age! are 4hat 4e have earned for4hat 4e have done. $eceiving the i! u!tice@ anyone4ho 4ithhold! your 4age! i! unu!t. (ut the free gift i!!oething you cannot earn. ou 4ould +e fooli!h7therefore7 to !ay7 ?All I 4ant i! u!tice.? If you 4ant u!tice7

od7 4ho i! a+!olutely u!t7 4ill give it to you. 9u!ticedeand! that you receive your 4age!>and your 6 age!are death.



&oren )unningha related the !tory of a 4oan 4ho4ent to a 0ortrait !tudio and had her 0hotogra0h ta8en.&ater7 4hen !he 4ent +ac8 to loo8 at the 0roof!7 !he didnot li8e 4hat !he !a4. ?he!e 0icture! don:t do e

u!tice=? !he exclaied to the 0hotogra0her. "e loo8ed ather and !aid7 5ada7 you don:t need u!tice@ you needercy=?

I have thought a+out thi! !tory ever !ince. And I !ay toy!elf fro tie to tie7 I don:t need u!tice@ I needercy.

5ercy i! the alternative to u!tice. If you decline your4age!7 you <ualify to receive the free7 unearned gift ofeternal life. It i! availa+le +ecau!e 9e!u! acce0ted the4age! of !in that 4ere due to u!7 receiving the in our0lace7 a! "e+re4! 2;, !tate! hat 9e!u! ?4a! ade a littlelo4er than the angel!7... that "e7 +y the grace of od7

ight ta!te death for everyone.? "e ta!ted death for youand for e=

$ecall fro cha0ter 3 that 9e!u!7 4ho ta!ted death on+ehalf of every de!cendant of Ada7 4a! ?the la!t Ada?1 )orinthian! 1#;#B and ?the !econd 5an? 1 )orinthian!1#;'B. A! the la!t Ada7 "e terinated the 4hole evilinheritance hat 4a! due Ada and all hi! de!cendant!7including you and e. 6hen 9e!u! died7 "e !aid7 ?It i!fini!hed.? hat 4a! the end. 6hen "e 4a! +uried7 thatevil inheritance 4a! +uried 4ith "i. "e ro!e again onthe third day a! the !econd 5an7 the head of a ne4 race.

9e!u! died our death that 4e ight !hare "i! life.

6e need to loo8 +ac8 into the Old )ovenant to under!tand0reci!ely the nature of thi! exchange.



#ODS O@E'PA+-ENTFO' O,' 'EDE-PT%ON

I 4ould li8e to develo0 a conce0t that7 if you can gra!0 it74ill hel0 you a00ro0riate ore of the life of od anda8e 9e!u! even ore 0reciou! to you. For thi! 0ur0o!e4e need to !earch out certain 4ord! in Scri0ture that aretran!lated +y the Engli!h 4ord life. 6e turn to the0rinci0le! of divine u!tice laid do4n in the la4 of 5o!e!.

ONE SO,* FO' ANOTE'

Exodu! 21;23-2# deal! 4ith 4rongful inury of another0er!on; ?If any har follo4!7 then you !hall give life forlife7 eye for eye7 tooth for tooth7 hand for hand7 foot forfoot7 +urn for +urn7 4ound for 4ound7 !tri0e for !tri0e.?Soething of e<ual value u!t +e given to re0lace 4hat

4a! de!troyed. ran!lation! !oetie! o+!cure theeaning of 4ord!7 +oth in the Old e!taent and in thee4. In fact7 in thi! ca!e a great and +a!ic revelation ofthe Old e!taent ha! +een o+!cured +y tran!lation. &et:!loo8 at the i0lication! of the 4ord life in the fir!t 0hra!e7

ou !hall give life for life.

he ree8 of the e4 e!taent contain! threeco0letely different 4ord!7 all of 4hich are tran!latedinto Engli!h in o!t ver!ion! a! ?life?; 0!uche7 4hich i!!oul@ oe7 4hich i! eternal life@ and +io!7 4hich i! naturallife. In the Old e!taent "e+re4 there i! a veryintere!ting 4ord>nefe!h7 4hich ean! 0riarily ?!oul7??life? or ?0er!on.? 6hen ene!i! 2;' !ay! that ?an+ecae a living +eing7? it u!e! the "e+re4 4ord nefe!h.Out of the union of the S0irit of od and clay eerged!oething totally ne4>Ada7 a 0er!on7 a ne4 life7 a ne4



0er!onality7 a nefe!h.

6hen Exodu! 21;23-2# refer! to giving ?life for life7? the"e+re4 i! ?nefe!h for nefe!h?>!oul for !oul. If one

0er!on i! 8illed in a crie7 for exa0le7 the other !oul ha!to 0ay the 0enalty 4ith hi! life.

)o0are thi! 0a!!age 4ith Deuteronoy 1,;21; ?our eye!hall not 0ity; life !hall +e for life.? he !ae 0rinci0le;nefe!h in 0lace of nefe!h7 one !oul in 0lace of another!oul.

TE SO,* %S %N TE )*OOD

6hat i! the !oul &eviticu! 1';11 contain! the an!4er7 a!od !0ea8! in a arvelou! 0ro0hetic Scri0ture;

:The life of the flesh is in the 6loo$ an$ % have given it

to o& &pon the altar to a7e atoneent for o&rso&ls; for it is the 6loo$ that a7es atoneent for theso&l5:

In the o0ening 0hra!e the life of the fle!h7 the "e+re44ord I or life7 once again7 i! nefe!h. he ?!oul? of the fle!hi! in the +lood.

6hat i! the !ignificance of thi! 5an 0o!!e!!e! !0irit and!oul and +ody. 6hen the !0irit leave!7 he cea!e!+reathing. 6hen the !oul leave!7 hi! +lood no longerflo4!. he !oul of the fle!h i! in the +lood. And !o od!ay!7 ?I have given it>the !oul7 or the life>to you on thealtar to a8e atoneent for your !oul!.? In other 4ord!7one !oul ha! to a8e atoneent for another !oul. Sincethe !oul re!ide! in the +lood7 +lood u!t +e !hed in anatoneent>the giving of one life for another.



o4 4e return to the great atoneent cha0ter7 I!aiah #3.In the clo!ing ver!e of the cha0ter7 ending the !ectiona+out 4hat the Servant of the &ord ha! acco0li!hed in

"i! !uffering!7 4e read the!e 4ord!;

% !ill $ivi$e i a portion !ith the great an$ e shall$ivi$e the spoil !ith the strong 6eca&se e po&re$o&t is so&l &nto $eath an$ e !as n&6ere$ !iththe transgressors an$ e 6ore the sin of an an$a$e intercession for the transgressors5

Soe tran!lation! u!e the 4ord life in!tead of !oul; ?"e0oured out "i! life unto death.? (ut the "e+re4 4ord i!nefe!h. Soul i! the +etter tran!lation. "o4 did 9e!u! 0ourout "i! !oul to death hrough "i! +lood. "i! !oul 4a!given on +ehalf of all huanity a! 9e!u! +led and died onthe cro!!.

Per!onally7 a! I read the account of the crucifixion7 I forthe i0re!!ion that 9e!u!: +ody 4a! virtually e0tied of+lood. hey lacerated "i! +ac8. hey 0re!!ed thorn! into"i! head. hey 0ierced "i! hand! and feet. "e 4a!+leeding 0rofu!ely. hen7 after "e had actually ex0ired7 a!oldier thru!t a !0ear into "i! heart7 and out cae 4aterand +lood. It 4a! a! if all the +lood of "i! +ody 4a!0oured out on the cro!!. hi! 4a! "i! offering of "i! !oul7a! the la!t Ada7 on +ehalf of all the Adaic race.

APP'EC%AT%N# TE )*OOD OF BES,S

A! a logician +y +ac8ground7 I can acce0t doctrine! +yfaith and +elieve the7 +ut !ooner or later I 4ant the toa8e !en!e logically. It 4a! only 4hen I +egan to editateon the truth a+out the !oul +eing in the +lood that thi!



conce0t +ecae vivid and logical to e.

For year! I had +elieved in the atoneent>that 9e!u! 4a!the offering for !in. I 8ne4 "i! offering 0rovided

forgivene!! for all huanity. (ut then I +egan to editateon ho4 the !oul of the Son of od 4a! given on +ehalf ofhuanity. I con!idered that the life of od the )reator i!infinitely ore valua+le than the life of all the creature!"e ha! ever created. he !oul of the Son of od 4a! orethan !ufficient atoneent for all the !oul! of the 4holehuan race. P!al 13/;' !ay!7 ?6ith "i i! a+undant

rede0tion.? In other 4ord!7 od not only 0aid7 +ut "eover0aid for our rede0tion=

hi! i! the conce0t that7 if you can gra!0 it7 4ill a8e 9e!u! infinitely ore 0reciou! to you. "i! one !oul7 4hich"e gave on the cro!! through "i! +lood7 4a! the offeringto redee the 4hole huan race7 on the 0rinci0le 4e

have u!t exained; a !oul for a !oul.

6e u!t +e very7 very careful7 then7 a+out ho4 4e !0ea8of the +lood of 9e!u!. I have heard even evangelical andchari!atic ini!ter! !ay7 ?he +lood 4a! :negative:@ it!i0ly 0aid the 0rice of !in.?

I don:t +elieve that7 and I advi!e you never to entertainany !uch thin8ing or to devalue the +lood of 9e!u!.Cnfortunately the )hurch today i! 0ereated 4ith all!ort! of un!cri0tural teaching!. Soe denoination! haveeven reoved fro their hyn+oo8! every reference tothe +lood of 9e!u!. 6ho i! +ehind that )ertainly not od=

A! &eviticu! 1';11 !ay!7 ?he life... i! in the +lood.? &ife i!not negative7 i! it &ife i! the o!t 0o!itive thing you canever encounter. he life of od i! in the +lood of 9e!u!@



and the 4hole of heaven vie4! 4ith a+horrence anythingthat do4ngrade! the +lood of 9e!u!7 +ecau!e all heaven4a! 4itne!! to the !acrifice in 4hich 9e!u! 0oured outevery dro0 of "i! life +lood.

Furtherore I +elieve that 4hen 4e ex0re!! oura00reciation for the +lood of 9e!u!7 4e attract the "olyS0irit. $ecall the +eautiful hyn of )harle! 6e!ley7 ?Ari!e75y Soul7 Ari!e=? containing the line7 ?"i! S0irit an!4er! tothe +lood.? 6hen 4e 0roclai the truth a+out the +loodof 9e!u!7 the "oly S0irit !ay!7 ?hat i! 4here I 4ant to +e.

ho!e 0eo0le are !aying thing! I li8e to hear.?

FEED%N# ON BES,S )*OOD

In 9ohn %;#-#% 9e!u! !aid;

:"hoever eats - flesh an$ $rin7s - 6loo$ haseternal life an$ % !ill raise hi &p at the last $a5 For- flesh is foo$ in$ee$ an$ - 6loo$ is $rin7 in$ee$5e !ho eats - flesh an$ $rin7s - 6loo$ a6i$es in-e an$ % in hi5:

hi! conce0t offended !oe of 9e!u!: di!ci0le! to the 0ointthat they did not follo4 "i any longer. It !tillantagonie! 0eo0le today. After all7 there i! !oethingrather offen!ive a+out +lood. 6henever I thin8 of +lood7y !toach +egin! to turn over. 6hen I 4a! a !all +oy Icould not loo8 at +lood 4ithout actually voiting. It too8e year! to get over that revul!ion. Soething in everyone of u! doe! not li8e the thought or !0ectacle of +lood.Soe thing! that are offen!ive7 ho4ever7 are nece!!ary.he cro!! i! an offen!e7 +ut 4ithout it there i! norede0tion7 no ho0e. Our ho0e de0end! entirely on the



erit! of the +lood of 9e!u!.

Then Bes&s sai$ to the :-ost ass&re$l % sa to o&&nless o& eat the flesh of the Son of -an an$ $rin7

is 6loo$ o& have no life in o&5: Bohn .?3

6hy (ecau!e the life i! in the +lood.

For u! to have life7 4e u!t feed on 9e!u!. 6e u!ta00ro0riate 4hat i! in "i! +lood.

he only Per!on in the univer!e 4ho ha! life 4ithin"i!elf i! od. one of u! ha! life in our!elve! !ince noneof u! ha! the origin of life 4ithin u!. Every one of u!de0end! for life on !oe other !ource.

Actually7 that i! the very e!!ence of the 4ord nefe!h. he

4ord de!cri+e! life that doe! not initiate7 +ut i!de0endent. Ada 4a! ade a living !oul. "i! lifede0ended on the +reath of od that 4a! +reathed intohi. A! 1 )orinthian! 1#;# !tate!7 :?he fir!t an Ada+ecae a living +eing J!oulK.: the la!t Ada +ecae a life-giving !0irit.? od granted 9e!u! to have life in "i!elf.

9e!u! give! life.

At the very +eginning of thi! cha0ter 4e noted 9e!u!:4ord! in 9ohn 1/;1/; ?I have coe that they ay have life7and that they ay have it ore a+undantly.? All of u! arede0endent on od for life@ and the only channel of eternallife that od ha! given u! i! the +lood of 9e!u!. If 4e 4antlife7 4e u!t recognie that it coe! to u! through the+lood of 9e!u!. he ore you learn to editate on and tohonor and to a00ro0riate the +lood of 9e!u! in your life7the fuller and ore a+undant your life 4ill +e.



"o4 do 4e feed on the +lood of 9e!u!

I +egan y ini!try in 1,% in the land of I!rael in 4hat

4a! then a !all Ara+ village called $aallah. Although I4a! never fluent in Ara+ic7 it 4a! the language 4e u!ed inour hoe. In thi! 4ay I learned that 4hen Ara+! 4ant tota8e the &ord:! Su00er7 they !ay7 ?&et:! drin8 the +lood of

9e!u!.? So I gre4 u07 in a certain !en!e7 4ith the conce0tthat ta8ing the &ord:! Su00er i! drin8ing the +lood of

9e!u!. A! I under!tand it7 thi! i! one 4ay 4e a00ro0riate

the !oul life of the &ord 9e!u! that "e ha! ade availa+leto u!.

6hen 9e!u! died on the cro!! and 0oured out "i! +lood7you !ee7 the life of od 4a! relea!ed into the univer!e. It i!availa+le no4 to anyone 4ho 4ill receive it through faithin 9e!u!. C0 to that tie7 the life of od had +een confined

4ithin od. he thought of 4hat too8 0lace 4hen 9e!u!died on the cro!! !tagger! the huan ind= In the +loodof 9e!u! freely 0oured out 4a! relea!ed the total life ofod7 availa+le to u! only through "i! +lood. here i! nochannel of life other than the +lood.

During the t4enty year! I 4a! arried to $uth7 4e led avery noadic life. 6e traveled fre<uently and !eldo!0ent long re!idence in any !ingle location. 6e di!coveredthat 4e could introduce a ea!ure of !ta+ility into ourlive! +y e!ta+li!hing certain 0ractice! that 4e follo4edevery day. One that +ecae very 0reciou! to u! 4a!receiving )ounion together every orning +efore 4e+ecae involved in all the activitie! of the day. A! the0rie!t of y hoe7 therefore7 I !erved )ounion everyorning to $uth7 and 4e ade thi! confe!!ion together;?6e than8 ou that in the +lood of 9e!u! 4e receive the



life of od>divine7 eternal7 endle!! life.? hat i! 4hat 4e+elieved all tho!e year!7 and I !till +elieve it today.

CONFESS%N# TE ECAN#E

6ill you clai thi! fourth exchange in the for of thefollo4ing ver+al confe!!ion

Jesus died my death that I might share His life. ThankYou, Jesus, for giving me Your life!


1. According to 9ohn 1/;1/7 4hy did 9e!u! coe to earth

2. According to $oan! %;237 4hat are the 4age! of !in

3. According to &eviticu! 1';117 4hat a8e! atoneentfor our !oul!

. For u! to have life7 4hat u!t 4e do

#. 6hen 9e!u! died on the cro!! and 0oured out "i!+lood7 4hat 4a! relea!ed into the univer!e

%. )onfe!! 4ith your outh the exchange given at the end of the cha0ter.



CAPTE' J)lessing %n

Place Of C&rse

o4 4e loo8 at the fifth a!0ect of the exchange at thecro!!; oving fro cur!e to +le!!ing. It i! !tated ex0licitlyin alatian! 3;13-1;

Christ has re$eee$ &s fro the c&rse of the la!

having 6ecoe a c&rse for &s Kfor it is !ritten :C&rse$is everone !ho hangs on a tree:L that the 6lessing ofA6raha ight coe &pon the #entiles in Christ

Bes&s that !e ight receive the proise of the Spiritthro&gh faith5

"ere i! the exchange; Every cur!e that ight have coe

on u! cae on 9e!u! in!tead7 that all the +le!!ing! due"i ight +e ade availa+le to u!. 9e!u! 4a! actuallyade a cur!e in our 0lace7 that 4e ight receive ?the+le!!ing of A+raha.?

In 4hat 4ay! 4a! A+raha +le!!ed ene!i! 2;1 reveal!the an!4er; ?A+raha 4a! old7 4ell advanced in age@ and

the &O$D had +le!!ed A+raha in all thing!.? he+le!!ing of A+raha7 then7 cover! every area of our live!7and that i! thee +le!!ing that 4a! ade availa+le to u!through faith in the exchange that too8 0lace 4hen 9e!u!4a! ade a cur!e for u! on the cro!!.

o +egin to analye the nature of cur!e! and +le!!ing!7 4e

need to go +ac8 to the +eginning of the cha0ter in 4hichour 8ey ver!e a00ear!;



O foolish #alatians "ho has 6e!itche$ o& that o&sho&l$ not o6e the tr&th 6efore !hose ees Bes&sChrist !as clearl portrae$ aong o& as cr&cifie$8

#alatians 3.1

A fe4 ver!e! later Paul reinded the alatian )hri!tian!of "i ?4ho !u00lie! the S0irit to you and 4or8! iracle!aong you? ver!e #B. In conte0orary language 4eight !ay the!e 4ere chari!atic7 or S0irit-filled7)hri!tian!. And yet Paul !aid they 4ere +e4itched. 6hat

an aaing !tateent= 6hy did he !ay that

(ecau!e they had lo!t their vi!ion of the cro!!. ?9e!u!)hri!t 4a! clearly 0ortrayed aong you a! crucified7?Paul 4rote7 +ut !oething had ha00ened to the that hado+!cured their vi!ion of the cro!!. In fact7 an evil7 !atanicforce had oved in and !hut off their under!tanding of

the cro!!. (y u!ing the 4ord +e4itched>in the ree87+a!8aino>Paul 4a! calling that force 4itchcraft.

TE DECEPT%ON OF "%TCC'AFT

I 4ill not go into an analy!i! of 4itchcraft here7 +ut it i!i0ortant to under!tand that +eing !aved or filled 4iththe "oly S0irit or !eeing iracle! doe! not guarantee u!an exe0tion fro dece0tion. It i! !till 0o!!i+le for!atanic influence! to ove in aong )hri!tian!7 4ith theain ai of o+!curing the cro!!. If 4e lo!e our vi!ion ofthe cro!!>the only +a!i! for od:! total 0rovi!ion for u!>4e no longer have a foundation for "i! 0rovi!ion.

Al!o7 the cro!! i! 4here 9e!u! defeated Satan and hi!8ingdo. ?"aving di!ared 0rinci0alitie! and 0o4er!7?Paul 4rote in )olo!!ian! 2;1#7 ?J9e!u!K ade a 0u+lic



!0ectacle of the7 triu0hing over the in Jthe cro!!K.?Satan can never undo the defeat he received through thecro!!. (ut hi! cunning !trategy i! to 8ee0 )hri!tian! frorealiing 4hat 4a! acco0li!hed there.

Paul +egan alo!t every e0i!tle +y than8ing od for 4hat"e had done for the reci0ient! of that e0i!tle. Even 4henthe a0o!tle 4a! forced to re0rove the church at )orinthfor ince!t7 adultery and drun8enne!! at the &ord:! ta+le7he !tarted hi! fir!t e0i!tle to the )orinthian! +y than8ingod for the grace of od given to the !ee 1 )orinthian!

1;B. 6hen he 4rote to the alatian )hri!tian!7 ho4ever7Paul !ho4ed hi! treendou! concern for the alo!tiediately; ?I arvel that you are turning a4ay !o!oon ... to a different go!0el? alatian! 1;%B. 6hat 4a! the0ro+le ot drun8enne!! or iorality. he 0ro+le4a! legali!. Paul 4a! uch ore u0!et a+out legali!than a+out a !in of the fle!h.

T"O 'ES,*TS

he re!ult! of thi! 4itchcraft 4ere t4ofold. Fir!t7 they had+ecoe carnal. Paul offered a !tern 4arning in alatian!#;1%-21 a+out the 4or8! of the fle!h; iorality7 i0urity7etc. 6itchcraft u!t have o0ened the 4ay for !uch !in! ofthe fle!h. "aving lo!t the vi!ion of the cro!!7 the alatian!had +ecoe very legali!tic. hey 4ere !ee8ing to achieverighteou!ne!! +y 8ee0ing a !et of rule!.

&et e give you t4o !i0le definition! of legali!.

Fir!t7 legali! i! the atte0t to achieve righteou!ne!!4ith od +y 8ee0ing a !et of rule!7 4hich od ha!di!allo4ed forever. I 4a! tal8ing once to a large grou0 of)hri!tian! and ade the ca!ual !tateent7 ?Of cour!e7



)hri!tianity i! not a !et of rule!.? hey loo8ed at e ina!toni!hent. I thin8 that if I had !aid there 4a! no od7they 4ould have +een le!! !hoc8ed. et the truth i!7)hri!tianity i! not a !et of rule!. Gee0ing rule! i! not the

4ay to achieve righteou!ne!! 4ith od.

Second7 legali! i! adding any re<uireent forrighteou!ne!! in 4hat od ha! already !tated in "i!6ord. o one ha! ever +een authoried to add to od:!re<uireent!. he!e are very !i0le and are !tated at theend of $oan! >that 4e ?+elieve in "i 4ho rai!ed u0

9e!u! our &ord fro the dead7 4ho 4a! delivered u0+ecau!e of our offen!e!7 and 4a! rai!ed +ecau!e of our u!tification.? $ee+er that u!tified ean! ?u!t-a!-if-I:d? never !inned= Don:t forget that 4ord u!tification=othing ore i! needed. And no one ha! ever +eenauthoried to add any further re<uireent. (ut thealatian church had +ecoe +oth carnal and legali!tic. It

had al!o coe under a cur!e7 4hich i! al4ay! the end of0eo0le 4ho turn a4ay fro the o!0el of grace to ago!0el of 4or8!. Paul !ued it u0 in alatian! 3;1/;

For as an as are of the !or7s of the la! are &n$erthe c&rse; for it is !ritten :C&rse$ is everone !ho$oes not contin&e in all things !hich are !ritten in the6oo7 of the la! to $o the5:

6hen you !et out to achieve righteou!ne!! 4ith od +y8ee0ing a !et of la4! and then you +rea8 any la4 at any0oint7 you coe under that cur!e. ou are o+ligated to8ee0 the 4hole la4 all the tie7 or el!e it i! of no avail toyou for righteou!ne!!.



TE "A+ O,T

Fortunately Paul did not !to0 4ith the 0ro+le. "erevealed a 4ay out fro under the cur!e.

If you thin8 a+out the 0icture of 9e!u! dying on the cro!!7you 4ould not 4ant to +e under a cur!e. here "e hungin !hae and agony7 for!a8en +y "i! di!ci0le!7 reected +y"i! o4n 0eo0le7 4ith a+!olutely nothing in thi! 4orld7refu!ed +y heaven7 under !u0ernatural dar8ne!!7 utteringa cry of agony. hat i! the full out4or8ing of the cur!e.

he 0ro+le today i! that the aority of )hri!tian! haveno clear conce0t of 4hat a cur!e i!7 ho4 it o0erate! oreven ho4 to recognie it. If 4e are !ic87 4e u!ually 8no44e are !ic8. If 4e are !inning7 4e 0ro+a+ly 8no4 4e are!inning. (ut 4hen 4e are under a cur!e7 4e ay notunder!tand either the nature of our 0ro+le or ho4 to

deal 4ith it.

et thi! i! 4hat 4a! acco0li!hed +y thi! fifth divineexchange; 6e can +e redeeed fro the cur!e +ecau!e7on the cro!!7 9e!u! 4a! ade a cur!e7 that 4e ight +eredeeed fro the cur!e and coe into the +le!!ing ofA+raha7 4hich cover! every area of our live!.

o4 I 4ill give a general 0icture of a cur!e7 then ex0lainho4 to coe out fro under it.

TE NAT,'E OF C,'SESAND )*ESS%N#S

he nature of cur!e! and +le!!ing! i! a va!t !u+ect. Inever realied ho4 va!t until I got involved in it= I 4ouldal!o !ay that the le!!on! I have learned in thi! context



have ade a ore 0o4erful i0act on 0eo0le than anyother e!!age od ha! ever given e. It i! a life-changingrevelation.

)ur!e! and +le!!ing! are e!!entially 4ord!. hey ay +e4ritten7 they ay +e !0o8en or they ay !i0ly +ethought. (ut they are 4ord! charged 4ith !u0ernaturalauthority and 0o4er7 a! Prover+! 1*;21 indicate!; ?Deathand life are in the 0o4er of the tongue.?

In Deuteronoy 2* 5o!e! give! a li!t of +oth +le!!ing!

and cur!e!. he fir!t 1 ver!e! of the cha0ter de0ict+le!!ing!. the reaining # ver!e! de0ict cur!e!. It i! along and horrifying li!t. o 0er!on in hi! right !en!e!4ould 4i!h to have any 0art of the.

(le!!ing! and cur!e! draatically affect and change0eo0le>for good or for evil. Fre<uently they continue

fro generation to generation until !oething i! done toterinate the. here are +le!!ing! and cur!e! in the(i+le that have +een in effect for nearly four thou!andyear!7 and their out4or8ing !till continue! today.

6hy !hould thi! concern u! (ecau!e there ay +e0ro+le! in our live! for 4hich 4e cannot find the!ource7 +ut 4hich can +e traced +ac8 to 0reviou! hi!tory70erha0! any generation! +ac8. 6e ay +e gro0ing 4itha 0ro+le 4e do not 8no4 ho4 to deal 4ith until 4e canidentify it! nature. Again7 one of the di!tinctive feature! of+oth +le!!ing! and cur!e! i! that they continue>notnece!!arily forever7 +ut often for !everal generation!.

In the en )oandent!7 for in!tance7 od !aid that if4e 4or!hi0 fal!e god! or a8e idol!7 "e 4ill? Jvi!itK theini<uity of the father! u0on the children to the third and



fourth generation! of tho!e 4ho hate 5e? Exodu! 2/;#B.hat i! ty0ical of a cur!e. "aving dealt in Southea!t A!ia4ith ultitude! of 0eo0le 4ho!e ance!tor! t4o or threegeneration! +ac8 4ere idol-4or!hi0er!7 I have 4itne!!ed

ho4 true thi! i!. I have al!o !een the treendou!effectivene!! of relea!ing the fro that cur!e=

"ere are !hort !uarie! of the +le!!ing! and the cur!e!in Deuteronoy 2*.I !ugge!t you read the cha0ter foryour!elf and decide 4hether you agree 4ith y!uary. Fir!t the +le!!ing!;

1. Per!onal exaltation. (y thi! I ean +eing lifted u07honored.

2. $e0roductivene!!. I u!e thi! 4ord to de!cri+e a 0er!on4ho re0roduce!7 or i! fruitful7 in every area of life74hether 0hy!ical or financial or relational or creative.

3. "ealth. ou 0ro+a+ly do not a00reciate ho4 uch of a+le!!ing health i! until you are !ic87 and then you ay4i!h you had than8ed od ore often for the +le!!ing of+eing healthy.

. Pro!0erity7 or !ucce!!. Pro!0erity in the (i+le doe! notean 4hat it doe! to odern Aerican!. It i! notluxuriou! living or an a+undance of 0hy!ical 0lea!ure!7+ut acco0li!hing od:! 0ur0o!e and !ucceeding in doing"i! 4ill. In 9o!hua 1;* the &ord 0roi!ed 9o!hua that4hatever he did 4ould 0ro!0er and that he 4ould havegood !ucce!!. et the leader of the I!raelite! !0ent any ofthe follo4ing year! in 4arfare7 al4ay! ex0o!ed to clanger7!lee0ing in o0en field! and leading the tough life of a!oldier in 4ar.



#. Hictory. (le!!ing +ring! victory in every conflict that4e enter in the 4ill of od.

%. (eing the head not the tail. Soe year! ago I a!8ed the

&ord to tell e the difference +et4een the head and thetail. "e gave e a !i0le an!4er; he head a8e! thedeci!ion! and the tail get! dragged around. &et e a!8you; "o4 you are living>li8e a head or a tail Do youa8e the deci!ion! Are your 0lan! carried out!ucce!!fully Or are you the victi of 0re!!ure! andforce! and circu!tance! that drag you around7 and you

do not 8no4 4hat to ex0ect next

'. (eing a+ove and not +eneath. hi! goe! clo!ely 4ith+eing the head and not the tail.

he cur!e! fro Deuteronoy 2* are the o00o!ite of the+le!!ing!;

1. "uiliation.

2. Failure to re0roduce7 or +arrenne!! the o00o!ite of re-0roductivene!!B. Alo!t invaria+ly +arrenne!! i! there!ult of a cur!e.

3. Sic8ne!! of every 8ind. One category of !ic8ne!! that i!0articularly indicative of a cur!e i! one that i! calledhereditary7 continuing on fro generation to generation.

. Poverty and failure.

#. Defeat>u!t the o00o!ite of the +le!!ing of victory.

%. (eing the tail and not the head.



'. (eing +eneath and not a+ove.

SE@EN %ND%CAT%ONS OF A C,'SE

o4 I 4ill give you !even indication! of a cur!e7 4hich Ihave learned +y o+!ervation in dealing 4ith 0eo0le7inde0endently of Deuteronoy 2*. (ut it i! rear8a+leho4 uch they agree=B If you have only one of the!e0ro+le!7 it ay or ay not +e a cur!e. If you have!everal of the7 you ay +e alo!t !ure you are under a

cur!e.

1. 5ental or eotional +rea8do4n.

2. $e0eated or chronic !ic8ne!!7 e!0ecially if it i!hereditary7 4hich i! the nature of a cur!e.

3. Feale 0ro+le! +arrenne!!7 i!carriage!7 en!trualcra0! and a 4hole ho!t of other!B. 6hen I ini!ter tothe !ic87 and a 4oan coe! for4ard 4ith one of the!e0ro+le!7 I !i0ly a!!ue it i! a cur!e7 and !eldo a I4rong. I have a 0ile of te!tionie! of 4oen 4ho have+een co0letely !et free fro the!e condition! after acur!e over their live! 4a! canceled.

. (rea8do4n of arriage7 faily alienation. Soefailie! u!t cannot !tic8 together. "u!+and! and 4ive!divorce7 rearry and often divorce again. )hildren7 too7are alienated fro their 0arent!.

#. Financial in!ufficiency. 5o!t of u! go through tie! offinancial hard!hi0. I a no exce0tion. (ut if you areal4ay! !truggling7 if you never have enough7 that i!0ro+a+ly a cur!e.



%. (eing accident-0rone. If you are one of tho!e 0eo0le to4ho accident! al4ay! ha00en>you !te0 off the cur+and +rea8 your an8le@ you are in a car and !oe+ody

!la! into you>you are 0ro+a+ly under a cur!e. Acharacteri!tic 0hra!e 4ould +e ?6hy doe! it al4ay!ha00en to e?

'. A hi!tory of !uicide or unnatural death! in a faily.

I have an idea 4hat it i! li8e ex0erientially to +e under a

cur!e7 !ince od ha! 0lunged e into thi! ini!try andta8en e around the 4orld to any 0lace! and any0eo0le 4ho have !erved a! o+ect le!!on!.

A cur!e i! li8e a dar8 !hado4 fro the 0a!t. ou 0ro+a+lydo not 8no4 4here it coe! fro@ 0erha0! it did not evenoriginate in your lifetie. It ay have !oething to do

4ith your faily +ac8ground. It !tretche! out over yourlife and !hut! out the !un!hine of od:! +le!!ing. ou can!ee other 0eo0le around you in the !unlight7 +ut rarely doyou ever enoy the !un!hine your!elf. ou ay have noidea 4hat it i! fro the 0a!t that i! the cau!e.

