The Word of God is able to show every Christian how to handle the problems and testings he will surely face during his lifetime.
Every Christian has many trials and tribulations to face throughout his lifetime. The first one is the OLD SIN NATURE TEST, which we must learn to pass every single day by using our own volition, or free-will. Only when we learn to pass this test, can we become an achiever and glorify our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our Sinful nature is Satan's inside agent, and he uses it to make the believer produce human good works and tries to keep him from fulfilling God's purpose for his life. Peter warned us about this when he said, "Be sober, be vigilant, because your enemy, the devil, is constantly prowling about like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." (1 Peter 5:8)
Man's sin nature is located in the cell structure of his body, and it need not have control over his soul. Positive volition toward learning and metabolizing God's Word will guard our soul and help us apply what we've learned to the situation and keep us from giving in to nasty sins like judging, gossiping, having a negative mental attitude about life in general, or letting our emotions rule how we think and end up with a guilt complex.
Our Sinful nature is Satan's inside agent, and he uses it to make the believer produce human good works and tries to keep him from fulfilling God's purpose for his life. Peter warned us about this when he said, "Be sober, be vigilant, because your enemy, the devil, is constantly prowling about like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." (1 Peter 5:8)
Man's sin nature is located in the cell structure of his body, and it need not have control over his soul. Positive volition toward learning and metabolizing God's Word will guard our soul and help us apply what we've learned to the situation and keep us from giving in to nasty sins like judging, gossiping, having a negative mental attitude about life in general, or letting our emotions rule how we think and end up with a guilt complex.
We must never allow our freedom in Christ to give us an excuse to live immorally as they did in the days of Jeremiah when they said, "'We will do our own thing! 'We will live the way we want to
live!" In Galatians 5:13, Paul warned us not to use our liberty for an opportunity to please ourselves.
When the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ 'walks in the Spirit', he will not carry out the desires of his sin nature. (Galatians 5:16) The sin nature fights against the human spirit of the believer, but when he has personal love for the Lord, he will learn how to resist temptation. In order to do that, we must first learn to keep short accounts with the Lord by naming our known sins to God the Father as soon as we are aware of them. (1 John 1:9)
In 1 Corinthians 9:24, Paul said that all believers are running a race, but not all will receive the prize. The believer must make his body a slave in order to pass the Old Sin Nature Test, and he can only do that when he applies the Bible Doctrine he has learned and metabolized to every situation he encounters in life.
Never judge or try to punish a wrong-doer. God will take care of him. Instead, we must learn to execute the pre-designed plan of God for our own life, because if we don't, we will find ourselves on a muddy road, frantically searching for happiness without God, and our frustration and misery will become even greater than before..
Psalm 7:12 tells what the believer does to himself when he fails to follow the narrow road that leads to an abundant life: First there will be a series of reactions and distractions. Then, a frantic search for happiness. Next, emotional revolt of the soul. Then the believer will find himself living in a lie and not wanting to learn Bible Doctrine. Last of all, the negative believer will find himself involved in reverse process reversionism which only Rebound and Recovery can heal.
Our emotions should submit to and be dominated by the right lobe of the soul, which is where we do our thinking. Emotion is the female part of the soul, and it responds to the right lobe; therefore, we should never make a decision based upon how we feel. Normally, emotion without thought inevitably ends in arrogance. "Koilia" and "Nephros" are two Greek words for emotions, and both refer to something that is empty or hollow ... having no thought ... no common sense ... no ability to reason properly. Emotions are the appreciator of the soul. By function, emotions are like an empty bag that is lined with sensitivity. In Jeremiah 17:10 we read, "1, the. Lord, search the heart. I test the mind to give each man according to his Ways."
When emotions function without thought, the believer will be out of control, and there will be no spiritual involvement. Emotions are never related to Divine power. They were never designed to improve the intellect. Emotions have no doctrinal content whatsoever. Philippians 3:18,19 tell us that when our emotions are in control, we are enemies of Christ, because we concentrate on earthly matters rather than on God's Word.
Positive volition demands Bible teaching! Every believer must have it by whatever means are available to him, and that does not necessarily involve face-to-face teaching. There are a number of men in our nation to whom the Lord has given the gift of Pastor- Teacher and who have learned the original languages of scripture so that they can teach believers the correct interpretation of the infallible Word of God. Their books, tapes and videos are available, at no charge, so the believer has no excuse whatever for not receiving Bible Doctrine on a daily basis if he desires to have it. PERCEPTION IS THE ISSUE!
