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  • LESSON 101: REPENTANCE
  • LESSON: 102: FAITH
  • LESSON 103: BAPTISMS
  • LESSON: 104 A, B & C
  • LESSON 105: SALVATION
  • LESSON 106: LIFE & DEATH
  • LESSON: 107 HEAVEN & HELL
  • LESSON: 108 SIN
  • LESSON: 109 TRINITY
  • LESSON:110 GOD THE FATHER
  • LESSON:111 GOD THE SON
  • LESSON: 112 GOD THE HOLY SP[IRIT
  • LESSON:113 MAN (Anthropology)
  • LESSON: 114 ANGELS & SPIRITS
  • LESSON:115 SATAN
  • LESSON: 116 ESCHATOLOGY (End Times)
  • APPENDIX A: VICTORY (booklet)
  • APPENDIX B: LOVE STORY
  • APPENDIX C: THE SAMARITAN RESPONSE
  • LEVEL TWO: INTRODUCTION
  • LESSON 201: STEPS TO MATURITY
  • LESSON 202: LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
  • LESSON 203: RENEWING THE MIND
  • LESSON 204: DISCIPLESHIP
  • LESSON 205: GOD'S DWELLING
  • LESSON 206A: PRAYER
  • LESSON 206B: PRAYER
  • LESSON 207: LOVE
  • LESSON 208: Spirit Soul & Body
  • A PRAYER FOR jULY 4TH
  • A SENSE OF FOREBODING
  • ACCOUNTABILITY
  • ALL AUTHORITY
  • AMERICA MUST REPENT
  • ANOTHER LEGALIZED SIN
  • AT THE END OF YOUR ROPE
  • AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH
  • BEING MADE A VESSEL
  • BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS
  • BE CAREFULL WHO YOU LISTEN TO
  • BLIND TO THE TRUTH
  • CALLED OF GOD AND ......
  • CARNAL CHRISTIANS - Part 1
  • CARNAL CHRISTIANS - Part 2
  • CHRISTIAN WARFARE
  • COMPARING CHILDREN
  • CREATED IN HIS IMAGE
  • DARKNESS IN CHURCHES TODAY
  • DARKNESS vs LIGHT
  • DECEPTION
  • DECLARING THE KINGDOM
  • DEPENDENCE ON GOVERNMENT
  • DISCERNING THE WIND
  • DISCERNMENT
  • DIVINE GUIDANCE
  • DRIFTING INTO DARKNESS
  • ETERNAL VALUES
  • EXPERIENCEING HIS PRESENCE
  • FEAR - WHY?
  • GO AND SIN NO MORE
  • GOD STILL PERFORMS MIRACLES
  • GODLESS CHRISTIANITY
  • GOD'S PRESENCE
  • GOD'S SABBATH REST
  • GOD'S TIMING
  • GOD'S WORD IS ETERNAL
  • GOVERNMENT
  • GROWING TO MATURITY
  • HARVEST TIME IS ALMOST OVER
  • HE THAT HATH AN EAR
  • HIS ENEMIES - HIS FOOTSTOOL
  • HOW CLOSE IS CHRIST'S RETURN
  • HOW DISTRACTED ARE YOU
  • HOW TO SHIELD YOURSELF
  • I DREAMED OF TREASURE
  • IDENTIFYING ANTICHRIST
  • IMMORALITY IN THE CHURCH
  • IS THE DEVIL IN HARRY POTTER
  • IT IS TIME FOR GOD TO......
  • JESUS SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN
  • KINGDOMS IN CHAOS
  • KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD
  • KINGDOM THINKING
  • KNOWLEDGE OF TRUTH
  • KNOW THE POWER
  • LET THE LIGHT SHINE
  • MAINTENANCE
  • MANY REFUSE TO REPENT
  • MYSTERY BABYLON
  • NECESSARY DISCIPLINE OF A CHILD
  • NOT ALL CHRISTIANS ARE BORN AGAIN
  • AN OMINOUS PROCLAMATION
  • ON BEING A WITNESS
  • POOR, BLIND & NAKED
  • PRAY AFTER THIS MANNER
  • PRAYER THAT CHANGES THINGS