Or you could co0are a cur!e to a long7 evil ar !tretchedout fro +ehind you. Every no4 and then thi! thingalicilou!ly tri0! you u0 or 0u!he! you out of the 4ay.

ou have !truggled hard to get to a certain 0oint in life4here you can !ay7 ?o4 I:ve got thing! together=? 9u!t atthat oent7 ho4ever7 !oething ha00en! and !ucce!!!li0! out of your gra!0. ou go through the 0ainful!truggle again and arrive +ac8 at the !ae level7 and onceagain the evil thing tri0! you u0. hi! +ecoe! a 0atternin your life. Perha0! 4hen you loo8 +ac8 at your 0arent!or grand0arent! or !oe other relative7 you recognie thi!



0attern in their live!7 too.

A cur!e doe! not al4ay! a8e a 0er!on o+viou!lyun!ucce!!ful. I ree+er a 4oan I et in Southea!t

A!ia 4ho 4a! fro a royal line7 highly educated and!ucce!!ful in her career a! a udge. She cae u0 to eafter I taught on the !u+ect of +le!!ing! and cur!e!.

?I don:t fit your de!cri0tion7? !he !aid7 ?+ecau!e I a notun!ucce!!ful. In fact7 I have +een !ucce!!ful.? (ut then !headded7 ?I: fru!trated. I +elieve in 9e!u!7 +ut I never !ee

to get the thing! 0eo0le are !u00o!ed to have 4ho +elievein 9e!u!.? After I !0o8e 4ith her for a fe4 inute!7 I di!covered that!he 4a! de!cended fro a long line of idol-4or!hi0er!7and 0ointed out to her that thi! 4a! 0ro+a+ly the natureof her 0ro+le. hi! 0roved to +e the ca!e. (ut 4hen !he

identified her 0ro+le and et od:! condition!7 4e 4erea+le to revo8e the cur!e a!!ociated 4ith her ance!tor!:idolatry.

he e!!ence of a cur!e i! !ued u0 in one 4ord;fru!tration. ou can +e un!ucce!!ful and fru!trated7 oryou can +e !ucce!!ful and fru!trated. here are any!ucce!!ful yet fru!trated 0eo0le in the 4orld today.

"AT CA,SES A C,'SE8

I 4ill give eight 0o!!i+le cau!e! for a cur!e coing over a0er!on.

15 %$olatr



he 0riary cau!e of all cur!e! i! idolatry>+rea8ing thefir!t t4o of the en )oandent!. Idolatry7 includingthe 4hole real of the occult7 inevita+ly and invaria+lyre!ult! in !oe 8ind of cur!e. ho!e 4ho ex0lore the

occult are turning to fal!e god! for the hel0 they !hould +e!ee8ing only fro the true od7 and they coe under the!ae cur!e 0ronounced on a 0er!on 4ho a8e! an idolor 4or!hi0! a fal!e god.

25 False 'eligion an$ Secret Societies

he !econd cau!e for a cur!e7 !iilar to the fir!t7 i! fal!ereligion and !ecret !ocietie!. Any religion that reect! therevelation of Scri0ture and the uni<ue Per!on andfunction of 9e!u! )hri!t i!7 +y +i+lical !tandard!7 a fal!ereligion. I do need to tell you that the 4orld i! full of fal!ereligion!. I include !ecret !ocietie! +ecau!e a 0er!on 4ho

oin! a !ecret !ociety ha! ade a covenant 4ith 0eo0le4ho are 4or!hi0ing fal!e god!. Again and again I haveencountered cur!e! related to freea!onry7 and concludefro exa0le after exa0le that any faily that ha! +eeninvolved 4ith Freea!onry i! lia+le to +e under a cur!e.

35 "rong Attit&$e to!ar$ Parents

E0he!ian! %;2-3 !ay!7 ?"onor your father and other7 thatit ay +e 4ell 4ith you and you ay live long on theearth.? "onoring your 0arent! doe! not ean you have toagree 4ith the. hey ay +e very 4rong7 +ut you u!ttreat the 4ith re!0ect. A higher 0ro0ortion of 0eo0letoday 0ro+a+ly have a 4rong attitude to4ard their0arent! than any 0reviou! generation in huan hi!tory.



6hen young 0eo0le coe to e for hel07 I al4ay! chec8on their relation!hi0 to their 0arent!. ou can get !avedand anife!t the gift! of the "oly S0irit and go to heaven4hen you die7 +ut 4ithout a correct attitude to4ard your

0arent!7 it 4ill never go 4ell 4ith you in thi! life.

45 %nG&stice to!ar$ the "ea7

he fourth rea!on for cur!e! i! +eing unu!t to4ard the4ea8 and hel0le!!. od i! on the !ide of the 4ea8 and

o00re!!ed. the con!0icuou! exa0le today i! a+ortion>deli+erately ta8ing the life of an un+orn child. If everthere 4a! an exa0le of !oeone 4ea8 and hel0le!!7 it i!an un+orn infant. In y o0inion7 if you intentionally0rocure an a+ortion7 you have invo8ed a cur!e over yourlife.

?5 Anti(Seitis

he fifth cau!e for a cur!e i! hating and !0ea8ing again!tthe 9e4i!h 0eo0le. 6hen od called A+raha7 "e !aid7 ?I4ill cur!e hi 4ho cur!e! you? ene!i! 12;3B. hi!0roi!e 4a! tran!ferred through I!aac to 9aco+ and totheir de!cendant!. It 4ill never go 4ell for !oeone 4hoha! a 4rong attitude to4ard7 or 4ho utter! 4rong 4ord!a+out7 the 9e4i!h 0eo0le.

One of the o!t aaing exa0le! of thi! I 8no4 i! aclo!e friend of ine7 a Pale!tinian Ara+ +orn in "aifa 4hoi! no4 a Cnited State! citien. "e recognied that he andall hi! ance!tor!7 a! far +ac8 a! he could ree+er7 had0er!i!tently cur!ed the 9e4i!h 0eo0le. 6hen he re0entedof thi! renounced it and 4a! relea!ed fro the cur!e7 od0ro!0ered hi>!0iritually7 in hi! faily and in hi!



+u!ine!!>in an a!toni!hing 4ay. oday he tell! 0eo0le+oldly7 and hi! fello4 Ara+! in 0articular7 that if you 4antthe +le!!ing of od7 you u!t change your attitude to4ardthe 9e4i!h 0eo0le.

5 O&r O!n "or$s

Soe of the o!t coon cur!e! are !elf-i0o!ed one!that 0eo0le 0ronounce on the!elve!; ?I:ll never a8egood.? ?hi! al4ay! ha00en! to e.? ?I u!t can:t handle

thi! 8ind of !ituation.? 6hen you a8e a !tateent li8eone of the!e7 you are 0ronouncing a cur!e on your!elf.

I have ini!tered to !core! of 0eo0le 4ho neededdeliverance fro the !0irit of death +ecau!e they invo8edit +y !aying !oe !uch 4ord! a!7 ?I 4i!h I 4ere dead.

6hat:! the good of living? hat i! an invitation to a !0iritof death; ?)oe in7 I a 4elcoing you.? ou do not haveto give it any invitation!= I include a 4ord a+out relea!efro a !0irit of death near the end of thi! cha0ter. I anot tal8ing a+out !oething !all or in!ignificant7 +uta+out !oething very7 :very real.

J5 "or$s fro A&thorit Fig&res

Soe cur!e! coe fro 0eo0le 4ith relational authority7li8e 0arent! and hu!+and!. 5any 0arent! get 0rovo8ed4ith their children and !ay +itter7 angry 4ord! to the7not con!idering the i0lication!; ?ou:re !o !tu0id=? or ?Ican:t I +elieve ho4 clu!y you are=? or ?ou:ll never a8egood.? I have 0rayed 4ith 0eo0le in their fortie! andfiftie! !till !truggling fro the effect! of 4ord! !0o8en +ya 0arent 4hen they 4ere young!ter!.)oent! ade +y



a hu!+and to hi! 4ife can +ring a cur!e7 too. It ay !eeunfair7 +ut it i! true. od ha! given hu!+and! authorityover 4ive!. $ee+er 4hat 9aco+ !aid in re!0on!e to anaccu!ation +y hi! father-in-la4 that a e+er of hi!

faily had !tolen &a+an:! hou!ehold idol!;? 6ith4hoever you find your god!7 do not let hi live?ene!i! 31;32B. "e did not 8no4 that $achel7 hi! favorite4ife7 had !tolen the. he next tie !he gave +irth7 !heactually died under her hu!+and:! cur!e. Of cour!e7 !hehad already tran!gre!!ed +y !tealing her father:!hou!ehold god!.

Iagine a hu!+and 4ho !ay! to hi! 4ife7 ?ou can:t coo8=I: !ic8 of your food. ou:ll never +e a+le to coo8=?Although !he i! talented and a+le in any other area!7!he fall! a0art in the 8itchen. (y the !ae to8en7 althoughthe hu!+and doe! not realie it7 he i! actually0ronouncing a cur!e on hi!elf +y !aying7 ?I: !ic8 of

your coo8ing.? For the re!t of hi! life he !uffer! froindige!tion= It !ound! huorou!7 +ut it really ha00en!. 5 "itch Doctors

he final cau!e of cur!e! to +e con!idered i! 4itch doctor!7or !haan!7 or tohunga! de0ending on 4hat 0art of the4orld you coe froB. he!e are 0ractitioner! of !atanic0o4er. heir 0o4er i! real7 and they can 8ill. Indeed7any 0eo0le are 8illed +y 4itchcraft. )oven! of 4itche! inalo!t every aor city in the C.S.7 and in any !allercitie!7 0ray !0ecifically again!t )hri!tian! and again!t thearriage! of )hri!tian ini!ter!. heir !u0ree ai; tode!troy the )hurch of 9e!u! )hri!t.

"aving lived in countrie! li8e Pale!tine and Genya7 4here0eo0le !0ecialie in !atanic 0o4er7 I 8no4 that the 4itch



doctor i! recognied a! the an 4ith 0o4er7 to 4ho0eo0le go 4ith their need! and 0ro+le!. In anycountrie! even 0eo0le 4ho 0rofe!! )hri!tianity7 if they donot get 4hat they 4ant fro od7 go to the 4itch doctor.

O" TO )E 'E*EASED

o4 4e coe to the !te0! to +e relea!ed fro a cur!e.han8 od for the exchange at the cro!!=

Each of the follo4ing four 8ey 4ord! +egin! 4ith re;

15 'ecogniIe

A!8 od to !ho4 you 4hat your 0ro+le i!. he 4holeai of 4hat I have +een !aying i! to hel0 you to recogniea 0ro+le. Perha0! a light ha! +een turned on for you7and no4 you recognie ho4 you +rought a cur!e on

your!elf. Or 0erha0! you !ee a 0ro+le that +egan 4ithyour ance!tor!.

25 'epent

If you are involved 0er!onally in anything evil7 re0ent ofit. For in!tance7 you ay have +een involved in the occultor vi!ited a fortuneteller or 0layed 4ith a Ouia +oard or!tudied +oo8! on the occult. If !o7 you need to re0ent= Or0erha0! it 4a! the involveent of your 0arent!7grand0arent! or other ance!tor! that o0ened the door to acur!e on your faily line. ou are not guilty7 +ut you ay+e !uffering the con!e<uence!. In order to clear that !infro your +ac8ground7 re0ent on +ehalf of 4hoever 4a!re!0on!i+le.



35 'eno&nce

5a8e the follo4ing declaration a+out the cur!e7 4hatevern i!; ?hi! i! not for e= I have +een !aved +y the +lood of

9e!u!. 5y faith i! in "i! atoneent. On the cro!! "e too8every cur!e that 4a! due to e7 that I ight receive all thegood that i! due to "i.? In thi! 4ay you renounce orrevo8e the cur!e.

45 'esist

he (i+le !ay!7 ?Su+it to od. $e!i!t the devil and he 4illlee fro you? 9ae! ;'B. "e 4ill flee only if you have!u+itted to od fir!t. If you have not7 he 4ill laugh inyour face. Soe )hri!tian! have rever!ed the order; hey!u+it to the devil and re!i!t od= ou ay +e doing thatyour!elf>lying do4n under Satan:! 0re!!ure! and attac8!and letting hi 4al8 over you. hat doe! not 0lea!e od7

nor i! it huility@ it i! un+elief.

a8e your !tand and re!i!t= Say7 ?I a a child of od. hi!cur!e doe! not +elong to e. I have +een redeeed +y the+lood of 9e!u! out of the hand of the devil.? P!al 1/';2 !ay!7 ?&et the redeeed of the &O$D !ay !o.?

our rede0tion doe! not really 4or8 until you a8e ityour 0er!onal te!tiony. $ee+er7 ?hey overcaeJSatanK +y the +lood of the &a+ and +y the 4ord of theirte!tiony? $evelation 12;11B. $e0eat your confe!!ionaloud !everal tie!;

I have +een redeeed +y the +lood of 9e!u! out of thehand of the devil.

If you !en!e a cur!e of death over you7 +egin to 0roclai





longer to hi. In the nae of 9e!u!7 I no4 relea!e y!elffro any cur!e over y life. (ecau!e of 4hat 9e!u! did fore on the cro!!7 in "i! nae I relea!e y!elf7 and Ireceive the relea!e no4 +y faith 4ith than8fulne!! and

0rai!e.

&ord7 I than8 ou no4. I 0rai!e ou no4. I +elieve ou arefaithful. I +elieve ou are doing 4hat I have a!8ed ou todo. I coit y life to ou7 that fro no4 on our+le!!ing ay re!t u0on e. han8 ou7 &ord 9e!u!= han8

ou=

o4 ta8e a little 4hile to than8 "i in your o4n 4ord!.$eceive 4ith than8!giving 4hat "e ha! done and 4hat "ei! continuing to do.

Follo4ing the !te0! to +e relea!ed fro a cur!e andconfe!!ing thi! divine exchange doe! not autoatically

!olve all your 0ro+le! fro thi! tie on. It doe!7ho4ever7 o0en u0 a ne4 4ay of life +efore you. I havedealt 4ith any 0eo0le 4ho have +een relea!ed frocur!e!7 !oe of 4ho had to light treendou! +attle!.he change doe! not nece!!arily ha00en overnight. ouu!t +e 0re0ared to continue to re!i!t the devil and to tellhi7 ?I have et the condition!. ou have no ore clai!.et out of y 4ay>a child of od i! coing do4n theroad. Ste0 a!ide=? 6hen Satan 8no4! you really ean it7 he 4ill !te0 a!ide.So don:t +e di!a00ointed a! you tac8le !oe reaining0ro+le!. Gno4 that you have !et your face to4ard thelight and that you are 0rogre!!ing in the right direction. I4ant to a!!ure you7 there i! ho0e=




1. 6hat i! the ain ai of 4itchcraft

2. 6hat 4ere the t4o re!ult! of 4itchcraft in thealatian church

3. 6hat doe! alatian! 3;1/ tell u! a+out 4al8ing underthe la4 and not under grace

. hrough 4hat ean! 4ere 4e redeeed fro thecur!e

#. 6hat are cur!e! and +le!!ing!

%. $evie4 the !even !uarie! for the cur!e! li!ted inDeuteronoy 2*. Do you !ee any of the!e at 4or8 in

your o4n life

'. Are any of the !even indication! of a cur!e evident inyour life

*. he e!!ence of a cur!e i! !ued u0 in 4hat one4ord

,. 6hat are eight 0o!!i+le cau!e! for a cur!e

1/. 6hat are the four !te0! to +e relea!ed fro a cur!e

11. Pray the 0rayer at the end of thi! cha0ter to +erelea!ed fro any cur!e! that ight +e fru!tratingyour life.



CAPTE' A6&n$ance %n

Place Of Povert

6e are ex0loring the !acrifice of 9e!u! on the cro!!> one0erfect7 co0lete7 all-!ufficient !acrifice that cover! theneed! of every huan +eing for tie and for eternity. Ihave +een unfolding to you the truth that the e!!ence ofthe !acrifice 4a! an exchange in 4hich all the evil due tou! cae on 9e!u!7 that all the good due to 9e!u! ight +eoffered to u!. 6e cannot earn thi!. A! E0he!ian! 2;* !ay!7?(y grace you have +een !aved through faith.? racecover! everything 9e!u! did for u! on the cro!!.

"aving dealt 4ith five a!0ect! of the exchange7 4e !houldreca0itulate the in order to 8ee0 the fre!h in ourind!;

1. 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed that 4e ight +e forgiven.

2. 9e!u! 4a! 4ounded that 4e ight +e healed.

3. 9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ith our !infulne!! that 4e ight

+e ade righteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!. . 9e!u! died our death that 4e ight !hare "i! life.

#. 9e!u! 4a! ade a cur!e that 4e ight receive the+le!!ing.

o4 4e 4ill ex0lore another facet of thi! divineexchange;



+o& 7no! the grace of o&r *or$ Bes&s Christ thattho&gh e !as rich et for o&r sa7es e 6ecaepoor that o& thro&gh is povert ight 6ecoe rich5

2 Corinthians .H

6e can articulate the exchange li8e thi!; 9e!u! enduredour 0overty that 4e ight !hare "i! a+undance.

6ould you agree that 0overty i! a +ad thing here are

!oe )hri!tian! 4ho 0ractice voluntary 0overty7 and Ire!0ect their conviction!. (ut in o!t ca!e! 0overty i!enforced not +y choice +ut +y nece!!ity. I have traveleduch of the earth and !een 0overty in any differentnation!7 and to e 0overty i! a cur!e.

he alternative to 0overty i! riche!>+ut I 0refer to !ay

?a+undance.? I do not +elieve it i! a ar8 of !0iritualityfor a )hri!tian to drive a )adillac or 5ercede! or to live ina hou!e 4ith a !4iing 0ool. I do +elieve7 ho4ever7 thatod offer! u! a+undance7 4hich ean! having enough forour o4n need! and !oething left over to give other!.hat i! the level of od ! 0rovi!ion.

In 2 )orinthian! ,;* Paul !u! u0 the level of od:!0rovi!ion for "i! !ervant!;

#o$ is a6le to a7e all grace a6o&n$ to!ar$ o& thato& al!as having all s&fficienc in all things ahave an a6&n$ance for ever goo$ !or75

hat i! an aaing ver!e= In the original ree8 text the4ord all occur! five tie! and the 4ord a+ound ora+undance t4ice. hat i! the level of od:! 0rovi!ion for



"i! !ervant!.

(ut notice that it i! received only through grace. It i! not!oething 4e can de!erve or earn. It i! received 0urely

+y faith on the +a!i! of )hri!t:! !acrifice for u! on thecro!!.

(ut if you are li8e e7 you ay have to 4age a ental+attle to receive thi! truth. A! a youth I 4a! not veryreligiou!7 +ut for ten year!7 4hile at !chool in (ritain7 I4a! co0elled to attend church eight tie! a 4ee8. At

that tie I fored the i0re!!ion that )hri!tian! had+etter ex0ect to +e +oth 0oor and i!era+le. If you have!oething of the !ae +ac8ground7 you ay need to a!8od to relea!e your ind fro ca0tivity to traditionalthin8ing.

In that great cha0ter on +le!!ing! and cur!e!7

Deuteronoy 2*7 4e find the!e 4ord!;

:All these c&rses shall coe &pon o& 555 6eca&se o&$i$ not o6e the voice of the *O'D o&r #o$5 555)eca&se o& $i$ not serve the *O'D o&r #o$ !ith Goan$ gla$ness of heart for the a6&n$ance ofeverthing therefore o& shall serve o&r eneies

!ho the *O'D !ill sen$ against o& in h&nger inthirst in na7e$ness an$ in nee$ of everthing5555:

verses 4?4J(4

6hen 4e fail7 through un+elief or di!o+edience7 to !erveod oyfully in our a+undance7 od !ay! 4e 4illex0erience four thing!; hunger7 thir!t7 na8edne!! and theneed of all thing!. Put the together and 4hat do youhave A+!olute 0overty.



&et e !hare 4ith you a revelation that cae to e anyyear! ago 4hen I 4a! in e4 ealand. he 0eo0le 4hohad invited y fir!t 4ife and e had a!!ured u! they

4ould cover all our ex0en!e!. (ut 4hen 4e arrived7 theydid not have the oney to cover our fare. ?ou:ll have to0reach for an offering7? they told e.

A! I 4a! 0reaching a+out the!e ver!e! involving the cur!eand the +le!!ing7 the "oly S0irit gave e a ental 0ictureof 9e!u! on the cro!!. he cur!e of 0overty7 "e !ho4ed e7

4a! fulfilled in 9e!u!. "e 4a! hungry@ "e had not eatenfor 2 hour!. "e 4a! thir!ty@ one of the la!t thing! "e !aid4a!7 ?I thir!t.? "e 4a! na8ed7 a! they had ta8en all "i!clothe! fro "i. And 4hen "e died "e o4ned 0reci!elynothing. "e 4a! +uried in a +orro4ed ro+e and in a+orro4ed to+.

A! I 4a! !0ea8ing that day7 the truth cae to e that7 onthe cro!!7 9e!u! exhau!ted the 0overty cur!e. It 4a! notthat "e 4a! 0oor. (efore 9e!u! 4ent to the cro!!7 "e didnot carry a lot of ca!h +ut "e al4ay! had 4hat "e needed.Any an 4ho can feed five thou!and en 0lu! 4oenand childrenB on a hillto0 i! not 0oor= o +orro4 anex0re!!ion fro our conte0orary culture7 9e!u! carried"i! Father:! credit card and it 4a! honored every4here=o !ugge!t that 9e!u! 4a! 0oor +efore "e 4ent to the cro!!i! i!leading.

On the cro!!7 ho4ever7 9e!u! not only endured7 +ut "eexhau!ted the 0overty cur!e. here i! nothing left of thatcur!e after you have +een hungry7 thir!ty7 na8ed and inneed of all thing!. ou cannot +e ore 0oor than that=



hi! revelation !oeho4 +ro8e through to tho!e 0eo0le ine4 ealand. here 4ere only three or four hundred ofthe7 and they 4ere not 0articularly 4ealthy. et theygave !o a+undantly that it covered every ex0en!e for

&ydia and e for the re!t of our tie there7 and for our ourney there and +ac8. hey had received a revelationthat on the cro!!7 9e!u! exhau!ted the 0overty cur!e that4e ight +e +le!!ed 4ith a+undance.

T'EE *E@E*S OF P'O@%S%ON

here are three level! of 0rovi!ion; in!ufficiency7!ufficiency ind a+undance. In!ufficiency ean! you donot have enough for 4hat you need. If you need N1// ofgrocerie! and have only N'#7 you are !ho00ing out ofin!ufficiency. If you have N 1//7 you are !ho00ing out of!ufficiency. If you have N12#7 you are !ho00ing out ofa+undance.

A+undance coe! fro a &atin 4ord eaning ?a 4avethat flo4! over.? ou !hould +e a 0er!on 4ho ha! a 4avefro od that flo4! over you.

6hy doe! od 4ant all "i! children to have a+undance&i!ten to Paul addre!!ing the elder! of the church atE0he!u!;

: % have sho!n o& in ever !a 6 la6oring li7e thisthat o& &st s&pport the !ea75 An$ ree6er the

!or$s of the *or$ Bes&s that e sai$ %t is ore6lesse$ to give than to receive5:

Acts 2>.3?

od ha! no favorite!. "e 0rovide! a+undance that 4e aynot only receive7 +ut give7 and thu! receive the greater



+le!!ing. I do not +elieve od 4ant! any of "i! children to+e 4ithout that greater +le!!ing of giving.

iving i! an i0ortant 0art of the )hri!tian life. hi! doe!

not ean that 4e all give large aount!. (ut odcoanded "i! 0eo0le7 I!rael7 in the Old e!taent7?one !hall a00ear +efore 5e e0ty-handed? Exodu!3;2/B. And P!al ,%;* !ay!7 ?(ring an offering7 and coeinto "i! court!.? Do not coe to od e0ty-handed.(ut ree+er7 od doe! not need your ti0!= 6hen theoffering +a!8et coe! around7 do not reach into your

0oc8et7 find the !alle!t aount you can and 0ut that in.hat i! not honoring od. ou do not have to give7 +ut ifyou do7 give in a 4ay that honor! "i. $ee+er7 givingi! 0art of 4or!hi0. If 4e cannot 4or!hi0 a! 4e give7 4eought not to give at all.

In y five year! in ea!t Africa7 I !a4 that 4hen od

touche! 0eo0le:! heart!7 they love to give. Scri0ture !ay!od love! a ?hilariou!? giver a literal tran!lation of 2)orinthian! ,;'B. I certainly !a4 !oe hilariou! giver! inAfrica. Since o!t of the had little oney7 they 4ouldarch u0 to the front of the church 4ith an offering of7!ay7 coffee +ean! on their head!. &ater od 4ould touchthe again7 and they 4ould return to the front7 thi! tie70erha0!7 4ith !oe cornco+!. hen od 4ould reallytouch the and they 4ould coe u0 4ith a live chic8en.In their giving they 4ere hilariou!.

A %#E' O'DE' OF '%CES

&et e add a 4ord of caution or +alance. If all your4ealth con!i!t! only of your hou!e7 your 0ortfolio7 your)adillac or your cottage +y the la8e7 ree+er one thing;6hen you die7 you 4ill ta8e nothing 4ith you. ou 4ill



!te0 out into eternity a na8ed !oul.

here i! a higher order of riche!. In Prover+! *;1'-1*4i!do i! !0ea8ing>that i!7 the 6i!do of od;

:% love those !ho love e an$ those !ho see7 e$iligentl !ill fin$ e5 'iches an$ honor are !ith een$&ring riches an$ righteo&sness5:

ote that 4ord enduring. othing 4e have in thi! 4orld i!enduring. 6e cannot ta8e it 4ith u!. So 4hat are

enduring riche!

Fir!t of all7 4hatever 4e give to the Gingdo of od. 9e!u!!aid;

:Everone !ho has left ho&ses or 6rothers or sistersor father or other or !ife or chil$ren or lan$s for

- naes sa7e shall receive a h&n$re$fol$ an$inherit eternal life5:-atthe! 1H.2H

6hat 4e give out of our !u+!tance to the &ord7 then7+ecoe! enduring riche!. A hundredfold return on yourgiving e<ual! ten thou!and 0ercent>a good rate ofintere!t=

"o4ever7 it i! not al4ay! aterial a+undance 4ith 4hichod +le!!e! u!. Paul identified t4o 4ay! 4e can !erve odon thi! earth7 4hich al!o con!titute enduring riche!;

No other fo&n$ation can anone la than that !hich islai$ !hich is Bes&s Christ5 No! if anone 6&il$s on thisfo&n$ation !ith gol$ silver precio&s stones !oo$ha stra! each ones !or7 !ill 6ecoe clear; for the



Da !ill $eclare it 6eca&se it !ill 6e reveale$ 6 fire;an$ the fire !ill test each ones !or7 of !hat sort it is5%f anones !or7 !hich he has 6&ilt on it en$&res he

!ill receive a re!ar$5 %f anones !or7 is 6&rne$ he

!ill s&ffer loss; 6&t he hiself !ill 6e save$ et so asthro&gh fire51 Corinthians 3.11(1?

Paul give! exa0le! of t4o 8ind! of !ervice 4e can offerto the &ord. One i! large in <uantity +ut lo4 in value;4ood7 hay7 !tra4. he other 8ind of !ervice>gold7 !ilver

and 0reciou! !tone!>i! uch !aller in <uantity +ut4ith!tand! the fire and !tand! the te!t of tie. a8e carethat you are not laying u0 va!t <uantitie! of 4ood7 hayand !tra47 +ecau!e a fire i! coing that 4ill con!uethe!e in an in!tant. Enduring riche! are the live! 4e +le!! 4ith the truth of

od:! 6ord and 4ith the 0o4er of the "oly S0irit7 4hich0roduce! )hri!tian character. In thi! 4ay 4e +uild enand 4oen of od7 +ut u!ually not in large <uantitie!.De!0ite our terri+le tendency in the )hurch to focu! onnu+er!7 the i!!ue i! not ho4 any e+er! a churchha!7 +ut ho4 any di!ci0le! it nurture!. 9e!u! never toldu! to get church e+er!@ "e in!tructed u! to a8edi!ci0le!. I have o+!erved in the cour!e of a long life inod:! !ervice that if you a8e di!ci0le!7 you 4ill u!ually!tart 4ith a !all nu+er7 a! 9e!u! "i!elf did. (ut they4ill +e !elf-re0roducing. In the long run you 4ill end u04ith a lot7 and it 4ill +e <uality7 not <uantity.

A '%#T PE'SPECT%@E

I clo!e thi! cha0ter 4ith t4o Scri0ture! that 0ut od:!0rovi!ion for a+undance into 0er!0ective.



he fir!t i! Prover+! 13;'; ?here i! one 4ho a8e!hi!elf rich7 yet ha! nothing@ and one 4ho a8e! hi!elf0oor7 yet ha! great riche!.? Soe deli+erately turn a4ay

fro the aterial 4ealth of thi! 4orld7 a8ingthe!elve! 0oor7 4hile in the !0iritual real they havegreat riche!. I thin8 Paul 4a! one of the!e.

"i! te!tiony in 2 )orinthian! %; i! the !econd Scri0ture.It +egin!; ?In all thing! 4e coend our!elve! a!ini!ter! of od7? follo4ed +y a long li!t of 4hat he and

hi! co-4or8er! had ex0erienced7 o!t of 4hich are not onthe curriculu of a noral +i+le college. heycoended the!elve! in 0atience7 tri+ulation!7 need!7di!tre!!e!7!tri0e!7i0ri!onent!7 tuult!7 la+or!7!lee0le!!ne!! and fa!ting !ee ver!e! -#B.

Paul 4ent on to enuerate Other 4ay! he and hi! co-

4or8er! had a00roved the!elve! a! ini!ter! of od;A! un8no4n7 and yet 4ell 8no4n@ a! dying7 and +ehold4e live@ a! cha!tened7 and yet not 8illed@ a! !orro4ful7 yetal4ay! reoicing@ a! 0oor7 yet a8ing any rich@ a! havingnothing7 and yet 0o!!e!!ing all thing!.ver!e! ,-1/7 e0ha!i! added

Poverty i! a cur!e. od:! 0rovi!ion i! a+undance. (ut donot focu! erely on the aterial real7 +ecau!e 4henyou die7 that 4ill +e the end of it. o tho!e 4ho!e0rioritie! are right7 od offer! greater and ore enduringriche!.

C*A%-%N# T%S ECAN#E

Once again let:! 0ut thi! exchange in the for of a ver+alconfe!!ion;



Jesus endured my %overty that I might share Hisabundance.

han8 ou7 9e!u!7 for giving e our a+undance.


1. 6hat i! the level of od:! 0rovi!ion for "i! !ervant!

2. If 4e are 4al8ing in un+elief or di!o+edience7 4hatfour thing! doe! od !ay 4e 4ill ex0erience

3. "o4 did 9e!u! deal 4ith the cur!e of 0overty

. 6hat are the three level! of 0rovi!ion

#. 6hy doe! od 0rovide a+undance

%. 6hat are enduring riche!

'. )onfe!! 4ith your outh the exchange given at the endof thi! cha0ter.



CAPTE' H#lor %n Place

Of Shae

o4 4e coe to t4o a!0ect! of the exchange at the cro!!that 0rovide eotional healing for the 4ound! of !haeand reection. 6e have read the Scri0ture !everal tie!7?(y "i! !tri0e! J4ound!K 4e are healed? I!aiah #3;#B. hi!i! true in the 0hy!ical real7 +ut al!o in the eotional

real.

here are variou! eotional 4ound!7 of cour!e7 andhealing for all of the i! 0rovided through the cro!!. (ut!hae and reection are t4o of the o!t coon anddee0e!t eotional 4ound! that huanity !uffer!.

Fir!t7 !hae. 6hat i! the o00o!ite of !hae lory= Onthe cro!! 9e!u! !uffered the 4ound of !hae to theultiate that 4e ight +e healed fro it. 9e!u! enduredour !hae that 4e7 in turn7 ight !hare "i! glory. In thi!cha0ter 4e 4ill di!cu!! the !hae of the crucifixion7 deal4ith !oe of the cau!e! of !hae in 0eo0le today anddi!cu!! ho4 4e can find healing.

I have had no greater 0rivilege in y ini!try than to !ee0eo0le healed fro the 4ound! of !hae and reection.od:! reedy i! not u!t theory or theology@ it 4or8!= I+elieve that if you acce0t the 0rinci0le that healing i!0rovided through the !u+!titutionary !acrifice of 9e!u!7you 4ill +e a+le to find healing for your!elf. And if you

have a ini!try of teaching or coun!eling7 you 4ill havethe 0rivilege of leading other! into healing.



