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Five Spiritual Positions

Five Spiritual Positions. “ Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” Romans 6:16. Local Church. Universal Church. 3. 2. 4. Individual. 5. 1. Lost. 1. Lost.

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Five Spiritual Positions

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  1. Five Spiritual Positions “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”Romans 6:16

  2. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  3. 1 Lost • Outside of Christ – in the World • “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:” Eph. 2:12

  4. 1 Lost • Lost in Sin • How do we get into Christ? “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Gal. 3:27 Rom. 6:3

  5. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” Rom.8:1 1 Cor. 15:22 “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

  6. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  7. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  8. 2 On the Church Roll • Have been baptized • But not a Christian • Obeyed for wrong reason • Did not obey from the heart • Not Genuine – a Hypocrite

  9. 2 On the Church Roll • Gal. 2:4 “And that because of false brethren unawares brought in,...” • Rom. 6:17 “obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.” pretended

  10. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  11. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  12. 3 Added to the Church • Been added to Universal Church • Not a part of local congregation • Rom. 6:17 – obeyed from heart • Acts 2:47 – added to the church

  13. 3 Added to the Church • Temporary position • Acts 8:26-39 Eunuch • Taught and baptized • Not a member in Jerusalem • New convert • New in community

  14. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  15. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  16. 4 Members of Church • Individual Christian • Part of Local Congregation • In the Universal Church God Approves

  17. 4 Members of Church • Eph. 1:1 “To the saints” • Phil. 1:1 “To all the saints” • Col. 1:2 “To the saints” • Heb. 10:25 - assemble

  18. 4 Members of Church “And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” Acts 11:26

  19. 4 Members of Church “Obeyed from the heart” Sincere – genuine Scripturally organized church Worship God – Spreading the gospel

  20. 4 Members of Church “Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”Titus 2:12 - Deny + Live

  21. 4 Members of Church “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”Matt. 28:20

  22. 4 Members of Church “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” Eph. 4:13 Complete, of full age

  23. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 1 Lost

  24. Local Church Universal Church 3 2 4 Individual 5 Lost 1 Lost

  25. 5 Erring Christian He leaves the local congregation Still in the Universal Church James 5:19-20 “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth,...” 1 Jn. 2:19 “They went out from us, but they were not of us;”

  26. 5 Erring Christian Heb. 6:4-6 – fallen away - crucify Christ again Heb. 10:25-30 - no more sacrifice for sins Gal. 5:4 - fallen from grace

  27. Person in Position # 5 – Erring Return to Position # 4 Acts 8:18-24 – Simon repent and pray 1 John 1:8-9 confess our sins

  28. Person in Position # 1 – Lost In Christ=SAVED Baptized (Gal.3:27) To be Saved Confess (Rom.10:10) Repent (Lk.13:3) Believe (Jn.8:24) Hear (Rom.10:17)

  29. Local Church Universal Church Five Spiritual Positions 3 2 4 Individual 5 1

  30. Five Spiritual Positions Where are you Spiritually ? 4 3 2 1 5

  31. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning August 24, 2008

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