Study5B...All saved are sanctified, but not all sanctified are saved.check 1corinthians 7:14-15..
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Study5B...who are saints?
Ephesian 1:18. 2:22
Saints, in the New Testament, are never deceased individuals who have been canonized by the church and given sainthood. They are living individuals who have dedicated themselves to the worship and service of the one true God as revealed through his Son, Jesus Christ. Even the children of such parents are called "sanctified" ( 1 Cor 7:14-15 ). That is, they are considered undefiled by paganism if at least one of their parents is a Christian. All saved are sanctified, but not all sanctified are saved.
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2 . THE SAINTS ARE GOD’’ S WORKMANSHIP (Ephesians 2 : 10 )
God is working in our lives, and four pictures are suggested from the Old Testament:-
(1) A picture of the METAL WORKER (Exodus 39:3), where we read, ““They hammered out thin sheets of gold…”…” That is exactly what God is doing with us. He is taking our lives and making them into something useful and worthwhile.
(2) A picture of the CORN GRINDER (Leviticus 2:14). How very worthwhile it is to grind the corn to make flour! In the same way God is working in our lives to produce something worthwhile for His glory.
(3) A picture of the EMBROIDERER (Psalm 45:14). God is seeking to put a pattern upon our lives. When He first makes saints the material of our lives is very plain, but as we yield to Him He puts His pattern upon us, stitch by stitch, and so He forms the design which will one day be completed (Philippians 1:6).
(4) A picture of the POTTER (Jeremiah 18:1-5). He sits at the wheel with the shapeless clay in His hands, intending to make an article that is both useful and beautiful that He may possess for His glory. We are the clay and He is the Potter and He wants to shape us into something beautiful and useful.
3 . THE SAINTS ARE GOD ’’ S DWELLING (Ephesians 2 : 22 )
Every saint is one in whom God lives. Look up John 14:23; Ephesians 2:21-22, so what is the practical result of all this?
(1) If I am God’’s property I must take great care of it. My life, my body, all that constitutes ‘‘me’’, belongs to the Lord now, so I must not wilfully or carelessly damage or hurt it because I am only the tenant and He is the owner (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Notice the word ‘‘therefore’’ and the words which follow. You see, there are usually certain restrictions with property! When you buy a house there are things you cannot do with it, and this is also true with God’’s saints. There are restrictions of love He imposes on all who belong to Him, and our desire should be to do only those things that please Him (John 14:15).
(2) If I am God’’s handiwork I must not hinder His work in me. He may be working in my life as the Metal Worker: this surely will involve a good deal of hammering which might not be pleasant; He may be working as the Corn Grinder, and this will be a very humbling experience. His particular work just now may be more like the Embroiderer –- gentle and quiet. Or, it may be that the pressure of His hands is upon me as He works as the Potter at the wheel…… It is not pleasant to be beaten out, to be ground, to feel the pinpricks of the needle, or to be moulded –- but it is always so worthwhile when the Lord Himself is the worker! Are we completely yielded to Him so that we may work out His good design in us and upon us?
(3) If I am God’’s temple I must keep it clean and give Him full access to it. Look up 2 Corinthians 6:16-17. God’’s temple is holy and must not be polluted. Is there any pollution in you? Do you have a clean heart for worship (Psalm 51:10); clean feet for walk (Isaiah 52:11); clean hands for work (Psalm 24:4); and clean lips for witness (Isaiah 6:7)?
Please ruminate on those above questions.
God bless you...
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Study5B...who are saints?
Ephesian 1:18. 2:22
Saints, in the New Testament, are never deceased individuals who have been canonized by the church and given sainthood. They are living individuals who have dedicated themselves to the worship and service of the one true God as revealed through his Son, Jesus Christ. Even the children of such parents are called "sanctified" ( 1 Cor 7:14-15 ). That is, they are considered undefiled by paganism if at least one of their parents is a Christian. All saved are sanctified, but not all sanctified are saved.
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2 . THE SAINTS ARE GOD’’ S WORKMANSHIP (Ephesians 2 : 10 )
God is working in our lives, and four pictures are suggested from the Old Testament:-
(1) A picture of the METAL WORKER (Exodus 39:3), where we read, ““They hammered out thin sheets of gold…”…” That is exactly what God is doing with us. He is taking our lives and making them into something useful and worthwhile.
(2) A picture of the CORN GRINDER (Leviticus 2:14). How very worthwhile it is to grind the corn to make flour! In the same way God is working in our lives to produce something worthwhile for His glory.
(3) A picture of the EMBROIDERER (Psalm 45:14). God is seeking to put a pattern upon our lives. When He first makes saints the material of our lives is very plain, but as we yield to Him He puts His pattern upon us, stitch by stitch, and so He forms the design which will one day be completed (Philippians 1:6).
(4) A picture of the POTTER (Jeremiah 18:1-5). He sits at the wheel with the shapeless clay in His hands, intending to make an article that is both useful and beautiful that He may possess for His glory. We are the clay and He is the Potter and He wants to shape us into something beautiful and useful.
3 . THE SAINTS ARE GOD ’’ S DWELLING (Ephesians 2 : 22 )
Every saint is one in whom God lives. Look up John 14:23; Ephesians 2:21-22, so what is the practical result of all this?
(1) If I am God’’s property I must take great care of it. My life, my body, all that constitutes ‘‘me’’, belongs to the Lord now, so I must not wilfully or carelessly damage or hurt it because I am only the tenant and He is the owner (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Notice the word ‘‘therefore’’ and the words which follow. You see, there are usually certain restrictions with property! When you buy a house there are things you cannot do with it, and this is also true with God’’s saints. There are restrictions of love He imposes on all who belong to Him, and our desire should be to do only those things that please Him (John 14:15).
(2) If I am God’’s handiwork I must not hinder His work in me. He may be working in my life as the Metal Worker: this surely will involve a good deal of hammering which might not be pleasant; He may be working as the Corn Grinder, and this will be a very humbling experience. His particular work just now may be more like the Embroiderer –- gentle and quiet. Or, it may be that the pressure of His hands is upon me as He works as the Potter at the wheel…… It is not pleasant to be beaten out, to be ground, to feel the pinpricks of the needle, or to be moulded –- but it is always so worthwhile when the Lord Himself is the worker! Are we completely yielded to Him so that we may work out His good design in us and upon us?
(3) If I am God’’s temple I must keep it clean and give Him full access to it. Look up 2 Corinthians 6:16-17. God’’s temple is holy and must not be polluted. Is there any pollution in you? Do you have a clean heart for worship (Psalm 51:10); clean feet for walk (Isaiah 52:11); clean hands for work (Psalm 24:4); and clean lips for witness (Isaiah 6:7)?
Please ruminate on those above questions.
God bless you...
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
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