I have learned fro any year! of coun!eling andini!try that !hae i! one of the o!t cooneotional 0ro+le! of od:! 0eo0le. Furtherore+eliever! are a!haed to let other! 8no4 they have the

0ro+le. In a !en!e !hae !hut! you u0 in a 0ri!on.

6e turn7 a! a !cri0tural +a!i!7 to "e+re4! 2;1/;

%t !as fitting for i /#o$ the Father0 for !ho areall things an$ 6 !ho are all things in 6ringingan sons / that is o& an$ e0 to glor to a7e the

captain of their salvation /that is Bes&s0 perfectthro&gh s&fferings5

od 0eritted 9e!u! to endure tho!e !uffering! that 4eight coe into "i! fullne!!. otice od:! 0ur0o!e; to+ring any !on! to glory. If you are a +elieving child ofod7 you are +ound for glory. On the cro!! 9e!u! endured

your !hae that you ight !hare "i! glory.

"e+re4! 12;2 al!o +ring! out the thee of )hri!tenduring our !hae. It adoni!he! u! to 8ee0

loo7ing &nto Bes&s the a&thor an$ finishe$ of o&r faith/or the originator an$ perfecter of o&r faith0 !ho forthe Go that !as set 6efore i en$&re$ the cross$espising the shae an$ has sat $o!n at the righthan$ of the throne of #o$5

On the cro!! 9e!u! endured !hae>!uch !hae a! 4e canhardly iagine. (ut "e did not let it deter "i. 6ith "i!ind focu!ed on the oy that 4a! !et +efore "i7 there4a! a+!olutely nothing that could turn "i a4ay fro"i! 0ur0o!e. hi! 4a! the oy that 4a! !et +efore "i;



+ringing any !on! to glory. In order to +ring you and eand illion! of other! li8e u! to glory7 "e endured the!hae of the cro!!.

TE SA-E OFTE C',C%F%%ON

5any year! ago y fir!t 4ife and I +ecae involved inhel0ing t4o 9e4i!h 4oen 4ho had e!ca0ed fro theSoviet Cnion. I 4ent to uch 0ain and trou+le to hel0the. One day I 4a! co0laining to y!elf a! I 4a! toiling

u0 a !tee0 hill in "aifa on a hot day7 thin8ing ho4 uch Ihad to go through for tho!e t4o ladie!. hey 4ere verygrateful for the hel07 +y the 4ay.B od i0re!!ed 2iothy 2;1/ on y heart;

% en$&re all things for the sa7e of the elect /#o$schosen ones0 that the also a o6tain the salvation

!hich is in Christ Bes&s !ith eternal glor5

I realied that I 4a! enduring u!t a very littleinconvenience>not to +e co0ared to 4hat 9e!u!endured on the cro!!>and I 4a! greatly hu+led.

here 4a! no for of death ore !haeful thancrucifixion. It 4a! the lo4e!t for of 0uni!hent for theo!t de+a!ed criinal!. hey too8 all of 9e!u!: clothinga4ay fro "i7 and "e hung na8ed +efore the eye! of the0eo0le. Pa!!er!+y oc8ed "i. 6hat "e endured i!!ued u0 in one 4ord; !hae. )hri!t endured the!hae +ecau!e "e 8ne4 that7 through it7 "e could +ringu! to glory.

he e4 e!taent give! u! little !u+ective inforationa+out 4hat 9e!u! endured on the cro!!. In fact7 you could



not !ay it ore !hortly. All four go!0el account! !ay!i0ly7 ?hey crucified "i.? he Old e!taent0!ali!t! and 0ro0het!7 ho4ever7 offer a 4onderfulunfolding revelation of 4hat 4ent on in!ide 9e!u!.

$eturning to I!aiah #37 the great atoneent cha0ter7 4eloo8 at the e0ha!i! on the !hae that 9e!u! ex0erienced;

e is $espise$ an$ reGecte$ 6 en a -an of sorro!s /literallpains0 an$ ac=&ainte$ !ith grief /sic7ness05An$ !e hi$ as it !ere o&r faces fro i; e !as$espise$ an$ !e $i$ not estee i5

verse 3

I under!tand thi! to ean that 4e averted our eye! fro"i +ecau!e the !ight 4a! !o horri+le. he 0reviou! ver!e!ay! that 9e!u! had ?no for or coeline!!?>"e lo!t eventhe for of a huan +eing. All "i! 4ound!7 +rui!e! and0utrefying !ore! 4ere ex0o!ed to the vie4 of tho!e 4ho

hated "i7 to tho!e 4ho 4ere re!0on!i+le for "i!crucifixion7 a! 4ell a! to idle 0a!!er!+y.

P!al %, i! one of tho!e 4onderful e!!ianic 0!al! thatrefer not !i0ly to David7 4ho !0o8e or 4rote the 4ord!7+ut al!o to the 5e!!iah "i!elf. Fro ver!e ';

For +o&r sa7e % have 6orne reproach; shae hascovere$ face5

"ere 4e under!tand a little ore of 4hat 9e!u! enduredon the cro!!. "ave you ever noticed that 0eo0le 4ho!uffer fro !hae find it hard to loo8 you in the faceShae covered the face of the !uffering Servant.

In the fir!t t4o ver!e! of P!al %, 4e catch a furthergli0!e;



Save e O #o$ For the !aters have coe &p to nec7 /e6re! to so&l05 % sin7 in $eep ire !herethere is no stan$ing5

Alone and un!u00orted7 9e!u! 4a! !in8ing dee0er anddee0er in the !liy filthine!! of the 4orld:! !in.

Four additional ver!e! fro P!al %, are a00lied in thee4 e!taent !0ecifically to 9e!u!. Fir!t7 9e!u! <uotedver!e a+out "i!elf !ee 9ohn 1#;2#B;

Those !ho hate e !itho&t a ca&se are ore than thehairs of hea$5

And ver!e *;

% have 6ecoe a stranger to 6rothers an$ an alien

to others chil$ren5

$ee+er that 9e!u!: o4n 0eo0le7 and even "i! o4nfaily7 reected "i !ee 5ar8 3;21@ 9ohn ';3-#B.

Her!e , i! a00lied to 9e!u!: clean!ing the e0le in 9ohn2;1';

Meal for +o&r ho&se has eaten e &p an$ thereproaches of those !ho reproach +o& have fallen one5

Finally ver!e 21 4a! fulfilled 4hen 9e!u! hung on thecro!! !ee 5atthe4 2';37*B;

The also gave e gall for foo$ an$ for thirstthe gave e vinegar to $rin75



hi! never ha00ened to David7 +ut the S0irit of 5e!!iah inhi 4a! !0ea8ing in the fir!t 0er!on of thing! that 9e!u!4ould ex0erience on the cro!!.

In 1 Peter 1;1/-11 the a0o!tle ex0lain! ho4 the 0ro0het!of the Old e!taent could !0ea8 in the fir!t 0er!on ofthing! that never ha00ened to the7 +ut that 4erefulfilled in the life of 9e!u!;

Of this salvation the prophets have in=&ire$ an$

searche$ caref&ll !ho prophesie$ of the grace that !o&l$ coe to o& searching !hat or !hat anner oftie the Spirit of Christ !ho !as in the !asin$icating !hen e testifie$ 6eforehan$ the s&fferingsof Christ an$ the glories that !o&l$ follo!5

o4 let:! loo8 at the actual de!cri0tion of the crucifixion

in 5atthe4 2';3#7 4hich <uote! P!al 227 anothere!!ianic 0!al;

The cr&cifie$ i an$ $ivi$e$ is garents castinglots that it ight 6e f&lfille$ !hich !as spo7en 6 theprophet. :The $ivi$e$ - garents aong the an$for - clothing the cast lots5:

I arvel at the re!traint of the go!0el 4riter!7 4ho !i0ly!aid7 ?hey crucified "i.? hey did not give u! a 0ictureof +lood or of agony. Any odern 4riter a!8ed to de0ictthe crucifixion 4ould have !0ent 0age! on the detail!. (utthe e4 e!taent leave! it to the "oly S0irit to add 4hat4e need to 8no4.

o4 0icture tho!e !oldier! dividing the garent! of 9e!u!aong the!elve!. It i! generally agreed that a an in



tho!e day! had four ite! of clothing. Since there 4ereal!o four !oldier!7 each !oldier too8 one ite@ +ut theyca!t lot! for the !eale!! ro+e7 4hich 4a! too fine todivide aong the. See ho4 exact the Scri0ture i!= he

end re!ult; 9e!u! 4a! ex0o!ed>totally na8ed on the cro!!.

6hat a+out the 4oen 4ho follo4ed 9e!u! he onlythree 4ho cae clo!e to the cro!! 4ere "i! other7 5ary@"i! aunt7 5ary7 the 4ife of )lo0a!@ and 5ary 5agdalene!ee 9ohn 1,;2#B. he re!t reained at a di!tance. Again7 I+elieve thi! indicate! that 9e!u! 4a! ex0o!ed na8ed to the

4orld. Our 0retty 0icture! of the crucifixion>0ortraying"i 4ith a loincloth7 a little +lood on "i! hand! and feetand a nicely adu!ted cro4n of thorn! on "i! head>giveu! no conce0t of 4hat actually too8 0lace.

et 9e!u! endured our !hae that 4e ight +e deliveredfro !hae7 and !hare "i! glory.

"+ DO PEOP*EEPE'%ENCE SA-E8

here are a nu+er of different rea!on! 4hy 0eo0leex0erience !hae.

One i! huiliating ex0erience! in the 0a!t. he!e oftenha00en to u! in !chool 4here7 for !oe rea!on7 a 0u0il i!ade a !0ectacle to the 4hole cla!!. In the old day! ateacher gave a !tudent a dunce:! ca0 and ade hi or her!tand in the corner. )la!!roo di!ci0line i! i0ortant7 +utthat 0articular 0uni!hent ex0o!ed !tudent! to !hae. A!en!itive child ight have +een 4ounded in4ardly for there!t of hi! life.



Another rea!on for !hae i! eorie! 4e carry of 4hat4e did +efore 4e 8ne4 the &ord>thing! that 4ere!haeful and degrading. Soetie! I 4onder ho4 Icould ever have done !oe of the thing! I did.

Perha0! the o!t coon !ingle cau!e of !hae today i!!exual ole!tation of children. Stati!tic! in Aerica todayare frightening. $e!earch indicate! that one of every fourgirl! and one of every five +oy! ha! +een ole!ted +eforethe age of t4elve. If you thin8 that thi! doe! not ha00enin!ide the church7 you are 4rong. 6hen I fir!t +egan to

di!cover 4hat thing! 4ere li8e ?under the lid? of thechurch7 I could hardly +ear 4hat I di!covered. I do not4ant to +e negative7 +ut !exual a+u!e ha00en! to deacon!:children and to 0reacher!: children. o area of the churchi! exe0t.

If you are involved in coun!eling7 you ay +e ini!tering

to 0eo0le 4ho +ear the 4ound of !hae>!oe of 4hocarry it +ecau!e of ole!tation in childhood. (utree+er7 the!e eotional 4ound! 4ere ta8en care of atthe cro!!. hat i! 4hy 9e!u! 4a! ex0o!ed there na8ed.

Or 0erha0! you your!elf carry thi! 4ound of !hae. If !o7let the "oly S0irit deal 4ith you. "e i! !o graciou!7 !otender7 !o tactful and yet !o truthful. Don:t run a4ay frothi! i!!ue. $ee+er the good ne4!; On the cro!! 9e!u!endured all the !hae that could ever ha00en to any oneof u!. "e +ore it on "i!elf. "e reoved it. "e too8 it outof the 4ay.

4o 0a!!age! in the +oo8 of 9o+ !0ea8 of lifting u0 yourface to od. Fir!t7 9o+ 11;1-1#;



:%f ini=&it !ere in o&r han$ an$ o& p&t it fara!a555 then s&rel o& co&l$ lift &p o&r face !itho&tspot; es o& co&l$ 6e stea$fast an$ not fear5:

Another thing I have o+!erved a+out 0eo0le !truggling4ith !hae i! that they !eldo lift their face! u0 to od in0rayer. hey 0ray 4ith their face! turned do4n4ard.6hy i! thi! Shae. One of the ar8! of !hae i! anun4illingne!! to loo8 od or an in the face.

(ut 9o+ 22;2% de!cri+e! 4hat ha00en! to a 0er!on 4ho ha!

+een delivered fro !hae; hen you 4ill have your delight in the Alighty7 and liftu0 your face to od.

hi! can +e your ex0erience=

CONFESS%N# T%S ECAN#E

"o4 do you get healed fro the 4ound of !hae (yfaith. It i! very !i0le. han8 9e!u! that "e +ore your!hae !o that you ight +e relea!ed fro it. ivingthan8! i! the !i0le!t ex0re!!ion of faith.

$ight no47 for a oent7 !hut your!elf in 4ith od. Praythe!e 4ord!;

&od, if there is shame in my heart and life that kee%sme from lifting u% my face to You, I ant to be set

free, that I can be unashamed. I believe that Jesusbore my shame that I might share His glory.

&et the 0re!ence of od re!t on you and relea!e you frothe +ondage of !hae. hen lift u0 your face to od and



than8 "i for allo4ing you to !hare )hri!t:! glory.In 1 Peter 1;1/-11 the a0o!tle de!cri+e! the out4or8ing ofthi! exchange. S0ea8ing of the 0ro0het! of the Olde!taent7 he !ay!;

Of this salvation the prophets have in=&ire$ an$searche$ caref&ll !ho prophesie$ of the grace that

!o&l$ coe to o& searching !hat or !hat anner oftie the Spirit of Christ !ho !as in the !asin$icating !hen e testifie$ 6eforehan$ the s&fferingsof Christ an$ the glories that !o&l$ follo!5

ephasis a$$e$

&ay hold of thi! fact; 9e!u! endured your !hae that youay !hare "i! glory. It i! od:! 0rovi!ion for you>+oth inthi! life and in the next=




1. According to "e+re4! 2;1/7 4hy did 9e!u! have to

endure !uffering

2. 6hat doe! !hae do to a 0er!on

3. 6hy did 9e!u! endure the !hae of the cro!!

. 6hat are !oe of the rea!on! 0eo0le ex0erience

!hae

#. 6hat i! one of the ar8! of !hae

%. If you have !hae and 4ant to !tart on the road tohealing7 0ray thi! 0rayer;

&od, if there is shame in my heart and life that kee%sme from lifting u% my face to You, I ant to be set free, that I can be unashamed. I believe that Jesusbore my shame that I might share His glory.





Fir!t 9ohn ;1, !ay!7 ?6e love "i +ecau!e "e fir!t lovedu!.? "o4 0rofoundly true= 6e cannot love od until "i!love a4a8en! love in u!. hi! i! al!o true of u! in relationto huan love. 6e are inca0a+le of loving unle!! love ha!

+een .4a8ened in u! +y !oeone el!e:! love. A 0er!on4ho ha! never +een loved doe! not 8no4 ho4 to love.5ultitude! of 0eo0le 4ho !uffer fro reection 4ant tolove +ut are una+le to7 +ecau!e love ha! never +eena4a8ened in the.

CA,SES FO' 'EBECT%ON

$eection7 I +elieve7 i! the o!t 0revalent eotional4ound in our conte0orary culture. here are a nu+erof rea!on! for thi!. One i! the +rea8do4n of failyrelation!hi0!.

Every +a+y i! +orn into the 4orld 4ith one !u0ree need;

to love and +e loved. A +a+y need! to +e cuddled and held78no4ing in!tinctively that you ta8e 0lea!ure in holdinghi or her in your ar!. 5ere a+!tract love cannot eetthe need of a +a+y@ love ha! to +e ex0re!!ed actively.

I further +elieve>and 0!ychologi!t! have recently +eencoing to thi! conclu!ion>that for every child the love ofa father i! irre0lacea+le. I a not +y any ean! +elittlinga other:! love7 4hich i! uni<ue. (ut !ecurity7 for aninfant7 i! found in the father:! ar!. 6hen a tiny +a+y i!held +y the father7 he or !he alo!t !ee! to +e !aying7?Anything can ha00en all around e7 +ut I: !afe in the!e!trong ar! that hold e and love e.? In ourconte0orary !ociety7 ho4ever7 +ecau!e failyrelation!hi0! have +ro8en do4n7 any +a+ie! do notex0erience thi! 8ind of loving acce0tance fro a father.



Soetie! the 0ro+le goe! +ac8 to reection +efore+irth. Over the year! I have tal8ed 4ith 0eo0le 4honeeded to +e delivered fro a !0irit of reection that caeon the in their other:! 4o+.

"ere i! a other !truggling to feed her four children. o4!he di!cover! !he i! 0regnant again. Perha0! !he re!ent!thi! un4elcoe event. She lac8! the tie7 oney or otherre!ource! to rai!e thi! child. She ay thin8 or even !ayB7?I 4i!h I 4eren:t 0regnant. "o4 I 4i!h thi! +a+y 4eren:tcoing=? She doe! not have to !ay anything aloud7

+ecau!e the little 0er!on in!ide>and +ear in ind7 it i! a0er!on>8no4! that he or !he i! not 4elcoe. hat +a+yi! then +orn 4ith a !0irit of reection.

5any year! +ac87 in the ini!try of deliverance7 I +eganto notice that Aerican! of a certain age fre<uentlytended to need deliverance fro reection. I !et out to

learn 4hen they 4ere +orn. he an!4er 4a! 1,2,7 1,3/and follo4ing. (eing (riti!h7 I did not 8no4 4hat hadha00ened in 1,2,. (ut 4hen o!t Aerican! hear theyear 1,2,7 they !ay7 ?Oh7 the reat De0re!!ion=? 5y ind0ieced together 4hat u!t have ha00ened in the heart! ofany !till un+orn children during tho!e year!.

Another ain cau!e of reection i! the +rea8u0 ofarriage!. 5o!t of u! 8no4 that fifty 0ercent ofarriage! today end in divorce7 and the 4ound! areu!ually felt +y +oth 0artie!. Soe 4oen iagine thatthey are the only one! 4ho !uffer7 +ut that i! not true. Aan can feel reection u!t a! dee0ly.

I!aiah #;% i! addre!!ed to ion7 +ut it a00lie! a! a 0atternto all reected 4ive!>and +eyond that7 to all 4ho have!uffered 0er!onal reection;



The *O'D !ill call o& 6ac7 as if o& !ere a !ife$eserte$ an$ $istresse$ in spirita !ife !ho arrie$o&ng onl to 6e reGecte$: sas o&r #o$5

N%@

6ho can nu+er the 0eo0le in our 4orld today 4ho feelreected +ecau!e a arriage +ro8e u0 Iagine a 4oan4ho ha! given everything to her hu!+and7 deterined toa8e a !ucce!!ful arriage. And then he goe! off 4ithanother 4oan= I recognie that there i! no 4ay for e to

under!tand 4hat !he ha! gone through7 to 0ut y!elf inher 0lace7 to feel 4hat !he feel!. "o4 4onderful that odcan - and doe!=

Other cau!e! of reection include even 0hy!icala00earance. 5o!t young 4oen today have to +e !li to+e 0o0ular7 4hich i! ridiculou!= A girl ay +e a little

0lu0er or <uieter than her !choolate!7 or 4ear the?4rong? clothe!7 and feel reected. A +oy ay +e a little!horter or !lo4er or le!! good at !0ort!. It doe! not ta8euch to a8e a 0er!on feel reected.

6e can ea!ily identify>and 0erha0! identify 4ith>the0ro+le. o4 let:! loo8 at the !olution. Once again it i!0rovided +y 9e!u!7 4ho on the cro!! endured totalreection.

BES,S 'EBECT%ON ON TE C'OSS

I!aiah #3;3 offer! a 0ro0hetic 0icture of the cro!! 0ainted!even hundred year! +efore it ha00ened; e is $espise$ an$ reGecte$ 6 en a -an of sorro!s/or pains0 an$ ac=&ainte$ !ith grief /or sic7ness05 An$



!e hi$ as it !ere o&r faces fro i; e !as$espise$ an$ !e $i$ not estee i5

he !uffering Servant 4a! ?reected +y en.? 9ohn !ay!7

?"e cae to "i! o4n7 and "i! o4n did not receive "i?9ohn 1;11B. "i! o4n +rother!7 "i! other:! children7reected "i. 6e al!o !ee thi! in P!al %,7 the e!!ianic0!al that 4e loo8ed at in the la!t cha0ter;

% have 6ecoe a stranger to 6rothers an$ an aliento others chil$ren5

Psal H.

otice that it refer! to ?y other:! children7? not ?yfather:! children.? 5any e!!ianic 0ro0hecie! !0ea8a+out the other of the 5e!!iah +ut not a+out the father.he conce0tion and +irth of the 5e!!iah7 of cour!e7 4ereuni<ue.

All tho!e of u! 4ho have ex0erienced thi! 8ind ofreection need to realie that 9e!u! "i!elf ex0erienced it7too. "i! o4n faily and "i! o4n 0eo0le reected "i.Only a lonely little grou0 of three 4oen !tood +y "i tothe end.

(ut that 4a! not the final act. o +e reected +y en 4a!0ainful7 +ut to +e reected +y "i! heavenly Father 4a! theultiate reection. 5atthe4 2';#-' offer! a de!cri0tionof the clo!ing oent! of 9e!u! on the cro!!;

Fro the !ixth hour until the ninth hour there 4a!dar8ne!! overall the land. And a+out the ninth hour 9e!u!cried out 4ith a loud voice7 !aying7 ?Eli7 Eli7 laa!a+achthani? that i!7 ?5y od7 5y od7 4hy have oufor!a8en 5e?



Soe of tho!e 4ho !tood there7 4hen they heard that7!aid7 ?hi! 5an i! calling for Eliah=?

ot under!tanding the language7 they thought Eli 4a! thenae of Eliah.

%e$iatel one of the ran an$ too7 a sponge fille$it !ith so&r !ine an$ p&t it on a ree$ an$ offere$ it toi to $rin75

verse 4

4ice7 4hile on the cro!!7 9e!u! 4a! offered !oething todrin8. 5ar8 1#;23 record! that "e 4a! offered 4ine todrin8 ingled 4ith yrrh7 +ut "e refu!ed it. 5yrrh 4a! a0ain8iller that could to !oe degree have alleviated "i!!uffering. A00arently "e had !et "i! heart to endure theagony 4ithout alleviation.

hen7 in "i! final oent!7 9e!u! 4a! given !our 4ine orvinegar7 4hich 4a! +itter. hi! ay have +een intended to8ee0 "i fro lo!ing con!ciou!ne!!. (y acce0ting thi!!our 4ine7 9e!u! !y+olically drained the +itter cu0 ofreection to it! dreg!. o huan +eing ha! everex0erienced !uch total reection a! 9e!u! ex0erienced onthe cro!!.

The rest sai$ :*et i alone; let &s see if EliGah !illcoe to save i5: An$ Bes&s crie$ o&t again !ith alo&$ voice an$ iel$e$ &p is spirit5

-atthe! 2J.4H(?>

For the fir!t tie in the hi!tory of the univer!e7 the Son ofod 0rayed and there cae no an!4er fro the Father.



6hy (ecau!e a! 4e !a4 in cha0ter #B )hri!t had +eenade !in 4ith our !infulne!!7 and od had to deal 4ith"i a! "e deal! 4ith !in. od had to reect "i>torefu!e to acce0t "i>and !o "e died not of crucifixion7

+ut of a +ro8en heart.

O" BES,S ACT,A**+ D%ED

$ee+er7 the e4 e!taent tell! u! nothing of 4hat4ent on in!ide 9e!u!7 +ut the Old e!taent doe!. &et u!return to P!al %,;

'eproach has 6ro7en heart an$ % a f&ll ofheaviness; % loo7e$ for soeone to ta7e pit 6&t there

!as none; an$ for coforters 6&t % fo&n$ none5 Thealso gave e gall for foo$ an$ for thirst thegave e vinegar to $rin75

Psal H.2>(21

orally crucifixion 4ould not have cau!ed !o <uic8 adeath. A! a atter of fact7 thi! i! +orne out in the e4e!taent;

Boseph of Ariathea a proinent co&ncil e6er !ho !as hiself !aiting for the 7ing$o of #o$coing an$ ta7ing co&rage !ent in to Pilate an$as7e$ for the 6o$ of Bes&s5 Pilate arvele$ that e

!as alrea$ $ea$; an$ s&oning the cent&rion heas7e$ hi if e ha$ 6een $ea$ for soe tie5 So !henhe fo&n$ o&t fro the cent&rion he grante$ the 6o$to Boseph5

-ar7 1?.43(4? ephasis a$$e$

orally !0ea8ing7 then7 9e!u! !hould not have +een dead!o !oon. he t4o thieve! had to +e 0ut to death +y the



!oldier!. So 4e ay !uri!e fro P!al %, and fro thee4 e!taent record that 9e!u! did not die ofcrucifixion7 although that 4ould have 8illed "iultiately7 +ut of a +ro8en heart. It i! i0ortant to !ee

that. 6hat +ro8e "i! heart $eection +y "i! Father>theultiate reection. "e endured thi! in order that 4e ighthave acce0tance. 6e return to 5atthe4 2';#/-#1;

Bes&s crie$ o&t again !ith a lo&$ voice an$ iel$e$ &pis spirit5 Then 6ehol$ the veil of the teple !as tornin t!o fro top to 6otto5

he veil in the e0le7 4hich !e0arated a holy od fro!inful an7 4a! torn in t4o7 declaring that 4e can haveacce0tance. It 4a! torn fro to0 to +otto !o that no+ody!hould ever iagine that an did it. It 4a! done +y od.hat torn veil i! the Father:! invitation to every 0er!on4ho +elieve! in 9e!u!; ?)oe in@ you are 4elcoe. 5y Son

ha! endured your reection that I ay offer you 5yacce0tance.?

)lesse$ 6e the #o$ an$ Father of o&r *or$ Bes&s Christ !ho has 6lesse$ &s !ith ever spirit&al 6lessing in theheavenl places in Christ G&st as e chose &s in i6efore the fo&n$ation of the !orl$ 555

Ephesians 1.3(4

otice that thi! ultiate choice i! not our! +ut od:!. Donot iagine that you are !aved +ecau!e you cho!e to +e=

ou are !aved +ecau!e od cho!e and you re!0onded to"i! choice. ou ight change your ind7 +ut od doe!not.

555 that !e sho&l$ 6e hol an$ !itho&t 6lae 6eforei in love 555 verse 4



6hat a treendou! thought= If it 4ere not +a!ed on od:!choice7 I 4ould never have faith that I could +e holy and 4ithout +lae +efore "i in love. It i! od:! choice7ho4ever7 and not our!.

here i! a great deal of 4rong e0ha!i! in conte0orary0re!entation! of the o!0el7 in 4hich everything de0end!on 4hat 4e do. It i! true that 4e have to choo!e7 +ut 4e4ould never +e a+le to choo!e if od had not cho!en u! inthe fir!t 0lace. ou 4ill find you are uch ore !ecure a!a )hri!tian 4hen you are not +a!ing your relation!hi0

4ith od on 4hat you do7 +ut on 4hat od ha! done. odi! ore de0enda+le than you and I=

555 having pre$estine$ &s to a$option as sons 6 Bes&sChrist to iself accor$ing to the goo$ pleas&re ofis !ill to the praise of the glor of is grace 6

!hich e a$e &s accepte$ in the )elove$5

Ephesians 1.?(

Acce0tance in the (eloved>!urely thi! i! the ultiateacce0tance= 5odern tran!lation! u!e different 4ord! foracce0ted7 +ut the 4ord u!ed in E0he!ian!7 charitoo7ean! ?to a8e graceful or graciou!? or ?highly favored.?he !ae 4ord i! u!ed 4hen the angel a+riel !aid to thevirgin 5ary7 ?$eoice7 highly favored one? &u8e 1;2*B.(eing highly favored i! even +etter than +eing acce0ted.Cnder!tand thi!; od ha! no !econd-cla!! children. All "i!children are not only 4elcoe +ut7 through 9e!u! )hri!t7highly favored.

6ho 0lanned all thi! od did=



ACCEPT%N# BES,S "O'9

A little incident any year! ago ade thi! truth vivid toe. I 4a! due to 0reach in a +ig ca0 eeting and 4a! in

danger of +eing late. "urrying acro!! the ca0ground7 Iran into a 4oan>or7 rather7 !he ran into e.

A! 4e !traightened our!elve! out after the colli!ion7 !he!aid7 ?Oh7 5r. Prince7 I 4a! 0raying that if od 4anted eto !0ea8 to you7 4e:d eet.?

?6ell7 4e:ve et=? I !aid. ?(ut I can only give you t4oinute!7 or I:ll +e late for y 0reaching.?

In one inute !he +egan to tell e all her 4oe! and0ro+le!. At the end of that tie I !to00ed her.

?I can:t give you any ore tie7? I !aid. ?Say thi! 0rayer

4ith e.?

I did not tell her 4hat I 4a! going to 0ray7 nor did Idiagno!e her condition. I !i0ly led her in a 0rayer that4ent !oething li8e thi!;

" &od, I thank You that You really love me, that Ireally am Your child, that You really are my 'ather,that I belong to the best family in the universe. I amnot unanted( I am not re)ected. I am acce%ted. Youlove me and I love You. Thank You, &od.

After that 4e 0arted. I ade it to y 0reachinga!!ignent and forgot a+out the incident.

A onth later I got a letter fro thi! 4oan. Afterde!cri+ing the incident and 4here 4e had et7 !o that !he



could +e !ure I 8ne4 4ho !he 4a!7 !he 4rote !oethingli8e thi!; ?Praying that 0rayer 4ith you ha! co0letelychanged y life. I a a different 0er!on.?

6hat ha00ened She 0a!!ed fro reection to acce0tance >not +y anything !he did7 or +y trying harder ori0roving her!elf or 0raying ore. She 4a! relea!edfro reection !i0ly +y acce0ting 4hat 9e!u! had donefor her on the cro!!.

C*A%-%N# T%S ECAN#E

he 4or!t thing you can do for 0eo0le !truggling 4ithreection i! to tell the to do ore and try harder. hey4ill never +elieve they have done enough7 no atter ho4uch ore they do.

"ere i! the 4onderful thing; od love! u!. od love! you

individually. "e love! e7 too7 incredi+le though it ay!ee. In )hri!t 4e are "i! children. 6e +elong to the +e!tfaily in the univer!e. 6e have nothing to +e a!haed of.6e are not !econd cla!!7 not un4anted. 6e are acce0ted.

o a00ro0riate thi! arvelou! exchange7 confe!! it 4ithyour outh;

Jesus endured my re)ection that I might have Hisacce%tance.

If you really +elieve thi!7 !ay; ?han8 ou7 Father7 that oureally love e7 and that ou gave our only Son for e.

ou are y Father. "eaven i! y hoe. I a 0art of the+e!t faily in the univer!e. I a !ecure in ourunconditional love and care. han8 ou7 &ord=?




1. $eection can +e de!cri+ed a! 4hat 8ind of feeling

2. 6hat are !oe of the rea!on! 4e ex0erience reection

3. o 4hat degree did 9e!u! ex0erience reection

. According to E0he!ian! 1;#-%7 4hat ha! od donethrough 9e!u! for u!

#. Pray the 0rayer a+ove and confe!! 4ith your ouththe exchange.



CAPTE' 11The Ne! -an %n

Place Of The Ol$ -an

Cntil no4 4e have +een dealing 4ith 4hat the cro!! ha!done for u!. Of cour!e7 0eo0le are glad for thi!7 +ut any)hri!tian! !to0 here. All their 0raying i! a!8ing for oreand ore and ore= heir )hri!tianity +ecoe! !hallo4and un!ati!fying +ecau!e that i! not od:! end 0ur0o!e.

So no4 4e ove into another a!0ect of the 4or8 of thecro!!; not 4hat the cro!! can do for u!7 +ut 4hat it can doin u!. 6e 4ill exaine od:! dealing! 4ith 4hat i! calledthe old an. hi! i! the door4ay to the next !ection74hich cover! 4hat the cro!! need! to do in u!.

