identity matters discipleship manual
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Living Life Discipleship Manual contains over 80 diagrams with “cheat sheets” explaining each diagram with an application section for the individual being discipled. Section titles are: Basics of Discipleship, Godship, Rejection, External/Internal, Problems, My Flesh, Repentance, Identity Matters, Accepting Your Righteousness, Extending Forgiveness, Seeking Forgiveness, Rest, Abide & Walk, and Love Life.TRANSCRIPT
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atters® Id
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atters Discip
leship
Man
ual
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r Design
: Inp
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nety D
esigns
Editin
g: Kath
y Hill (C
olo
rado
Sprin
gs, CO
)
INTR
OD
UCTIO
N TO
TH
E LIVING
LIFE DISCIP
LESHIP
MANUA
L
The Livin
g Life D
isciplesh
ip M
an
ua
l (LLDM
) is design
ed to
pro
vide th
e discip
ler with
teachin
g material
for u
se in th
e discip
ling p
rocess o
f oth
ers. The d
iagrams u
sed in
this m
anu
al are also u
sed in
IOM
A
merica’s Id
entity M
atters®
Co
nferen
ce, Iden
tity Ma
tters® W
orkb
oo
k & C
on
ference G
uid
e, and
the
Iden
tity Matters®
textbo
ok: 7
7 Tru
ths fo
r the Seven
Area
s of Life. Each
can b
e ord
ered th
rou
gh IO
M
Am
erica.
The LLD
M is also
inten
ded
to b
e a too
l in ap
plyin
g Go
d’s Tru
th to
on
e’s ind
ividu
al life as a private stu
dy,
qu
ite ind
epen
den
tly of m
inisterin
g to o
thers. Th
e diagram
s are graph
ic expressio
ns o
f Scriptu
ral Truth
s. In
mo
st instan
ces, they illu
strate ho
w m
an go
t into
his p
resent state regard
ing a given
area of life. In
o
ther cases, th
ey pictu
re wh
at Go
d h
as do
ne an
d is d
oin
g on
man
’s beh
alf. They also
sho
w th
e p
rogressive step
s man
mu
st take to b
e ob
edien
t to G
od
, with
the p
rimary o
bjective o
f leadin
g each
stud
ent in
un
derstan
din
g wh
o h
e or sh
e is in C
hrist.
The Tru
ths p
resented
in th
is man
ual are en
tirely from
the W
ord
of G
od
. Co
ncep
ts, illustratio
ns, an
d
picto
rials have b
een p
ut to
gether as a resu
lt of co
-labo
ring w
ith au
tho
rs, teachers, an
d d
isciplers fro
m
arou
nd
the w
orld
–sp
ann
ing 3
0+ years. Sin
ce I am o
f the b
elief that all Tru
th, b
oth
in w
ord
and
illu
stration
, com
es directly fro
m th
e Life of C
hrist in
the b
eliever, I give no
credit to
any sin
gle auth
or –
inclu
din
g myself.
The Tru
ths d
eal with
all areas of life an
d d
irect the d
iscipler an
d d
isciple to
the Scrip
tural p
rincip
les of
the b
eliever’s experien
tial emb
race and
un
derstan
din
g of th
eir iden
tification
with
Ch
rist in H
is death
, b
urial, resu
rrection
, and
ascensio
n --
in d
aily living. Th
is is wh
at we call th
e Excha
ng
ed Life. W
hen
an
ind
ividu
al has a b
orn
-again exp
erience b
y faith, it m
eans th
e Life of C
hrist co
mes an
d in
dw
ells the
believer th
rou
gh th
e perso
nh
oo
d o
f the H
oly Sp
irit (the Sp
irit of C
hrist Jesu
s). The reality o
f this
transfo
rmatio
n allo
ws fo
r a true exch
ange o
f on
e’s old
natu
re, or A
dam
ic histo
ry, for th
e Natu
re of G
od
th
rou
gh C
hrist. In
kno
win
g this, w
e beco
me p
artakers of all th
at is true ab
ou
t Ch
rist thro
ugh
His d
eath,
bu
rial, resurrectio
n, an
d ascen
sion
. The en
tire man
ual is fo
cused
on
these sim
ple Tru
ths, b
y way o
f an
extensive review
of each
Section
Top
ic.
SECTIO
N TO
PIC
S: The first sectio
n is d
evoted
to a d
escriptio
n o
f each sectio
n to
pic. Th
ese are sho
rt d
escriptio
ns taken
from
the Id
entity M
atters® Tract. Th
ese top
ics are also th
e same o
nes tau
ght in
the
Iden
tity Matters®
con
ference, as w
ell as chap
ter top
ics in th
e Iden
tity Matters®
Wo
rkbo
ok. Th
ese are all availab
le at ww
w.IO
MA
merica.o
rg.
EXC
HA
NG
ED LIFE D
ICTIO
NA
RY
: It is high
ly recom
men
ded
the d
iscipler stu
dy th
is min
i-dictio
nary o
f term
s. Un
derstan
din
g the term
s, in an
y form
of co
mm
un
ication
, pu
ts the co
mm
un
icator in
a believab
le ligh
t with
the stu
den
t. This sectio
n, if u
sed co
rrectly, can an
swer q
uestio
ns C
hristian
s have h
eld clo
se to
their h
earts for years. If yo
u h
ave any q
uestio
ns regard
ing th
ese defin
ition
s, email m
e at: sp
hin
ney@
iom
america.o
rg.
IDEN
TITY M
ATTER
S TOP
ICS: Th
is section
is organ
ized b
y makin
g use o
f nu
mb
ered d
esignatio
ns o
f d
iagrams an
d b
od
ies of teach
ing, w
hich
corresp
on
d to
tho
se in th
e Co
nferen
ce Wo
rkbo
ok. N
otice th
at th
e diagram
faces the d
isciple, w
hile th
e “cheat sh
eet” faces the d
iscipler. Th
e “cheat sh
eet” inclu
des
fou
r section
s: the title an
d n
um
ber o
f the d
iagram, a b
rief pu
rpo
se statemen
t, no
tes to th
e discip
ler to
con
sider, an
d an
app
lication
section
for th
e discip
ler to ask th
e discip
le.