  • PRAYING FOR ENDURANCE
  • PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT
  • PREPARE FOR THE LAST DAYS
  • PROOF ISLAM IS OF SATAN
  • PROPHESY GOOD TO US
  • PSALM 91: TRIBULATION PSALM
  • REASON TO WATCH & PRAY
  • RECOGNIZING TRUE MINISTRY
  • REJECTING TRUTH
  • RELEVANCE OF THE LAW
  • RELIGION vs TRUE CHRISTIANITY
  • REPENT MEANS CHANGE
  • RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
  • SATAN'S STRATEGY EXPOSED
  • SELFISHNESS
  • SHALL DO EXPOITS
  • SHEDDING INNOCENT BLOOD
  • SIN AND GODLESSNESS
  • SPIRITUAL DECLINE
  • STRONG DELUSION
  • STUFF
  • SURVEILLAENCE
  • TAKE A STEP BACK
  • THE ENEMY WE DON'T SEE
  • THE BIBLICAL GOD
  • THE CHASTENING OF THE LORD
  • THE CHILDREN OF GOD vs ....
  • THE CHURCH & TRUTH
  • THE COMING OF JESUS
  • THE CONFLICT OF THE AGES
  • THE CURRENCY OF HEAVEN
  • THE GATES OF HELL
  • THE GOSPEL THAT PLEASES
  • THE GREATEST OF THESE
  • THE ABSOLUTE POWER
  • THE HORROR OF ......
  • THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS .....
  • THE LAST DAYS
  • THE MARRIED WIDOW
  • THE ORIGIN OF CREATION
  • THE OTHER CHURCH
  • THE REFORMATION CONTINUES
  • THE RISE OF LAWLESSNESS
  • THE SECULAR CHURCH
  • THE SEVEN CHURCHES
  • THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LOVE
  • THE THREE HOLY SPIRITS
  • THE TWO SIDES OF GOD
  • THE WALKING DEAD
  • WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE
  • THE WORKS OF GOD
  • THREATENED WITH DEATH
  • THE TIMING OF EVENTS
  • TO FEAR OR NOT TO FEAR
  • TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH
  • THE TRAGEDY OF ICABOD
  • TRIED BY FIRE
  • TRUE RICHES
  • TRUTH vs DECEPTION
  • TWO KINDS OF WISDOM
  • TWO NATURES IN CONFLICT
  • TWO KINDS OF ENEMY
  • UNCLEAR PROPHETIC WORDS
  • UNDERSTANDING THE LIBERAL MINDSET
  • WHAT HINDERS GOD
  • WHAT BECAME OF THE NEPHILIM
  • WHAT DOES JESUS HATE
  • WHAT GOD WANTS
  • WHERE IS YOUR TRUST
  • WHY A MINISTER FALLS
  • WHY CHRISTIAN DECLINE
  • WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE
  • WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?
  • WHY GOD MADE MAN IN HIS IMAGE
  • WHY IS AMERICA IN DECLINE
  • WHY IS THE CHURCH IN DECLINE
  • WHY NO JUDGMENT ON THE WICKED.....YET
  • WHY PEOPLE REJECT TRUTH
  • WHY PEOPLE WORSHIP FALSE GODS
  • WHY PRAY
  • WHY THE CROSS
  • WHY THE LATTER RAIN
  • WHY THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS
  • WHY WAS JESUS BAPTIZED
  • WONDER OF THE SEED
  • YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER
  • YIELDEDNESS
  • YOUTHFUL LUSTS
  • YOUR BEHAVIOR REVEALS .....
  • DO NOT BE DECIEVED
  • WHEN ARE WE CAUGHT UP
  • WHERE IS THE POWER
  • REAL SURVIVAL GEAR
  • UNITY IN CHRIST
  • VISION OF TWO CHURCHES
  • WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  • WHY SEXUAL PERVERSION EXISTS
  • WHEAT AND THE TARES
  • ON BEING SONS OF GOD
  • WHAT KINGDOM DO YOU DESIRE
  • WHAT IS THE GREAT AWAKENING
  • THE GREAT AWAKENING - Part 2
  • TWO HIGHWAYS OF LIFE
  • PRAYING FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY
  • WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS
  • WAS JESUS LATE?
  • WHY THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH
  • WHY DID JESUS COME
  • WHY IS THE CHURCH IN DECLINE
  • WHY CHANGE IS COMING
  • CLARIFYING THE GREAT AWAKENING
  • YOU WILL FACE THE JUDGE
  • FAILURE OF THE PRIESTHOOD
  • WHAT DOES "LORD" MEAN
  • THE ULTIMATE LOSS
  • THE WAY YOU THINK
  • WHAT IS REALITY AND TRUTH
  • THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY
  • WHY IS PATIENCE IMPORTANT
  • WHERE WAS GOD WHEN ......
  • WHY MANY WON'T BE SAVED
  • SECTARIANISM IN THE CHURCH
  • WHY SO MUCH DARKNESS
  • INCREDIBLE DECEPTION
  • THE VALUE OF SALT
  • WHY THE PARABLE OF WHEAT AND TARES
  • WHO IS IN CONTROL
  • We Are Wonderfully Made By God
  • STUDY OF DIVINE POWER
  • TOTAL REDEMPTION
  • THE HARVEST IS RIPE
  • THE PENALTY OF UNBELIEF
  • WHAT PRECEDS THE RETURN OF CHRIST
  • WHO WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN HEAVEN
  • THE ERROR IN THJE GRACE MESSAGEE
  • FINAL CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
  • HAS AMERICAN BECOME WORSE
  • WHY CELEBRATE PENTECOST
  • WE HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED
  • IS A FAMINE COMING?
  • THE FOUNDATION OF GOD'S KINGDOM
  • DEALING WITH LEFTIST PROGRESSIVES
  • MAN'S KINGDOMS vs GOD'S
  • MOTIVATION TO PRAY
  • PRIDE - WHAT GOD HATES
  • SEEING IS BELIEVING - OR IS IT?
  • WHY THE DISCIPLES HAD GREAT SUCCESS
  • REVIVAL vs ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACING DEATH
  • AFFLICTION
  • THE CONSEQUENCE OF BITTERNESS
  • THE REALITY OF HELL
  • TIME OF TRAVAIL
  • IN HIS IMAGE
  • BELIEVERS ARE SONS OF GOD
  • EXPOSING A FALSE DOCTRINE
  • EXPOSING A FALSE DOCTRINE - PART 2
  • THE POWERLESS CHURCH
  • WHAT IS ATONEMENT
  • UNGODLY COUNSEL - BEWARE
  • BEWARE FALSE PROPHETS & MINISTERS
  • THE GREAT DISCONNECT
  • WE HAVE A SERIOUS FUEL SHORTAGE
  • WHY SO MUCH CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT
  • PROOF OF A DIVINE CREATOR
  • THE DANGEROUS PROSPERITY DOCTRINE
  • SPIRITUAL WOLVES
  • OUR WORLDLY STRUGGLES
  • UNEXPECTED AND UNPREPARED
  • WHAT GOD IS
  • EVERTHING IS BEING SHAKEN
  • NO EXPIRATION DATE
  • WHY JUDGMENT BEGINS AT THE HOUSE OF GOD
  • WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
  • THE STATE OF THE UNION
  • HOW AWESOME IS GOD
  • SELF PRESERVATION
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LESSON 101  REPENTANCE:  The evidence of a new life
 