Fir!t 4e need to for a clearer idea of 4hat the old ani!. "e i! not>a! you ight thin8>your father= he e4e!taent !0ea8! a+out t4o en; the old an and thene4 an. hey are never naed7 never called eorge or"enry or (ill. et they are t4o of the o!t i0ortantcharacter! in the e4 e!taent.

he old an7 a! I under!tand it7 i! the !inful nature 4ehave inherited +y our de!cent fro Ada. Soe 0eo0lecall it the ?old Ada7? 4hich i! legitiate. Ada neverhad any children until he 4a! a re+el. Every de!cendantof Ada7 therefore7 i! +orn 4ith a re+el 4ithin. It doe! notatter ho4 clever you are7 or ho4 young7 or ho4 old.here i! a re+el in!ide every de!cendant of Ada.

ou can !ee thi! 4ith little children. (ecau!e I a theado0tive father of nine girl!7 I have !oe ex0erience in





Even fru!tration!7 ho4ever7 are only +ranche!. o deal4ith the 0ro+le! of huanity7 you u!t go +elo4 the!urface to the root. hat i! 4hat 9ohn the (a0ti!t !aid;

:Even no! the ax is lai$ to the root of the trees5: "hatis the root8

I!aiah tell! u! 0lainly;

All !e li7e sheep have gone astra; !e have t&rne$

ever one to his o!n !a; an$ the *O'D has lai$ oni /Bes&s0 the ini=&it of &s all5%saiah ?3.

here i! our root 0ro+le; our re+ellion again!t od.here i! a re+el 4ho re!ide! in!ide every one of u!. "eay +e a )ouni!t re+el7 an alcoholic re+el7 even a nice

religiou! re+el7 +ut he i! !till a re+el. od ha! only onereedy for the re+el. "e doe! not !end hi to Sunday!chool or church7 or teach hi the olden $ule7 or eventell hi to eorie Scri0ture. "e execute! hi.Execution i! od:! !olution.

(ut the e!!age of ercy i! that the execution too8 0lacein 9e!u! on the cro!!. According to $oan! %;%-'; O&r ol$ an !as cr&cifie$ !ith i that the 6o$ ofsin ight 6e $one a!a !ith that !e sho&l$ no longer6e slaves of sin5 For he !ho has $ie$ has 6een free$fro sin5

Paul i! not !0ea8ing of your 0a!t !in!. "e i! dealing 4iththe re+el in!ide you no4. ou can go to church and !ay a0rayer and get your !in! forgiven. (ut if you 4al8 out of



church 4ith the re+el !till alive in!ide you7 that re+el 4illgo on !inning. In order to +e freed fro !lavery to !in7 4eu!t do ore than receive forgivene!! for our 0a!t !in!@4e u!t deal 4ith the re+el in!ide.

"ere i! 4here the death of 9e!u! on the cro!! coe! in.Our old an 4a! crucified 4ith "i. hi! i! a hi!toricalfact. It i! true 4hether or not you 8no4 it7 or 4hether ornot you +elieve it. he 0ro+le 4ith any )hri!tian! i!7they do not 8no4 it. he crucifixion of your old an 4ith)hri!t cannot 4or8 in your life until you 8no4 and

+elieve it. hat i! 4hat a8e! thi! crucifixion real in yourex0erience.

Anyone in 4ho the old an ha! not +een dealt 4ith i!!till a !lave of !in. $oan! %;%-'7 4hich 4e u!t loo8ed at7a8e! thi! clear. (ut the 0er!on 4ho ha! died 4ith )hri!t?ha! +een freed fro !in.? he ree8 u!e! the 4ord

u!tified. Once you have 0aid the final 0enalty7 there i! noore 0enalty to 0ay. he la4 can deand nothing orefro you after you are dead.

o4 if 4e died 4ith )hri!t7 4e +elieve that 4e !hall al!olive 4ith "i7 8no4ing that )hri!t7 having +een rai!edfro the dead7 die! no ore. Death no longer ha!doinion over "i. For the death that "e died7 "e died to!in once for all@ +ut the life that "e live!7 "e live! to od.Her!e! *-1/

hat i! the hi!torical fact. o4 here i! the a00lication;

*i7e!ise o& also rec7on o&rselves to 6e $ea$in$ee$ to sin 6&t alive to #o$ in Christ Bes&s o&r *or$5

@erse 11



o4 you have the fact!7 and you u!t a00ly the. Ourold an 4a! crucified. od did that. (ut you u!t rec8on

your!elf dead 4ith 9e!u! +y faith. ou u!t do that. Cntilyou do7 you 4ill continue to +e the !lave of your old an.

Iagine the 4or!t !ort of an>the 8ind churchgoer!cannot a+ide. "e cur!e!7 he drin8! 4hi!8ey7 he !o8e!cigar!7 he i! un8ind to hi! 4ife and children. hen thi!an:! 4ife and children +ecoe )hri!tian!. On Sunday

evening they !li0 out to the local go!0el !ervice. A! they goout7 they !ee hi !itting in hi! recliner chair 4ith a cigarin hi! outh and a +ottle of 4hi!8ey on the ta+le +e!idehi7 4atching video! he !hould not 4atch. "e !4ear! atthe a! they go 0a!t.

hey enoy a 4onderful evening at church and coe

hoe !inging choru!e!. hey 4al8 into the front doorex0ecting hi to !4ear at the. "e doe! not !4ear.So8e i! curling fro the cigar in the a!htray7 +ut he i!not !o8ing. 6hi!8ey reain! in the +ottle7 +ut he i! notdrin8ing. "e i! not even 4atching the video 0laying on H.6hy not (ecau!e he had a heart attac8 4hile they 4eregone and he died. o4 he i! dead to 4hi!8ey. Dead tocigar!. Dead to !4earing. Dead to the video!. Sin ha! noore attraction for hi. Sin 0roduce! no ore reactionfro hi. "e i! dead.

6e have !een the adonition of $oan! %;11; ?$ec8onyour!elve! to +e dead indeed to !in.? 6hat doe! thatean hat !in ha! no ore attraction for you. Sin0roduce! no ore reaction fro you. Sin ha! no ore0o4er over you.



"o4 doe! thi! ta8e 0lace (y faith in 4hat 9e!u! did onthe cro!!. Our old an7 that criinal7 4a! executed.

#ODS 'E-ED+ FO' CO'',PT%ON

At Ea!ter tie any year! ago7 in the day! 4hen I 4a!holding o0en-air !treet eeting! and 0reaching threetie! a 4ee8 in &ondon7 I had a vivid drea. In it I !a4 aan 0reaching on the !treet in the very !ae 4ay that Idid. "e 4a! doing a good o+7 and a cro4d of 0eo0le !toodaround hi. hi! an had a clu+ foot7 ho4ever7 and there

4a! !oething t4i!ted and croo8ed a+out hi.

I 4onder 4ho that an i!7 I !aid to y!elf.

4o 4ee8! later I had 0reci!ely the !ae drea.

od u!t +e trying to tell e !oething7 I thought to

y!elf. Again I 4ondered 4ho that an 4a!. "i!0reaching 4a! all right7 +ut there 4a! !oething croo8eda+out hi.

A! I 4a! 4ondering7 od !aid to e 4hat athan !aid toDavid in 2 Sauel 12;'; ?ou are the an=?

od 4a! ex0o!ing to e the old an in!ide e. "e 4a!!till there7 I realied7 even though I had already +een!aved and 4a! in the ini!try. So I +egan to !tudy theScri0ture7 and !a4 that the reedy for that t4i!ted nature4a! crucifixion.

(ecau!e it 4a! the Ea!ter !ea!on7 I had a ental 0icture ofthree cro!!e! on the hill of olgotha. he iddle cro!! 4a!taller than the other t4o. A! I editated on thi!7 the "olyS0irit !aid to e7 o4 tell 5e7 for 4ho 4a! the iddle



cro!! ade hin8 +efore you an!4er.

I thought for a oent. ?It 4a! ade for (ara++a!.?hat:! right. At the la!t oent7 though7 9e!u! too8 the

0lace of (ara++a!. ?e!7 "e did.?

(ut I thought 9e!u! too8 your 0lace.

?e!7 that:! right=?

hen you u!t +e (ara++a!.

At that oent I !a4 it. I 4a! the criinal for 4ho thecro!! 4a! con!tructed. It fitted e exactly@ it 4a! ade toy ea!ureent!. (ut 9e!u! too8 y 0lace. 5y old an4a! crucified in "i. Incredi+le>+ut true=

&oo8 at the 0icture of the old and ne4 an in E0he!ian!

;22-27 4here Paul exhort! hi! reader! to

p&t off concerning o&r forer con$&ct the ol$ an !hich gro!s corr&pt accor$ing to the $eceitf&l l&stsan$ 6e rene!e$ in the spirit of o&r in$ an$ thato& p&t on the ne! an !hich !as create$ accor$ingto #o$ in tr&e righteo&sness an$ holiness5

otice Paul i! tal8ing to 0eo0le 4ho are already !aved7 +uthe i! telling the to 0ut off the old an and 0ut on thene4. hat i! not !oething that ha00en! 4hen 4e are!aved@ it i! !oething 4e need to do after 4e are !aved.

Paul i! !aying that the old an i! ex0eriencing0rogre!!ive corru0tion +ecau!e of the lu!t! of dece0tionthat are in it. (ut the ne4 an7 according to Paul7 4a!created ?in true righteou!ne!! and holine!!.? A +etter



tran!lation ight +e; ?he ne4 an 4a! createdaccording to od:! 0attern in righteou!ne!! and holine!!of the truth?>that i!7 holine!! that 0roceed! out of thetruth. 6e can receive it only 4hen 4e have ac8no4ledged

the truth a+out our!elve!>that i!7 the real nature of theold an in u!.

In every huan life there are t4o o00o!ing force! at4or8; dece0tion and truth. he old an i! the 0roduct ofthe devil:! dece0tion. Ada and Eve +elieved hi! lie; ?ou4ill not die@ you 4ill +e li8e od.? 6hen they o0ened

the!elve! u0 to Satan:! dece0tion7 it 0roducedcorru0tion 4ithin the. he 8ey 4ord to de!cri+e the oldan7 therefore7 i! corru0t.

he ne4 an7 +y contra!t7 i! created afre!h +y od>ane4 creation in )hri!t. It i! the 0roduct of the truth ofod:! 6ord7 4hich 0roduce! righteou!ne!! and holine!!.

od:! reedy for corru0tion7 then7 i! to crucify the oldan that i! the 0roduct of dece0tion and to create in u! ane4 an that i! the 0roduct of the truth.

otice the difference +et4een the devil:! lie and od:!truth. od:! truth7 through the ne4 creation7 0roduce! inu! righteou!ne!! and holine!!. On the other hand7 the0roduct of the devil:! lie>the old an>i! a+!olutelycorru0t orally7 0hy!ically and eotionally.

od !ho4ed e year! ago that corru0tion i! irrever!i+le.Once it i! 0re!ent7 you can !lo4 it do4n7 +ut there i! no4ay to turn it +ac8. a8e7 for in!tance7 a +eautiful 0iece offruit li8e a 0each. It loo8! 0erfect +ut there i! corru0tionat 4or8 in it. If you leave it on the 8itchen counter for a4ee87 it +ecoe! yello47 !hriveled and unattractive.



6hy )orru0tion 4a! in it. he odern !olution i! to 0utthat 0each7 4hen ri0e7 into the refrigerator. et therefrigerator doe! not rever!e corru0tion@ it erely !lo4!it do4n.

5any churche! are li8e the refrigerator. hey do notchange corru0tion@ they u!t !lo4 it do4n. he only 4ayto change a 0er!on i! to a8e hi or her a ne4 creation.

od doe! not 0atch u0 or refor the old an. "e doe! noti0rove or educate hi. "e 0ut! hi to death. In hi!

0lace coe! forth a ne4 creation that i! the 0roduct ofod:! truth. ?If anyone i! in )hri!t7 he i! a ne4 creation? 2)orinthian! #;1'B.

TE NAT,'E OFTE NE" C'EAT%ON

o clo!e our analy!i! of the ne4 an in exchange for theold an7 let:! loo8 +riefly at the nature of the ne4creation. he a0o!tle Peter i! 4riting to +orn-again)hri!tian!;

/+o& have0 6een 6orn again not of corr&pti6le see$6&t incorr&pti6le thro&gh the !or$ of #o$ !hich livesan$ a6i$es forever5

1 Peter 1.23

he nature of the !eed deterine! the nature of the lifethat coe! out of it. If you !o4 an orange !eed7 you do notget an a00le. If you !o4 an a00le !eed7 you do not get anorange. If you are +orn a! a natural 0er!on of corru0ti+le!eed7 you 4ill have a corru0ti+le life>a life !u+ect to the0roce!! of corru0tion. If you are +orn again ofincorru0ti+le !eed7 ho4ever7 you 4ill enoy incorru0ti+le



life7 +ecau!e it i! i0o!!i+le for incorru0ti+le !eed to0roduce a corru0ti+le life. he 8ey 4ord de!cri+ing thene4 nature i! incorru0ti+le.

6hat i! the !eed that +ring! forth the ne4 an7 and 4hatcau!e! it to +e incorru0ti+le It i! the !eed of od:! 6ord74hich 0roduce! incorru0ti+le life.

&oo8 at 9ae! 1;1*; ?Of "i! o4n 4ill "e +rought u! forthJor +egot u! againK +y the 4ord of truth.? otice that thene4 an i! the 0roduct of the truth. he truth of od:!

6ord +eget! in u! an incorru0ti+le nature.

6hat doe! thi! ean regarding our tendency to !in Fir!t 9ohn 3;, !ay!; ?6hoever ha! +een +orn of od doe! not!in7 for "i! !eed reain! in hi@ and he cannot !in7+ecau!e he ha! +een +orn of od.?

Dere8 Prince 4a! +orn of od a+out #, year! ago at thi!4riting. Doe! that ean Dere8 Prince never !inned after !alvation I can tell you for !ure that it doe! not= et thever!e !ay! he cannot !in. 5y conclu!ion i! that 9ohn i!tal8ing not a+out the individual +ut a+out the ne4 an inthe individual. (ecau!e he i! +orn of incorru0ti+le !eed7the ne4 an i! inca0a+le of !inning.

I love 1 9ohn #;; ?6hatever i! +orn of od overcoe! the4orld.? It i! +oth a 4hoever and a 4hatever. he a0o!tle

9ohn i! not tal8ing a+out 9ae! or (ill or eorge or 5aryor 9ane. "e i! tal8ing a+out the ne4 an 0roduced in u!+y the 6ord of od. Again7 incorru0ti+le !eed 0roduce!an incorru0ti+le nature. Doe! that ean that once 4e are+orn again7 4e can never !in o. It all de0end! on 4hichnature i! allo4ed to control u!. he old an cannot hel0!inning. he ne4 an cannot !in. 6hat you do de0end!



on 4ho i! in control of you.

A 0er!on 4ho ha! never +een +orn again cannot hel0!inning7 +ecau!e hi! very nature cau!e! hi to !in. (ut a

0er!on 4ho ha! +een +orn again ha! an o0tion. If 4eallo4 the ne4 nature to reain in control7 4e do not !in.If 4e allo4 the old nature to rea!!ert it!elf7 4e !in.

C*A%-%N# T%S ECAN#E

6hatever you do7 do not try to a8e the old an +ehave

in a religiou! 4ay= hi! doe! not 4or8. In!tead7 od:!!olution i! thi!;

- ol$ anthe re6el the corr&pt one!as cr&cifie$in Bes&s that % ight 6e $elivere$ fro that evil an$corr&pt nat&re an$ that a ne! nat&re ight coe intoe thro&gh the "or$ of #o$ an$ ta7e control of e5

In the next four cha0ter! 4e 4ill exaine 4hat the cro!!i! de!igned to do in u!. 6hether 4e !in or do not !in74hether 4e have victory or defeat7 de0end! on theea!ure in 4hich 4e allo4 the cro!! to do it! 4or8 in u!.




1. 6hat i! our old an

2. 6hat i! od:! reedy for our old an

3. "o4 do 4e a8e the crucifixion of our old aneffective in our live!

. 6hat doe! it ean to ?rec8on our!elve! to +e dead indeed to !in?

#. According to E0he!ian! ;22-27 4hat are thedifference! +et4een the old an and the ne4 an

%. De!cri+e the nature of the ne4 an.

'. )onfe!! 4ith your outh the exchange given at the end of the cha0ter.



PA'T 3

F%@E ASPECTS OF

DE*%@E'ANCE



CAPTE' 12Deliverance Fro This Present Age

In the 0reviou! cha0ter! 4e have +een on a ourney7di!covering 4hat 4a! acco0li!hed for u! +y the !acrificeof 9e!u! )hri!t on the cro!!. 6e can !uarie ourdi!coverie! in the for of the!e nine divine exchange! a!follo4!;

1. 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed that I ight +e forgiven.

2. 9e!u! 4a! 4ounded that I ight +e healed.

3. 9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ith y !infulne!! that I ight +eade righteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!.

. 9e!u! died y death that I ight !hare "i! life.

#. 9e!u! 4a! ade a cur!e that I ight receive the+le!!ing.

%. 9e!u! endured y 0overty that I ight !hare "i!

a+undance.

'. 9e!u! +ore y !hae that I ight !hare "i! glory. *. 9e!u! endured y reection that I ight have "i!

acce0tance.

,. 5y old an 4a! crucified in "i that the ne4 anight coe to life in e.



o4 4e venture into a ne4 area; 4hat od intend! forthe cro!! to do in u!. hi! i! di!tinct fro 4hat 9e!u! ha!done on the cro!! for u!. 6e 4ill never enoy the0eranent +enefit! of 4hat "e ha! acco0li!hed for u!

unle!! 4e 0erit the cro!! to do in u! 4hat od ha!ordained. early all the 0ro+le! that +e!et the )hurch7+oth collectively and individually7 are due to our failure tolet the cro!! do it! 4or8 in u!.

&et:! loo8 once again at the 0ro+le in the alatianchurch; carnality ex0re!!ed in legali!. Paul 4a! ore

u0!et a+out thi! 0ro+le than he 4a! a+out the 0lain7 old-fa!hioned !in in the church at )orinth. hat 4a! ea!ier todeal 4ith than thi! !0uriou! ver!ion of )hri!tianity.Paul:! letter to the alatian! 4a! 4ritten not a! atheological treati!e +ut out of urgency to deal 4ith a real!ituation. In cha0ter ' 4e noted Paul:! 4arning;

O foolish #alatians "ho has 6e!itche$ o& 555 6efore !hose ees Bes&s Christ !as clearl portrae$ aongo& as cr&cifie$8

#alatians 3.1

he S0irit-filled alatian )hri!tian! had +een +e4itched.6hat had 4itchcraft done It had o+!cured the vi!ion of

9e!u! )hri!t crucified7 4hich i! the only +a!i! of all od:!0rovi!ion for u!. Once the cro!! i! o+!cured7 4e no longerenoy od:! 0rovi!ion.

Satan 4a! al!o +linding the eye! of the alatian +eliever!to the crucified )hri!t a! the +a!i! of Satan:! total defeat.On the cro!! 9e!u! adini!tered to Satan and hi! 8ingdoa total7 eternal7 irrever!i+le defeat. Satan can do nothinga+out that gloriou! fact7 other than +lind the eye! of the)hurch to it. "e i! very eager to do u!t that=B



6hat +le!!e! e i! that Paul:! letter to the alatian!0re!ent! not only the 0ro+le +ut al!o the !olution to achurch that had lo!t it! vi!ion of the cro!!.

alatian! unfold!7 a! I under!tand it7 five !ucce!!ivedeliverance! that ta8e 0lace 4hen 4e allo4 the cro!! todo it! 4or8 in u!. Again7 I a not tal8ing a+out 4hat 9e!u!did for u! on the cro!!. han8 od for that=>+ut do not!to0 there. here i! a 4or8 to +e done 4ithin every+eliever7 through the cro!!7 to deal 4ith our root0ro+le!. "ere are the five deliverance! ade 0o!!i+le

+y the cro!!;

1. Deliverance fro thi! 0re!ent evil age2. Deliverance fro the la43. Deliverance fro !elf . Deliverance fro the fle!h#. Deliverance fro the 4orld

6e 4ill loo8 at the fir!t deliverance in thi! cha0ter andthe re!t in the +alance of thi! !ection.

"AT DO "E 9NO" A)O,TT%S P'ESENT A#E8

A dear !i!ter once gave e a +lac8 -!hirt 4ith 4hite0rinting on it that !aid7 (e a radical )hri!tian. &et eencourage you to ado0t that attitude a! 4e 0roceed.

he very fir!t deliverance occur! in alatian! 1;3-7 and iti! radical; #race to o& an$ peace fro #o$ the Father an$ o&r*or$ Bes&s Christ !ho gave iself for o&r sins that



e ight $eliver &s fro this present evil ageaccor$ing to the !ill of o&r #o$ an$ Father5

Do you realie it i! od:! 0ur0o!e that7 through the cro!!7

4e !hould +e delivered fro thi! 0re!ent evil age

Soe tran!lation! ix u0 the 4ord! age and 4orld. Oneree8 4ord for age i! co!o!7 fro 4hich 4e get !uch4ord! a! co!onaut and co!ological. )o!o! i! a!ociological ter in the e4 e!taent de!cri+ing 0eo0leof a certain category. 6e 4ill di!cu!! our deliverance

fro the co!o!7 thi! 0re!ent 4orld !y!te7 in cha0ter 1#.

(ut 4hen Paul tal8! here a+out deliverance fro the0re!ent evil age7 he u!e! the other ree8 4ord for age7aeon7 eaning an extended 0eriod of tie7 a 0eriod ofundeterined length. ie in Scri0ture i! ea!ured inage! and generation!. Every age contain! a certain

nu+er of generation!. One of the o!t +eautiful 0hra!e!in the (i+le7forever and ever7 !hould actually +etran!lated to the age! of the age!. ot erely do 4e haveage!7 +ut eternity con!i!t! of age! ade u0 of age!.

I 4ant to 0oint out to you certain fact! a+out thi! 0re!entage to ena+le you to under!tand 4hy 4e need to +edelivered fro it.

"E DO NOT )E*ON# TO %T

6e do not +elong to thi! age. 6e are 0eo0le fro anotherage. here i! uch tal8 today a+out the e4 Ageoveent7 +ut )hri!tian! are actually the 0eo0le of a ne4age. 6e live in thi! age +ut +elong to a future age. If youor I are living a! though 4e +elong forever in thi! age7 4ehave i!!ed the 4hole 0ur0o!e of od.



%T %S CO-%N# TO A C*OSE

he 0re!ent age i! i0eranent and coing to a clo!e.5any 0a!!age! !ugge!t thi!.

In 5atthe4 13;3,7 for exa0le7 !0ea8ing a+out the 4eed!!o4n aong the 4heat7 9e!u! !aid7 ?he eney 4ho!o4ed the i! the devil7 the harve!t i! the end of the age7and the rea0er! are the angel!.? In ver!e / of the !ae

cha0ter7 9e!u! !aid7 ?So it 4ill +e at the end of thi! age.?Again in ver!e ,; ?So it 4ill +e at the end of the age.?

5any other 0a!!age! indicate that thi! age i! coing to anend. If you feel a! I do a+out thi! age7 you 4ill !ay7 ?han8od=? I can thin8 of no 4or!e 0ro!0ect than the 0re!entage continuing forever 4ith all it! i!ery7 !ic8ne!!7

dar8ne!!7 ignorance7 cruelty and 4ar. han8 od it i! notgoing on forever=

%T AS AN E@%* #OD

In 2 )orinthian! ;3- Paul tal8! a+out 0eo0le 4ho cannot!ee the o!0el; ?Even if our go!0el i! veiled7 it i! veiled totho!e 4ho are 0eri!hing7 4ho!e ind! the god of thi! ageha! +linded.? 6ho i! the god of thi! age Satan. 6hy i! theage evil Hery !i0ly7 +ecau!e it ha! an evil god.

6e 8no4 od could de0o!e Satan7 +ut that i! not "i!0rogra. Satan 4ill reain the god of thi! age !o long a!thi! age continue!. od:! 0rogra i! to terinate the age.6hen the age i! terinated7 Satan 4ill no longer +e a god."e 8no4! that 4ell7 4hich i! 4hy he doe! everything inhi! 0o4er to 0revent thi! 0re!ent age fro coing to an



end.

Do you realie that one of the rea!on! Satan re!ent! the)hurch i! that the )hurch i! od:! in!truent to +ring thi!

age to an end hat i! one of our ain re!0on!i+ilitie!7 +e cau!e thi! age cannot end until 4e have done 4hat 4ehave to do. 6hat i! that "ere are )hri!t:! archingorder! to the )hurch; ?hi! go!0el of the 8ingdo 4ill +e0reached in all the 4orld a! a 4itne!! to all the nation!7and then the end 4ill coe? 5atthe4 2;1B.

Satan i! not threatened +y 0olitician!7 ilitarycoander! or acadeician!7 +ut +y tho!e 4ho 0reachthe o!0el of the Gingdo. Satan o00o!e! the 0reachingof the o!0el of the Gingdo +ecau!e 4hen that ha! +eenacco0li!hed7 the age 4ill end and he 4ill no longer +e agod. (i+le-+elieving )hri!tian! are the 0eo0le 4hothreaten hi.

#ETT%N# CA,#T ,P%N %T "%** -A9E ,S ,NF',%TF,*

he 4riter of "e+re4! tal8! a+out 0eo0le 4ho have had!0iritual ex0erience! and then choo!e to go +ac87 denytho!e ex0erience! and deny 9e!u! )hri!t. otice fiveex0erience! the!e 0eo0le have had;

%t is ipossi6le for those !ho !ere once enlightene$/experience n&6er one0 an$ have taste$ theheavenl gift /experience n&6er t!o0 an$ have6ecoe parta7ers of the ol Spirit /experiencen&6er three0 an$ have taste$ the goo$ !or$ of #o$/experience n&6er fo&r0 an$ the po!ers of the age tocoe /experience n&6er five0 if the fall a!a torene! the again to repentance5 e6re!s .4(



5any 0eo0le today>I +elieve I a one of the>haveenoyed the!e ex0erience!. "aving +een enlightened7ta!ted the heavenly gift and the good 6ord of od and

+ecoe 0arta8er! of the "oly S0irit7 4e have ta!ted the0o4er! of the age to coe. One rea!on od allo4! thi! i!to !0oil our ta!te for the 0o4er! of thi! age. od 4ant! u!to !a0le !oething !o different and !o utterly !u0eriorthat 4e are never again enaored of the 0o4er! of thi!age. Cnfortunately I do not !ee thi! ha00ening 4ith any)hri!tian!.

In 5atthe4 137 the 0ara+le of the !o4er and the !eed7 9e!u! inter0reted the different ty0e! of !oil and the re!ult!0roduced fro the !eed. In 0articular "e !0o8e a+out theone 4ho received the !eed aong thorn!;

:e !ho receive$ see$ aong the thorns is he !ho

hears the !or$ an$ the cares of this !orl$ an$ the$eceitf&lness of riches cho7e the !or$ an$ he6ecoes &nfr&itf&l5:

verse 22

(ecau!e the 4ord for ?4orld? here i! not co!o! +ut aeon7the 0hra!e the care! of thi! 4orld i! +etter tran!lated the4orrie! of thi! age. A! for the deceitfulne!! of riche!70eo0le thin8 that riche! 4ill a8e the ha00y. heynever do. Soe of the unha00ie!t 0eo0le in the 4orld are!oe of the riche!t. Another dece0tion of riche! i! thatyou !u00o!e they 4ill la!t forever. et 4hen you leave thi!life7 you leave the all +ehind you.

If you are 0reoccu0ied 4ith the i!!ue! of thi! age7 you 4ill+ecoe an unfruitful )hri!tian and the 6ord of od 4illnot do it! 4or8 in you. Perha0! you have +een !aying7



?6hy don:t I !ee ore re!ult! 6hy don:t I get orean!4er! to 0rayer 6hy a I not !ucce!!ful in leading0eo0le to the &ord? )ould it +e that you are 0reoccu0ied4ith the 4orrie! of thi! age>financial !ucce!!7 0re!tige7

acadeic recognition7 an elegant life!tyle Preoccu0ation4ith the!e 4ill a8e you unfruitful.

Are you living a! though thi! age 4ere going to go onforever It 4ill not. here 4ill +e an end of i!ery7!hae7 crie and hunger at the coing of the &ord 9e!u!.othing el!e 4ill end the!e 0ro+le!. he )hurch ha! had

t4o thou!and year! to do !o and 4e have ade little0rogre!!. In fact7 there i! ore i!ery7 ore 4ar7 ore!ic8ne!!7 ore 0overty and ore ignorance in the 4orldtoday than ever +efore. han8 od7 the &ord i! coing+ac8=

CONFO'-ED O' T'ANSFO'-ED8

A! a forer 0rofe!!ional logician and 0hilo!o0her7 I+elieve that the e0i!tle to the $oan! i! the o!t4onderful 0iece of logic ever 0enned +y a huan +eing.

ou need never feel intellectually inferior for +elievingyour (i+le= o other 4or8 on earth can rival it forintellectual accuracy and clarity.

5o!t coentator! agree7 oreover7 that $oan! 1-11 i!the doctrinal heart of the o!0el. et Paul7 having gonethrough all the theology of )hri!t:! !acrificial death7 end!4ith it! 0ractical out4or8ing in life. o4here in the e4e!taent i! theology divorced fro living.B So thea0o!tle coe! to the 0oint of a00lying the theology of$oan! 1-11;



% 6eseech o& therefore 6rethren 6 the ercies of#o$5555 'oans 12.1

6hat doe! Paul 4ant you to do after all thi! 4onderful

doctrine Should you +e very !0iritual7 !tudy a lot oreor go off to !einary

555 Present o&r 6o$ies a living sacrifice An$ $onot 6e confore$ to this !orl$ /literall age0 6&t 6etransfore$ 6 the rene!ing of o&r in$5

@erses 1(2

"o4 do4n-to-earth the (i+le i!= 9u!t 4hen 4e are getting!u0er-!0iritual7 od !ay!7 ?I 4ant your +ody on the altar4ithout re!ervation. Once you !urrender your +ody7 I 4illrene4 your ind.?

od doe! not change you fro the out!ide in@ "e change!

you fro the in!ide out. $eligion clean! you u0 on theout!ide7 dre!!e! you in ne4 clothe! and tell! you not to eatthi! or drin8 that. od change! you fro the in!ide. 6henyou thin8 differently7 you 4ill live differently. od i! notintere!ted in external change that fail! to touch the innernature. And if you 4ant a rene4ed ind7 you u!t0re!ent your +ody. od rene4! your ind on no other+a!i!.

?Do not +e li8e the 0eo0le of thi! age7? Paul i! !aying. ?Donot thin8 the 4ay they thin8@ do not act the 4ay they act.

ou u!t have a different !et of 0rioritie!7 and focu! noton the te0oral +ut on the eternal.?

hi! doe! not ean you are i0ractical7 +ecau!e the0eo0le 4ho focu! on the eternal7 in the light of od:!6ord7 are the o!t 0ractical 0eo0le on earth. hey are



the one! getting re!ult!.

In one final7 telling Scri0ture7 4e !ee Paul near the end ofhi! ini!try>for!a8en even +y !oe of hi! friend!7 an

elderly an !itting in a cold 0ri!on cell a4aiting an unu!ttrial and execution. 6a! that !ucce!! +y thi! 4orld:!!tandard! ot even +y the )hurch:! !tandard!= I a !urePaul u!t have !hed tear! a! he infored iothy thathi! tru!ted co-4or8er Dea!7 4ho had +een 4ith Paul forany year!7 ?ha! for!a8en e7 having loved thi! 0re!ent4orld JageK? 2 iothy ;1/B. Paul had relied on Dea!>

and he had 4al8ed out. 6hy (ecau!e he loved thi!0re!ent age.

ou cannot love thi! 0re!ent age and +e faithful to 9e!u!)hri!t. han8 od "e ha! 0rovided7 through the cro!!7 a4ay of deliverance fro thi! 0re!ent evil age=


1. &i!t the nine divine exchange! di!cu!!ed in the0reviou! cha0ter!.

2. 6hat five area! of deliverance doe! Paul reveal to u! inalatian! that the cro!! 4or8! in u!

3. 6hat are four characteri!tic! of the 0re!ent evil age

. According to $oan! 12;1 -27 4hat do 4e need todo to +e delivered fro thi! 0re!ent evil age



CAPTE' 13Deliverance Fro

*a! An$ Self

In the la!t cha0ter 4e di!cu!!ed deliverance fro thi!0re!ent evil age. In thi! cha0ter 4e ove on to t4o of thereaining four deliverance! Paul ention!. urning toalatian! 2;1,-2/ 4e read of the!e t4o deliverance!;

:% thro&gh the la! $ie$ to the la! that % ight live to#o$5 % have 6een cr&cifie$ !ith Christ; it is no longer %

!ho live 6&t Christ lives in e; an$ the life !hich %no! live in the flesh % live 6 faith in the Son of #o$

!ho love$ e an$ gave iself for e5:

he fir!t deliverance here i! fro the la4@ the !econd i!

fro !elf. he!e t4o go very clo!ely together.