Even th
ou
gh th
e explan
ation
(op
po
site of th
e diagram
) covers th
e ob
jectives of each
diagram
and
the
app
lication
gives qu
estion
s that u
sually lead
a discip
le to th
e truth
of th
e diagram
, it is recogn
ized th
at th
e Ho
ly Spirit m
ay lead o
ne to
make ap
plicatio
ns o
f Truth
that are d
ifferent fro
m w
hat I h
ave inclu
ded
in
the text. Every d
iagram h
as its limitatio
ns –
the d
iagrams are n
ot h
oly, b
ut th
e Scriptu
res are!
He
re is a su
ggeste
d sim
ple
“che
cklist” to ke
ep
in m
ind
:
1.
Pray b
efore read
ing o
r stud
ying th
is material.
2.
Stud
y, and
/or m
emo
rize, the d
efinitio
ns o
f the Sectio
n Titles. Th
is will give yo
u th
e ability to
con
vey to
the d
isciple b
rief explan
ation
s for each
section
with
ou
t havin
g to read
them
.
3.
Tho
rou
ghly stu
dy th
e Excha
ng
ed Life D
iction
ary sectio
n. K
no
win
g the term
s and
their d
efinitio
ns is
key to exp
lainin
g Truth
to an
oth
er. This sectio
n p
rovid
es the d
iscipler w
ith sim
ple an
d b
rief d
efinitio
ns o
f terms, w
hich
often
times are co
mp
lex in th
e min
ds o
f believers. K
no
w th
is section
well!
4.
Spen
d tim
e reviewin
g each
section
: the d
iag
ram
, the
pu
rpo
se statem
ent,th
e expla
na
tion
section
(fo
r the d
iscipler), an
d th
e ap
plica
tion
list (for th
e discip
le), befo
re meetin
g with
the p
erson
to w
ho
m
you
are called to
min
ister. In fact, w
e suggest yo
u go
thro
ugh
this m
anu
al as a perso
nal stu
dy b
efore
min
istering to
oth
ers. The b
est way to
get to kn
ow
this m
anu
al is by takin
g you
rself thro
ugh
the
Iden
tity Matters®
Wo
rkbo
ok &
Co
nferen
ce Stud
y Gu
ide. Fin
ally, we o
ffer the au
dio
set by th
e auth
or
(Dr. Step
hen
Ph
inn
ey) that w
ill explain
each d
iagram. Th
ese aud
ios can
be fo
un
d in
the o
nlin
e scho
ol
located
on
ou
r web
site: ww
w.IO
MA
merica.o
rg.
5.
Try setting a regu
lar meetin
g sched
ule w
ith yo
ur m
inistry p
artner. W
e suggest w
eekly.
6.
In th
e first min
istry session
with
you
r min
istry partn
er, verbally exp
lain th
e Rig
ht to
Min
ister form
(fo
un
d after th
is section
). Send
it ho
me w
ith yo
ur d
isciple carefu
lly review. In
struct h
im o
r her to
b
ring it b
ack to th
e next m
inistry sessio
n. In
add
ition
to review
ing th
e Rig
ht to
Min
ister form
, sho
w
you
r discip
leth
e Discip
leship
in th
e Ma
king
section
. This w
ill help
the d
isciple d
etermin
e if this is th
e kin
d o
f discip
leship
he o
r she is seekin
g.
7.
In th
e secon
d m
inistry sessio
n, an
swer all q
uestio
ns p
ertainin
g to th
e Rig
ht to
Min
ister form
. If the
discip
le has sign
ed th
e form
, then
you
sign it. O
nce all p
arties have sign
ed th
e form
, you
have th
e “righ
t” to d
isciple an
d can
mo
ve forw
ard w
ith eith
er finish
ing D
isciplesh
ip in
the M
akin
g o
r b
eginn
ing
the G
od
ship
section
.
8.
Even th
ou
gh th
is man
ual is laid
ou
t in su
ch a w
ay that o
ne sectio
n can
be co
vered p
er min
istry sessio
n, w
e suggest takin
g you
r time (i.e. takin
g up
to th
ree or fo
ur sessio
ns p
er section
, if n
ecessary). It is better to
add
add
ition
al session
s to p
rop
erly secure in
tegrating th
eir perso
nal d
ata in
to each
diagram
.
9.
Rem
emb
er to co
py th
e Actio
n P
ag
e for each
section
as ho
mew
ork. En
cou
rage you
r min
istry partn
er to
do
the w
ork im
med
iately after the m
inistry sessio
n, rath
er than
waitin
g un
til the n
ight b
efore
their n
ext session
.
10
.O
ne o
f the b
est ways to
secure u
nd
erstand
ing fo
r you
r min
istry partn
er is havin
g him
use th
e Iden
tity M
atters® W
orkb
oo
k as you
meet to
gether. En
cou
rage him
to stay o
ne lesso
n ah
ead o
f you
. This
app
roach
will m
aximize yo
ur m
inistry sessio
ns to
the fu
llest. If you
use th
is app
roach
, take the first
15
min
utes o
f each sessio
n to
review th
eir wo
rkbo
ok co
nten
t.
11
.O
nce th
e entire series is fin
ished
, we su
ggest havin
g a min
i-gradu
ation
celebratio
n. P
lease use th
e certifica
tein
the b
ack of th
is man
ual.
Ou
r prayer is th
at Go
d m
ay use th
is Iden
tity Matters®
series as a vehicle fo
r min
istering b
oth
toan
d
thro
ug
hth
e discip
ler, as well as to
tho
se He m
ay brin
g into
the d
iscipler’s life. W
e pray th
e bo
dy o
f Ch
rist b
e strength
ened
and
equ
ipp
ed to
stand
effectively and
walk victo
riou
sly in th
ese last days.