I.  FIRST MESSAGE OF THE KINGDOM
 
NOTE: A kingdom is the domain of a king and where the king has absolute dominion, thus king + domain = kingdom. The kingdom of God is within (Luke 17:21); this is where He rules by His Spirit, giving direction and inspiration.  We are to submit to His rule and direction by an act of our will and denying self so His will is done in and through us.  Only then are we are subject to His dominion, subjects of His Kingdom.  However, mankind does not submit to God's will and is not fit for God's Kingdom because of his selfish, sinful, lustful and rebellious nature.  We are so contrary to the character and nature of God that we are actually His enemies and we have much need to repent - Romans 3:23. 
 
  A. John the baptiser's warning - Matthew 3:1-2.
 
     1. Being religious is not acceptable - Matthew 3:7-8
 
        a. Being religious is practicing the works of that religious man-made order; these are  called dead works -                        Hebrews 6:1
 
           i. Dead works are any works man can do on his own in an effort to attain true righteousness, which is known                  as being self-righteous - Isaiah 64:6.
 
          ii. Dead works are efforts of the flesh, the ability of carnal man by his own natural works.
 
         iii. Man's religious efforts do not qualify him to be righteous; yet these very efforts are in all church sects by                       their rules and ordinances.
 
     2. The Pharisees were called vipers (poisonous snakes) because their fleshly, selfish works include, and/or lead                to  sin - Galatians 5:19.
 
       a. This is because of dependency on natural ability to accomplish the work -  Romans 3:10
 
       b. Dead works are man's attempt to be righteous, and Jesus condemned this in the Pharisees - Matthew 5:20
 
    3. Paul considered his religious background as dung - Philippians 3:4-8.
 
       a. All his human efforts and works were the equivalent of human waste.
 
  B. Christ's FIRST message preached was REPENT - Matthew 4:17.
 
     1. Repentance not only applies to the individual but also to the church - John 2:13-16.
 
        a. Cleansing is required before the power of the Word can operate.
 
           i.  Once cleansed then the Word of God being taught can become effective and teaching truth can begin -
               Luke 19:45-47.

 
           ii.  Healing then occurs because the Word is sown on fertile ground - Matthew 21:12-14.
 
  C. Preaching repentance is Christ's command to the Apostles - Luke 24:46-47.
 
  D. This was Peter's first message - Acts 2:27-28.
 
  E.  Paul continued such preaching - Acts 17:30 & 26:20.
 
II. REPENT MEANS "CHANGE"
 
  A. Repentance is the evidence of Salvation - 2 Corinthians 5:17.
 
     1. A new creation (nature) has new desires, motives and behavior that is clearly seen.
 
  B. Repentance is a complete change of mind, thoughts, behavior and attitu de towards sin.
 
     1. Change from darkness to light - Acts 26:18.
 
     2. Heading in the opposite direction, from darkness toward the light (of the SON).
 
       a. The unrepentant life still goes on in darkness because that is how it thinks and how it sees.
 
  C. What is changed?
 
       1. From life of SELF (self-ishness & self-centeredness) to GOD CENTERED (righteousness), God filled life                       consecrated and obedient to Him.
 
            a.  Self love and self will as opposed to God's love and God's Will: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7,  John 15:12,                                     Galatians 5:22 and  1 John 4:3-8.
 
                i. With the life of Christ now abiding within all this is possible.               
         
             b. Going on to perfection (completion) is the maturing or spiritual growth process that is supposed to occur                      after the new birth so  you can grow up into the full stature of Christ - which is  within you -
                  2 Peter 1:4-8 and Ephesians 4:12-13.
 
                    i. The end result is we ARE like Him - 1 John 3:2,  Romans 8:29.
 
                    ii. His nature is revealed (seen) in us - 1 John 4:1,  1 John 3:14-16. 
 
       2. Gone should be the old way of thinking, and thus the old way of living - Ephesians 4:17-24.
 
            a. Note verse 23 - "spirit of your mind" in the Greek reads, "change after the spirit, your mind".
 
                i. Allow your mind to conform to and think like the perfect spirit (of Christ) that is within each believer.
 
   D. Many Christians are not taught to repent; thus there are unchanged lives in the church.
 
        1. They accept Christ; confess their sins; ask forgiveness, but do not repent, thus there is NO CHANGE.
 
           a. They call themselves Christians, but there is no evidence to support the claim.
 
               i. Confession and forgiveness does not bring change, just acknowledgment of sin; this is NOT change.
 
   E. There can be no conversion without repentance and turning from darkness of thought or deed.  Converted                   means "changed to" - Acts 3:19.
 
        1. Repentance is not remorse or just being sorry, it is change of behavior and thoughts.
 
        2. It does no good to ask God to forgive you if you have no intention to change.
 
             a. You will continue on doing the same things.
 
   F. William Booth, a Methodist minister who was founder of the Salvation Army, foretold the state of Christians in          the last days. He saw churches preaching:
 
        1. Religion without the Holy Spirit.
 
        2. Christianity without Christ.
 
        3. Salvation without repentance.
 
        4. Forgiveness without regeneration.
 
        5. Morality without God.
 
        6. Heaven without hell.
 
   G. Paul also foretold of typical Christianity in the last days - 2 Timothy 3:1-5.
 
        1. Notice the worldly, unchanged traits listed.
 
        2. This is the church (in apostasy) having only a form of godliness.
 
            a. The world does not have a form of godliness, so this is the church.
 
        3. The apostates deny the power of God that changes lives.
 
            a. The power of God is to change lives.
 
            b. Flee from such churches and preachers, their doctrine is corrupt and also contagious.
 