#ETT%N# F'EE F'O- TE *A"

5ultitude! of )hri!tian! have never under!tood our needto +e delivered fro the la4. he relation!hi0 of the)hri!tian to the la4 i! the o!t neglected aor thee of

e4 e!taent theology. 5any )hri!tian! 4ho tal8 a+out+eing under grace are living in a 8ind of t4ilight7 half4ay+et4een grace and la47 not enoying the +enefit! ofeither.

hi! i! a dangerou! thing to !ay7 +ut I have o+!erved thatthe churche! 4ith the 4ord grace in their nae! often

contain the 0eo0le 4ho 8no4 the lea!t a+out grace. Inany ca!e!7 although 4e have declared our!elve! nolonger under the &a4 of 5o!e!7 4e have !u+!tituted our



o4n !illy little religiou! la4!. Paul !aid the &a4 of 5o!e!4a! holy and good7 given +y od !ee $oan! ';12B. If thatla47 given +y od7 could not 0erfect u!7 no other la4 can.It i! !illy to ex0ect it.

(y the 0hra!e! under the la4 ox !u+ect to the la47 4eean ?!ee8ing to achieve righteou!ne!! 4ith od +yo+!erving a !y!te of la4!.? 6e do not ean to !ugge!tthat 4e no longer o+ey any la4!. 6e ean only that ourrighteou!ne!! +efore od i! not achieved +y 8ee0ing a !etof rule!.

So let:! exaine the fir!t deliverance. Luoting Paul; Ithro!gh the law died to the law"

he final thing la4 can do to you i! execute you. Once youhave +een executed7 the la4 ha! no ore clai! on you.he gloriou! fact of the atter i!7 I 4a! executed in )hri!t.

5y old an 4a! crucified 4ith "i. I a no longer!u+ect to the la4. I have oved out of the 4hole area in4hich the la4 o0erate!. I a in a ne4 area no4.

Paul !ay!7 therefore7 ?I through the la4 died to the la4that I ight live to od.? In order to live to od7 I have toget free fro the la4. Cntil I have died to the la47 I cannotlive for od. hat i! a +reathta8ing !tateent>+ut exactly4hat the e4 e!taent !ay!. &oo8 at $oan! %;%-'again;

O&r ol$ an !as cr&cifie$ !ith i /Bes&s0 that the6o$ of sin ight 6e $one a!a !ith that !e sho&l$no longer 6e slaves of sin5 For he !ho has $ie$ has6een free$ fro sin5

here i! no other e!ca0e fro the !lavery of !in a! 4e



have notedB +ut to e!ca0e that old carnal7 Adaic nature.A ore accurate tran!lation of the final !entence7 a! I !aidin cha0ter 117 i!; ?"e 4ho ha! died ha! +een u!tified fro!in.? In other 4ord!7 once I have 0aid the 0enalty 4ith

death7 the la4 ha! no ore deand! on e. I a u!tified7 ac<uitted7 clear out of the territory in 4hich thela4 ha! deand! on e.

&et:! loo8 at alatian! 3;1/-127 4ritten to 0eo0le 4ho hadex0erienced grace7 +een !aved7 +een +a0tied in the "olyS0irit and 4itne!!ed iracle!. Even after all thi!7 they

decided that in order to +ecoe 0erfect7 they u!t !tart8ee0ing the la4. Paul called the fool!. hen he 0ointedthi! out;

As an as are of the !or7s of the la! are &n$er thec&rse; for it is !ritten :C&rse$ is everone !ho $oesnot contin&e in all things !hich are !ritten in the

6oo7 of the la! to $o the: verse 1>

Once you coit your!elf to 8ee0ing the la4 a! a ean!of achieving righteou!ne!!7 you u!t 8ee0 the 4hole la4all the tie. If you +rea8 any 0oint at any tie7 you coeunder a cur!e. hat i! 4hat the la4 it!elf !ay! inDeuteronoy 2';2%; ?)ur!ed i! the an 4ho doe! notu0hold the 4ord! of thi! la4 +y carrying the out? IHB. hen Paul 4ent on;

)&t that no one is G&stifie$ 6 the la! in the sight of#o$ is evi$ent for :the G&st shall live 6 faith5: +et thela! is not of faith 6&t :the an !ho $oes the /thatis !ho 7eeps all the coan$ents all the tie0 shalllive 6 the5: #alatians 3.11(12



he !i0le alternative i! !tated in "a+a88u8 2;; ?he u!t!hall live +y hi! faith.?

6e have t4o o0tion!. 6e can live +y the la4 and7 if 4e+rea8 it7 coe under a cur!e. Or 4e can live +y faith74hich i! not living +y the la4. he!e are utuallyexclu!ive alternative!. ou cannot have the +e!t of +oth4orld!. Actually7 4hat you 4ill ex0erience i! the 4or!t of+oth 4orld!=

*%@%N# )+ TE *A" O' )+ FA%T8

A I relying on 8ee0ing the la4 in order to +e righteou!4ith od7 or a I !i0ly relying on the fact that I +elievein the death and re!urrection of 9e!u! )hri!t on y+ehalf

6e u!t turn to $oan! again for a oent7 !ince$oan! 0rovide! the theory7 and alatian! 0rovide! thea00lication for 0eo0le 4ho have not a+!or+ed the theory;

Sin shall not have $oinion over o& for o& are not&n$er la! 6&t &n$er grace5

'oans .14

Surely that i! good ne4!= (ut the i0lication! ate!tartling. If you are under la47 !in 4ill have doinionover you. (ut the rea!on !in doe! not need to havedoinion over you i! that you are not under the la4 +utunder grace. Once again the!e are utually exclu!ivealternative!. ou ay +e under la4 or under grace7 +utnot under +oth.



6e !ee the !ae utually exclu!ive alternative! in$oan! ';%;

No! !e have 6een $elivere$ fro the la! having $ie$

to !hat !e !ere hel$ 6 so that !e sho&l$ serve in thene!ness of the Spirit an$ not in the ol$ness of theletter5

otice that Paul doe! not !ay here that 4e are deliveredfro !in or Satan7 +ut fro the la4. 6here did 4e dieOn the cro!!. 6hen 9e!u! died7 "e died in our 0lace. (ut if

4e have not +een delivered +y death fro the la47 4ecannot !erve in the ne4ne!! of the S0irit.

o illu!trate the 0oint7 iagine 0lanning a tri0 to anun8no4n de!tination. ou have t4o o0tion!; ou can ta8ea a0 or you can a!8 for a 0er!onal guide. he a0 i!0erfect@ it i! a+!olutely accurate. On the other hand7 the

guide already 8no4! the 4ay. "e doe! not need to con!ultthe a0. he a0 i! li8e the la4. (ut no one ha! yetarrived at the de!tination of righteou!ne!! +y follo4ingthe a0 of the la47 although illion! have tried. Stati!tic!are again!t you= On the other hand7 the "oly S0irit offer!"i!elf a! your 0er!onal uide to lead you to yourde!tination.

6hich 4ill you choo!e 6ill you ta8e the a07 !tu+lealong and end u0 falling over a 0reci0ice onto the dead+odie! of illion! 4ho have tried +efore you Or 4ill youa!8 the "oly S0irit to lead you

he "oly S0irit already 8no4! the 4ay@ "e doe! not needthe a0. In fact7 it 4a! "e 4ho ade the a0=



)E%N# *ED )+ TE SP%'%T

If you are to +e led +y the "oly S0irit7 you u!t +e!en!itive to "i and cultivate a relation!hi0 4ith "i. &et

u! loo8 at u!t t4o Scri0ture!. Fir!t;

As an as are le$ 6 the Spirit of #o$ these ate sonsof #o$5

'oans .14

(ecau!e the ver+ ten!e of are led i! the continuing

0re!ent7 the ver!e ight +e +etter tran!lated7 ?A! any a!are regularly led +y the S0irit of od7 the!e ate !on! ofod.?

he ree8 4ord for !on! refer! not to +a+ie! +ut toature !on!. 6hen you are +orn again of the "oly S0irit7you are a !0iritual infant. here i! only one 0ath4ay to

gro4th fro infancy to aturity; to +e led +y the "olyS0irit. 6hat u!t you do to +ecoe a ature !on of od(e led +y the "oly S0irit. 6e 8no4 fro the liitingclau!e indicating any a! that there i! no other 4ay.he !econd Scri0ture i! alatian! #;1*;

%f o& are le$ /again reg&larl le$0 6 the Spirit o&are not &n$er the la!5

Did you catch that 6e have u!t !een that the only 4ay to!0iritual aturity i! to +e led +y the S0irit. o4 4e !eethat if you are regularly led +y the S0irit7 and thu!+ecoe ature7 then you are not under the la4. oucannot ix the la4 and the S0irit. ou u!t a8e a+reathta8ing deci!ion>one that i! frightening. I 4ill nolonger rely on a !et of rule! to a8e e righteou!. I 4ill!i0ly tru!t the "oly S0irit to lead e.



(ut then coe! the agoniing <ue!tion; If I !to0 8ee0ingrule!7 4hat 4ill ha00en 6ill I do the 4rong thing &ete rea!!ure you7 the "oly S0irit 4ill never lead you to do

anything 4rong. )an you tru!t "i It i! your !ecurity=

*ETT%N# BES,S TA9E CA'#E

(efore 4e ove on to deal 4ith the !econd deliverance7let e reiterate that there are only t4o 4ay! of achievingrighteou!ne!!; +y 4or8! and +y grace. One i! la47 the

other faith. One i! 8ee0ing rule!7 the other i! +eing led +ythe "oly S0irit.

Did you 8no4 that Orthodox 9udai! ha! %13coandent! 5o!t Orthodox 9e4! 4ill confe!! not in0u+lic +ut in 0rivateB that they 8ee0 only 32. (ut od:!4ay of righteou!ne!! i! not !truggling@ it i! yielding. o

4ho do I yield I yield through the "oly S0irit to 9e!u! ine. 9e!u! i! y righteou!ne!!7 y 4i!do7 y holine!!7y rede0tion.

I recall the !tory of a 4oan greatly adired for her0er!onal holine!!. Soe+ody a!8ed her one day7 ?Si!ter74hat do you do 4hen you:re te0ted?

?6hen the devil 8noc8! at the door7? !he re0lied7 ?I let 9e!u! an!4er.?

Succe!! i! not found7 you !ee7 in eeting the devil in youro4n !trength7 +ut in letting 9e!u! ove in and ta8e chargeof the !ituation. It i! not !truggling@ it i! yielding. oteffort +ut union. 9e!u! !aid7 ?I a the vine7 you are the+ranche!? 9ohn 1#;#B. Do vine! +ear gra0e! +y 8ee0ingrule! ou can dangle all the rule! for +earing fruit in



front of a vine7 +ut it 4ill not +other to loo8 at the. Avine +ranch yield! gra0e! +ecau!e the life of the vine i!flo4ing into the +ranch.

In thi! !i0le 0icture7 4e could !ay that the vine !toc8re0re!ent! 9e!u! and the !a0 that flo4! out fro thi!through the +ranche! i! the "oly S0irit.

If 4e let our!elve! get !evered fro 9e!u!7 4e are introu+le. (ut a! long a! 4e a+ide in "i7 4e are all right.

D+%N# TO O,'SE*@ES

he !econd deliverance i! found7 once again7 in alatian!2;2/;

% have 6een cr&cifie$ !ith Christ; it is no longer % !holive 6&t Christ lives in e5

he deliverance here can +e ex0re!!ed in four !hort4ord!; ?ot I7 +ut )hri!t.? 6e u!t +e delivered fro !elf.

Self 4ill never cea!e it! i0ortant deand!; ?I:i0ortant. &oo8 at e. "el0 e. Pray for e. "eal e. Ineed hel0 no4.? Self-centered 0eo0le 4ith 0ro+le!+ecoe the !lave! of their 0ro+le!. he ore they focu!on the!elve! and their 0ro+le!7 the ore !elf-centeredthey +ecoe7 and the ore en!laved to !elf.

he alternative i! )hri!t; ?ot I7 +ut )hri!t.? hat i! adeci!ion you have to a8e; ?I a+dicate. In y 0lace I let

9e!u! ove in and ta8e over.? 5any 0eo0le are trying tofollo4 the &ord +ut have never ta8en that fir!t !te0.It i! !tated 0lainly in 5atthe4 1%;2;



Bes&s sai$ to is $isciples :%f anone $esires to coeafter -e /follo! -e live li7e -e0 let hi $enhiself an$ ta7e &p his cross an$ follo! -e5:

ou cannot follo4 9e!u! until you have done tho!e t4o thing!; denied your!elf and ta8en u0 your cro!!.

6hat doe! it ean to deny your!elf he 4ord denyean! to !ay no. o deny your!elf i! to !ay no to your!elf.Self !ay!7 ? I 4ant7? and then you !ay7 ?o.? Self !ay!7 ?Ifeel7? and you !ay7 ?6hat you feel i! not 4hat atter!@ it i!

4hat od !ay!.? ou have to turn again!t that !elf in you.

ext7 you u!t ta8e u0 your cro!!. I have heard t4o gooddefinition! of cro!!. Fir!t7 the cro!! i! the 0lace 4hereyour 4ill and od:! 4ill cro!!. Second7 the cro!! i! the0lace 4here you die. od 4ill not 0ut the cro!! on you.

ou u!t ta8e it u0 of your o4n free 4ill.

9e!u! !aid7 on "i! 4ay to the cro!!7 ?o one ta8e! J5y lifeKfro 5e7 +ut I lay it do4n of 5y!elf? 9ohn 1/;1*B. hat i!al!o true of you 4hen you follo4 9e!u!. o one can ta8eyour life fro you. he 0reacher cannot do it@ the )hurchcannot do it. Only you can decide to ta8e u0 your cro!!and die on it. 6hen )hri!t died7 you died; ?I a crucified4ith )hri!t.? hat i! the end of your ego. Only then canyou follo4 9e!u!.

TE SE*F(,-)*%N# OF BES,S

A treendou! 0a!!age of Scri0ture 0aint! a 0icture of4hat i! involved 0ractically in thi! exchange;

*et this in$ 6e in o& !hich !as also in Christ Bes&s !ho 6eing in the For of #o$ $i$ not consi$er it



ro66er to 6e e=&al !ith #o$ 6&t a$e iself of norep&tation ta7ing the for of a 6on$servant an$coing in the li7eness of en5 An$ 6eing fo&n$ inappearance as a an e h&6le$ iself an$

6ecae o6e$ient to the point of $eath even the $eathof the cross5Philippians 2.?(

In the la!t t4o ver!e! of that 0a!!age7 Paul de!cri+e! the!elf-hu+ling of 9e!u! through !even !te0! do4n4ardthat "e too8 to "i! death on the cro!!;

Step 1; ?J"eK ade "i!elf of no re0utation.? he ree8!ay!7 ?"e e0tied "i!elf.? )harle! 6e!ley 4rote that "e?e0tied "i!elf of all +ut love.?

Step 2; "e too8 ?the for of a +ond!ervant.? "e could!till have +een an angel and +een a !ervant>+ut "e had

to go further do4n4ard.

Step 3; "e cae ?in the li8ene!! of en.? "e too8 onhuan nature.

Step 4. "e 4a! ?found in a00earance a! a an.? Iunder!tand thi! to ean that 4hen "e a00eared on the!treet! of aareth7 nothing di!tingui!hed "i fro theother en and 4oen around "i.

Step ?. ?"e hu+led "i!elf.? ot erely 4a! "e aan@ "e 4a! a hu+le an. ot a 0rie!t7 not a ruler>acar0enter.

Step . "e ?+ecae o+edient to ... death.? "e not onlylived a! a an@ "e died a! a an.



Step J. e $ie$ the &ltiate $eath:the $eath of thecross5:

#ODS EA*TAT%ON OF BES,S

he next three ver!e! of Phili00ian! 2 de!cri+e the!evenfold exaltation of 9e!u!;

Therefore #o$ also has highl exalte$ i an$ giveni the nae !hich is a6ove ever nae that at the

nae of Bes&s ever 7nee sho&l$ 6o! of those inheaven an$ of those on earth an$ of those &n$er theearth an$ that ever tong&e sho&l$ confess that Bes&sChrist is *or$ to the glor of #o$ the Father5

verses H(11

otice the therefore at the +eginning. 6hy did od exalt 9e!u! (ecau!e "e hu+led "i!elf. 9e!u! !aid that ?he4ho hu+le! hi!elf 4ill +e exalted? 5atthe4 23;12B. Iti! the guaranteed 4ay to exaltation. od ha! ta8enre!0on!i+ility for the con!e<uence!. he lo4er do4n yougo7 the higher u0 you 4ill end. our 0art of the 0roce!! i!going do4n@ od:! 0art i! rai!ing you u0.

o4 here are the !even u04ard !tage! of the exaltationof 9e!u!;

Stage 1; od ?highly exalted "i.?

Stage 2; od ?JgaveK "i the nae 4hich i! a+ove everynae.?

Stage 3; At the nae of 9e!u! every 8nee 4ill +o4.



Stage 4; Everything in heaven 4ill +o4.

Stage ?; Everything on earth 4ill +o4.

Stage ; Everything under the earth 4ill +o4.

Stage J; Every tongue 4ill ?confe!! that 9e!u! )hri!t i!&ord7 to the glory of od the Father.?

otice the 0erfect 0arallel !tructure of the ver!e! in thi!0a!!age. Did Paul !it in hi! cell and 0lan !oe ela+orateco0o!ition o7 he 4a! in!0ired +y the "oly S0irit=

TE "A+ ,P %S DO"N

Although )hri!t ?did not con!ider e<uality 4ith od

!oething to +e gra!0ed? Phili00ian! 2;%7 IHB7 another0er!on did con!ider e<uality 4ith od !oething to +egra!0ed. &ucifer reached u07 !li00ed and fell. 9e!u! !too0ed do4nand 4a! rai!ed u0.

he Aerican evangeli!t D. &. 5oody once !aid7 ?A! ayoung 0reacher I u!ed to thin8 od 8e0t "i! gift! on!helve!. he +e!t gift! 4ere on the highe!t !helve! and Ihad to reach u0 for the. &ater I di!covered that the +e!tgift! 4ere on the lo4e!t !helve! and I had to !too0 do4nfor the.?

he le!!on for u! i! thi!; he 4ay u0 i! do4n. he 4ay tolife i! death. If you 4ant to go u07 go do4n. ot I7 +ut)hri!t. It i! a deci!ion. od ha! ade the deci!ion



0o!!i+le7 +ut you have to a8e the deci!ion 0er!onally.o !ee the 0ractical out4or8ing of thi! conce0t7 let:! go+ac8 to the ver!e! that iediately 0recede thi! great0a!!age;

*et nothing 6e $one thro&gh selfish a6ition orconceit 6&t in lo!liness of in$ let each esteeothers 6etter than hiself5 *et each of o& loo7 o&tnot onl for his o!n interests 6&t also for theinterests of others5

Philippians 2.3(4

I !aid in the la!t cha0ter that nearly all the 0ro+le! that+e!et the )hurch7 +oth collectively and individually7 aredue to our failure to let the cro!! do it! 4or8 in u!. I al!o+elieve that o!t of the 0ro+le! in the )hurch7 and0articularly in the ini!try>for exa0le7 a! Paul !ay!here7 !elfi!h a+ition and conceit>are tracea+le to one

cau!e. $e+ellion i! a root of any 0er!onal 0ro+le!7 +utthere i! a ?root to the root?; 0ride. Pride i! 4hat relea!e!the other 0ro+le!.

If you trace the hi!tory of !in in the univer!e7 it +egan noton earth +ut in heaven. he fir!t !in 4a! the 0ride of&ucifer7 4hich led to hi! re+ellion. Anyone 4ho i! 0roud4ill end u0 a re+el. hat i! the final outcoe of !elf-centeredne!!.

I eet 0eo0le 4ho are running a4ay fro their 0ro+le!.Soetie! they are 4illing to travel around the earth toget a4ay fro their 0ro+le!. (ut the truth i!7 4hereveryou go7 you ta8e your +igge!t 0ro+le 4ith you; your!elf=he only !olution i! the cro!!. A +eautiful Scri0ture !u!it all u0;



To /the saints0 #o$ !ille$ to a7e 7no!n !hat are theriches of the glor of this ster aong the #entiles.

!hich is Christ in o& the hope of glor5

Colossians 1.2J

here i! the !ecret; )hri!t in you. 6hen doe! that +ecoereal in your life 6hen you ex0erience deliverance fro!elf@ 4hen you !ay7 ?ot I7 +ut )hri!t.?


1. 6hat ha! to ha00en in order that 4e can live to od

2. According to "a+a88u8 2;7 4hat do 4e live +y

3. $oan! %;1 !ay! that 4e are under 4hat

. "o4 do 4e +ecoe !0iritually ature

#. 6hat four 4ord! de!cri+e +eing delivered fro !elf

%. 6hat t4o thing! u!t you do to follo4 9e!u!

'. 6hat doe! it ean to deny your!elf

*. 6hat doe! it ean to ta8e u0 your cro!!

,. 6hat i! the le!!on 4e learn fro 9e!u! in Phili00ian!2;#-*





tho!e 4ho +elong to )hri!t. In 1 )orinthian! 1#;237!0ea8ing of the order in 4hich the dead are to +ere!urrected7 Paul u!e! the !ae 0hra!e;

)&t each one in his o!n or$er. Christ the firstfr&its/!ho has alrea$ 6een res&rrecte$0 after!ar$ those !ho are Christs at is coing5

ephasis a$$e$

)hri!t i! coing +ac8 a! a thief7 in the !en!e that "e 4illreturn at an unex0ected oent@ +ut there the li8ene!!

end!. "e 4ill ta8e only tho!e 4ho +elong to "i.$eturning to alatian! #;27 4e di!cover the 8ind of0er!on! for 4ho 9e!u! i! coing; tho!e 4ho ?havecrucified the fle!h 4ith it! 0a!!ion! and de!ire!.?

(elonging to )hri!t7 then7 i! not a denoinational atter. 9e!u! i! coing +ac8 not !0ecifically for Prote!tant! or

)atholic! or (a0ti!t! or Penteco!tal!7 +ut for 0eo0le 4hofulfill a 0articular condition; hey have crucified theirfle!h 4ith it! 0a!!ion! and de!ire!.

FO,' "O'9S OF TE F*ES

Earlier in alatian! # Paul give! u! a li!t of the 4or8! ofthe fle!h>the 4ay the fle!hly nature ex0re!!e! it!elf inour live!. ?he 4or8! of the fle!h7? Paul !ay!7 ?are evident?ver!e 1,B. All too evident7 I 4ould !ay. ot al4ay! evidentto the one 4ho 0ractice! the7 +ut evident to everyoneel!e. he!e 4or8! are

a$&lter fornication &ncleanness le!$ness i$olatrsorcer hatre$ contentions Gealo&sies o&t6&rsts of

!rath selfish a6itions $issensions heresies env&r$ers $r&n7enness revelries an$ the li7e; of



!hich % tell o& 6eforehan$ G&st as % also tol$ o& intie past that those !ho practice s&ch things !ill notinherit the 7ing$o of #o$5

@erses 1H(21

ou can !earch in vain for anything good in thi! li!t.othing good ever coe! out of the fle!h. It i! inca0a+leof 0roducing good. It i! clear that you cannot liveaccording to the fle!h and inherit the Gingdo of od.hey are utually exclu!ive.

$ee+er the 8ey 4ord that de!cri+e! the old nature;corru0t. Anything the fle!h 0roduce! i! corru0t. It cannot0roduce anything good.

here are four ain categorie! of the 4or8! of the fle!h.

SE,A* %-P,'%T+

Sexual i0urity include! fornication or !exualiorality7 uncleanne!! and le4dne!!. Fornication>or!exual iorality>cover! every 8ind of !exualiorality; 0rearital !ex if you 4ant to give it thatfancy naeB@ adultery the +rea8ing of a arriagecovenantB@ hoo!exuality@ and every other ty0e of0erver!ion.

)hurche! or denoination! ordain 4ho they 4ill. (utthat doe! not change 4hat the (i+le !ay!; ho!e 4ho0ractice !exual i0urity are excluded fro the Gingdoof od.

TE OCC,*T

he !econd category of the 4or8! of the fle!h i! the occult;



idolatry and !orcery. An alternative tran!lation for!orcery i! 4itchcraft. Initially 4itchcraft7 though a !atanicactivity7 i! a 4or8 of the fle!h. It! o+ective i! toani0ulate and control. Once the fle!h coe! into

o0eration7 ho4ever7 the !atanic ove! in and ta8e! over.

$ecall that the fir!t de!ire of Ada and Eve that led theinto trou+le 4a! to 8no4. hat i! a de!ire of the fle!h.Cncounted illion! are ca0tivated +y the occult +ecau!ethey 4ant to find out thing! od ha! not 0eritted theto 8no4. oing to a fortuneteller i! otivated +y the

fle!hly de!ire to 8no4>a 4or8 of the fle!h. he !aea00lie! to con!ulting the horo!co0e.

Soetie! 0eo0le are inclined to 0lead ignorance a! anexcu!e7 !aying7 ?I didn:t 8no4 there 4a! anything 4rong4ith that? (ut ignorance i! no excu!e. In 1 iothy 1;13-1# Paul ac8no4ledge! that he 4a! the chief of !inner! for

thing! he did ?ignorantly in un+elief.?

he 4ord tran!lated !orcery i! directly related to theree8 4ord for drug!>the !ae 4ord fro 4hich 4e get0haracy. he cult of drug! i! !orcery. ho!e 4ho engagein it are out!ide the Gingdo of od.

D%@%S%ON

he third and longe!t 0art of Paul:! li!t7 very littleattended to7 center! around divi!ion. Paul identifie!?hatred7 contention!7 ealou!ie!7 out+ur!t! of 4rath7!elfi!h a+ition!7 di!!en!ion!7 here!ie!7 envy.? Every+ro8en 0er!onal relation!hi07 everything that divide!hoe! and failie!7 and every 8ind of divi!ion in the(ody of )hri!t7 i! a 0roduct of the fle!h.



SE*F(%ND,*#ENCE

he fourth and final category i! ?drun8enne!!7 revelrie!7and the li8e.? I under!tand thi! to refer to unre!trained

indulgence of fle!hly a00etite! and de!ire!7 e!0ecially inthe area of food and drin8. In 1 )orinthian! ,;2' Paulde!cri+e! the 8ind of di!ci0line in thi! area that hei0o!ed on hi!elf;

% $iscipline 6o$ an$ 6ring it into s&6Gection lest !hen % have preache$ to others % self sho&l$

6ecoe $is=&alifie$5

If 4e decide to follo4 Paul:! exa0le7 4e can invo8e thehel0 of the "oly S0irit7 4ho Paul de!cri+e! a! ?a !0irit of0o4er7 of love and of !elf-di!ci0line? 2 iothy 1;'7 IH7e0ha!i! addedB. (ut if 4e continue to +e undi!ci0linedand !elf-indulgent7 the "oly S0irit 4ill not i0o!e on u! a

di!ci0line that i! contrary to the life!tyle of our choice.

TE ENE-+ "%T%N

Soe theologian! have !aid that in 1 )orinthian! 3;37 Paulcalled the )orinthian )hri!tian! carnal +ecau!e they!0o8e !o uch in tongue!. he 0ro+le in )orinth 4a!not !0ea8ing in tongue!7 ho4ever7 +ut 4rong attitude!and relation!hi0! that revealed carnality>the 4or8 of thefle!h. 6hat i! the ar8 of carnality

"here there are env strife an$ $ivisions aong o&are o& not carnal an$ 6ehaving li7e ere en8 For

!hen one sas :% a of Pa&l: an$ another :% a ofApollos: are o& not carnal8

1 Corinthians 3.3(4



It i! not theology that divide! the church. Peo0le can u!etheology in a very carnal 4ay7 +ut it i! carnality7 nottheology7 hat i! the root of the 0ro+le. )arnality i!divi!ion7 follo4-g huan leader!. One !ay!7 ?I follo4

&uther?@ another !ay!7 ?I follo4 )alvin?@ another !ay!7 ?Ifollo4 6e!ley.? ou can receive the teaching of tho!e enand than8 od for it. (ut +ecoing a follo4er of oneleader or another ar8! you a! carnal.

here i! only one !olution to thi!7 a! 4ell a! to every 8indof carnality; the cro!!. 6here 0eo0le are un4illing to

!u+it to the cro!! in their live!7 there 4ill +e divi!ion7!trife7 envy7 ealou!y and 0ride.

(ut let e !ay !oething here that I ho0e 4ill hel0 you7le!t you for the i0re!!ion7 ?I a not u0 to !tandard. Ihave not arrived at the 0lace you:re de!cri+ing.? $elax=od doe! not ex0ect you to have arrived. "e tru!t! that

you are on the 4ay. 6e need to realie that every one ofu! ha! an eney of od 4ithin u!. 5o!t of our !truggle!and difficultie! a! )hri!tian! are due to thi! eney 4ithin.

If you lived through 6orld 6ar II7 you are failiar 4iththe idea of the fifth colun. he 0hra!e cae originallyfro the S0ani!h )ivil 6ar in the 1,3/!7 4hen S0aniard!4ere lighting S0aniard! in!ide S0ain. he !tory goe! that4hen a certain S0ani!h general 4a! +e!ieging 5adrid in1,3%7 another general cae to hi and a!8ed7 ?6hat i!your 0lan to ca0ture the city?

?I have four colun! advancing again!t the city7? here0lied7 ?one fro the north7 one fro the ea!t7 one frothe !outh and one fro the 4e!t.? hen he 0au!ed andadded7 ?(ut it:! y fifth colun that I ex0ect to ta8e thecity for e.?



?6here i! your fifth colun? a!8ed the !econd general.

?In!ide the city7? cae the re0ly.

hat i! our 0ro+le. he )hurch i! never defeated fro4ithout. he )hurch i! undefeata+le exce0t +y the fifthcolun>the eney in!ide.

'EC9ON%N# O,' F*ES TO )E DEAD

Every one of u! ha! a !iilar eney in!ide. It i! the fle!h.So do not feel guilty if you are !truggling in!ide. hat ayean you are ore alive than )hri!tian! 4ho have no!truggle!. he eney i! not eeting 4ith any o00o!ition4ithin the. &oo8 at 4hat Paul !ay! in $oan! ';1*;

% 7no! that in e Kthat is in fleshL nothing goo$

$!ells; for to !ill is present !ith e 6&t ho! toperfor !hat is goo$ % $o not fin$5

Soetie! I !ay that the difference +et4een the a0o!tlePaul and o!t of u! 4a! 4hat he 8ne4 that 4e do not8no4. "e !aid7 ?I 8no4 there i! nothing good in y fle!hlynature. herefore I cannot ex0ect any good to coe out ofit. o atter ho4 hard I 4ant to do 4hat i! good7 I afaced 4ith a continual !truggle 4ith !oething in!ide ethat doe! not 4ant to do 4hat i! good.?

he !truggle it!elf i!7 in a !en!e7 a good !ign. It i! a !ignthat you are alive. &et e tell you7 Paul 4a! not aniature )hri!tian 4hen he 4rote $oan! '= "e 4a! onthe thre!hold of $oan! *. (ut you never really get into$oan! * until you have learned to deal 4ith your fle!h.6e u!t ove on7 then7 to $oan! *;%-';



For to 6e carnall in$e$ is $eath 6&t to 6espirit&all in$e$ is life an$ peace5 )eca&se thecarnal in$ is enit against #o$; for it is not s&6Gect

to the la! of #o$ nor in$ee$ can 6e5

o let your fle!hly nature control your thin8ing i! death7+ut to let the "oly S0irit control the 4ay you thin80roduce! life and 0eace. here i! no 4ay to +ring yourfle!hly nature into o+edience to od. It 4ill never o+eyod. Acce0t that fact. Don:t try to a8e it o+ey od. Don:t

try to a8e it religiou!. Don:t try to ta8e it to church7 and!it for hour! in eeting! and go through a lot of religiou!exerci!e! trying to a8e it o+ey od. It 4ill not o+ey@ itcannot do !o. It i! incura+ly corru0t7 a re+el to the root!.

6hat i! the reedy od:! !olution i! execution. he goodne4! i!7 the execution too8 0lace ore than nineteen

centurie! ago. 6hen 9e!u! died on the cro!!7 our old an7that carnal nature7 4a! 0ut to death in "i. 6hat 4ehave to do i! !i0ly a00ly 4hat 9e!u! acco0li!hed for u!on the cro!!;

9no!ing this that o&r ol$ an !as cr&cifie$ !ith i/Bes&s0 that the 6o$ of sin ight 6e $one a!a !iththat !e sho&l$ no longer 6e slaves of sin5

'oans .

hi! i! a hi!torical fact>true 4hether 4e 8no4 it or not74hether 4e +elieve it or not. 6hen 4e 8no4 it and+elieve it7 ho4ever7 it 4or8! in u!. Again I have to 0ointout a 0ro+le 4ith uch of the conte0orary )hurch;5o!t )hri!tian! do not 8no4 they 4ere crucified 4ith)hri!t.