Section To
pics
Discip
lesh
ip in
the M
aking: M
any self-p
roclaim
ed “C
hristian
s” pu
t their en
tire Ch
ristian exp
erience
in th
e day o
f their Salvatio
n. O
nce saved
, they co
ntin
ue to
fun
ction
by m
aking u
se of th
eir ow
n
min
d, w
ill, and
emo
tion
s. This w
eakness sets all in
dw
elt Ch
ristians in
a po
sition
of n
eedin
g d
isciplesh
ip, th
us n
eedin
g a Ch
rist as Life Discip
leship
meth
od
.
Go
dsh
ip: A
simp
le term to
describ
e wh
at the W
ord
defin
es as the n
um
ber o
ne p
rob
lem in
life —
man
kind
attemp
ting to
fun
ction
as their o
wn
god
in th
e lives o
f self, oth
ers, and
even G
od
. This
inclu
des su
ffering w
ith d
ivorce, su
icide, eatin
g pro
blem
s, dep
ression
, or an
y oth
er com
mo
n
pro
blem
with
the self-life
. Mo
st of th
e time, it falls u
nd
er the catego
ry of G
od
ship
--fin
din
g ways
to fix th
e fix that G
od
has fixed
on
you
to sto
p fixin
g life th
rou
gh self-effo
rt. Ou
r min
istry has
learned
that th
e act of “p
laying G
od
” help
s us to
iden
tify the real p
rob
lem in
each o
f the live
s to
wh
om
we reach
ou
t. We h
ave also
learned
that th
e mo
st com
mo
n co
nseq
uen
ce of G
od
ship
is “reje
ction
” (Gen
. 3:5
).
Rejectio
nis w
ithh
old
ing lo
ve fro
m self, o
thers, an
d G
od
. There are
two
types o
f rejectio
n: o
vert
and
cove
rt. Overt reje
ction
is “ob
viou
s or kn
ow
n” reje
ction
--fo
r examp
le, I hate yo
u! C
overt
rejectio
n is “su
btle o
r un
kno
wn
” rejectio
n --
for exam
ple, sm
iling o
n th
e ou
tside w
hile ju
dgin
g on
th
e insid
e. Bo
th o
f these fo
rms o
f rejectio
n are
con
sequ
ences o
f Go
dsh
ip ap
plied
, either b
y self or
from
oth
ers. With
ou
t qu
estion
, we b
elieve th
at rejectio
n lead
s to in
divid
uals attem
ptin
g to fin
d
life “e
xternally” (R
om
ans 1
5:7
).
External/In
tern
alis an in
divid
ual attem
ptin
g to gain
love
, acceptan
ce, and
significan
ce from
extern
al resou
rces --id
olatry. Sin
ce Go
dsh
ip sets u
p “self-ru
le,” the in
divid
ual w
orks to
turn
n
egative externals in
to p
ositive o
nes, b
y makin
g use o
f self-effort.
SECTIO
N TO
PIC
S con
tinu
ed…
Pro
ble
ms are
direct co
nseq
uen
ces of self-life
efforts. G
od
then
uses th
ese pro
blem
s to b
ring th
e b
eliever to
the en
d o
f their o
wn
resou
rces, or self-life
, in o
rder to
create a dep
end
ence o
n C
hrist’s Life
from
with
in. W
e believe th
at sufferin
g is the key co
mp
on
ent to
learnin
g ob
edien
ce to C
hrist Jesu
s, wh
o
actually live
s in th
e bo
rn-again
believe
r. It is these p
rob
lems th
at reveal the p
erson
’s flesh (H
eb. 5
:8).
My Flesh
exhib
its pattern
s, reaction
s, and
/or sin
ful actio
ns th
at reveal (my) an
ind
ividu
al’s self-life --
trash left b
ehin
d b
y the o
ld n
ature. Th
ese fleshly reactio
ns lead
the b
eliever to Life (C
hrist) o
r death
(flesh
) decisio
ns. If th
e believer co
ntin
ues to
cho
ose self-life
decisio
ns, w
e believe
Go
d w
ill brin
g this
perso
n to
the en
d o
f him
self thro
ugh
con
sequ
ences fo
rmed
by th
eir ow
n flesh
. This, w
itho
ut q
uestio
n,
leads th
e perso
n to
repen
tance (Lu
ke 9:2
3).
Rep
entan
ce is the p
rocess o
f con
fessing o
ne’s sin
s, turn
ing aw
ay from
the self-life
, and
return
ing to
a d
ynam
ic relation
ship
with
Jesus C
hrist fro
m th
e insid
e ou
t. This can
no
t be d
on
e effectively u
nless th
e H
oly Sp
irit brin
gs revelation
to sp
ecific areas o
f the flesh
that rise u
p again
st Jesus C
hrist. O
nce tru
e rep
entan
ce has o
ccurred
, the in
dw
elt Ch
ristian can
begin
to ap
ply th
eir iden
tity in C
hrist to
all of life
’s situ
ation
s and
circum
stances (P
salm 1
19
:59
).
Iden
tity Matters is an
experien
tial emb
race and
un
derstan
din
g of th
e believer’s id
entificatio
n w
ith
Ch
rist in H
is death
, bu
rial, resurrectio
n, an
d ascen
sion
--in
daily livin
g. This is w
hat w
e call the
Exchan
ged Life. W
hen
an in
divid
ual h
as a bo
rn-again
experien
ce by faith
, it mean
s the Life o
f Ch
rist co
mes an
d in
dw
ells the b
eliever th
rou
gh th
e perso
nh
oo
d o
f the H
oly Sp
irit (the Sp
irit of C
hrist Jesu
s). Th
e reality of th
is transfo
rmatio
n allo
ws fo
r a true exch
ange o
f ou
r old
natu
re, or A
dam
ic histo
ry, for
that o
f the N
ature o
f Go
d th
rou
gh C
hrist. In
kno
win
g this, w
e b
ecom
e partakers o
f all that is tru
e abo
ut
Ch
rist thro
ugh
His d
eath, b
urial, resu
rrection
, and
ascensio
n. N
ow
the b
eliever is in
a po
sition
to
app
rop
riate their tru
e iden
tity in C
hrist an
d b
egin to
live ou
t that h
e is literally the righ
teou
sness o
f C
hrist (G
alatians 2
:20
).
