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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Grace Fellowship Church. www.GraceDoctrine.org. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.
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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org
DoxologyPraise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.
Memory Verse2 Tim 2:4,“No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.”
Doctrine of Scar Tissue and Black Out of the Soul.(continued)
1. The antithesis of scar tissue in the Christian life is the existence of an Edification Complex of the Soul.
That is the building up of Bible Doctrine in your soul which has tremendous benefits to you in life.
2. The Edification Complex of the Soul is technical nomenclature found in the epistles of the N. T. for the attainment of spiritual maturity.
a. “Light”, Rom 13:12; Eph 5:8-10; 1 John 1:7, is used for God’s Power System and sometimes for the ECS.
b. “Christ formed in you”, Gal 4:19, connotes both the Edification Complex of the Soul and Spiritual Self-Esteem.
c. “The new self (man)”, Eph 4:24; Col 3:10, refers to both the Edification Complex of the Soul and God’s Power System.
d. “The perfect man”, Phil 3:12-16; James 1:4; 3:2, is used for the attainment of spiritual adulthood and the ECS.
e. “Imitators of God,” Eph 5:1, is used for Occupation with Jesus Christ and the development of your ECS.
4. The consistent function of GAP under one’s right Pastor-Teacher is the only way to construct an Edification Complex of the Soul.
5. The mature believer possesses a completed Edification Complex in his soul.
6. Doctrine perceived must feed both the human spirit and the human soul for capacity for both human and eternal life. The ECS is the result.
Edification Complex of the Soul Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV),“The heart of the wise inclines to the right,but the heart of the fool to the left.”
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7. The benefits of and ECS include:a. It produces confidence in time, Job 5:24-27; 2 Cor 5:6-8; Heb 10:35.
b. It produces Divine viewpoint on life and establishes right priorities in the soul of the believer, Isa 55:7-9; 2 Cor 10:5
c. It orients the believer to the Plan of God, Isa 26:3-4; Rom 8:28.
d. It produces stability of mind, as opposed to the instability of the double-minded, James 1:8.
e. It is the basis for divine guidance and the execution of the will of God, Rom 12:2-3.
f. It leads to Occupation with Christ and the capacity and ability to love God and appreciate Him as the source of blessing when it comes, Phil 3:10; Eph 3:19; Heb12:1-2.
g. It attains eternal grace blessing, 1 Cor 3:10-15; Heb 11:9-10, 13; James 1:25; 2:12-13.
Grace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, January 18, 2011Tape # 11-008 The Importance of PreparednessEdification Complex of the SoulUpper Room Discourse, Part 460John 16:1-2; Eph 4:24; 5:1, 8-10; Phil 3:12-16 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011