Actually to !ay that the old an ha! +een done a4ay 4ithi! i!leading. A! long a! 4e are in thi! life7 4e nevercoe to the end of our carnal nature. I have et 0eo0le4ho +elieve they 4ere totally delivered fro the fle!h7

+ut I did not !ee the evidence. hey erely changed theirterinology. hey no longer lo!t their te0er!@ theyindulged in ?righteou! indignation.? A! I under!tand it7the fle!h can +e rendered ineffective7 inca0a+le of doing4hat it 4ould li8e to do@ +ut in thi! age it cannot heeliinated. hi! i! another rea!on to loo8 for another age=

T'EE S%-P*E "O'DS

In $oan! %;11 Paul !ay!;

*i7e!ise o& also rec7on o&rselves to 6e $ea$in$ee$ to sin5

otice the 0rogre!!ion. In ver!e %7 4hich 4e u!t loo8edat7 4e are to 8no4 4e are dead to !in7 +ut in ver!e 11 4erec8on it7 or a00ly it to our!elve!. I do that 4hen I !ay7

:- carnal nat&re has 6een cr&cifie$5:

hree !i0le 4ord! ay hel0 you in thi! rec8oning0roce!!; fact7 faith7 feeling. otice the order. ou do not+egin 4ith your feeling!. ou +egin 4ith the fact!7 4hichare the truth! of the (i+le. he (i+le contain! truth7 orfact!7 and your faith i! +uilt on the fact!@ then yourfeeling! coe into line 4ith your faith. ever let yourfeeling! dictate to you.

6hat I a +ringing forth in the!e cha0ter! i! fact.Perha0! it !ee! a little too o+ective or reote to you7+ut the truth i!7 4e u!t +egin 4ith the o+ective. If 4e



+egin 4ith our feeling!7 4e are 4ithout an anchor7 at theercy of every 4ind or current. So 4e +egin 4ith the!cri0tural fact!7 +a!ing our faith on the and allo4ingour feeling! to coe into line.

Soetie! 4hen you or I feel li8e the o!t i!era+lefailure!7 4e are actually ore 0lea!ing to od than 4hen4e thin8 4e are doing treendou!ly. od i! near tho!e4ho are of a +ro8en heart. In fact7 ?the !acrifice! of odare a +ro8en !0irit? P!al #1;1'7 e0ha!i! addedB. Onetrait that 8ee0! od at a di!tance i! !elf-confidence.

I have encountered 0ro+le! that I !aid I could handle7and later on 4i!hed I had never !aid that= ear! ago yfir!t 4ife7 &ydia7 and I too8 our fir!t ourney to the CnitedState! horn )anada. I had heard thing! a+out Aericathat ade e nervou!. here 4ere free4ay! on 4hichyou could not drive le!! than forty ile! an hour7 and that

frightened e= So 4e 0lanned our route fro O!ha4a!outh to &ia7 e4 or87 to avoid all free4ay!.

After a !afe tri0 into e4 or8 State7 4e 4ere !tarting+ac8 to )anada 4hen &ydia !aid7 ?I thin8 4e !hould 0ray.?

?here:! no need to 0ray7? I !aid.

6e got onto the e4 or8 State hru4ay and !et outconfidently. (ut +ecau!e the exit !ign! on aor road4ay!in the Cnited State! are different fro tho!e in )anada74e 0a!!ed the correct exit7 only to learn that the next exit4a! S' ile! farther on. 6e had to drive 11 ile! out ofour 4ay. hen7 4hen 4e got off at the right exit7 the car+ro8e do4n.



I 4ill not tell you the re!t of the !tory7 exce0t to add that Ihave never again !aid there i! no need to 0ray=

SO O" DO "E C',C%F+ TE F*ES8

A! 4e !ee8 deliverance fro the fle!h7 there i! ani0ortant 4ord of 4arning in 1 Peter ;1-2;

Therefore since Christ s&ffere$ for &s in the fleshar o&rselves also !ith the sae in$ For he !hohas s&ffere$ in the flesh has cease$ fro sin that he

no longer sho&l$ live the rest of his tie in the fleshfor the l&sts of en 6&t for the !ill of #o$5 Peter 4arn! u! that deliverance fro the fle!h 4ill notcoe 4ithout !uffering. 6e u!t ar our!elve! 4ith thi!ex0ectation7 therefore7 and +e ready to e+race 4hateverit ta8e! to +e free fro the doination of our fle!hly

nature. hi! 8ind of ental aror i! e!!ential for victory7+ut far too any )hri!tian! face their te!t! 4ithout it.hey are not entally 0re0ared for the 0re!!ure! andconflict! that a4ait the. All too often7 therefore7 theyallo4 their fle!hly nature to defeat the.

For year! I had a hard tie under!tanding the !tateentthat ?he 4ho ha! !uffered in the fle!h ha! cea!ed fro!in.? I !aid to y!elf7 I thought all the !uffering too8 0lace4hen 9e!u! died on the cro!!. I can:t add anything to 4hat"e ha! already !uffered.

Eventually7 ho4ever7 I !a4 that the !uffering lie! incrucifying our fle!h. $ee+er 4hat 4e !aid at the+eginning of thi! cha0ter ?ho!e 4ho are )hri!t:! havecrucified the fle!h 4ith it! 0a!!ion! and de!ire!.? It i! not0ainle!! for any one of u! to crucify our fle!h. It ean!7 in



a certain !en!e7 that 4e u!t !tretch our!elve! out on thecro!! and drive the nail! into our o4n hand! and feet.

"ere i! an exa0le of crucifying the fle!h. &et:! !ay that a

young 4oan in her early t4entie!7 a coitted)hri!tian eager to !erve the &ord7 eet! a young an. "eclai! to +e a )hri!tian and goe! to church7 +ut only to +e4ith thi! young 4oan. "e !ay! he 4ant! to arry her.She ha! +ecoe eotionally involved 4ith hi and doe!not 8no4 4hat to do.

hen her godly 0a!tor7 4ho ha! gotten to 8no4 the youngan and 4ho care! for her !oul7 tell! her7 ?"e:! not a real)hri!tian@ he:! u!t 0utting on an act +ecau!e he 4ant!you. Plea!e don:t arry hi.?

She ha! t4o o0tion!. She can gratify her fle!h or crucify it."er fle!h !ay!7 ?(ut I love hi.? hen !he !ay!7 ?(ut I love

9e!u! ore.? She drive! the fir!t nail into her right hand.Again the voice of her fle!h; ?(ut I 4ant a hoe andchildren.? She drive! the !econd nail into her left hand.he !ae voice; ?(ut I: afraid of +eing lonely for the re!tof y life.? She drive! the final nail into her feet.Do you under!tand (oth the hand! and the feet u!t henailed. It i! 0ainful7 +ut the 0ain doe! not la!t long. After i4hile !he i! free and ha00y>and in due cour!e the rightan coe! along.

(ut !u00o!e !he refu!e! to crucify her fle!h. She arrie!the an and !oon realie! that he doe! not really love the&ord and that he 4ill not +e any 8ind of !0iritual head orhel0 to her. hen7 after fifteen year! of !trife7 he de!ert!her7 leaving her 4ith three children.

6hich i! ore 0ainful>dealing 4ith her fle!h or



!0ending fifteen year! arried to the 4rong an andthen +eing left alone 4ith the children o +e !ure7 it i!0ainful either 4ay. (ut the root cau!e of our 0ain i! ourfle!hly nature. he <ue!tion i!7 4ill you acce0t od:!

!olution or go the other 4ay od:! !olution i! 0ainful7 +utonly te0orarily. "er +ro8en heart 4ill end after a yearor t4o@ then !he i! free to live the re!t of her life for od.

A cri!i! coe! in the live! of o!t )hri!tian!7 I +elieve7e!0ecially tho!e called to !oe !0ecial field of ini!try. Int Iri! cri!i! they either do 4hat the fle!h 4ant!7 and i!!

od7 or el!e they crucify the fle!h and !uffer. Out of the!uffering toe! a develo0ed character and a coittedlife that i! no longer en!laved to !in.

I can !ee a 0oint7 loo8ing +ac8 on y o4n ex0erience74hen I 4a! faced 4ith a8ing either the right deci!ion orthe 4rong deci!ion. I could go the 4ay of y fle!h7 0lea!e

y!elf and ta8e the ea!y cour!e@ or el!e I could a00ly thecro!!. $ather clu!ily7 not really under!tanding 4hat I4a! doing7 I drove in the nail!. 5ore than fifty year! later7I a glad I did=

)arefully reread 4hat Peter !ay! in thi! 0a!!age;

:Therefore since Christ s&ffere$ for &s in the fleshar o&rselves also !ith the sae in$ for he !hohas s&ffere$ in the flesh has cease$ fro sin that heno longer sho&l$ live the rest of his tie in the fleshfor the l&sts of en 6&t for the !ill of #o$5:

I!n:t that treendou! ou can coe to the 0lace 4here!in no longer doinate! you= hi! i! the fourth gloriou!deliverance that i! 0rovided +y the cro!!.




1. 6hat i! eant +y the ter the fle!h

2. 6hat 8ind of 0eo0le +elong to 9e!u!

3. &i!t the four categorie! of the 4or8! of the fle!h.

. 6hat three 4ord! hel0 u! rec8on our!elve! to +edead

#. "o4 do 4e crucify the fle!h



CAPTE' 1?Deliverance Fro

The "orl$

One final deliverance reain!. It i! articulated inalatian! %;17 4here Paul 4a! 4riting a+out 0eo0le 4ho4anted to +oa!t in certain religiou! acco0li!hent!;

#o$ for6i$ that % sho&l$ 6oast except in the cross ofo&r *or$ Bes&s Christ 6 !ho the !orl$ has 6eencr&cifie$ to e an$ % to the !orl$5

he cro!! coe! +et4een the true )hri!tian and the4orld. he 4orld loo8ing in the direction of the )hri!tian!ee! a cor0!e on a cro!!7 4hich i! not attractive. he

)hri!tian loo8ing in the direction of the 4orld !ee!!oething !iilar. here i! nothing to attract hi7 andthere i! a co0lete line of !e0aration +et4een the t4o7ar8ed out +y the cro!!.

6e u!t con!ider again 4hat i! eant +y the 4orld.$ee+er fro cha0ter 12 the t4o 4ord! for age that are

!oetie! confu!ed; aeon and co!o!. Aeon i! aea!ure of tie7 4hile co!o! or 4orldB i! !ociological7dealing 4ith 0eo0le. he 4ord in alatian! %;1 for 4orldi! co!o!. 6e are delivered fro thi! 0re!ent 4orld!y!te7 con!i!ting of all tho!e 4ho refu!e the righteou!governent of od in the Per!on of 9e!u! )hri!t.

A revealing 0ara+le a00ear! in &u8e 1,. 9e!u! !aid;



:A certain no6lean !ent into a far co&ntr to receivefor hiself a 7ing$o an$ to ret&rn5 So he calle$ tenof his servants $elivere$ to the ten inas an$ sai$to the Do 6&siness till % coe5 )&t his citiIens hate$

hi an$ sent a $elegation after hi saing "e !illnot have this an to reign over &s5:verses 12(14

"ere i! a 0icture of 9e!u! leaving thi! earth7 going to "i!Father in heaven and then 4aiting to coe +ac8 to ta8e"i! Gingdo. (ut it i! al!o a 0icture of the 4orld !y!te

in 4hich 0eo0le !ay7 ?6e 4ill not have thi! 5an 9e!u! toreign over u!7 nor 4ill 4e !u+it to "i a! &ord.?

"AT %S TE D%@%D%N# *%NE8

he 4orld contain! all !ort! of 0eo0le>athei!t!@ 0eo0le ofvariou! religion!@ re!0ecta+le7 good-living 0eo0le. ou

ay !ay of thi! latter category7 ?hey can:t +e 0art of the4orld. 6hy7 they go to church=? (ut the 4ay you find out4hether 0eo0le are 0art of the 4orld !y!te i! tochallenge the 4ith unre!erved coitent to 9e!u!)hri!t. Soething ay ri!e u0 in the that i! not !ore!0ecta+le. hi! religiou! veneer7 once reoved7 4illreveal a re+el in!ide>a religiou! re+el7 0erha0!7 a good-living re+el7 a re!0ecta+le re+el7 +ut a re+el a! uch a! a)ouni!t i!7 or an athei!t or a 5u!li.

6hat i! the dividing line Su+i!!ion to 9e!u! a! &ord.ho!e 4ho are !u+itted are not in the 4orld. hey have0a!!ed out of the 4orld and into the Gingdo of od. oucannot +e in the Gingdo of od7 you !ee7 4ithout a fightrelation!hi0 to the Ging. 5any 0eo0le 4ant to +e in theGingdo +ut do not 4ant the Ging= hat 4a! true of I!raelin 9e!u!: tie. hey 4anted the Gingdo +ut reected the



Ging@ and in reecting the Ging they forfeited theGingdo.

o one can reect the Ging and +e in the Gingdo. 6hat

deterine! 4hether or not 4e are in the Gingdo i! notthe 8ind of clothe! 4e 4ear or the 8ind of entertainent4e enoy@ it i! our relation!hi0 to 9e!u!. Are 4e hone!tlyand !incerely !u+itted to "i hi! doe! not ean 4eare 0erfect. In fact7 4hen 4e !u+it to 9e!u!7 "e u!uallyha! a lot of !traightening out to do in our live!. It doe!ean that 4e continue7 !oetie! reluctantly7 to let "i

!traighten u! out. 6e ay not al4ay! enoy it7 +ut it i!+etter than the alternative=

I 4a! 0art of thi! 4orld 4hen the &ord et e. A! a0rofe!!ional 0hilo!o0her I did not care a+out religion. (utone night od yan8ed e out of the 4orld and du0ede into the Gingdo. I had no doctrinal 8no4ledge7 +ut I

had et 9e!u! and !urrendered to "i.

I have had any !truggle! !ince then7 +elieve e7 +ut Ihave never had any de!ire to go +ac8 to the 4orld. 6hati! there in the 4orld othing 4hatever there attract! orentice! e.

It ay not al4ay! +e ea!y in the Gingdo of od7 +ut it i!inco0ara+ly +etter than +eing in the 4orld= I cae outin one night7 li8e I!rael out of Egy0t. I have never for oneoent 4anted to go +ac8. It 4a! not doctrine thatchanged e@ it 4a! 9e!u!. I had et Soeone 4hocoanded y loyalty and y o+edience.

TE "O'*D S+STE-

In 2 Peter 3;# Peter !0ea8! a+out the udgent! of od on



the 4orld !y!te;

For this the /certain people0 !illf&ll forget. that 6the !or$ of #o$ the heavens !ere of ol$ an$ the earth

stan$ing o&t of !ater an$ in the !ater 6 !hich the !orl$ that then existe$ perishe$ 6eing floo$e$ !ith !ater5

6hen Peter !ay! ?the 4orld that then exi!ted 0eri!hed7?he i! not !0ea8ing 0riarily of the 0hy!ical 4orld thatexi!ted at that tie. he earth it!elf did not 0eri!h@ the

!olar !y!te did not di!a00ear. 6hat 0eri!hed7 on thedee0e!t level7 4a! a certain !ociological order>the orderof en +efore the flood. 6hat 4a! their 0ro+le hey4ere not !u+itted to the righteou! governent of od.od did a4ay 4ith the in one +rief7 co0rehen!ive

udgent.

o4 a ne4 4orld order ha! coe into +eing>different inany re!0ect!7 +ut it ha! one thing in coon 4ith the4orld +efore the flood; It i! not !u+itted to the righteou!governent of od. (ut od offer! no alternativegovernent@ it i! 9e!u! or nothing.

&et u! con!ider !oe of 4hat the e4 e!taent tell! u!a+out the 4orld !y!te. he!e truth! are !o+ering>andlargely ignored in the conte0orary )hurch.

T'EE )AS%C TE-PTAT%ONS

Fir!t 9ohn 2;1#-1% i! contrary to conte0orary thin8ing Init i! very true;



Do not love the !orl$ or the things in the !orl$5 %fanone loves the !orl$ the love of the Father is not inhi5 For all that is in the !orl$the l&st of the fleshthe l&st of the ees an$ the pri$e of lifeis not of the

Father 6&t is of the !orl$5

hi! i! 0erfectly 0lain7 i!n:t it here i! no theological0ro+le 4ith under!tanding it. othing in the 4orld:!otivation!7 attitude!7 a+ition!7 de!ire!7 !tandard! or0rioritie! i! of the Father. (ut 4e have to +e careful in ourunder!tanding of thi! truth. 6e are not the eney of

!inner!. od loved he 4orld and gave "i! Son for it. 6eare not to love the 4orld order or the 4ay it live!. 6ecannot +e friend! 4ith the 4orld and friend! 4ith od.(ut li8e 9e!u! "i!elf 4e can +e friend! of !inner!.

hi! 0a!!age reveal! the three +a!ic te0tation!; the lu!tof the fle!h the de!ire! of the 0hy!ical +odyB7 the lu!t of

the eye! the lu!t of covetou!ne!!B and the 0ride of life?o one tell! e 4hat to do=?B. he!e te0tation! 4ere at4or8 in the arden of Eden. he tree of the 8no4ledge ofgood and evil 4a! good for food lu!t of the fle!hB andattractive to the eye! lu!t of the eye!B7 and it could a8ethe an and 4oan 4i!e 4ithout od 0ride of lifeB.

9e!u! encountered the !ae three te0tation! in the4ilderne!!. Fir!t7 Satan !aid7 ?)oand that the!e !tone!+ecoe +read? 5atthe4;3B. hat i! the lu!t of the fle!h.ext7 fro the 0innacle of the e0le7 ?hro4 our!elfdo4n? 5atthe4 ;%B. In other 4ord!7 ?Do !oething todeon!trate ho4 great ou are 4ithout the Father.? hati! the 0ride of lit-. And finally7 !ho4ing 9e!u! all the8ingdo! of the 4orld and their glory; ?ou can have it allon one condition>u!t +o4 do4n and 4or!hi0 e? !ee5atthe4 ;,B. hat re0re!ent the lu!t of the eye!.



han8 od that7 4hile Ada failed in a 0erfectenvironent7 9e!u!7 the la!t Ada7 in a de!ert after fortyday! 4ithout food7 4a! totally victoriou!.

he te0tation! 9e!u! defeated include the nature of allthe te0tation! of the 4orld. Every te0tation fall! underone of the three heading!; the lu!t of the fle!h7 the lu!t ofthe eye! and7 o!t dangerou! of all7 the 0ride of life.

TE "O'*D "%** NOT *AST

The !orl$ is passing a!a an$ the l&st of it; 6&t he !ho $oes the !ill of #o$ a6i$es forever5

1 Bohn 2.1J

6hat a +reathta8ing !tateent= Everything in the 4orldi! i0eranent. one of it i! going to la!t. (ut if you unite

your 4ill 4ith the 4ill of od7 !aying7 ?I a here to do "i!4ill7? you are a! un!ha8a+le and undefeata+le a! the 4illof od it!elf. ou 4ill never +e defeated7 +ecau!eultiately od:! 4ill can never +e defeated. he 8ey i! toalign your 4ill 4ith "i!.

he devil 4ill try to convince you that you 4ill have togive u0 too uch. (ut he i! a liar@ do not li!ten to hi. It i!a +le!!ed thing to oin your 4ill 4ith od != It ta8e! a4aythe +urden of feeling that ?I:ve got no one to rely on +uty!elf.? $oll the +urden on the Father@ "e 4ill ta8e careof you.

"E -,ST NOT )E F'%ENDS "%T TE "O'*D

I thin8 you 4ill agree that 9ae! 4a! very 0lain-!0o8en;



A$&lterers an$ a$&lteresses Do o& not 7no! thatfrien$ship !ith the !orl$ is enit !ith #o$8"hoever therefore !ants to 6e a frien$ of the !orl$

a7es hiself an ene of #o$5 Baes 4.4

6hy doe! he !ay ?adulterer!? (ecau!e )hri!tian! 4hoturn to the 4orld after coitting the!elve! to od arecoitting !0iritual adultery>+rea8ing their +etrothalcoitent to 9e!u!. ou cannot !ay it ore clearly than

that. Friend!hi0 4ith the 4orld !y!te i! enity 4ithod= ou u!t choo!e.

TE "O'*D "%** ATE ,S

Of the variou! 4riter! of the e4 e!taent7 9ohn !0end!the o!t tie dealing 4ith the 4orld. It i! one of hi!

aor thee!. In 9ohn 1#;1*-1, he record! the 4ord! that 9e!u! !hared 4ith "i! di!ci0le! u!t +efore leaving the;

:%f the !orl$ hates o& o& 7no! that it hate$ -e6efore it hate$ o&5 %f o& !ere of the !orl$ the !orl$

!o&l$ love its o!n5 +et 6eca&se o& are not of the !orl$ 6&t % chose o& o&t of the !orl$ therefore the !orl$ hates o&5:

In the rear8a+le ver!e 1,7 the 0hra!e the 4orld occur!live tie!. od u!t +e trying to !ay !oething= &oo8 at itagain carefully; :%f o& !ere of the !orl$ the !orl$ !o&l$ love itso!n5 +et 6eca&se o& are not of the !orl$ 6&t % choseo& o&t of the !orl$ therefore the !orl$ hates o&5:



here can +e no dou+t a+out 9e!u!: eaning. 6e !houldnot +e !hoc8ed if the 4orld hate! u!. he 0ro+le 4iththe conte0orary )hurch i!7 the 4orld doe! not hate u!.Earlier on 9e!u! !aid to "i! +rother! 4ho did not +elieve

in "i7 ?he 4orld cannot hate you7 +ut it hate! 5e +ecau!e I te!tify of it that it! 4or8! are evil? 9ohn ';'B. "i!+rother! 4ere 0art of the 4orld7 +ecau!e at that tie theyhad reected od:! righteou! governent in the Per!on oftheir +rother.

A! long a! you are 0art of the 4orld7 it 4ill not hate you.

(ut if you are !e0arated fro the 4orld and +ear 4itne!!to the truth of righteou!ne!!7 the 4orld 4ill hate you. 6hydoe! the 4orld today !eldo hate the )hurch (ecau!e 4edo not e+arra!! it. It feel! coforta+le 4ith u!.

Soeone ha! e!tiated that there are fifty illion +orn-again )hri!tian! in Aerica. If that 4ere really true7 the

4orld 4ould feel the i0act. (ut the truth i!7 4e)hri!tian! !carcely affect the 4orld. It u!t !hrug! it!!houlder!. Siilarly7 in o!t Euro0ean nation! today7)hri!tianity i! regarded a! an anachroni!7 a reote0re!ence fro the 0a!t. It ha! cathedral! here and there7+ut nothing uch to !ay to conte0orary life. he 4orldi! not again!t )hri!tianity@ the 4orld u!t goe! it! 4ay.

TE "O'*D %S %N SATANS ANDS

Do not get angry 4ith e for 4hat follo4!. et angry 4ith 9ohn7 4ho 4rote it=

"e 7no! that !e are of #o$ an$ the !hole !orl$ lies&n$er the s!a of the !ic7e$ one5

1 Bohn ?.1H



6ho i! the 4ic8ed one Satan. A ore literal tran!lation4ould +e7 ?he 4hole 4orld lie! in the 4ic8ed one.? Inother 4ord!7 he ha! the 4hole 4orld under hi! control.

$evelation 12;,7 another 0a!!age 0enned +y 9ohn7 give! tlie four ain title! of Satan all in one ver!e;

The great $ragon !as cast o&t that serpent of ol$calle$ the Devil an$ Satan !ho $eceives the !hole

!orl$5

Fir!t7 our adver!ary i! the devil. he ree8 4ord dia+olo!ean!7 literally7 ?!landerer.? hen7 he i! Satan7 4hichean! the eney7 the re!i!ter7 the o00o!er. hird7 he i! adragon7 a on!trou!7 frightening creature. Finally7 he i!the !er0ent7 a 4ily !na8e. If he cannot force hi! 4ay inthrough the front door7 he 4ill !nea8 in through the drain

hole=

6hat doe! Satan do in the!e four role! "e deceive! the4hole 4orld.

TE "A+ O,T OF TE "O'*DS S+STE-

If you acce0t all the!e !tateent! a+out the 4orld7 youu!t ac8no4ledge that7 a! coitted )hri!tian!7 4e haveno 0lace in the 4orld. 6e !i0ly do not +elong in it. heli!t I gave of the for! that the 4orld:! dece0tion! ta8e i!far fro co0lete. 6e u!t +e delivered fro the 4orld:!o0inion!7 value!7 udgent!7 0re!!ure! and enticeent!.6e cannot allo4 any of tho!e to dictate our thin8ing. he greate!t !ingle channel of the 4orld:! 0re!!ure in our



conte0orary culture i! televi!ion. I a not !aying thatall televi!ion i! 4rong7 +ut your H !et channel! the 4orldinto your hoe. elevi!ion entice! and ani0ulate!. It i! adeon!tration of 4itchcraft7 or !0iritual control on a va!t

!cale. Siilarly the ai of uch H adverti!ing i! to a8eyou 4ant thing! you do not need and +uy thing-7 youcannot afford. And it 4or8!= Adverti!er! !0end illion! ofdollar! on adverti!ing +ecau!e they get ulti0lied +illion!+ac8.

I do not decide your life!tyle7 +ut I have decided ine7

and televi!ion doe! not doinate it. hat i! not a !acrifice=If you 4anted to torent e7 you could 0ut e in fro ofa televi!ion !et and a8e e 4atch it for !everal hour!each day.

I a not !ugge!ting that everyone !hould +e li8e e. (inyou need to a!8 your!elf; 6here are y value!7 !tandard!7

udgent! and 0rioritie! coing fro

o4 let:! loo8 for a oent at Paul:! elancholy 0icturein Phili00ian! 3;1*-1, of )hri!tian! 4ho do not a00ly thecro!! in their live!;

-an !al7 of !ho % have tol$ o& often an$ no!tell o& even !eeping that the are the eneies of thecross of Christ. !hose en$ is $estr&ction !hose go$ istheir 6ell an$ !hose glor is in their shae!ho settheir in$ on earthl things5

6hat i! their root 0ro+le hey are not eneie! of)hri!t "i!elf +ut they are eneie! of "i! cro!!. hey4ant everything they can get fro 9e!u!. here i! u!t onething they do not 4ant; the 4or8 of "i! cro!! in theirlive!. otice that their ?god i! their +elly.? Doe!n:t that



a00ly to !oe of u! )hri!tian! It al!o !ay! their ?glory i!in their !hae.? Soe )hri!tian! revel in thing! of 4hichthey !hould +e a!haed. the !ituation i! !ued u0 inone 0hra!e; hey ?!et their ind on earthly thing!.?

And the re!ult hey are headed for de!truction>aterri+le 4ord that a00lie! to tie and to eternity. 5ay odhel0 u! and deliver u! fro the !y!te of the 4orld=

'EPENT

here i! only one 4ay out7 an old-fa!hioned 4ord that ha!dro00ed out of the religiou! voca+ulary of any of u!;re0entance. )on!ider the adonition of the forerunner4ho i a e to 0re0are the 4ay for 9e!u!;

:'epent for the 7ing$o of heaven is at han$:

-atthe! 3.2

$ee+er od:! 0ur0o!e in the o!0el; to introduce "i!Gingdo. 6hat i! the fir!t re<uireent for entry into theGingdo $e0entance=

6hen 9e!u! !tarted "i! ini!try7 "e 0aid 9ohn the (a0ti!tthe greate!t co0lient 0o!!i+le; "e too8 u0 exactly4here 9ohn left off.

Fro that tie Bes&s 6egan to preach an$ to sa:'epent for the 7ing$o of heaven is at han$5:

-atthe! 4.1J

o re0ent ean!; I lay do4n y re+ellion. I do not !et yo4n !tandard!7 do y o4n thing or thin8 y o4n 4ay. I



turn y +ac8 on all that and !u+it 4ithout re!ervationto od:! righteou! $uler7 4ho i! 9e!u!.

)E*%E@E

After re0entance coe! faith. 5any 0eo0le !truggling forfaith cannot +elieve +ecau!e they have never re0ented.here i! no genuine !cri0tural faith for !alvation a0artfro re0entance.

So turn your +ac8 on the re+el !y!te7 coe into the

Gingdo and !u+it to the Ging= hat i! true re0entance.And that 4ay lie! deliverance fro the !y!te of the4orld.


1. 6hat i! eant +y the ter the 4orld

2. 6hat i! the dividing line +et4een tho!e 4ho ate in the4orld and tho!e 4ho are in the Gingdo of od

3. 6hat are the three +a!ic categorie! of te0tation!

. 6hat are !oe of the characteri!tic! of the 4orld of4hich 4e need to +e a4are

#. 6hat i! the 4ay out of the 4orld:! !y!te



PA'T 4

O" TO

APP'OP'%ATE "AT #OD AS P'O@%DED



CAPTE' 1Fro *egal To Experiential

In the final three cha0ter! I 4ill give 0ractical in!tructionon ho4 you can a00ro0riate all that od ha! 0rovidedthrough the atoneent. Fir!t7 though7 I 4ill reca0itulatelie t4o ain !u+ect! 4e have covered !o far.

Fir!t7 I analyed the nine a!0ect! of the exchange that too80lace 4hen 9e!u! died on the cro!!;

1. 9e!u! 4a! 0uni!hed that I ight +e forgiven.

2. 9e!u! 4a! 4ounded that I ight +e healed.

3. 9e!u! 4a! ade !in 4ith y !infulne!! that I ight +eade righteou! 4ith "i! righteou!ne!!.

. 9e!u! died y death that I ight !hare "i! life.

#. 9e!u! 4a! ade a cur!e that I ight receive the+le!!ing.

%. 9e!u! endured y 0overty that I ight !hare "i!a+undance.

'. 9e!u! +ore y !hae that I ight !hare "i! glory.

*. 9e!u! endured y reection that I ight have "i!

acce0tance.



,. 5y old an 4a! crucified in "i that the ne4 anight coe to life in e.

I encourage you to coit the!e exchange! to eory.

hey are the vital tran!action! of the cro!! that !houlddefine and !ha0e our very live!.

hen 4e loo8ed at five different a!0ect! of deliverance Ithrough the a00lication of the cro!! in our live!7 allcontained in alatian!. hrough the cro!! 4e receive;

1. Deliverance fro thi! 0re!ent evil age2. Deliverance fro the la43. Deliverance fro !elf . Deliverance fro the fle!h#. Deliverance fro the 4orld

All thi! i! 4hat od ha! done. (ut it doe! u! no good

unle!! 4e 8no4 ho4 to a00ro0riate it. hat i! y theefor the +alance of thi! +oo8.

&et e add that if you i!! 4hat od ha! 0rovided7 it 4illnot +e +ecau!e it i! too difficult7 +ut +ecau!e it i! too!i0le= here i! nothing co0licated in od:! 0lan fora00ro0riating "i! !alvation.

TE PATTE'N F'O- BOS,A

he +oo8 of 9o!hua contain! a 4onderful 0attern for u! tofollo4. 9o!hua had +een given the treendou!re!0on!i+ility of +ringing the I!raelite! into the land of)anaan after the death of 5o!e!>and 5o!e! 4a! a hardact to follo4. "ere i! 4hat the &ord !aid to 9o!hua;



:-oses - servant is $ea$5 No! therefore arise goover this Bor$an o& an$ all this people to the lan$

!hich % a giving to thethe chil$ren of %srael5Ever place that the sole of o&r foot !ill trea$ &pon %

have given o& as % sai$ to -oses5: Bosh&a 1.2(3

od:! 0roi!e e0loy! t4o different ten!e!. In ver!e 2 "e!aid7 ?I a giving.? In ver!e 3 "e !aid7 ?I have given.?

6e 8no4 the &ord i! the di!0o!er of everything in heaven

and earth; ?he earth i! the &O$D:S7 and all it! fullne!!?P!al 2;1B. 6hen the &ord give! !oething7 that !ettle!it@ there i! no arguing a+out it. In thi! ca!e the &ord !aid7?I a giving you thi! territory that you !ee in front ofyou.? hen "e !aid7 ?I have given it to you.? Fro thatoent on7 legally7 the entire land of )anaan +elonged tothe !on! of I!rael. Ex0erientially7 ho4ever7 they did not

actually occu0y anything ore than they had +efore the&ord !0o8e.

he children of I!rael could have had t4o 4rongreaction!. the fir!t 4ould have +een di!courageent; ?he&ord !aid "e gave it all to u!7 +ut 4e have nothing orethan 4e had +efore=?

he other reaction 4ould have +een 0re!u0tion>thevery o00o!ite of di!courageent. hey could have linedu0 on the ea!t +an8 of the 9ordan7 folded their ar!7loo8ed 4e!t4ard and !aid7 ?It:! all our!.? et !till they4ould have had no ore than +efore they !tarted.