Righ
teo
usn
ess is an in
dw
elt believe
r’s expre
ssion
, fun
ction
, and
lifestyle of releasin
g the Life o
f Ch
rist fro
m w
ithin
. On
ce a bo
rn-again
believe
r begin
s to ap
pro
priate th
eir po
sition
in C
hrist, th
eir con
ditio
n is
soo
n to
chan
ge, simp
ly by w
atchin
g the evid
ence o
f His Life b
eing m
anife
sted th
rou
gh th
eir min
d, w
ill, an
d em
otio
ns. Th
is mean
s that w
hen
life’s circu
mstan
ces are p
ut b
efore
him
, he can
cho
ose to
release th
e Life of C
hrist to
do
the d
oin
g thro
ugh
him
. This is a p
erfect setu
p fo
r learnin
g ho
w to
extend
fo
rgiveness to
oth
ers (2 C
orin
thian
s 5:2
1).
Extend
ing Fo
rgiveness b
efore G
od
, in p
rayer, is forgivin
g anyo
ne w
ho
has h
urt yo
u. O
nce an
ind
welt
believe
r gets to th
is po
int, h
e is usu
ally qu
ick to release all an
ger and
pain
befo
re Go
d, exten
din
g fo
rgiveness to
tho
se wh
o in
itially hu
rt him
, and
in m
any cases, is read
y to see
k forgiven
ess from
oth
ers w
ho
m h
e has h
urt (M
att. 5:2
2-2
4). See
king Fo
rgiveness is th
e pro
cess of go
ing to
an in
divid
ual w
ho
m
you
have
offen
ded
by actio
n o
r reaction
, seekin
g their fo
rgiveness, an
d resto
ring th
e relation
ship
wh
en
po
ssible. O
nce th
e believer h
as extend
ed fo
rgiveness b
efore G
od
on
ho
w h
e was h
urt, h
e usu
ally is released
to go
and
seek th
e forgiven
ess for h
is part in
the o
ffense. It is in
this p
rocess th
at we
explain
to
the in
dw
elt believe
r ho
w to
do
this in
detail. W
e find
that w
hen
a believe
r reaches th
is stage of
discip
leship
, he b
egins to
rest, abid
e, and
walk in
the Sp
irit in th
e truest sen
se.
Restin
g, Ab
idin
g, and
Walkin
g are th
e result o
f app
rop
riating tru
e forgiven
ess in all are
as of life
. It is livin
g in th
e presen
t, releasing th
e Life of C
hrist in
you
to b
e ob
edien
t to th
e Father th
rou
gh yo
ur m
ind
, w
ill, and
emo
tion
s. Wh
en an
ind
welt b
eliever gets to
this p
oin
t in gro
wth
, he is ab
le to co
nfro
nt th
e self-cen
tered view
of life
and
to em
brace th
e challen
ge of releasin
g the m
ind
of C
hrist fro
m w
ithin
. R
estin
g in C
hrist is a p
erfect p
lace to b
e in sh
ow
ing th
e Love
Life of Jesu
s (Matt. 1
1:2
8).
Love Life is th
e pin
nacle o
f the C
hristian
Life. On
ce app
rop
riating th
e abo
ve 1
1 step
s, the in
dw
elt b
eliever b
egins to
reveal th
e two
prim
ary com
man
dm
ents C
hrist sp
oke: lo
ve the Lo
rd w
ith yo
ur w
ho
le h
eart and
secon
dly, lo
ve yo
ur n
eighb
or as yo
urself (M
ark 1:3
0-3
1). Th
e result is w
hen
we o
bey, w
e h
ave n
o co
nd
emn
ation
. Wh
en w
e have
no
con
dem
natio
n, w
e have
con
fiden
ce tow
ard G
od
. Then
, w
hatever w
e ask thro
ugh
Ch
rist, we receive (1
Joh
n 3
:21
-22
).
DIC
TION
AR
Y: TERM
S & D
EFINITIO
NS O
F THE EX
CH
AN
GED
LIFE
HU
DSO
N TA
YLO
R
father o
f the term
: “Exchan
ged Life”
"Go
d h
as mad
e me a n
ew m
an! G
od
has m
ade m
e a new
man
!"
“Do
you
kno
w, I n
ow
thin
k that th
is striving, lo
ngin
g, ho
pin
g for b
etter days to
com
e is no
t the tru
e way to
h
olin
ess, hap
pin
ess or u
sefuln
ess. It is better, n
o d
ou
bt, far b
etter than
bein
g satisfied w
ith p
oo
r attain
men
ts, bu
t no
t the b
est way after all. I h
ave been
struck w
ith a p
assage from
a bo
ok... en
titled C
hrist
is All It says, ‘Th
e Lord
Jesus received
is ho
liness b
egun
; the Lo
rd Jesu
s cherish
ed is h
olin
ess advan
cing; th
e Lo
rd Jesu
s cou
nted
up
on
as never ab
sent w
ou
ld b
e ho
liness co
mp
lete. He is m
ost h
oly w
ho
has m
ost o
f C
hrist w
ithin
, and
joys m
ost fu
lly in th
e finish
ed w
ork...’”