PEOPLE TESTING is another test we all must learn to pass successfully. Reaction to this test involves the application of Bible Doctrine and the use of our free-will. When people trouble us, we first need to step back and look at the person and then apply the doctrine we have metabolized to the situation instead of reacting. If we fail to apply known doctrine, people can and will become a major distraction to our spiritual growth. We will become bitter and disillusioned ... even our personality can change overnight. Satan, as well as any individual you may consider to be your enemy, hates to be ignored because they are arrogant, so we must apply God's solution to the situation by using His problem solving devices. They are: Rebound, which results in the filling of the Holy Spirit; using the Faith-Rest technique; being oriented to the principle of grace; applying the doctrine to which we have become oriented; being aware of our own personal sense of destiny; having impersonal love for all mankind; having personal love for God; sharing the happiness of God; and being occupied with Christ by knowing how He thinks, because the bible is the 'mind of Christ'. (1 Corinthians 2:16)
THOUGHT TESTING involves pre-occupation with self. When we become occupied with our own problems, we will become negative toward the intake of Bible Doctrine. Satan loves to cause us to think negatively by using his fiery darts. The weapons of our warfare that can be used against those darts is called 'the whole armor of God' as found in Ephesians 6:10-17.
Written by Lois Delnay
web and layout Wesley Miller
Fallbrook Ranch Productions
Lois Delnay's writings on Helium
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/w/wescarvings/
http://kokopellisales.blogspot.com/
http://woodcarvingbywes.blogspot.com/
When the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ 'walks in the Spirit', he will not carry out the desires of his sin nature. (Galatians 5:16) The sin nature fights against the human spirit of the believer, but when he has personal love for the Lord, he will learn how to resist temptation. In order to do that, we must first learn to keep short accounts with the Lord by naming our known sins to God the Father as soon as we are aware of them. (1 John 1:9)
In 1 Corinthians 9:24, Paul said that all believers are running a race, but not all will receive the prize. The believer must make his body a slave in order to pass the Old Sin Nature Test, and he can only do that when he applies the Bible Doctrine he has learned and metabolized to every situation he encounters in life.
Never judge or try to punish a wrong-doer. God will take care of him. Instead, we must learn to execute the pre-designed plan of God for our own life, because if we don't, we will find ourselves on a muddy road, frantically searching for happiness without God, and our frustration and misery will become even greater than before..
Psalm 7:12 tells what the believer does to himself when he fails to follow the narrow road that leads to an abundant life: First there will be a series of reactions and distractions. Then, a frantic search for happiness. Next, emotional revolt of the soul. Then the believer will find himself living in a lie and not wanting to learn Bible Doctrine. Last of all, the negative believer will find himself involved in reverse process reversionism which only Rebound and Recovery can heal.
Here are some principles to consider:
1) the believer may have a kind of illness or disease because he will reap what he sows when he is out of fellowship with the Lord.
2) an undisciplined life will result in total frustration and discipline.
3) the believer will seek pleasure apart from the Word of God and become miserable.
4) God will use the thing with which the believer is obsessed to discipline him.
5) the believer must leam to have a capacity for happiness by hearing and believing God's Word as it is taught by a pastor-teacher who knows the original languages of scripture and can give
accurate teaching that will edify him so that he can apply Bible Doctrine to his experience.
6) we are all products of our own decisions.
7) Jezebel chose idolatry and fornication and brought chaos upon herself. She was apparently seeking for pleasure, but found self- induced misery instead.
8) illicit relationships may offer a moment of pleasure, but they will result in a lifetime of misery and unhappiness.
9) God designed sex as an expression of love between one man and one woman, and He will not permit the distortion of it without serious consequences to those involved.
10) God invented happiness, which can only exist when the believer stays within the pre- designed plan of God for his life. God has a monopoly on happiness, and He commands every believer to be happy in every circumstance of life. (1 Thessalonians 5:16) 1) the believer may have a kind of illness or disease because he will reap what he sows when he is out of fellowship with the Lord.
2) an undisciplined life will result in total frustration and discipline.
3) the believer will seek pleasure apart from the Word of God and become miserable.
4) God will use the thing with which the believer is obsessed to discipline him.
5) the believer must leam to have a capacity for happiness by hearing and believing God's Word as it is taught by a pastor-teacher who knows the original languages of scripture and can give
accurate teaching that will edify him so that he can apply Bible Doctrine to his experience.
6) we are all products of our own decisions.
7) Jezebel chose idolatry and fornication and brought chaos upon herself. She was apparently seeking for pleasure, but found self- induced misery instead.
8) illicit relationships may offer a moment of pleasure, but they will result in a lifetime of misery and unhappiness.
