Putting on the Lord Jesus Christ

1. Putting on the Lord Jesus Christ

2. Pope Francis: 'There Is No Hell' By Michael W. Chapman March 29, 2018 | “In another interview with his longtime atheist friend, Eugenio Scalfari, Pope Francis claims that Hell does not exist and that condemned souls just ‘disappear.’ This is a denial of the 2,000-year-old teaching of the Catholic Church about the reality of Hell and the eternal existence of the soul. “The interview between Scalfari and the Pope was published March 28, 2018 in La Repubblica. The relevant section on Hell was translated by the highly respected web log, Rorate Caeli… “Scalfari says to the Pope, ‘Your Holiness, in our previous meeting you told me that our species will disappear in a certain moment and that God, still out of his creative force, will create new species. You have never spoken to me about the souls who died in sin and will go to hell to suffer it for eternity. You have however spoken to me of good souls, admitted to the contemplation of God. But what about bad souls? Where are they punished?’ “Pope Francis says, ‘They are not punished, those who repent obtain the forgiveness of God and enter the rank of souls who contemplate him, but those who do not repent and cannot therefore be forgiven disappear. There is no hell, there is the disappearance of sinful souls.’” The Vatican: “The Holy Father Francis recently received the founder of the newspaper La Repubblica in a private meeting on the occasion of Easter, without however giving him any interviews. What is reported by the author in today’s article [in La Repubblica] is the result of his reconstruction, in which the textual words pronounced by the Pope are not quoted. No quotation of the aforementioned article must therefore be considered as a faithful transcription of the words of the Holy Father.”

3. Putting On the Lord Jesus Christ I. Introduction II. Phase 1/Phase 2 Distinction III. Phase 1 – Salvation Foundation IV. Positional Truth V. Phase 2 – Spirituality VI. Conclusion

4. Energy of the Flesh Christian Principles in a Worldly Framework Outward Manifestations Misrepresented Liberty Knowledge Automatic Spirituality Compartmentalization: Part-Time Spirituality False Notions of Christian Spirituality

5. Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 • Love • Joy • Peace • Longsuffering (Patience [NASB]) • Kindness (Gentleness [KJV]) • Goodness • Faithfulness (Faith [KJV]) • Gentleness (Meekness [KJV]) • Self-control (Temperance [KJV])

6. Signs/Symptoms of Carnality Relational • Avoidance/silence • Irritation • Shortness • Critical Spirit • Resentment • Bitterness • Hatred • Scheming/stewing • Verbal attack • criticism • backbiting • cursing • defamation • Overt attack • physical assault • legal action • Aloof • Unconcerned • Indifferent • Insensitive Thoughtless Unsympathetic Uncharitable Uncaring Uncompassionate Heartless Callous Harsh Nasty Spiteful Hateful Malicious Cruel Self-seeking Flattering Manipulating Deception Disingenuous Welcome harm Jealous Envious Draw attention to self Arrogance Discourteous Rude Crude Short-tempered Easily annoyed Easily offended Take things personal Keep tally of wrongs Hold grudges Sanctimonious Self-righteous Condescending Give up on others Ungracious General Restlessness Being driven Self-satisfaction Gossip Vulgar Entertain iniquity Apprehension Nervousness Anxiety Shrink back Agitation Rashness Dissatisfaction • Resentment Emptiness Loneliness Frustration Gloominess Grumpiness Depression Despair Fear Covetousness

7. Identification Truth • Spirituality: A Complete Package by God’s Plan • Phase 1/Phase 2 Crosswork Distinctions • Reality through Reckoning • The Question of Yielding • Spirituality and Obedience: The Law Problem • Practical Comparisons Condition- vs. Position-Based Life

8. 170+ citations from 53 of 72 Chapters

9. Believer = Disciple “If Christ isn’t Lord of all, He isn’t Lord at all!” Commit! Fruit? YIELD!

10. Believer Abide! Present! Disciple Present! Fruit

11. Eternal Security • Aging and Death • Suffering • Liberty and Separation • 1 John and the One Who Cannot Sin • Discipleship OR Present!

12. Identification with Christ Rom 6:11 Gal 2:20

13. DISCIPLESHIP SPIRITUALITY ASSURANCE Positive baseline spiritual posture Fear of the Lord

14. Spiritual Wisdom • Wisdom among those who are mature (v 6) • The wisdom of God (v 7) • The hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages (v 7) • The things which God has prepared for those who love Him (v 9) • The deep things of God (v 10) • The things of God (v 11) • The things that have been freely given to us by God (v 12) • These things…spiritual things (v 13) • The things of the Spirit of God (v 14) • The mind of Christ (v 16)

15. Spiritual Grounding and Growth • John 8:32 – “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” • James 1:21 – “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” • Philippians 3:14 - “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • Ephesians 4:13 - “…till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;” • 1 Corinthians 8:2 - “And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.” • 2 Timothy 3:16-17 - “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

16. DISCIPLESHIP SPIRITUALITY ASSURANCE Positive baseline spiritual posture Fear of the Lord