“Ho
w th
en to
have o
ur faith
increased
? On
ly by th
inkin
g of all th
at Jesus is an
d all H
e is for u
s: His life, H
is d
eath, H
is wo
rk, He H
imself as revealed
to u
s in th
e Wo
rd, to
be th
e sub
ject of o
ur co
nstan
t tho
ugh
ts. No
t a strivin
g to h
ave faith... b
ut a lo
okin
g off to
the Faith
ful O
ne seem
s all we n
eed; a restin
g in th
e Loved
On
e en
tirely, for tim
e and
eternity.”
“... I loo
ked to
Jesus, an
d w
hen
I saw –
oh
, ho
w jo
y flow
ed!”
“It was restin
g in Jesu
s no
w, an
d lettin
g Him
do
the w
ork –
wh
ich m
akes all the d
ifference. W
hen
ever he
spo
ke in m
eetings after th
at, a new
po
wer seem
ed to
flow
from
him
, and
in th
e practical th
ings o
f life a n
ew p
eace po
ssessed h
im. Tro
ub
les did
no
t wo
rry him
as befo
re. He cast everyth
ing o
n G
od
in a n
ew w
ay, an
d gave m
ore tim
e to p
rayer.”
“It was th
e exchan
ged life th
at had
com
e to m
e –th
e life that is in
deed
"No
lon
ger I"... It was a b
lessed
reality ‘Ch
rist liveth in
me.’ A
nd
ho
w great th
e differen
ce! –in
stead o
f bo
nd
age, liberty; in
stead o
f failure,
qu
iet victories w
ithin
; instead
of fear an
d w
eakness, a restfu
l sense o
f sufficien
cy in A
no
ther.”
-Hu
dso
n Taylo
r
Excerpts fro
m: C
hap
ter 14
(The Exch
anged
Life) by D
r. and
Mrs. H
ow
ard Taylo
r. Hu
dso
n Taylo
r’s Spiritu
al Secret. (C
hicago
: Mo
od
y Pu
blish
ers, 20
09
). Bo
ok first p
ub
lished
in 1
93
2.
Terms U
sed in
Sharin
g the Exch
anged
Life
Ab
idin
g Life
An
ind
welt C
hristian
resting, tru
sting, an
d co
ntin
ually yield
ing to
the Life o
f Ch
rist living in
side (R
om
ans
6:1
3).
Ab
un
dan
t Living
A lifestyle o
f walkin
g after the in
dw
elling Sp
irit of C
hrist th
rou
gh a co
nsisten
t, yieldin
g pro
cess with
in th
e m
ind
, will, an
d em
otio
ns.
Acce
ptan
ce in
Ch
rist
Co
mp
lete and
un
merited
favor o
ffered to
tho
se wh
o are in
Ch
rist thro
ugh
the fo
rgiveness o
f sins –
past,
presen
t, and
futu
re. Accep
tance is th
e fluid
act of G
race dem
on
strated b
y Jesus C
hrist in
relation
ship
and
p
ositio
n, as B
ridal m
emb
ers of C
hrist (Ep
hesian
s 1:1
3).
Ad
amic N
ature
(Old
Man
, Old
Natu
re, Sin N
ature, U
nregen
erate Natu
re, Old
Self)
This is th
e con
ditio
n o
f Ad
am after h
e cho
se to sin
and
eat from
the tree th
at Go
d co
mm
and
ed h
im n
ot to
eat fro
m, o
r tou
ch. B
efore h
is “fall,” his n
ature/sp
irit was in
com
plete h
armo
ny to
his Fath
er’s –G
od
. After
his “fall,” A
dam
’s spirit b
ecame sep
arated fro
m th
at of G
od
’s, resultin
g in sp
iritual d
eath an
d b
eing
replaced
by o
ld m
an, o
ld n
ature, sin
natu
re, un
regenerate n
ature, o
ld self, o
r Ad
amic n
ature.
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed…
Ad
mo
nish
This is th
e action
of co
rrecting, reb
ukin
g, repro
ving, an
d w
arnin
g believers o
f their w
ron
g beliefs in
ord
er to
brin
g them
in lin
e with
Ch
rist do
ing th
e living th
rou
gh th
em. B
eing ad
mo
nish
ed h
as the ap
pearan
ce of
bein
g negative, b
ut is p
ositive w
hen
used
by C
hrist.
Ap
pro
priatio
n
This is an
active faith d
ecision
of takin
g wh
at Go
d says as Tru
th an
d b
ringin
g it into
daily livin
g. It is thro
ugh
ap
pro
priatio
n th
at an in
dw
elt believer b
egins to
walk after th
e Spirit.
Bap
tism (W
ater, Sp
irit, and
Fire)
Just as w
ith th
e earth, th
ree bap
tisms are o
ffered to
all of h
um
anity. Th
e earth’s w
ater bap
tism w
as the
floo
d, its Sp
irit bap
tism w
as the first co
min
g of o
ur Lo
rd, an
d th
e earth’s fire b
aptism
will b
e the b
urn
ing o
f it stated
in R
evelation
8:7
. For th
ose w
ho
are un
saved an
d n
ever beco
me b
orn
-again, th
ey will o
nly go
th
rou
gh o
ne b
aptism
–fire (R
ev. 21
:8). A
ltho
ugh
, man
y un
saved in
sert the w
ater bap
tism as a ritu
al, rather
than
a testimo
ny o
f their Salvatio
n an
d b
eing clean
sed b
y the b
loo
d o
f the Lam
b. Th
e bo
rn-again
, ind
welt
Ch
ristian is stro
ngly en
cou
raged to
be w
ater bap
tized (testim
on
y of Salvatio
n) sh
ortly after th
eir Spirit
bap
tism [receivin
g the H
oly Sp
irit into
their m
ortal b
od
ies and
bein
g bap
tized in
to C
hrist] (R
om
. 6:3
). The
ind
welt C
hristian
’s fire bap
tism (p
urificatio
n) en
tails the trials an
d su
fferings w
hile w
aiting to
join
their
Savior an
d H
usb
and
in H
eaven.