9) God designed sex as an expression of love between one man and one woman, and He will not permit the distortion of it without serious consequences to those involved.
Our emotions should submit to and be dominated by the right lobe of the soul, which is where we do our thinking. Emotion is the female part of the soul, and it responds to the right lobe; therefore, we should never make a decision based upon how we feel. Normally, emotion without thought inevitably ends in arrogance. "Koilia" and "Nephros" are two Greek words for emotions, and both refer to something that is empty or hollow ... having no thought ... no common sense ... no ability to reason properly. Emotions are the appreciator of the soul. By function, emotions are like an empty bag that is lined with sensitivity. In Jeremiah 17:10 we read, "1, the. Lord, search the heart. I test the mind to give each man according to his Ways."
When emotions function without thought, the believer will be out of control, and there will be no spiritual involvement. Emotions are never related to Divine power. They were never designed to improve the intellect. Emotions have no doctrinal content whatsoever. Philippians 3:18,19 tell us that when our emotions are in control, we are enemies of Christ, because we concentrate on earthly matters rather than on God's Word.
Positive volition demands Bible teaching! Every believer must have it by whatever means are available to him, and that does not necessarily involve face-to-face teaching. There are a number of men in our nation to whom the Lord has given the gift of Pastor- Teacher and who have learned the original languages of scripture so that they can teach believers the correct interpretation of the infallible Word of God. Their books, tapes and videos are available, at no charge, so the believer has no excuse whatever for not receiving Bible Doctrine on a daily basis if he desires to have it. PERCEPTION IS THE ISSUE!
PEOPLE TESTING is another test we all must learn to pass successfully. Reaction to this test involves the application of Bible Doctrine and the use of our free-will. When people trouble us, we first need to step back and look at the person and then apply the doctrine we have metabolized to the situation instead of reacting. If we fail to apply known doctrine, people can and will become a major distraction to our spiritual growth. We will become bitter and disillusioned ... even our personality can change overnight. Satan, as well as any individual you may consider to be your enemy, hates to be ignored because they are arrogant, so we must apply God's solution to the situation by using His problem solving devices. They are: Rebound, which results in the filling of the Holy Spirit; using the Faith-Rest technique; being oriented to the principle of grace; applying the doctrine to which we have become oriented; being aware of our own personal sense of destiny; having impersonal love for all mankind; having personal love for God; sharing the happiness of God; and being occupied with Christ by knowing how He thinks, because the bible is the 'mind of Christ'. (1 Corinthians 2:16)
THOUGHT TESTING involves pre-occupation with self. When we become occupied with our own problems, we will become negative toward the intake of Bible Doctrine. Satan loves to cause us to think negatively by using his fiery darts. The weapons of our warfare that can be used against those darts is called 'the whole armor of God' as found in Ephesians 6:10-17.
SYSTEM TESTING involves negative reaction to God's standards of authority ... that is, to our
employer (1 Peter 2:18); to governmental authority (Romans 13:1,2 and Ephesians 6:5); authority in general as stated in 1 Peter 2:13-15; the woman toward her husband (1 Corinthians 11:3)
HISTORICAL or DISASTER TESTING may cause us as believers to suffer because of association with our nation, but we must learn not to panic nor forsake our first love! Our Lord has a perfect solution to every problem we will ever face in this life, so we must learn to leave those problems in His capable hands.
In Matthew 24:6, Jesus told His disciples, "you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, but don't
be troubled." Then in John 16:33, He said, "I have spoken these thing to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take courage... I have overcome the world!
Regardless of trials and tribulations in life, we must always remember this:
JESUS CHRIST CONTROLS HISTORY !
employer (1 Peter 2:18); to governmental authority (Romans 13:1,2 and Ephesians 6:5); authority in general as stated in 1 Peter 2:13-15; the woman toward her husband (1 Corinthians 11:3)
HISTORICAL or DISASTER TESTING may cause us as believers to suffer because of association with our nation, but we must learn not to panic nor forsake our first love! Our Lord has a perfect solution to every problem we will ever face in this life, so we must learn to leave those problems in His capable hands.
In Matthew 24:6, Jesus told His disciples, "you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, but don't
be troubled." Then in John 16:33, He said, "I have spoken these thing to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take courage... I have overcome the world!
Regardless of trials and tribulations in life, we must always remember this:
JESUS CHRIST CONTROLS HISTORY !
Written by Lois Delnay
web and layout Wesley Miller
Fallbrook Ranch Productions
Lois Delnay's writings on Helium
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/w/wescarvings/
http://kokopellisales.blogspot.com/
http://woodcarvingbywes.blogspot.com/