   H. Repentance is not only for the new convert, but also for the church that has fallen into lethargy and false                       doctrines - Revelation 2:5, 16, and  3:3, 19.
 
        1. Repentance is needed whenever and wherever CHANGE is needed.
 
III.  THE BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE
 
   A. Water baptism is a symbol of repentance - Romans 6:3-6.
 
       1. Die to the old nature and way of life.
 
       2. Bury it (symbolically by baptism).
 
       3. Raise it up again into a new way of living. (More detail in the lesson on Baptisms)
 
   B. Why was Jesus baptized - to demonstrate a public declaration of change.
 
        1. Jesus repented of his past life; (repent means change).
 
            a. His repentance was not for sin but for change in service to his Heavenly Father.
 
                  i. Up until this time he served his earthly father and family as the first born son.
 
            b. He declares his change to serve His Heavenly Father and a new family.
 
                 i. The new family being the product of redemption - those who accept Him.
 
            c. Then the Heavenly Father acknowledges him - Luke 3:21- 22
 
        2. Thus Jesus gave us the pattern of water baptism to represent putting away the old life, burying it and coming               up into the new life, symbolized by water baptism.
 
IV.  LACK OF REPENTANCE MAY BE DUE TO LACK OF TRUE SALVATION.
 
    A.  Knowledge of Christ is not EXPERIENCE with Christ - Matthew 7:21-23.
 
          1. Some profess to know him when actually they only know OF him.
 
          2. They continue in sin, being unchanged.
 
          3. This includes many church members and ministers.
 
              a. They have knowledge but no experience.
 
              b. They are saved in their head, not in the heart.
 
                   i. There is no new life because there was no new birth.
 
     B. The repented life does not seek to fulfill or satisfy the carnal nature (self).
 
           1. The new life seeks to satisfy the new nature indwelling in the spirit - 1 John 3:3-7.
 
           2. The new nature (in the image of God) does not desire to sin because it is the full righteousness of Christ -
               2 Corinthians 5:21 and  Ephesians 4:24.

 
               a. The new nature desires fellowship with God.
 
                    i. Sin breaks the desire of fellowship in ones mind - Ezekiel 18:4.
 
                        aa. It keeps you from praying because of the sense of guilt.
 
                    ii. The enemy loves this and tries to convince you that you are no good and God will not accept you -                                   Satan's lie.        
 
                         bb. The SOUL (mind) begins to draw back from God due to that sense of shame and begins to                                                spiritually regress (die - separate from God).
 
           3. The repented one does not practice (deliberately continue in) sin - 1 John 5:18.
 
               a. He consciously resists and throws off temptation by focusing on the righteousness of Christ that is in                              him, thereby, keeping his guard up in his mind.
 
               b. If he sins, he is immediately very aware (convicted) of it and repents - I John 1:9.
 
                   i. Failure to do so begins the turning away and hardening process.
 
                  ii. The next sin has less of a sense of conviction and continuing in such behavior has fewer restraints.
 
      C. Lack of repentance produces carnal Christians - 2 Timothy 3:1-5.
 
           1. Believers whose lives do not reflect Christ or His righteousness, but an abundance  of self or fleshly lusts.
 
                a. They deny the power - the power to change.
 
V. CONFESSION (salvation) WITHOUT REPENTANCE CHANGES NOTHING.
 
    A.  Confession is acknowledging the condition and agreeing with God that it is contrary to His will and Christ's                divine nature (Spirit) that is within you.
 
           1. The "confessor" may confess the same thing over and over unless he repents, changes his mind and                                attitude towards that behavior which he likes.
 
           2. The truly repentant one STOPS doing the thing confessed.
 
                a. Because he changed his mind (thinking), and thus his behavior - Proverbs 23:7.
 
    B. Confession brings forgiveness - 1 John 1:9.
 
         1.  Repentance brings change.
 
    C. Agree with God about your sin; be truthful, you like to xxxxxxxx, but you know it is the opposite of what God               wants for you, it is sin.
 
         1. Confess your fault, weakness or craving honestly, then ask for and receive His help to overcome.
 
              a. He is gracious to forgive and He is your strength to overcome.
 
              b. An over-comer is a person who has had something to over-come.
 