Birth
(First and
Seco
nd
)
The first b
irth is p
hysical an
d co
mes b
y way o
f bein
g bo
rn o
f wo
man
. The seco
nd
birth
offered
to u
s is called
, “bo
rn-again
” (Joh
n 3
:3). B
eing b
orn
-again is th
e experien
ce of Salvatio
n –
bein
g regenerated
and
co
nn
ected b
ack to G
od
. This is acco
mp
lished
by th
e “old
man
/natu
re” bein
g crucified
with
Ch
rist (Gal.
2:2
0). Th
e first birth
places u
s “in A
dam
” and
the seco
nd
birth
transfers u
s from
bein
g in A
dam
to th
at of
bein
g “in C
hrist” (C
ol. 3
:3).
Blo
od
(Ch
rist and
Of M
an)
The b
loo
d o
f Ch
rist is the w
ashin
g elemen
t of o
ur red
emp
tion
/Salvation
. It is in an
d th
rou
gh th
e sacrifice Jesu
s Ch
rist mad
e on
the C
ross (b
y shed
din
g His in
no
cent b
loo
d) th
at we h
ave redem
ptio
n, fo
rgiveness,
and
Salvation
, wh
ich is m
ade real to
us b
y His everlastin
g Grace (Ep
h. 1
:7). In
ord
er for b
loo
d to
be
redem
ptive an
d clean
sing –
it mu
st be free o
f sin –
as was th
e single case o
f Jesus. M
an’s b
loo
d b
ecame
defiled
(filled w
ith sin
) as a result o
f the seed
of A
dam
. It is thro
ugh
Ch
rist, that all are m
ade n
ew (1
Co
r. 1
5:2
2).
Bo
dy (O
f Man
, Sin, an
d C
hrist)
“Bo
rn o
f wo
man
” is the first fo
rm o
f bo
dy. It is b
y “bein
g bo
rn o
f wo
man
” that th
e “bo
dy o
f sin” is given
to
us th
rou
gh th
e defiled
seed o
f man
. This is w
hat m
ade u
s un
saved/u
nregen
erate and
gave us an
“old
m
an/n
ature.” Th
is is also w
hy o
ur o
ld self h
ad to
be cru
cified w
ith C
hrist, so
that th
e bo
dy o
f sin m
ight b
e d
on
e away w
ith –
in o
rder th
at we w
ou
ld n
o lo
nger b
e slaves to sin
(Ro
m. 6
:6). A
s for C
hrist, H
e was b
orn
w
itho
ut sin
in H
is bo
dy (1
Joh
n 3
:9). Th
is was p
ossib
le becau
se the seed
placed
in M
ary came d
irectly from
G
od
thro
ugh
the H
oly Sp
irit. Sin travels th
rou
gh th
e seed –
no
t the b
loo
d. Th
erefore, C
hrist co
uld
be b
orn
o
f a no
rmal h
um
an w
om
an w
itho
ut h
aving sin
pass in
to H
is bo
dy. To
day, w
e kno
w th
rou
gh scien
ce, that
the m
oth
er’s blo
od
never m
ixes with
that o
f her b
aby. *
•“H
ealth &
Pregn
ancy: Fetal B
loo
d Flo
w,” W
ebM
D –
Med
ical Referen
ce from
Health
wise, In
c., eds. J.
Po
pe, M
D an
d L. A
. Latson
, MD
, http
://ww
w.w
ebm
d.co
m/fetal-b
loo
d-flo
w (u
pd
ated O
ct. 11
, 20
11
).
Brid
e (O
f Ch
rist and
Man
)
Hu
man
marriages are th
e ph
ysical represen
tation
of th
e marriage o
f the Lam
b to
the B
ride o
f Ch
rist –th
e in
dw
elt believers (R
ev. 19
:7; 2
1:9
; 22
:17
). Men
are to rep
resent C
hrist’s h
eadsh
ip o
ver the C
hu
rch, as
head
s of th
e ho
me in
and
thro
ugh
their m
arriages. Wo
men
are to reveal th
e practical w
orkin
gs of th
e B
ride o
f Ch
rist thro
ugh
their acts o
f service to th
eir hu
sban
ds, ch
ildren
, and
com
mu
nity.
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed…
Bro
ken
ne
ss
Bro
kenn
ess is a term freq
uen
tly used
to d
escribe th
e state of m
ind
that a b
eliever is in sh
ortly b
efore th
ey em
brace th
e Truth
s of b
eing b
rou
ght to
the en
d o
f their self-life. B
roken
ness co
mm
un
icates a loss o
f will
and
iden
tity in o
ne’s o
wn
self –resu
lting in
a dep
end
ence o
n C
hrist fro
m w
ithin
for life an
d id
entity.
Ch
rist (Re
al and
the
An
tichrist)
The H
ebrew
roo
t for C
hrist is “M
essias” and
the m
ost p
op
ular G
reek mean
ing is “M
essiah” –
high
est of all
priests. C
hrist is n
ot Jesu
s’ last nam
e; rather, it is a statem
ent o
f po
sition
, po
wer, an
d p
rivilege. Jesus C
hrist
is the to
tal deity (G
od
po
sition
) with
in th
e Trinity as th
e Father’s So
n. H
e is the m
anifestatio
n o
f Go
d in
the
flesh. H
e was co
nceived
by th
e Ho
ly Spirit b
y the d
irect ord
ers of G
od
, and
bo
rn o
f the V
irgin M
ary. He is
bo
th tru
e Go
d an
d tru
e man
(Joh
n 1
:1, 1
4, 1
8; 1
4:8
-9; 1
Timo
thy 3
:16
).
The A
ntich
rist is Satan. H
e will co
me to
pro
ject him
self as the “tru
e Ch
rist” or M
essiah. H
e will w
ork to
rep
licate the real, in
ord
er to d
eceive the p
eop
le into
follo
win
g the fake –
him
self.
