Putting on the Lord Jesus Christ Our

Putting on the Lord Jesus Christ

“Our Father's ultimate purpose in saving us is that we might be conformed to the image of His Son, not simply to keep us out of hell and get us into heaven. We have been born into Christ that He may be our life, not just our Savior” … ‘My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you’ (Galatians 4: 19). ” Part Four: The Realization of Spiritual Growth, Chapter 44, Service and Reckoning, p 200 “…the Spirit’s object is something far greater—to form Christ in us through the working of the cross. His goal is to see Christ inwrought in believers. So it is not merely that a man does certain things or speaks certain words, but that he is a certain kind of man. He himself is what he preaches. ” Part One: Principles of Spiritual Growth, Chapter 17, Cultivation, p 69 “Our object in sharing these truths of the Word is that we may be turned from all that God condemned unto a deep personal knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. . . We are not to know the Lord Jesus in order to emulate Him as our example. Rather we are to behold Him in the Word and allow the Spirit of God to conform us to His image. Not imitation, but conformation. ” Part Three: The Ground of Growth, Chapter 38, That I May Know Him, p 175

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Identification Truth • Spirituality: A Complete Package by God’s Plan • Phase 1/Phase 2 Crosswork Distinctions • Reality through Reckoning • The Question of Yielding • Spirituality and Obedience: The Law Problem

Identification Truth • Spirituality: A Complete Package by God’s Plan • Phase 1/Phase 2 Crosswork Distinctions • Reality through Reckoning • The Question of Yielding • Spirituality and Obedience: The Law Problem

“Dispensationalism is a method of interpreting history that divides God’s work and purposes toward mankind into different periods of time. Usually, there are seven dispensations identified, although some theologians believe there are nine. Others count as few as three or as many as thirty-seven dispensations. In this article, we will limit ourselves to the seven basic dispensations found in Scripture. ” www. gotquestions. org

“Within the last three to four hundred years, Bible-believing scholars have developed two distinct approaches to expositing the Bible’s philosophy of history. Each approach has produced a system of theology. Those two systems are known as Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. ” pg. 6

Covenant Theology Dispensationalism Ultimate purpose of history is the glory of God through the redemption of the elect Ultimate purpose of history is the glory of God through the demonstration of His sovereignty Progressive revelation from OT through NT, but under one Covenant (Grace); New Covenant (NT) is the same as Covenant of Grace (OT) Progressive revelation from OT through NT, but under distinct administrations/covenants Israel and Church are essentially one Israel and Church are distinct Double hermeneutic: historicalgrammatical and spiritual-allegorical Single hermeneutic: historicalgrammatical (derived from There Really Is a Difference)