Or they could have +een a little ore adventurou!. heycould have cro!!ed the 9ordan7 lined u0 on the 4e!t +an87loo8ed 4e!t4ard7 folded their ar! and then !aid7 ?It:! all



our!.? &egally they 4ould have +een right. Ex0erientiallythey 4ould have +een 4rong. he )anaanite! !till 8ne44ho actually 0o!!e!!ed the land.

TE APP*%CAT%ONFO' TE C,'C

Soetie! the )hurch can +e li8e that. 6hichever !ide ofthe 9ordan 4e ha00en to +e on7 4e ay loo8 acro!! at theProi!ed &and and !ay7 ?It:! all our!.? &egally 4e areright7 +ut ex0erientially 4e are 4rong. I have heard

0eo0le !ay7 ?I got it all 4hen I 4a! !aved.? 5y an!4er tothat i!7 ?If you got it all7 4here i! it all &et:! !ee it.?

(ut it i! 0erfectly true. &egally7 once 4e are +orn again74e are heir! of od and oint heir! 4ith 9e!u! )hri!t.Everything that +elong! to 9e!u! +elong! to u!. 6e do notyet 0o!!e!! it7 ho4ever7 !ince there i! a di!tinction

+et4een the legal and the ex0eriential.

&egally everything 9e!u! did on the cro!! i! already our!.It ha! +een 0rovided. (ut ex0erientially 4e have notentered into everything "e ha! 0rovided. I dou+t thatanyone ha! a00ro0riated in ex0erience all that 9e!u!0rovided through "i! death on the cro!!.

$ee+er one of the Scri0ture! 4e loo8ed at in cha0ter1; ?(y one offering "e ha! 0erfected forever tho!e 4hoare +eing !anctified? "e+re4! 1/;1B. he cro!! i! the oneoffering. od i! !aying7 ?I have given it.? (ut +eing!anctified i! li8e cro!!ing the river. 6e u!t arch intothe land and ta8e 0o!!e!!ion of it.



F%#T%N# FO' "AT "E #ET

od 0erfored t4o treendou! iracle! to +ring theI!raelite! into the Proi!ed &and; the hea0ing u0 of the

9ordan $iver7 a! the 0eo0le cro!!ed7 and the de!truction of 9ericho. (ut fro that tie on7 they had to fight foreverything they got. hi! i! true in the )hri!tian life7 a!4ell. od 4ill do certain iracle! to +ring you in. Afterthat7 you get only 4hat you fight for7 and if you do notfight for it7 you do not o+tain it=

"i!torically the I!raelite! did not ta8e over the 4hole landat that tie. hey coexi!ted 4ith the alien 0eo0le!>4hich4a! a di!a!ter for the. hi!7 too7 i! a 0icture of the)hurch7 trying to ove in and coexi!t 4ith eney force!that !hould not +e there.

9o!hua and the I!raelite! entering into their inheritance i!

a 0attern for you and e. Do not fold your ar! and !ay7?It:! all our!.? ou are +ound to +e di!a00ointed. And donot +e di!couraged if you find your!elf involved intreendou! +attle!. It i! 0art of the 0roce!!.

)E%N# 'ESTO'ED TO O,' %NE'%TANCE

A relevant 0a!!age in O+adiah7 one of the !horte!t of allthe 0ro0hetic +oo8!7 deliver! a 0o4erful e!!age a+out+eing re!tored to our inheritance. Her!e 1' 0icture! there!toration of I!rael at the clo!e of thi! age. It i! under4ayat 0re!ent7 although it ha! uch farther to go.

On -o&nt Mion there shall 6e $eliverance an$ thereshall 6e holiness; the ho&se of Baco6 shall possess theirpossessions5 O6a$iah 1J



otice three crucial idea!; deliverance7 holine!! and od:!0eo0le 0o!!e!!ing their 0o!!e!!ion!. It i! 0o!!i+le to have0o!!e!!ion! that 4e never 0o!!e!!.B he!e are the !te0!7

according to a very !i0le outline7 +y 4hich od:! 0eo0le4ill +e re!tored to their inheritance.

I a intiately involved in I!rael and the 5iddle Ea!t7though I a not 9e4i!h. 5y vie4 of hi!tory i! that the

9e4!7 +ecau!e of di!o+edience7 have +een exiled for!oething li8e nineteen centurie! fro their od-given

inheritance. At 0re!ent they are on their 4ay +ac8.

hi! i! true not only of I!rael +ut of od:! other covenant0eo0le7 the )hurch. For alo!t the !ae 0eriod of tie7the )hurch ha! +een exiled fro her od-giveninheritance in )hri!t. If you co0are the )hurch0ortrayed in the +oo8 of Act! 4ith the )hurch do4n

through the centurie!7 you 4ould have to agree there i!little corre!0ondence +et4een the. I!rael returning toher geogra0hical inheritance7 then7 i! a 0attern andchallenge for the )hurch returning to her !0iritualinheritance in )hri!t. he !te0! are the !ae; deliverance7holine!!7 0o!!e!!ing our 0o!!e!!ion!.

In the 0reviou! !ection7 and again at the +eginning of thi!cha0ter7 4e loo8ed at the five for! of deliveranceidentified in the +oo8 of alatian!. he!e deliverance! aree!!ential if od ! 0eo0le are to regain their inheritance.or 4ill 4e clai our inheritance 4ithout holine!!.

$ee+er "e+re4! 1/;1;

) one offering e has perfecte$ forever those !hoare 6eing sanctifie$ /or a$e hol05



A! 4e 0rogre!! in holine!!7 in other 4ord!7 4e are oving+ac8 into our inheritance.

"E'E DOES FA%T CO-E %N8

o4 4e coe to the 0ractical a!0ect; "o4 can 4ea00ro0riate the 0rovi!ion ade for u! +y the cro!! hefir!t thing 4e have to e0ha!ie i! faith;

"itho&t faith it is ipossi6le to please i for he

!ho coes to #o$ &st 6elieve that e is an$ that eis a re!ar$er of those !ho $iligentl see7 i5

e6re!s 11.

It i! no u!e trying to 0lea!e od 4ithout faith@ that i!i0o!!i+le. 6hat u!t 4e +elieve According to "e+re4!

11;%7 4e u!t +elieve t4o thing! concerning od; ?that "ei!7 and that "e i! a re4arder of tho!e 4ho diligently !ee8"i.?

5o!t 0eo0le +elieve od exi!t!. hat i! not enough. ouu!t +elieve that if you !ee8 od diligently7 "e 4illre4ard you. Faith i! e!!ential7 +ut !oething el!e i!e!!ential7 too; diligence.

Exaine the (i+le carefully and !ee if you can findanything in it that !0ea8! 4ell of laine!!. It doe! not haveone good 4ord to !ay for laine!!= he (i+le conden!drun8enne!!7 +ut it conden! laine!! far ore !everely.Soe of our value! in the )hurch are di!torted7 ho4ever7+ecau!e 4e conden 0eo0le 4ho are drun8 and tolerate0eo0le 4ho are lay.



ot only i! faith nece!!ary7 +ut diligence i! al!o e!!ential.od ha! no re4ard! for laine!!. hi! re<uire! adu!ted0rioritie!= 6e need to have faith that if 4e !ee8 oddiligently7 4e 4ill +e re4arded.

here 4ill +e tie! 4hen you +elieve that you are !ee8ingod diligently7 yet you !ee to get no re4ard. I a !ure Ia not the only 0er!on to 4ho thi! ha! ha00ened=B hi!i! 4hen you u!t hold on in faith. "e+re4! !ay! odre4ard! tho!e 4ho !ee8 "i diligently. 6hether you !eeit or feel it7 4hatever ha00en!7 your re4ard i! !ure. It ay

not coe 4hen you ex0ect it. It ay not coe the 4ayyou ex0ect it. (ut it i! !ure. od re4ard! ?tho!e 4hodiligently !ee8 "i.?

O" DO "E #ET S,C FA%T8 Early on I de!cri+ed ho4 I lay !ic8 for a 4hole year in the

ho!0ital7 !ee8ing faith de!0erately>and then od gavee I 4onderful Scri0ture. "o4 I than8 od for $oan!1/;1'= It 4a! a ray of light in y dar8ne!!;

Faith coes 6 hearing an$ hearing 6 the !or$ of#o$5

hi! Scri0ture 4a! y lifeline out of the ho!0ital. It i! !tillvery real to e.

(ut let:! not over!i0lify it. Soe 0eo0le !ay faith coe!+y hearing the 6ord of od7 +ut that i! not exactly 4hatPaul !ay!. "e !ay! that 4hat coe! fro the 6ord of odi! hearing7 and 4hat coe! fro hearing i! faith. he!eare t4o !tage!. 6hen you ex0o!e your!elf to the 6ord ofod 4ith an o0en heart and ind7 4hat fir!t coe! i!hearing>the a+ility to hear 4hat od i! !aying. It



+ecoe! real to you. And then out of hearing develo0!faith.

#%@E #OD T%-E

he 0ro+le i!7 any of u! do not allo4 the tie neededfor hearing to 0roduce faith. ou have to ex0o!e your!elfto the 6ord of od 4ithout !etting tie liit!. hat i! onething I have di!covered in y 4al8 4ith the &ord>not to!et tie liit! for od. If 4e +egin to 0ray 8no4ing 4ehave only half an hour7 4e 4ill receive only 4hat 4e can

get in half an hour. If 4e have the attitude7 on the otherhand7 that 4e are here to hear fro od 4ith no tieliit!7 it i! different.

od doe! not offer in!tant faith. 6e are !o u!ed to in!tanteverything that 4e a!!ue od deal! that 4ay7 too. 5anyin the )hurch thin8 od i! !oe 8ind of heavenly vending

achine. Find the right coin7 0ut it in the right !lot andget the right !oft drin8. od i! not li8e that. "e i! not aachine@ "e i! a Per!on. ou have to relate to "i in avery 0er!onal 4ay to get the re!ult!.

So I !ugge!t you 0re0are to give ore tie than o!t)hri!tian! 0re!ently give to hearing 4hat od i! !aying toyou through "i! 6ord. If you do not ta8e tie forhearing7 all you 4ill do i! read the (i+le. Faith doe! notcoe +y leading the (i+le@ it coe! +y hearing fro odthrough the (i+le. "earing fir!t7 then faith.

*ET #OD SPEA9 TO +O,

In $oan! 1/;1' the ree8 for ?4ord? i! rhea. It refer!not to the 6ord of od e!ta+li!hed forever in heaven for4hich the ree8 4ord i! logo!B7 +ut to the 4ord od i!



!0ea8ing to you at any given oent. A! 9e!u! !aid in5atthe4 ;7 ?5an !hall not live +y +read alone7 +ut +yevery 4ord JrheaK that 0roceed! fro the outh ofod.?

6e do not live +y a 0rinted volue called the (i+le7 if Ican 0ut it that 4ay@ 4e live +y the 6ord ade real to u!0er!onally at any oent +y the "oly S0irit. he (i+lecon!i!t! of 4hite !heet! of 0a0er 4ith +lac8 ar8! onthe. ho!e +lac8 ar8! do u! no good. 6hat tran!for!the into !oething that 0roduce! faith i! the "oly S0irit7

4ho a8e! the 6ord of od a living 4ord. It then+ecoe! a rhea.

During tho!e fir!t onth! in the (riti!h Ary 4hen I 4a!!tudying the (i+le a! a 0hilo!o0her7 I felt it 4a! y duty to8no4 4hat the (i+le had to !ay. here 4a! nothing in itthat attracted e@ I !i0ly felt I could not !0ea8 4ith

authority a+out the (i+le if I did not 8no4 4hat it !aid.$eading the (i+le 4a! 4eari!oe= Only deterination8e0t e going. o +oo8 i! going to +eat e7 I thought. I:ll !tart at the+eginning and read it through to the end.

hen7 after nine onth!7 I had a !u0ernatural encounter4ith 9e!u! in the iddle of the night. It 4a! not anintellectual deci!ion +ut an ex0erience. he next day74hen I 0ic8ed u0 the (i+le7 it 4a! totally different= It 4a!

u!t a! if there 4ere only t4o 0er!on! in the univer!e>od and I. he (i+le 4a! no4 the voice of od !0ea8ing toe 0er!onally. It 4a! draatic=

hi! i! 4here each of u! ha! to coe. 6hatever it ta8e!7don:t !to0 !hort of a relation!hi0 4ith od in 4hich "i!



6ord !0ea8! to you 0er!onally. Fir!t you need to cultivatehearing. hen out of that coe! faith=

O" TO 'EAD TE )%)*E

5ay I offer t4o !ugge!tion! on ho4 to a00roach theScri0ture!

AS #ODS "O'D

Paul ex0re!!ed 0ride in the he!!alonian )hri!tian!7

telling the they 4ere an exa0le to all the other)hri!tian! around. "e !tated one rea!on for their !ucce!!in 1 he!!alonian! 2;13;

"hen o& receive$ the !or$ of #o$ !hich o& hear$fro &s o& !elcoe$ it not as the !or$ of en 6&tas it is in tr&th the !or$ of #o$ !hich also effectivel

!or7s in o& !ho 6elieve5

6hen you receive Scri0ture not a! the 4ord of en>noton the !ae level 4ith huan 4riting! and huan4i!do7 +ut a! od "i!elf !0ea8ing to you>it 4ill do it!4or8 in you. 6hen you o0en your heart +y faith to od:!6ord7 it 4ill do in you 4hat od ha! !aid it 4ill do. It?effectively 4or8! in you 4ho +elieve.?

"%T -EE9NESS

A !econd re<uireent i! found in the e0i!tle of 9ae!;

*a asi$e all filthiness an$ overflo! of !ic7e$nessan$ receive !ith ee7ness the iplante$ !or$ !hichis a6le to save o&r so&ls5

Baes 1.21



6hat doe! it ean to receive od:! 6ord 4ith ee8ne!!It ean! ac8no4ledging that od i! the teacher and 4eare the 0u0il!. 6e do not tell od ho4 "e !hould run the

univer!e7 nor ho4 "e !hould anage our live!. 6ithhuility 4e let "i teach u!.

9u!t recently I cae u0 4ith a ne4 definition of faith7 avery !i0le one; Faith i! ta8ing od !eriou!ly. $eading the(i+le 4ith faith i! ta8ing !eriou!ly everything od !ay!.6hen od !ay!7 ?Do thi!7? 4e do it.

"ere i! an exa0le. If you catch on to thi!7 it 4ill changeyour life=

Fir!t he!!alonian! #;1* !ay!7 ?In everything give than8!.?In ho4 any thing! In everything. Do you +elieve thatDo you ta8e it !eriou!ly Do you do it

6hen you 0ut on your clothe!7 than8 od for yourclothe!. (ear in ind that any do not have enough to4ear. 6hat do you do 4hen you 0ut your !hoe! on 5anyin the 4orld do not have !hoe!. 6hen you get into the car7than8 od for your car. 6hen you drive along thehigh4ay7 than8 od for the high4ay. Even if it i! aed 4ith car!7 it too8 a lot of oney andla+or to +uild that road. Do not ta8e it for granted.

In other 4ord!7 do not u!t than8 od !0oradically 4henit coe! to your ind7 +ut a8e it a ha+it to than8 "i ineverything. It 4ill tran!for you=

hi! i! an exa0le of 4hat I ean +y receiving 4ithee8ne!! the 6ord of od. ou ay +e !aying7 ?hat



doe!n:t !ound rea!ona+le to e. After all7 I 0aid for yclothe! and y !hoe! and y car.? o7 receive "i! 6ord4ith ee8ne!!. Say7 ?O8ay7 &ord7 our 6ord !ay! to than8

ou7 !o I 4ill than8 ou for all the!e thing!.?

-O@%N# F'O- *E#A* TO EPE'%ENT%A*

I clo!e thi! cha0ter 4ith a !uary on ho4 to ove frontthe legal to the ex0eriential through a00lying od:! 6ortB.

9e!u! !aid;

:See7 first the 7ing$o of #o$ an$ is righteo&sness5:

-atthe! .33

ive od and "i! 6ord 0riority in your life overeverything el!e. See8 od and "i! 6ord fir!t. $ee+er

to !0end enough tie in the 6ord to really +uild yourfaith. $eceive Scri0ture a! od:! 0er!onal 4ord to you.And receive "i! 6ord 4ith ee8ne!!7 duly o+eying it!coand!.

&et the!e thing! ta8e 0riority over everything el!e in yourlife. 6hen your 0rioritie! are adu!ted and you have theattitude to4ard od and "i! 6ord that 0erit! faith tocoe in7 you are on your 4ay to receiving 4hat od ha!0rovided for you. hen you can a00ro0riate all that 9e!u!0rovided through "i! death on the cro!!.




1. 6hat i! the difference +et4een legal and ex0eriential

2. According to O+adiah 1'7 ho4 can 4e +e re!tored toour inheritance

3. 6hat are !oe 0ractical !te0! 4e can ta8e toa00ro0riate the 0rovi!ion ade +y the cro!!

. 6hat do 4e need to do to !tart oving fro the legalto the ex0eriential



CAPTE' 1JO&r Personal #&i$e ToAll(%ncl&sive Salvation

6e have !een that the !acrifice of 9e!u! on the cro!!0rovided everything that 4ill ever +e needed7 for tieand eternity7 for every +eliever. It i! co0lete7 +ut oura00ro0riation of it i! 0rogre!!ive. "o4 do 4e enter into

all that od ha! 0rovided through the !acrifice of 9e!u! onthe cro!!

In the 0reviou! cha0ter I 0ointed out the fir!t e!!entialre<uireent; faith. he 0er!on 4ho coe! to od u!t+elieve. Faith i! not an o0tion. According to "e+re4! 11;%you u!t +elieve that od exi!t! and that "e re4ard!

tho!e 4ho !ee8 "i diligently.

In thi! cha0ter 4e !ee another re<uireent; learning torelate to the "oly S0irit. he S0irit guide! u! toa00ro0riate all the 0rovi!ion! of )hri!t:! atoneent. "e0er!onally 4ill lead you to 4hat you need.

Salvation i! not u!t getting your !in! forgiven>although7than8 od7 that i! an e!!ential 0art of it= Salvation i! thetotal 0rovi!ion of od for "i! 0eo0le through the !acrificeof 9e!u!.

In cha0ter I !0o8e a+out the ree8 4ord !oo7 norallytran!lated ?!ave.? I 0ointed out that the 4ord !oo i! u!ed

in the go!0el! for healing the !ic87 delivering 0eo0le froevil !0irit!7 rai!ing the dead and the total 0re!ervation ofod:! 0eo0le. hi! one 4ord de!cri+e! all the!e +enefit!.



5y definition of !alvation7 then7 i! that it cover!everything 0rovided for u!>!0iritual7 0hy!ical7eotional7 aterial>+y the !acrifice of 9e!u! on the cro!!7for tie and for eternity.

(eing +orn again i! a one-tie ex0erience. It ha00en!once and +ring! you into !alvation. (eing !aved i! a0rogre!!ive ex0erience>!oething you have to 4al8 out7ex0lore and 0o!!e!!. Salvation i! li8e the land of )anaan74hich I!rael 4a! re<uired to con<uer in !tage!.

In P!al '* 4e find that !alvation cover! everything oddid for "i! 0eo0le fro Egy0t to the Proi!ed &and. Itinclude! every act of ercy and +le!!ing and 0rovi!ion. Itcover! their deliverance out of Egy0t7 their 0a!!agethrough the $ed Sea7 the coing of the cloud u0on the7the 0rovi!ion of anna7 the !u00ly of 4ater fro theroc87 the fact! that their clothe! and !hoe! never 4ore out

and that "e drove out the nation! +efore the. All thi!and ore i! !ued u0 in that one 4ord !alvation.(ut I!rael 4a! un+elieving and di!o+edient and ?!0o8eagain!t od? ver!e 1,B.

The *O'D hear$ this an$ !as f&rio&s; so a fire !as7in$le$ against Baco6 an$ anger also cae &p against%srael 6eca&se the $i$ not 6elieve in #o$ an$ $i$ nottr&st in is salvation5

verses 21(22 ephasis a$$e$

6hat 4a! the I!raelite!: +a!ic 0ro+le hey did not+elieve in od or tru!t in "i! full !alvation. It i! a00arentfro thi! 0a!!age that un+elief a8e! od angry.

)ould it +e that the !ae 0ro+le i! often true of the)hurch 6e do not +elieve in od a! "e 4ant! u! to



+elieve. 6e do not tru!t in "i! co0lete 0rovi!ion forevery need. et od 4ant! u! to tru!t "i for everything.

In $oan! *;32 od declare! that "i! 0rovi!ion for u!

include! ?all thing!.? hi! ver!e i! li8e a +lan8 chec8. odha! !igned the chec8 and 0ut your nae on it7 +ut "e ha!not 4ritten in the aount. ou 4rite in 4hatever youneed=

e !ho $i$ not spare is o!n Son 6&t $elivere$ i&p for &s all ho! shall e not !ith i also freel

give &s all things8 ephasis a$$e$

If od 4a! 4illing to give 9e!u! to die on the cro!!>theo!t 0reciou! trea!ure in the univer!e7 the 0o!!e!!ionclo!e!t to od:! o4n heart>there can +e nothing el!e that"e 4ill 4ithhold. (ear in ind that 4ithout 9e!u! you

have no clai on anything fro od exce0t udgent.(ut 4ith "i and +ecau!e of "i7 od 4ill give you allyou need. here i! nothing ore to +e done@ there i! noextra charge. od give! you all thing! freely.

hat i! all-inclu!ive !alvation. It coe! through the gift ofthe !acrifice of 9e!u! on the cro!!. (ut 4e cannot enterinto thi! full !alvation until 4e recognie the 0art that the"oly S0irit 0lay!.

"AT DOES TE O*+ SP%'%T DO8

he ree8 language u!e! three gender!>a!culine7feinine and neuter. he ree8 4ord for S0irit i! 0neua

>4ind7 +reath or !0irit>and it i! neuter. he correct0ronoun to !u+!titute for S0irit7 therefore7 4ould +e it.(ut 4hen 9e!u! !0o8e a+out the "oly S0irit>in 9ohn



1%;137 for exa0le> "e did not !ay it @ "e !aid He; ?6hen He7 the S0irit of truth7 ha! coe.?

hu! the la4! of graar are +ro8en in thi! 0a!!age.

9e!u! i! e0ha!iing that in !0ite of noral graaticalu!age7 the "oly S0irit i! not an it +ut a "e. he "oly S0iriti! a! uch a Per!on a! od the Father and od the Son.

One of the 8ey! to !ucce!! in the )hri!tian life i! learningto relate to the "oly S0irit a! a Per!on. If 4e invite "i inand fulfill the condition!7 the "oly S0irit 4ill coe to u!

a! a Per!on. 6e u!t learn to relate to "i a! a Per!on.5a8e friend! 4ith "i@ "e i! a good Per!on to +e friendly4ith=

6hat doe! the "oly S0irit do to hel0 u! a00ro0riate all the0rovi!ion! of )hri!t:! atoneent

E AD-%N%ST'ATES SA*@AT%ON

he "oly S0irit i! the !ole Adini!trator of !alvation. "ehold! the 8ey to the !torehou!e of all od:! 0rovi!ion!. "eo0en! the trea!ure hou!e of od and give! u! 4hat 4eneed. et "e i! one of the o!t neglected 0er!on! in the)hurch= Even Penteco!tal! and chari!atic!7 4ho tal8 alot a+out the "oly S0irit7 often ignore "i. If you 4ant to receive your inheritance and get 4hat odha! 0rovided7 a8e friend! 4ith the "oly S0irit. In 9ohn1% 9e!u! 4a! getting ready to leave "i! di!ci0le! and 4a!0re0aring the for 4hat 4a! to coe.



:% tell o& the tr&th5 %t is to o&r a$vantage that % goa!a; for if % $o not go a!a the elper /the olSpirit0 !ill not coe to o&; 6&t if % $epart % !ill sen$i to o&5:

verse J

otice that 9e!u! 4a! tal8ing a+out an exchange of0er!on!. ?I a! a Per!on a going +ac8 to heaven7? "e 4a!!aying7 ?+ut in 5y 0lace I 4ill !end another Per!on.? hen"e !aid !oe thing aaing; ?It i! to your advantage that Igo. In other 4ord!7 you:ll +e +etter off 4ith 5e in heaven

and the "oly S0irit on earth7 than you are no4 4ith 5eon earth and the "oly S0irit in heaven.?

5o!t )hri!tian! do not !ee thi!. 6e thin8 ho4 4onderfulit 4ould +e to have lived +ac8 in the day! 4hen 9e!u! 4a!on earth 4ith "i! di!ci0le!. It 4ould +e 4onderful7 +ut

9e!u! 4a! !aying7 ?hat 4a! u!t a tran!itional !tage. o4

it i! to your advantage that I leave you and the "oly S0iritta8e! 5y 0lace on earth. hen fro heaven I 4ill +e a+leto 4or8 through the S0irit every4here on earth at the!ae tie7 4ithout +eing liited to a 0hy!ical +ody. So iti! to your advantage that I leave you.?

"e uide! C! into ruth and Point! to 9e!u! 9e!u! goe! onto !ay;

:"hen e the Spirit of tr&th has coe e !ill g&i$eo& into all tr&th; for e !ill not spea7 on is o!na&thorit /% prefer e !ill not spea7 fro iself 6&t

!hatever e hears e !ill spea7; an$ e !ill tell o&things to coe5:

Bohn 1.13



he "oly S0irit i! the Per!on in the univer!e 4ho lea!tattract! attention to "i!elf. hat i! 4hy7 in a !en!e7 4etend to ignore "i. 9e!u! !aid that 4hen the "oly S0iritcoe!7 "e !ay! nothing fro "i!elf7 +ut only 4hat "e

hear! the Father and Son !ay. o 4ho doe! the "olyS0irit dra4 attention o 9e!u!7 4ho !aid7 ?"e 4ill glorify5e? 9ohn 1%;1B.

One of the great te!t! of 4hether !oething i! fro the"oly S0irit i! not the aount of noi!e it 0roduce!7 +ut4hether it glorifie! 9e!u!. If it exalt! a huan 0er!onality

or focu!e! on a doctrine or denoination7 it i! not the4or8 of the "oly S0irit. he "oly S0irit doe! not glorifytho!e thing!. $ather7 "e glorifie! 9e!u!.

If 4e 4ant to attract the "oly S0irit>an activity 4ell4orth engaging in=>4e !hould ta8e tie to 0rai!e and liftu0 the nae of 9e!u!. hen the "oly S0irit 4ill !ay to

"i!elf7 o4 that:! 4hat I li8e to hear. I:ll go and !0end!oe tie 4ith tho!e 0eo0le.

It i! 4orth4hile learning 4hat the "oly S0irit li8e! andeeting "i! re<uireent!.

E E*PS ,S D%SCE'N T',T

ot only 4ill the "oly S0irit guide u! into all truth7 +ut "ei! the only relia+le uide. 9ohn 4rote to the early)hri!tian!7 ?ou have an anointing fro the "oly One7and you 8no4 all thing!? 1 9ohn 2;2/B. 9ohn 4a! referringto the "oly S0irit. 6ould that od:! 0eo0le today had thatanointing to di!cern +et4een 4hat i! true and 4hat i!fal!e= Often ?S0irit-filled? )hri!tian! are the ea!ie!t 0eo0leon earth to fool. hey have not learned to di!tingui!h+et4een the noi!y7 the fle!hly7 the o!tentatiou! and that



4hich glorifie! 9e!u!. &oo8 at 9ohn 1%;1-1#;

:/The Spirit0 !ill glorif -e for e !ill ta7e of !hat is-ine an$ $eclare it to o&5 All things that the Father

has are -ine5 Therefore % sai$ that e !ill ta7e of-ine an$ $eclare it to o&5:

otice the ode!ty of 9e!u!= "e doe! not 4ant to leave u!4ith the i0re!!ion that "e i! the original o4ner ofanything. "e !ay!7 ?It i! 5ine only +ecau!e the Father gaveit to 5e.? 6hat a +eautiful exa0le of glorifying another=

he "oly S0irit glorifie! 9e!u!7 and 9e!u! glorifie! theFather. hen "e-0oint! u! to the "oly S0irit. "e !ay!7?6hen the "oly S0irit coe!7 "e 4ill ta8e of 4hat i! 5ineand declare or reveal or i0art it to you.?

So 4e !ee that the "oly S0irit hold! the 8ey to the!torehou!e of the trea!ure! of od. All that the Father and

the Son have i! adini!tered +y the "oly S0irit. 5any)hri!tian! !tudy doctrine7 +ut they have never adefriend! 4ith the "oly S0irit. (ut it really i! 4orth a8ingfriend! 4ith "i=

A )%)*%CA* P%CT,'E

6e in the )hurch have a 4onderful uide and Protectoron our long ourney through life; the "oly S0irit. ene!i!2 give! a +eautiful 0icture of "i! role7 in the !tory ofA+raha finding a +ride for hi! !on I!aac.

?I 4ill not ta8e a +ride for y !on fro the daughter! of)anaan7? A+raha !ay!7 reflecting a ty0ical 5iddleEa!tern 0ractice to thi! day. ?She u!t +e fro y o4nclan.? So the 0atriarch !end! hi! !te4ard to hi! o4n0eo0le to find the right girl and +ring her +ac8.



In thi! !tory A+raha i! a ty0e of od the Father. I!aac7the only +egotten !on7 i! a ty0e of 9e!u! )hri!t. $e+e8ah7the cho!en +ride7 i! a ty0e of the )hurch. One ore

character7 the !ervant7 4ho i! never naed7 i! a ty0e ofthe "oly S0irit. ene!i! 2 i! the "oly S0irit:! !elf-0ortrait7+ut "e never !ign! it.

hat unnaed !ervant !et! out 4ith ten cael! laden4ith gift!. If you have !0ent any tie in the 5iddle Ea!t7a! I have7 you realie ho4 uch a cael can carry=B

Siilarly7 4hen the "oly S0irit coe!7 "e doe! not coee0ty-handed. "e ha! ten cael! 4ith "i7 laden 4ithgift!. ou really are fooli!h if you do not a8e friend!4ith "i=B

6hen the !ervant coe! to the 4ell in !earch of the rightgirl7 he 0ray!7 ?od of y a!ter A+raha7 I a!8 that the

tight one 4ill offer 4ater not only for e?>4hich anyone4ould give>?+ut for y cael!7 too.?

Since a cael can drin8 forty gallon! of 4ater7 and the!ervant ha! ten cael!7 that young 4oan 4ould +e0u0ing u0 to four hundred gallon! of 4ater. Any girl4ho 4ould do that i! not u!t 8ind and 0retty7 +ut !he ha!u!cle. 6hat a 4ife !he 4ould a8e=

hi! al4ay! reind! e of a coent fro a young anin Africa7 4here for five year! I trained !tudent! to+ecoe teacher!. I 4ould 4al8 around 4ith y !tudent!and a!8 the <ue!tion! 4ithout 4arning. Once I a!8edthi! young an7 ?ell e7 4hat 8ind of girl do you 4ant toarry? 6ithout +rea8ing !tride he an!4ered7 ?She u!t+e +ro4n and u!cular.? I don:t 8no4 exactly 4hat color$e+e8ah 4a!7 +ut I guarantee !he 4a! not 4hite7 and !he



certainly 4a! u!cular=

6hile the !ervant i! !tanding +y the 4ell7 along coe! ayoung 4oan7 to 4ho the !ervant !ay!7 ?ive e 4ater7

0lea!e7? and !he !ay!7 ?Drin87 and I:ll give your cael! adrin87 too.

hat i! a 0icture of the )hurch=>not a delicate young lady4ho !it! in the front !eat and !ing! hyn!7 +ut a 4oan4ith u!cle! 0re0ared to 4or8 and to lay do4n her life.he !ervant !ay! to hi!elf7 hi! i! the girl.

After the !ervant eet! $e+e8ah:! faily and tell! the ofA+raha:! de!ire to find a 4ife for hi! !on7 they 0ut the<ue!tion to $e+e8ah; ?6ill you go 4ith thi! an?Deciding her de!tiny7 !he !ay!7 ?I 4ill go.?

hat i! faith. She ha! 8no4n the !ervant le!! than 2

hour!7 +ut !he !et! out on a long7 dangerou! ourney 4ithhi a! her !ole guide and 0rotector. 6e7 too7 a! the)hurch7 have a long and dangerou! ourney +efore 4eeet our (ridegroo7 +ut 4e have a 4onderful uideand Protector7 the "oly S0irit.