Ch
rist’s Life an
d C
hrist as Life
The life o
f Ch
rist Jesus w
hile o
n th
e earth w
as in th
e form
of m
an, em
ptyin
g Him
self ou
t as bein
g equ
al to
Go
d (P
hil. 2
:6). A
fter His resu
rrection
, and
then
ascensio
n, H
e gave to all th
ose w
ho
accepted
Him
as Lord
an
d Savio
r a special gift –
His Life, b
y placin
g the H
oly Sp
irit to in
dw
ell us (Jam
es 4:5
). Wh
en w
e read ab
ou
t th
e life of C
hrist livin
g with
in u
s (Gal. 2
:20
), be assu
red it is H
is actual Life, w
hich
is eternal Life. Th
e term
“Ch
rist as Life” is used
to exp
lain b
elievers walkin
g after the Sp
irit, by allo
win
g the Life o
f Ch
rist to “d
o” th
e w
alking in
and
thro
ugh
them
.
Cru
cifixion
and
Co
-crucifixio
n
Cru
cifixion
is the fo
rm o
f death
thro
wn
up
on
Jesus in
His ap
po
inted
time o
f death
. It is describ
ed as n
ailing
a perso
n’s h
and
s and
feet to a cro
ss and
allow
ing th
e natu
ral pro
cesses occu
r to p
rod
uce d
eath –
such
as, su
ffocatio
n. R
om
ans 6
:6 reveals a very p
ow
erful reality o
f freedo
m: “kn
ow
ing th
is, that o
ur o
ld self w
as cru
cified w
ith H
im, in
ord
er that o
ur b
od
y of sin
migh
t be d
on
e away w
ith, so
that w
e wo
uld
no
lon
ger be
slaves to sin
; for h
e wh
o h
as died
is freed fro
m sin
.” Galatian
s 2:2
0 also
reveals a life alliterating reality: “I
have b
een cru
cified w
ith C
hrist; an
d it is n
o lo
nger I w
ho
live, bu
t Ch
rist lives in m
e; and
the life w
hich
I no
w
live in th
e flesh I live b
y faith in
the So
n o
f Go
d, w
ho
loved
me an
d gave H
imself u
p fo
r me.” B
oth
passages
reveal the fact th
at tho
se of u
s, wh
o h
ave the in
dw
elling life o
f Ch
rist with
in u
s, experien
ced th
e believer’s
co-cru
cifixion
. Wh
at got cru
cified: th
e old
-man
, natu
re, Ad
amic n
ature, o
r old
-self.
Co
-de
ath, B
urial, an
d R
esu
rrectio
n
The reality o
f true Salvatio
n states th
at the b
eliever has b
een b
aptized
into
Jesus, as an
actual sh
aring in
His
death
, bu
rial, and
resurrectio
n. Th
is is a Truth
that takes th
e Spirit o
f life with
in th
e believer to
un
derstan
d
and
emb
race (Ro
m. 6
:3-7
). Peo
ple w
ho
are no
t bo
rn-again
have n
o ab
ility to u
nd
erstand
the m
ystery of
co-d
eath, b
urial, an
d resu
rrection
, as they are sp
iritually ap
praised
/discern
ed (1
Co
r. 2:1
4).
Co
mm
un
ion
This term
is used
to d
efine th
e un
ity and
un
blo
cked fello
wsh
ip w
ith th
e Life of C
hrist fro
m w
ithin
. The
wo
rd co
mes fro
m “co
mm
un
e” or o
nen
ess, wh
ich is o
perative fo
r any b
eliever wh
o w
alks after the Sp
irit an
d n
ot after th
e flesh (self-life).
Co
nscie
nce
The co
nscien
ce is the p
art of th
e min
d th
at enab
les a perso
n to
discern
the d
ifference b
etween
“right” an
d
“wro
ng.” It is eith
er seared b
y the A
dam
ic natu
re (the u
nregen
erate spirit o
f an u
nsaved
perso
n), o
r on
ce saved
, it is generated
by th
e ind
wellin
g life of C
hrist.
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed…
Bro
ken
ne
ss Co
nscio
us an
d Su
bco
nscio
us
The term
con
sciou
s is the p
art of th
e hu
man
brain
that is aw
ake, aware, in
tentio
nal, in
form
ed, an
d
con
du
cts active thin
king. Th
e term su
bco
nscio
us is a m
od
ern w
ord
used
to d
efine th
e mem
ories filed
aw
ay by th
e min
d as w
e sleep at n
ight, o
r are pu
rpo
sely and
/or u
nin
tentio
nally fo
rgotten
. The b
rain is
design
ed b
y Go
d to
ho
ld o
nly a certain
amo
un
t of d
ata wh
ile awake. A
ll “un
necessary” d
ata/mem
ories
are filled eith
er thro
ugh
time o
r sleep. Th
is is wh
y we can
remem
ber th
ings fro
m o
ur p
ast if we
con
temp
late on
them
or d
ream ab
ou
t them
.
Cro
ss (Ch
rist and
Man
)
Cro
ss is on
e of th
e mo
st com
mo
n w
ord
s used
in th
e wo
rld o
f Ch
ristianity an
d classically h
as two
co
mm
on
references. First, it is th
e wo
rd u
sed to
defin
e the fo
rm o
f death
Jesus exp
erienced
. Secon
dly,
it is used
to d
efine an
ind
welt b
eliever’s descrip
tion
of th
eir co-cru
cifixion
with
Ch
rist and
all the
eternal b
enefits o
f un
derstan
din
g their id
entificatio
n w
ith C
hrist in
His d
eath, b
urial, resu
rrection
, and
ascen
sion
in th
eir walk w
ith H
im. Th
is Truth
makes w
ay for each
ind
welt b
eliever to sh
are in th
e exp
erience o
f the C
ross an
d actu
ally, to h
ave their o
wn
Cro
ss to b
ear (Luke 1
4:2
7).
