Acknowledging the Man Within

  • Jude 17-20
    • Something we constantly have to exercise to get it inside of us
    • Mocking – teasing behavior directed to a person or thing
    • Reason for mockers is that they want to walk after their own lusts
      • Very strong desire (usually sexual)
      • lasciviousness, lewdness (legion of demons)
    • Every man judged by his own works
    • For people who do not congregate, the spirit of God is not dwelling with them
      • seperate – unconnected
      • Spirit of independence – self-willed
      • Those young in the truth are not capable of ruling in the house of God
    • If mind is corrupt, you will follow one young in the truth
    • We must build up ourselves in this truth, especially when not born into it
  • 2 Tim 3:15
    • From a child must know the Holy scripture
  • Josh 1:8
    • Even leaders must meditate on the law, humble themselves in the presence of God
  • This world makes us believe that sin is normal
    • Born gay (but in reality from molestation)
    • Guilty conscience about desires
    • Conscience = sense of knowing what is right and wrong
  • 1 Cor 11:1-3
      • This idea is foreign to this world
  • Rap music is liquid drugs
  • Sir 14:2 – Blessed whose conscience does not condemn him (doing something evil if feel guilty)
    • Correction grievous to the wicked (Pr 15:10)
  • Deut 4:10
    • When learn to fear God, have a strong conscience
    • Will know that sin will cost you, get you out of the spirit
    • Without the word of God, we have no conscience
  • 2 Tim 3:15
  • Rom 8:6-9
    • We must fight the old man, trying to bring us back into the world
    • Our mind can be corrupt (which will bring us to death)
    • Mind spiritually minded (must put in it laws)
    • When mind is corrupt, it goes against God (will not submit to the law of God)
    • Either build your mind to be spiritual or carnal
    • Live in flesh = live in sin, corruption, lies
    • Spirit of Christ will give a sense of conscience
    • Body is dead = no longer entertain sin
      • Everything manifest in the flesh
      • Adultery, fornication, stealing
  • Every action is a reaction
  • If love family, you will struggle
  • 2 Tim 3:15
    • Rom 7:12-15
    • A child will learn no matter what, so you have to decide what they are going to learn, whether it be of the world or of God
    • Many sins can only be filled in congregation
    • In the world we did things, but did not have the commandments to stop us, now we have the commandments our sin is greater because we know better
    • sin is the resistance of God’s laws within each one of us
  • 2 Cor 13:5
    • Reason prove own self, you are in a constant battle with yourself,
    • 1 Cor 2:15
      • He himself judged of no man 2 Cor 13:5
      • Rom 7:14 – Spiritual
      • 1 Cor 11:31
  • Rom 2:16
    • God judge the secret of men
      • Things kept to yourself
  • Matt 7:3-5
    • Hypocrite – practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not confrom, pretense
      • deception, empty talk, insincerity, deception, false virtue, dishonesty, double-dealing (other spirits along with hypocrisy)
    • Beam in own eyes (only you can see the beam)
  • Rom 2:17-23
    • Call self a Jew = stand for something
      • Teach the right way, claim you are a light in the darkness
    • We are sent to be a judge, but hypocrites cannot control their own sin
    • We must constantly prove ourself
  • 1 Cor 3:10-11
    • A wise masterbuilder will build better men than themselves
    • Christ is the foundation, this is what we must build upon Rev 14:12
      • The faith is in Christ, when faith is strong in Christ
      • Sir 28:2-5
        • Understand you will be offended, but forgive them
        • Will not forgive a brother, but ask the Lord for forgiveness
        • Lev 19:17 – If you bear hatred, will not check a brother of sister
  • Our focus should be getting our mind right
  • Gal 6:4-5
    • Everyone will have to prove their own works
  • 1 Pet 3:16-17
    • People will speak evil and bring allegations against you
  • 1 Pet 2:19-20
    • We must endure grief, and will suffer wrongfully
  • Tit 1:15
    • When spirit is right, everything in the word of God is right
    • To be defiled – mind influenced by the world (Satan),  believe the scriptures are not pure, a problem in their sight
  • 2 Tim 1:3
    • Our mind, intentions, and way we live must be good
    • We do not learn how to overcome things, the Spirit of God allows us to overcome all things
  • 1 Tim 1:19
    • Conscience will kick in if you are studying and applying the scriptures before sin
    • Rom 10:17
      • Faith is hearing the word of God
  • In the world, never controlled our thoughts, it would just pop up and we did it
    • Did not think of the consequences
  • 2 Cor 5:11
    • Everything begin with the mind
  • Acts 24:16
    • To excercise yourself, constantly pay attention not to offend God in our conscience
      • Constantly prove and examine ourselves
      • Sir 14:2
        • Blessed if conscience does not condemn you, not something that is done overnight
    • We must train our mind, train ourself
    • These classes is for us to stay focused
    • We have to come to perfection

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