Once again, I'm going to copy my notes verbatim in hopes of somehow expressing the incredible concepts given to us in class.
If you are a believer you are a part of a new humanity, a redeemed humanity. And the Holy Spirit abides in you and guides you into all truth.
A supernatural quality of life and ministry is possible, beyond past experiences or what has ever been seen before. Do you believe that? You can know it in your head that it's possible, but that is only knowledge. Until you believe in your heart it will have minimized effect on your life. Romans 10:9
Self-evaluation is chronically sewn into our cultures to try to fix ourselves so that we can "help" God. Our self evaluation is us thinking that what God made wasn't quite enough, that we have to someone improve. The Bible says the righteous are bold as a lion! But we have an emotional reaction to confidence of thinking that it's setting yourself up for failure. We're thinking that from a perspective of what we can do in and from ourselves and not from God.
We're afraid that if we truly believe we are beautiful we will become vain or arrogant. But when your belief that you are beautiful comes not from self-evaluation or comparing yourself to others but from the voice of the Father over you, it can be believed in complete humility! The world wants us to be encouraged but is terrified we'll believe it.
The result of Adam and Eve eating the fruit in the garden was that they now looked at themselves They now had self-evaluation. They saw themselves and for the first time saw that they were naked. Before this they did not know anything about themselves except for what the Father told them. So when God came to the garden, instead of running towards God they ran away from God because they looked at themselves and knew they were naked.
We are so often afraid to complain to God. But it's right smack dab in the middle of the Bible! David complained to God and God called it worship! God just wants you to talk to Him! If we engage God, He will engage us. We're so wrapped up in our theology that we answer a lot of our own questions instead of going to God.
John 16
verse 7 - "It is better for you that I go away, for if I do not go away the helper (Holy Spirit) will not come to you." - Jesus
The disciples were living a supernatural life with Jesus. Healing the sick, seeing crazy miracles. But the Lord said that we will live a better life with the Holy Spirit. We're supposed to be living a more supernatural life with the Holy Spirit than the disciples lived with Jesus on earth!
The Holy Spirit does not come to convict us! He comes to empower us! Focusing on all of your wrong will only disable you from doing what is right and what you were created to do!
There was some more, but I don't think simply writing it on a blog would do it justice.
If you are a believer you are a part of a new humanity, a redeemed humanity. And the Holy Spirit abides in you and guides you into all truth.
A supernatural quality of life and ministry is possible, beyond past experiences or what has ever been seen before. Do you believe that? You can know it in your head that it's possible, but that is only knowledge. Until you believe in your heart it will have minimized effect on your life. Romans 10:9
Self-evaluation is chronically sewn into our cultures to try to fix ourselves so that we can "help" God. Our self evaluation is us thinking that what God made wasn't quite enough, that we have to someone improve. The Bible says the righteous are bold as a lion! But we have an emotional reaction to confidence of thinking that it's setting yourself up for failure. We're thinking that from a perspective of what we can do in and from ourselves and not from God.
We're afraid that if we truly believe we are beautiful we will become vain or arrogant. But when your belief that you are beautiful comes not from self-evaluation or comparing yourself to others but from the voice of the Father over you, it can be believed in complete humility! The world wants us to be encouraged but is terrified we'll believe it.
The result of Adam and Eve eating the fruit in the garden was that they now looked at themselves They now had self-evaluation. They saw themselves and for the first time saw that they were naked. Before this they did not know anything about themselves except for what the Father told them. So when God came to the garden, instead of running towards God they ran away from God because they looked at themselves and knew they were naked.
We are so often afraid to complain to God. But it's right smack dab in the middle of the Bible! David complained to God and God called it worship! God just wants you to talk to Him! If we engage God, He will engage us. We're so wrapped up in our theology that we answer a lot of our own questions instead of going to God.
John 16
verse 7 - "It is better for you that I go away, for if I do not go away the helper (Holy Spirit) will not come to you." - Jesus
The disciples were living a supernatural life with Jesus. Healing the sick, seeing crazy miracles. But the Lord said that we will live a better life with the Holy Spirit. We're supposed to be living a more supernatural life with the Holy Spirit than the disciples lived with Jesus on earth!
The Holy Spirit does not come to convict us! He comes to empower us! Focusing on all of your wrong will only disable you from doing what is right and what you were created to do!
There was some more, but I don't think simply writing it on a blog would do it justice.