                  1. One who has fallen and got back up again to continue on doing right.  
 
IV. COMPROMISE - TRYING TO GO TWO DIRECTIONS AT ONCE
 
     A. This tears a person apart (destruction) - Matthew 6:22.
 
          1. Two allegiances create conflict of interest.
 
              a. A compromise indicates lack of commitment to changed life and thoughts, or true repentance.
 
                   i. Hanging on to the worldly lusts and not being fixed on Christ.
 
     B. Desire for things of the world have the person's attention and affection - Colossians 3:1-2.
 
          1. Lust for things of the world lead to sin - 1 John 2:15-16 and James 1:14-15.
 
          2. Continuing to practice sin creates a hardened heart that eventually will not acknowledge those practices as                   being sinful.
 
               a. A hardened heart does not respond to the promptings (convicting and leading) of the Holy Spirit.
 
         3. Such a person loses fellowship with God - Hebrews 3:12-15. 
 
             a. Sin breaks fellowship in our conscious mind.
 
             b. Sin makes you want to hide from God - Genesis 3:8-10.
 
VII.  Final Comments On Repentance
 
    A. As you repent and ask forgiveness of God, you must also forgive others who have done wrong to you -
         Mark 11:25-26.

 
         1. This is also a form of repentance - "I repent of holding ought against _________".
 
              a. You have authority to forgive those who sin against YOU - John 20:23.
 
                   i. When you forgive them, God wipes it off their record.
 
                   ii. You have followed in Christ-likeness and fulfilled to command to LOVE them -  1 John 3:10-16 and                                Colossians 3:12-14.
 
     B. We have need for continual repentance until we are able to live free of sin.
 
           1. Jesus died for original sin (sin nature - the old man or Adamic carnal life).
 
               a. His blood covers sins of the past; those committed before accepting Christ and the human tendency to                          sin.
 
               b. It also has authority over sins of the future that you may commit.
 
                    i. Future sins need to be confessed and repented of - I John 1:9.
 
                       aa. Such sins are not automatically forgiven because of accepting Christ in the past but need to be                                          confessed and repented of.
 
           (Note:  this is dealt with by continual and constant cleansing - the washing of the water of the Word -                               Ephesians 5:26.)
 
             2. Having the mind completely changed so we conform to His righteousness that indwells us.
 
                 a. Believers do go astray by giving into their old nature (self), or by ignorance - 1 John 2:1.
 
            3. We are commanded to live in the new nature that Christ gave us, which does not sin 1 John 3:9 & 5:18.
 
                a. That sinless nature is in our spirit, but we must renew our mind (thoughts) to conform to our reborn                             and righteous spirit, and keep "self" in subjection in order to achieve this - Colossians 3:10 and
                     1 Corinthians 9:27.

 
     C. Sinlessness IS attainable despite what many preach; if it wasn't, it would not be in the Bible.
 
          1. It is a command from God - 1 John 3:5-10
 
          2. It is an attribute of God, part of His Divine nature -  2 Peter 1:4.
 
           3. To deny it is an excuse to justify sinning and a "cop out" on a scriptural command - 1 Corinthians 15:34.
 
          4. Scripture records a man who walked so pure that he pleased God - Enoch - Genesis 5:22-24.
 
               a. How about Job - Job 1:8.
 
                   i. Would you like God to say this about you?
 
     D. We are to go on to attain perfection (completeness or maturity in Christ) and SELF CONTROL.
 
          1. Our new nature makes provision to attain because IT IS ALREADY the righteousness of God in Christ -
               2 Corinthians 5:21  and 1 Corinthians 1:30.

  
       Note: More detail on being sinless is covered in lesson 108 SIN (Hamartiolgy).
 
          2. Our old nature takes over as we yield to fleshly lusts.
 
               a. Therefore the need for additional repentance if and when the need occurs.
 
                    i. Complete and total forgiveness is given by Him - Hebrews 10:17.
 
                    ii. So no need of guilt and condemnation - Romans 8:1, (note the condition).
 
     E. Christ has made us free from (the need to) sin and made provision for us to live free of it - Romans 6:1-23.
 
          1. Discipline your thinking to see things this way.
 
              a. This is the way God sees you - as righteous through Christ.
 
VIII.  A CHANGE IN THINKING IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED
 
     A. Renewing the mind is a must to live the redeemed life without guilt, fear and condemnation - Romans 12:2.
 
          1. Think as God would have you think - His way.
 
             a. Think as instructed according to His Word.   
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