Furtherore7 $e+e8ah ha! never !een the an !he i!going to arry. All !he 8no4! a+out I!aac7 !he ha!learned fro the !ervant. All 4e 4ill ever 8no4 a+out

9e!u!7 until 4e eet "i7 4e learn fro the "oly S0irit.6e 4ill i!! a lot if 4e do not cultivate a dee07 intiaterelation!hi0 4ith the S0irit.

'E*+ ON TE SP%'%T FO' -%N%ST'+

$oan! *;17 4hich 4e have loo8ed at already7 i! ani0ortant 0a!!age for tho!e 4ho de!ire to 0re0are



the!elve! for ini!try in the (ody of )hri!t;

As an as are le$ 6 the Spirit of #o$ these are sonsof #o$5

Paul u!e! the continuing 0re!ent ten!e; a! any a! areregularly led +y the S0irit of od. 6ho are od:! !on!ho!e 4ho are led regularly +y the S0irit. In other 4ord!7I a living a! a !on of od 4hen I a +eing led regularly+y "i! S0irit.

ou7 too7 need to +e led not +y rule!7 0rinci0le!7techni<ue!7 0rocedure! and all the re!t7 +ut +y od:!S0irit. ou ay have learned variou! rule! or 0rinci0le!or 0rocedure! or techni<ue!7 and I a not !aying tho!eare 4rong. (ut it i! 4rong to rely on the co0letely.here i! only one Per!on 4e can rely on co0letely; the"oly S0irit. If 4e rely on "i7 "e 4ill guide u! to any

rule7 0rinci0le7 0rocedure or techni<ue that i!a00ro0riate. (ut if 4e rely !olely on the rule!7 4e 4ill getonly 4hat huan re!ource! have to offer.

A! )hri!tian! 4e !hould +e a+le to offer the 4orld orethan that. For exa0le7 a 0rofe!!ional 0!ychologi!t ha! hi!rule! and coe! u0 4ith a diagno!i! that ay or ay not+e right. (ut 4e are called to do ore than that. 6e havea 4onderful Friend 4ho!e nae i! the "oly S0irit. "e0lace! divine7 !u0ernatural re!ource! at our di!0o!al.

Plea!e don:t +ecoe an aateur 0!ychiatri!t=P!ychiatri!t! can +e dangerou!7 +ut aateur P!ychiatri!t!can +e extreely dangerou!. 6hen !oeone coe! toyou for coun!eling7 don:t go iediately do4n a li!t of!y0to!. $ely on the "oly S0irit. "e ay guide you tothe li!t of !y0to!7 and the li!t ay +e right>yet you



cannot rely on it. ou can rely only on the S0irit "i!elf.

Soe 0eo0le u!e the coun!eling techni<ue of ta8ing youall the 4ay +ac8 fro your 0re!ent age to childhood7

infancy and then to the 4o+. (ut 4hen 9e!u!encountered the Saaritan 4oan at the 4ell7 "e did notta8e her all the 4ay +ac8 to childhood and infancy@ "ehad a 4ord of 8no4ledge fro the "oly S0irit; ?ou havehad five hu!+and!7 and the one 4ho you no4 have i!not your hu!+and? 9ohn ;1*B. 9e!u! did not need to !ayanything ore@ that in!ight ex0o!ed her 4hole heart and

life to "i in!tantly.

5y fir!t 4ife7 &ydia7 4ho i! 4ith the &ord7 4a! a veryunu!ual lady +y any !tandard. She 4a! Dani!h7 and !he4a! a real Hi8ing=

Once7 4hen 4e 4ere conte0lating +uying a hou!e7 t4o

hard-+oiled real e!tate 4oen cae to tell u! a+out thehou!e they 4anted u! to +uy. hey 4ere deterined to!ell.

A! they !at together on the !ofa7 &ydia loo8ed at one ofthe and !aid !uddenly7 ?I thin8 your leg! are une<ual.6ould you li8e y hu!+and to 0ray for you?

"o4 could !he !ay no So I 8nelt in front of the realtor7di!covered her leg! 4ere7 indeed7 of une<ual length! and0rayed for her. he !hort leg gre4 out +efore our eye!.She 4a! in a !tate of !hoc8.

I oved <uic8ly over to the next 4oan.

?5ay I chec8 your leg!?



hey gre4 out7 too.

hen I !aid7 ?6hat a+out your ar!?

?Oh7 no7? !he !aid. ?hat:! enough=?

(ut fro that tie on4ard tho!e 4oen 4ere different0er!on!. In!tead of hard-+oiled realtor!7 they +ecae real0eo0le 4ith real 0ro+le! that they 4anted to !hare 4ith&ydia and e. And they !old u! a fine hou!e=

6ho ade the difference he "oly S0irit.

he "oly S0irit 4ill lead you to a00ro0riate all the0roi!e! of )hri!t:! atoneent. "e hold! the 8ey to the!torehou!e of all od:! 0rovi!ion!. And "e 4ill +e your0er!onal uide.


1. 6hat one 4ord de!cri+e! all the +enefit! 4e receive +ythe !acrifice of 9e!u! on the cro!!

2. I! there anything7 according to $oan! *;327 that od4ithhold! fro u!

3. 6hat 0art doe! the "oly S0irit 0lay in our entering intofull !alvation

. 6ho hold! the 8ey to the !torehou!e of od:! 0rovi!ion7and 4hat i! our relation!hi0 4ith that Per!on



CAPTE' 1Possessing O&r Possessions

In the 0reviou! cha0ter! 4e !a4 that through the !acrificeof 9e!u! on the cro!!7 od ha! 0rovided for u! a co0leteand 0erfect !alvation7 ?0erfect in every re!0ect7 0erfect inevery a!0ect.? od ha! al!o ade availa+le to u! a divineuide to lead u! into our inheritance. hat uide i! the"oly S0irit.

6e loo8ed at the ex0erience of 9o!hua and the children ofI!rael a! a 0attern of ho4 od +rought "i! 0eo0le intotheir inheritance. In 9o!hua 1;2 od !aid7 ?I a giving? theland. hen in ver!e 3 od !aid7 ?I have given? the land.Fro then on7 legally7 the land +elonged to the I!raelite!7even though they had not yet +egun to occu0y it. 6hat4a! legally their! had to +ecoe their! in ex0erience.

Exactly the !ae i! true for u!7 in re!0ect to the !acrificeof 9e!u! on the cro!!. 9e!u! ha! done it all. "e ha!0rovided a !alvation that i! 0erfect7 co0lete and all-inclu!ive. (ut 4e have to ove fro the legal to theex0eriential@ the cro!! ha! to +ecoe real in our live!. 6ehave to a00ro0riate in reality the full 0rovi!ion that 9e!u!ha! ade for u!. hi! i! not a !ingle ex0erience +ut a0rogre!!ive !erie! of ex0erience!.

6e al!o loo8ed at variou! u!e! in the e4 e!taent ofthe 4ord !alvation. 6e !a4 that it include! a nu+er ofdifferent 4ay! that 9e!u! 4or8! in our live!. "i! !alvationi! not confined erely to the forgivene!! of !in. It al!o

include! 0hy!ical healing7 deliverance fro deon!7 evenrai!ing a 0er!on fro the dead. All thi! and ore i!



included in the one co0rehen!ive 4ord !alvation.

All thi! ha! +een ade availa+le to u!. &egally it i! alreadyour! through faith in )hri!t. (ut li8e 9o!hua and the

I!raelite! 4e have to 0a!! fro the legal to theex0eriential. he +a!ic !cri0tural 0attern +y 4hich 4e dothi! 4a! e!ta+li!hed on the Day of Penteco!t7 a! recordedin Act! 2;3*-3,.

After Peter had de!cri+ed the life7 death and re!urrectionof 9e!u!7 the convicted +ut !till unconverted ultitude

cried out7 ?5en and +rethren7 4hat !hall 4e do? ver!e3'B. In re!0on!e7 Peter7 a! the !0o8e!an of od and ofthe )hurch7 !tated three !ucce!!ive re<uireent!; $e0ent7+e +a0tied7 receive the "oly S0irit. he!e are the three!cri0tural !te0! through 4hich 4e ay enter into the full!alvation that 9e!u! ha! o+tained for u!. 6e 4ill +rieflycon!ider7 in turn7 4hat i! contained in each of the!e.

15 'epent

For a full under!tanding of re0entance7 4e need toexaine the different 4ord! u!ed in the ree8 of the e4e!taent and in the "e+re4 of the Old e!taent. heree8 ver+ metanoo ean! ?to change your ind.?E!!entially it i! a deci!ion. he "e+re4 4ord shub ean!?to turn +ac8? or ?to turn around.? It i! an action.

6hen 4e co+ine the!e t4o 4ord!7 4e get a co0lete0icture of re0entance. It i! a deci!ion follo4ed +y anaction. Fir!t I a8e a deci!ion. hen I follo4 it u0 4ith thea00ro0riate action.

A vivid exa0le of thi! i! 0rovided +y the 0ara+le of theProdigal Son in &u8e 1#;11 -32. Fir!t he ade a deci!ion;



?I 4ill ari!e and go to y father? ver!e 1*B. hen hefollo4ed it u0 +y the a00ro0riate action; "e turnedaround and 4ent +ac8 hoe +y the 4ay he had coe.

Alternatively7 to u!e a conte0orary exa0le7 re0entancei! a8ing a C-turn. ou have +een traveling in the 4rongdirection. ou !to07 a8e a 1*/-degree turn and +egin totravel in the o00o!ite direction. our re0entance i! notco0lete until you actually +egin to travel in the ne4direction.

od:! re<uireent of re0entance 4a! !tated fir!t +y theforerunner of 9e!u!7 9ohn the (a0ti!t7 in 5atthe4 3;2;?$e0ent7 for the 8ingdo of heaven i! at hand=? It 4a!reiterated +y 9e!u! "i!elf in 5ar8 1;1#; ?he 8ingdo ofod i! at hand. $e0ent7 and +elieve in the go!0el.?

Cnfortunately a gt eat deal of 0reaching today alo!t

co0letely oit! thi! fir!t !te0 4e need to ta8e; re0ent.

A fe4 year! ago I 4a! a!!i!ting in a +ig eeting inSouthea!t A!ia. 5o!t of the 0eo0le 4ere fro a )hine!e+ac8ground@ very fe4 4ere failiar 4ith the (i+le. he0reacher gave !oe good teaching on ho4 to +e healedthrough the 6ord of od7 +ut he did not u!e the 4ordre0ent. hen he !aid7 ?If you 4ant healing7 coe for4ardand 0ray.?

I found y!elf trying to ini!ter to !oe of the !core! of0eo0le 4ho !urged to the front. heir +ac8ground!included ance!tor 4or!hi07 occult 0ractice! and idolatry7and they 4anted 9e!u! on to0 of all that= (ut 9e!u! 4illnever agree to +eing an add-on to any other thing! inour live!. "e i! the uni<ue foundation of all )hri!tian+elief or "e i! nothing.



he 0reacher !hould have !aid7 ?urn fro the occult andfro your 4ic8ed 4ay!. ive u0 your ance!tor 4or!hi0and the idolatrou! 0ractice! you have lived 4ith for

generation!. 5a8e a clean +rea8 and coe to 9e!u!.? (utunfortunately re0entance 4a! not 0art of hi! e!!age.he re!ult of that eeting 4a! confu!ion rather thaneffective ini!try. Fe4 0eo0le7 if any7 got !aved7 +ecau!ethey had not et the fir!t re<uireent for !alvation;re0entance.

5any churche! today are 0ro0agating a e!!age!oething li8e thi!; ?If you 4ant to +e free of all your0ro+le!7 u!t coe and receive 9e!u!.? (ut receiving

9e!u! doe! not re!olve all your 0ro+le!. In fact7 initiallyyou ay encounter a 4hole ne4 !et of 0ro+le!=

he unvarying fir!t re<uireent for !alvation i!

re0entance. he e4 e!taent ac8no4ledge! no !uchthing a! +elieving for !alvation 4ithout re0enting. Ital4ay! 0ut! re0enting +efore +elieving. In &u8e 2;%-'the re!urrected )hri!t ex0lain! to "i! di!ci0le! thenece!!ity of "i! death;

:Th&s it is !ritten an$ th&s it !as necessar for theChrist /-essiah0 to s&ffer an$ to rise fro the $ea$the thir$ $a an$ that repentance an$ reission/forgiveness0 of sins sho&l$ 6e preache$ in is naeto all nations 6eginning at Ber&sale5:

6hat 4a! the e!!age of the o!0el that 9e!u! coittedto "i! di!ci0le! ot u!t the forgivene!! of !in!7 +utre0entance fir!t7 and then the forgivene!! of !in!.



&ater7 in Act! 2/;2/-217 a! Paul i! de!cri+ing hi! ini!tryin E0he!u!7 he !ay!;

:% 7ept 6ac7 nothing that !as helpf&l 6&t proclaie$

it to o& an$ ta&ght o& p&6licl an$ fro ho&se toho&se testifing to Be!s an$ also to #ree7srepentance to!ar$ #o$ an$ faith to!ar$ o&r *or$

Bes&s Christ5:

Paul outline! very !i0ly the e!!age he 0reached toeveryone7 9e4 or ree87 in 0u+lic or in 0rivate; $e0ent

and have faith to4ard od.

At the clo!e of the e4 e!taent7 in $evelation 2-37 9ohnrecord! the e!!age of 9e!u! to !even churche! in the0rovince of A!ia. o five of the "i! fir!t re<uireent4a! to re0ent. Alo!t certainly the 0ro0ortion ofchurche! today needing to re0ent 4ould +e no le!!.

Over the year! I have coun!eled )hri!tian! 4ith variou!8ind! of 0ro+le!. On thin8ing +ac8 over all that I heard7I concluded that in o!t ca!e! there 4a! one root0ro+le; the failure to re0ent. "ad the!e 0eo0le receivedand o+eyed the e!!age of re0entance7 in o!t ca!e! they4ould have had no further need for coun!eling. heir0ro+le! 4ould have di!!olved.

In our unredeeed condition7 the 0riary !in of 4hich4e all need to re0ent i! re+ellion again!t od. At the endof 6orld 6ar II7 the Allie! counicated to the Axi!0o4er! the condition on 4hich they 4ould a8e 0eace;unconditional !urrender. hey 4ould a8e 0eace on noother +a!i!. od lay! do4n the !ae ter!. "e 4ill nota8e 0eace on any other +a!i! than unconditional!urrender. o arguent!7 no deand!7 no excu!e!7 no



re!ervation!. Our une<uivocal re!0on!e u!t +e7 ?"ere Ia7 od. I !u+it= ell e 4hat to do.?

urning fro !in7 !u+itting your!elf to od and

coitting your!elf to the &ord!hi0 of 9e!u! i! truere0entance. hroughout Scri0ture it i! the 0riary7 non-negotia+le re<uireent for !alvation.

25 )e )aptiIe$

he ver+ +a0tie i! directly derived fro a ree8 4ord

that ean! ?to di0? or ?to ier!e? +eneath the !urface of4ater or !oe other fluid. A! a religiou! ordinance7 the 9e4i!h 0eo0le in the tie of 9e!u! already 0racticedcertain cereonie!7 4hich included +a0ti!. (a0ti! al!o0layed a central role in the ini!try of 9ohn the (a0ti!t.6hen 0eo0le re!0onded to hi! e!!age of re0entance7 here<uired the to +e +a0tied in the $iver 9ordan. 9ohn:!

+a0ti! 4a!7 therefore7 a 0u+lic ac8no4ledgent that a0er!on had re0ented of hi! !in!7 +ut it 4ent no furtherthan that.

9e!u! "i!elf !u+itted to 9ohn:! +a0ti! a! "e +egan "i!o4n ini!try. (ut the +a0ti! of 9e!u! 4a! not anac8no4ledgent or confe!!ion of !in7 +ecau!e 9e!u! hadcoitted no !in. In 5atthe4 3;1# 9e!u! ex0lained therea!on "e 4a! +a0tied; ?to fulfill all righteou!ne!!.? (y"i! !u+i!!ion to the +a0ti! of 9ohn7 9e!u! fulfilled7 orco0leted7 +y an out4ard act7 the inner righteou!ne!!that "e 0o!!e!!ed eternally. It 4a! the door4ay through4hich "e entered "i! o4n 0u+lic ini!try.

he ini!try of 9ohn the (a0ti!t7 ho4ever7 4a!tran!itional. It !ealed u0 the ini!try of the Olde!taent 0ro0het! and o0ened the 4ay for the ini!try



of 9e!u! and of the o!0el. Once 9e!u! had co0leted "i!earthly ini!try and 0aid the 0rice for our !in!7 the+a0ti! of 9ohn 4a! no longer valid. Act! 1,;1-# record!ho4 Paul encountered in E0he!u! certain di!ci0le! of

9ohn the (a0ti!t and ex0lained to the the full e!!age ofthe o!0el7 centering on the death and re!urrection of 9e!u!. After4ard the!e di!ci0le! of 9ohn 4ere +a0tied4ith )hri!tian +a0ti! in the nae of the &ord 9e!u!.

he di!tinctive feature of )hri!tian +a0ti! i! that it i! anact +y 4hich the 0er!on +eing +a0tied 0u+licly identifie!

hi!elf 4ith 9e!u! in "i! death7 +urial and re!urrection.Paul reinded the )olo!!ian! that they 4ere ?+uried 4ithJ)hri!tK in +a0ti!7 in 4hich you al!o 4ere rai!ed 4ith"i through faith in the 4or8ing of od7 4ho rai!ed "ifro the dead? )olo!!ian! 2;12B. In fulfillent of od:!0ur0o!e through the o!0el7 all tho!e 4ho claied!alvation through faith in the atoneent of 9e!u! 4ere

re<uired to give a 0u+lic te!tiony to thi! +y the act of+a0ti!. hi! 4a! a di!tinctive !ign that they 4erecoitting the!elve! to 9e!u! a! "i! di!ci0le!.

In non-)hri!tian counitie! around the 4orld7 !uch a!5u!li or "indu counitie!7 the 0u+lic act of +a0ti!ar8! a 0er!on out a! a di!ci0le of 9e!u!7 and it often0rovo8e! !trong reaction! fro the un+eliever!.

In 5ar8 1%;1#-1% 9e!u! !ent out "i! fir!t a0o!tle! 4ith thi!in!truction;

:#o into all the !orl$ an$ preach the gospel to evercreat&re5 e !ho 6elieves an$ is 6aptiIe$ !ill 6esave$; 6&t he !ho $oes not 6elieve !ill 6econ$ene$5:



)hri!tian +a0ti! i! not an addendu to the 0roce!! of!alvation@ it i! the con!uation of that 0roce!!. 9e!u! ha!not 0roi!ed !alvation to tho!e 4ho +elieve 4ithout+eing +a0tied7 and there i! no record in the e4

e!taent of any 0er!on 4ho claied !alvation throughfaith in )hri!t 4ithout +eing +a0tied.

he final e0ha!i! in )hri!tian +a0ti!7 ho4ever7 i! noton death or +urial7 +ut on re!urrection7 4hich o0en! thedoor to a totally ne4 !tyle of living. hi! i! +eautifully!ued u0 +y Paul in )olo!!ian! 3;1-;

%f then o& !ere raise$ !ith Christ see7 those things !hich are a6ove !here Christ is sitting at the righthan$ of #o$5 Set o&r in$ on things a6ove not onthings on the earth5 For o& $ie$ an$ o&r life ishi$$en !ith Christ in #o$5 "hen Christ !ho is o&r lifeappears then o& also !ill appear !ith i in glor5

35 'eceive the ol Spirit

hi! i! the third and culinating !te0 of the 0roce!! +y4hich 4e enter our inheritance in )hri!t. For a 0ro0erunder!tanding of 4hat i! involved7 4e need to recogniethat the e4 e!taent !0ea8! of t4o different 4ay! toreceive the "oly S0irit.

9ohn 2/;21-22 record! that 9e!u! after "i! re!urrectionfir!t a00eared to "i! di!ci0le! in a grou0;

Bes&s sai$ to the again :Peace to o& As the Fatherhas sent -e % also sen$ o&5: An$ !hen e ha$ sai$this e 6reathe$ on the an$ sai$ to the :'eceivethe ol Spirit5:



5ore literally ver!e 22 could +e rendered7 ?"e +reathedinto the7 and !aid to the7 :$eceive "oly (reath.:? "i!action 4a! !uited to "i! 4ord!. At that oent the

di!ci0le! received fro 9e!u! the "oly S0irit a! divine(reath. hey 4ere7 in fact7 +orn again of the "oly S0irit.hey received divine re!urrection life>life that hadtriu0hed over Satan7 !in7 death and the grave. It i! in the light of thi! that the a0o!tle !ay! in 1 9ohn #;;?6hatever i! +orn of od overcoe! the 4orld.? here i!

no 0o4er in the univer!e that can defeat the divine7eternal life of od received +y every +eliever in 9e!u! 4hoi! +orn again of the S0irit.

(ut the di!ci0le! !till had ore to receive of the "olyS0irit. In the forty-day 0eriod +et4een the re!urrectionand a!cen!ion of 9e!u!7

e coan$e$ the not to $epart fro Ber&sale6&t to !ait for the Proise of the Father :!hich: esai$ :o& have hear$ fro -e; for Bohn tr&l 6aptiIe$

!ith !ater 6&t o& shall 6e 6aptiIe$ !ith the olSpirit not an $as fro no!5:

Acts 1.4(?

)learly the +a0ti! in the "oly S0irit 4a! !oething that!till lay ahead for the di!ci0le!7 even after theirex0erience on $e!urrection Sunday.

he fulfillent of thi! 0roi!e of 9e!u! i! recorded in Act!2;1-;

"hen the Da of Pentecost ha$ f&ll coe the !ereall !ith one accor$ in one place5 An$ s&$$enl there



cae a so&n$ fro heaven as of a r&shing ight !in$ an$ it fille$ the !hole ho&se !here the !eresitting5 Then there appeare$ to the $ivi$e$ tong&esas of fire an$ one sat &pon each of the5 An$ the

!ere all fille$ !ith the ol Spit it an$ 6egan to spea7 !ith other tong&es as the Spirit gave the &tterance5

here 4ere three !ucce!!ive 0ha!e! in the ex0eriencede!cri+ed a+ove. Fir!t7 there 4a! a +a0ti!7 anier!ion. hey 4ere all ier!ed in the "oly S0iritcoing do4n over the fro a+ove. hi! could 0erha0!

+e de!cri+ed a! a ?iagara Fall!? +a0ti!.

Second7 there 4a! an infilling. hey 4ere all individuallyfilled 4ith the "oly S0irit.

hird7 there 4a! an overflo4. he "oly S0irit 4ithin theoverflo4ed through the in !u0ernatural !0eech. hey

glorified od in language! they had not learned and didnot under!tand.

he ex0erience of the di!ci0le! on the Day of Penteco!tdeon!trated the 0rinci0le !tated +y 9e!u! in 5atthe412;3; ?For out of the a+undance of the heart the outh!0ea8!.? 6hen the heart i! full7 in other 4ord!7 itoverflo4! through the outh in !0eech.

hi! ex0erience of the "oly S0irit 4a! the a00ro0riate!u0ernatural e<ui0ent to a8e the di!ci0le! effective a!4itne!!e! for 9e!u!. hey 4ere to +e 4itne!!e! to event!that 4ere totally !u0ernatural; the re!urrection anda!cen!ion of 9e!u!. he te!tiony to !uch !u0ernaturalevent! re<uired !u0ernatural 0o4er7 4hich 4a! fir!tanife!ted on the Day of Penteco!t and continuedthroughout the record of the +oo8 of Act!.



hi! 0o4er ha! never +een 4ithdra4n fro the )hurchand i! !till availa+le today. In 1 )orinthian! 1;-* Paulclearly indicate! that the !u0ernatural gift! andanife!tation! of the "oly S0irit are to continue in

o0eration in the )hurch until the clo!e of the age.

% than7 #o$ al!as concerning o& for the grace of#o$ !hich !as given to o& 6 Christ Bes&s that o&

!ere enriche$ in everthing 6 i in all &tterancean$ all 7no!le$ge even as the testion of Christ !asconfire$ in o& so that o& coe short in no gift

eagerl !aiting for the revelation of o&r *or$ Bes&sChrist !ho !ill also confir o& to the en$ that o&a 6e 6laeless in the $a of o&r *or$ Bes&s Christ5

ephasis a$$e$

6e ay !u u0 the o0eration! of the "oly S0irit

de!cri+ed a+ove +y the follo4ing co0ari!on +et4eent4o critical day! in the record of the )hurch.

$e!urrection Sunday Penteco!t Sundayhe re!urrected )hri!t he a!cended )hri!the in-+reathed S0irit he out-0oured S0irit$e!ult; $e!urrection life $e!ult; Po4er to 4itne!!

For tho!e 4ho have received the $e!urrection Sundayex0erience and feel their need for the Penteco!t Sundayex0erience7 9e!u! offer! a 0roi!e in 9ohn ';3'-3,;

On the last $a that great $a of the feast Bes&s stoo$an$ crie$ o&t saing :%f anone thirsts let hi coeto -e an$ $rin75 e !ho 6elieves in -e as theScript&re has sai$ o&t of his heart !ill flo! rivers ofliving !ater5: )&t this e spo7e concerning the Spirit



!ho those 6elieving in i !o&l$ receive5

here are three !i0le re<uireent!; (e thir!ty7 coe to 9e!u! and drin8 until you receive the overflo4=

O*D TESTA-ENT PATTE'NS

All thi! 4a! vividly fore!hado4ed in the Old e!taentaccount of the deliverance of I!rael out of Egy0t7 a! Paulde!cri+e! it in 1 )orinthian! 1/;1-2;

All o&r fathers !ere &n$er the clo&$ all passe$thro&gh the sea all !ere 6aptiIe$ 555 in the clo&$ an$in the sea5

Fir!t the I!raelite!7 4hile !till in Egy0t7 4ere !aved frood:! udgent through the +lood of the Pa!!over la+.hroughout Scri0ture the !acrificial la+ re0re!ent!

9e!u!7 the &a+ of od7 4ho!e +lood !hed on the cro!!!ave! re0entant !inner! fro od:! udgent on their!in!.

After that the I!raelite! 4ere !aved out of Egy0t +y 4hatPaul de!cri+e! a! a dou+le +a0ti!. he +a0ti! in thecloud coing do4n over the fro a+ove ty0ifie! the+a0ti! of the "oly S0irit. he 0a!!ing of the I!raelite!through the 4ater of the $ed Sea7 !u0ernaturally 0arted+efore the7 ty0ifie! +a0ti! +y ier!ion in 4ater. hi!dou+le +a0ti! effectively and finally !e0arated theI!raelite! fro Egy0t>a ty0e of thi! 4orld in it! fallencondition.

he +a0ti! in the cloud i! de!cri+ed in Exodu! 1;1,-2/;



The Angel of #o$ !ho !ent 6efore the cap of %sraelove$ an$ !ent 6ehin$ the; an$ the pillar of clo&$

!ent fro 6efore the an$ stoo$ 6ehin$ the5 So itcae 6et!een the cap of the Egptians an$ the cap

of %srael5 Th&s it !as a clo&$ an$ $ar7ness to the one/the Egptians0 an$ it gave light 6 night to the other/the %sraelites0 so that the one $i$ not coe near theother all that night5

In thi! !u0ernatural cloud the &ord "i!elf cae do4n to0rotect "i! 0eo0le. It had a dou+le effect. o the Egy0tian!

it 4a! dar8 and frightening7 +ut to the I!raelite! it gavelight +y night. All night it 8e0t the Egy0tian! fro coingclo!e to the I!raelite!.

It 4a! in the cloud that the Angel of od dre4 near to0rotect "i! 0eo0le. 9e!u! indicated that it 4a! through the "oly S0irit that "e 4ould return to a8e "i! 0eranent

d4elling 4ith "i! di!ci0le!. he cloud vividlyfore!hado4! the out4or8ing of the 0roi!e that 9e!u!gave "i! di!ci0le! in 9ohn 1;1%-1*;

:% !ill pra the Father an$ e !ill give o& anotherelper that e a a6i$e !ith o& foreverthe Spiritof tr&th /the ol Spirit0 % !ill not leave o& orphans;% !ill coe to o&5:

he de!cri0tion of I!rael:! exodu! fro Egy0t indicate!that the Angel of od 4a! in the 0illar of cloud that!e0arated the ca0 of I!rael fro the Egy0tian!. &i8e4i!eit i! in the "oly S0irit that the &ord 9e!u! return! to "i!+elieving 0eo0le to a8e "i! 0eranent d4elling 4iththe. In thi! 4ay "e 0rovide! +oth 0rotection andcofort for the in tie! of 0re!!ure.



hrough thi! dou+le +a0ti! od:! 0eo0le +egan alifetie ourney that 4ould ta8e the to the inheritanceod had 0re0ared for the. Day +y day they 4ere guided+y the !ae cloud that had coe do4n over the on the

!hore of the $ed Sea. In the daytie thi! cloud 0rovided!helter fro the heat of the !un7 and at night it 0rovidedlight in the dar8ne!!. 6hat a 4onderful ty0e of the "olyS0irit7 4ho i! +oth our uide and our )oforter=

On thi! ourney the I!raelite! ?all ate the !ae !0iritualfood7 and all dran8 the !ae !0iritual drin8? 1

)orinthian! 1/;3-B. he food the I!raelite! ate 4a! theanna that cae do4n 4ith the de4 every orning. In5atthe4 ;7 li8e4i!e7 9e!u! directed "i! di!ci0le! to the!0iritual food od ha! 0re0ared for "i! 0eo0le in the0re!ent age; ?5an !hall not live +y +read alone7 +ut +yevery 4ord that 0roceed! fro the outh of od.? o the)hri!tian today7 !0iritual !trength and health coe

through regular7 daily feeding on the 6ord of od thatcoe! to u! through the Scri0ture!.

&i8e4i!e in 9ohn ';3'-3, 9e!u! !aid;

:%f anone thirsts let hi coe to -e an$ $rin75 e !ho 6elieves in -e as the Script&re has sai$ o&t ofhis heart !ill flo! rivers of living !ater5: )&t this espo7e concerning the Spirit !ho those 6elieving ini !o&l$ receive5

Every +orn-again )hri!tian7 ind4elled +y the "oly S0irit7ha! 4ithin hi!elf an inexhau!ti+le fountain of living4ater.

hroughout our life:! ourney our !0iritual health and4ell-+eing de0end on feeding daily on od:! 6ord7 the



Scri0ture7 and drin8ing daily fro the fountain of the"oly S0irit 4ithin u!. In y o4n ex0erience a! a)hri!tian7 I have learned that thi! coe! through intiatedaily fello4!hi0 4ith the &ord7 feeding on "i! 6ord and

re!0onding to "i in 0rayer and 4or!hi0 +y the0ro0ting of the "oly S0irit 4ithin our heart!. It ha! al!o+ecoe vivid to e that the anna od 0rovided for theI!raelite! on their 4ilderne!! ourney had to +e gatheredearly in the day. Other4i!e7 4hen the !un ro!e7 it! heatelted the anna. It i! i0ortant for u!7 too7 that 4e feedon od:! 6ord early in the day +efore the heat of 4orldly

concern! and re!0on!i+ilitie! cau!e! the anna to elt.

Fro the $ed Sea on4ard7 it 4a! the cloud that guided theI!raelite! the 4hole of their ourney through the4ilderne!!. hi! vividly illu!trate! the 4ord! of Paul in$oan! *;1;

As an as are le$ 6 the Spirit of #o$ these are thesons of #o$5 5y ai throughout thi! +oo8 ha! +een to e<ui0 and0re0are you for the ourney that lie! ahead. he tie ha!no4 coe that 4e u!t 0art for a 4hile. It i! y heart:!0rayer that you 4ill have a victoriou! and !ucce!!ful

ourney and that 4e !hall eet one day face to face in ourheavenly inheritance.




1. 6hat are the three !te0! through 4hich 4e ay enter

into full !alvation

2. rue re0entance i! defined +y 4hat t4o 4ord!

3. In 4hat 4ay! doe! 4ater +a0ti! identify u! 4ith 9e!u!. According to Act! 2;1-7 4hat are the three !ucce!!ive

0ha!e! in ex0eriencing the +a0ti! 4ith the "olyS0irit

#. 6hy do 4e need thi! ex0erience 4ith the "oly S0irit

%. According to 9ohn ';3'-3,7 4hat are the threere<uireent! for receiving the +a0ti! 4ith the "oly

S0irit

'. hroughout our life:! ourney7 our !0iritual health and4ell-+eing de0end on 4hat t4o thing!



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