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Pastor / Teacher James H. Rickard Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org. Memory Verse Gal 5:16, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”. The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16.
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Pastor / Teacher James H. Rickard Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Grace Fellowship Churchwww.GraceDoctrine.org
Memory Verse Gal 5:16, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”
John 13:194) Bible doctrine prepares the believer for shocking behavior, such as betrayal.
Our Lord teaches them what is going to happen before it occurs, so that they won't be shocked and overwhelmed, and so that they will grow in faith.
“When it does occur” Both the saved and unsaved have choices yet to be made. They have volitional responsibility.
Principles: 1) God does not hinder or violate our free will.
Principles: 1) God does not hinder or violate our free will.2) When our Lord prophesizes it will be fulfilled.
John 8:24,“Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
John 8:28,“So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.”
"I am" is the phrase our Lord used to identify Himself as the God of Israel, Ex 3:13-16, the one prophesized to come.
John 8:58,“Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.””
Heb 13:8,“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Luke 22:70; 24:39; John 9:9; Rev 1:8; 4:8.
John 13:19, “From this point in time forward I am telling you before it happens, (Prophetic Bible Doctrine), so that when it does happen, (the betrayal of Judas Iscariot), you might believe (have faith), but you might not, (volitional responsibility), thatI am He, (the God of Israel).”
How do you avoid the shocks of life? Occupation with the Lord Jesus Christ!
The disciples did not deploy this doctrine and suffered the negative consequences, as prophesized in Zech 13:7; John 16:32, and they were temporarily scattered.
Later on, they learned to apply Bible Doctrine and have their soul's cleansed from the garbage created as a result of betrayal.John 16:32-33
Grace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, October 28, 2008 Tape # 08-077 I am He Upper Room Discourse, Pt 219 John 13:19; 8:24, 28, 58; 16:32-33; Ex 3:13-16 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008