De
ath
There are th
ree form
s of d
eath: p
hysical, sp
iritual, an
d etern
al. Bu
t since all m
ankin
d is b
orn
spiritu
ally d
ead, it is said
that th
e particip
atory d
eaths are ju
st two
: ph
ysical and
eternal, b
y way o
f the lake o
f fire (R
ev. 21
:8). Th
ose w
ho
beco
me in
dw
elt by C
hrist o
nly exp
erience o
ne d
eath –
passin
g from
this
life to th
e eternal life. Th
e Salvation
experien
ce is for th
at reason
, to d
eliver the in
divid
ual fro
m
experien
cing etern
al death
.
Die
Daily
It is clearly no
ted in
the Scrip
tures th
at all believers m
ust d
ie daily (1
Co
r. 15
:31
). This “d
ying d
aily” is fo
r the strict p
urp
ose o
f con
siderin
g ou
rselves dead
to sin
and
alive to an
d in
Ch
rist. The en
emy
thro
ws sin
s befo
re us b
y app
ealing to
ou
r flesh (trash
left beh
ind
by th
e Ad
amic n
ature). Th
e dyin
g d
aily is the p
rocess o
f app
rop
riating th
e Truth
that w
e are dead
to th
is mo
rtal flesh.
Discip
lesh
ip
This term
is used
to d
escribe th
e pro
cess of eq
uip
pin
g an in
dw
elt believer in
Ch
rist with
the Tru
th an
d
un
derstan
din
g of w
hat it m
eans to
walk in
and
thro
ugh
the H
oly Sp
irit as a believer. Th
is is acco
mp
lished
thro
ugh
the w
ritten W
ord
and
the Life o
f Ch
rist (Intern
al Wo
rd) th
at lives and
fun
ction
s w
ithin
the b
eliever.
Emo
tion
s and
Fee
lings
Even th
ou
gh th
e Scriptu
res do
no
t pu
t mu
ch o
f an em
ph
asis on
“feelings,” o
ur m
aterials will u
se this
term to
defin
e the h
um
an so
ul’s resp
on
se and
/or reactio
n to
Truth
and
lies. Ph
ysiolo
gically, emo
tion
s are th
e ho
rmo
nal p
art of th
e hu
man
bo
dy w
hich
alarm, aw
aken, o
r celebrate w
hat th
e min
d ch
oo
ses to
believe.
Etern
al Life an
d Eve
rlasting Life
Eternal life is th
e life of C
hrist –
past, p
resent, an
d fu
ture (H
eb. 1
3:8
). Jesus h
as always b
een an
d
always w
ill be. W
hen
ind
welt b
elievers receive Ch
rist Jesus in
to th
eir lives, they are p
laced in
to th
e Life o
f Ch
rist (Eternal Life) –
makin
g us o
ne w
ith H
im. Everlastin
g life is the life w
e receive from
the
po
int o
f ou
r Salvation
forw
ard. It m
ust b
e kno
wn
, the b
eliever is given a n
ew p
ast, presen
t, and
futu
re d
ue to
bein
g placed
in C
hrist. Th
erefore, w
hatever is tru
e abo
ut C
hrist b
ecom
es true fo
r every Brid
al m
emb
er.
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed…
Exchan
ged
Life
This term
was o
riginally u
sed b
y Hu
dso
n Taylo
r to d
efine th
e exchan
ge that takes p
lace up
on
Salvation
–w
e exch
ange o
ur life fo
r His. M
any teach
ers of th
e Cro
ss also u
se this term
to exp
lain an
ind
welt b
eliever app
rop
riating
their co
-death
, bu
rial, and
resurrectio
n w
ith C
hrist. O
ne o
f the m
ost co
mm
on
Scriptu
res used
in th
is exchan
ge is G
alatians 2
:20
, “No
t I, bu
t Ch
rist.” All b
elievers in C
hrist receive th
e exchan
ged life u
po
n th
e mo
men
t of th
eir Salvatio
n.
Expe
rien
tial Living
Man
y speak Tru
ths w
itho
ut livin
g it in d
aily experien
ce. Experien
tial living is a b
eliever walkin
g in an
d after th
e Spirit
as a lifestyle. It is their exp
erience to
partake in
the release o
f the m
ind
of C
hrist w
ithin
as their n
orm
.
Faith in
Ch
rist
Faith is o
ften su
bjective an
d o
verused
as an exp
ression
of th
e firmn
ess of w
hat so
meo
ne b
elieves. To h
ave faith in
C
hrist is m
uch
differen
t (Ro
m. 4
:14
). For th
ose w
ho
have faith
in C
hrist sep
arate them
selves from
all form
s of faith
(R
om
. 3:2
2). A
ny faith
that is n
ot in
Ch
rist is classically bo
un
d b
y the Law
and
no
justificatio
n exists fo
r them
. Tho
se w
ho
believe in
Ch
rist Jesus are n
ot o
nly ju
stified (ju
st as if I never sin
ned
), bu
t they h
ave a clear un
derstan
din
g and
b
elief that w
hat is in
the etern
al un
seen w
orld
can b
e bro
ugh
t into
their o
wn
lives thro
ugh
the in
dw
elling faith
of
Ch
rist from
with
in (G
al. 2:1
6).
Flesh
and
Flesh
ly Self-life
There are tw
o p
rimary fo
rms o
f flesh: th
e hu
man
bo
dy, w
hich
is wh
ere sin h
ou
ses itself (Ro
m. 7
:17
) and
flesh o
r flesh
ly self-life, wh
ich is th
e trash left b
ehin
d b
y the o
ld n
ature. In
dw
elt Ch
ristians h
ave had
their flesh
(selfish
passio
ns) cru
cified (G
al. 5:2
4). B
ut sin
ce sin rem
ains in
ou
r hu
man
flesh (n
ot th
e old
natu
re), we are p
ositio
ned
to
reckon
ou
rselves dead
to it (R
om
. 6:1
1). W
e are called b
y ou
r Savior n
ot to
con
tinu
e presen
ting o
ur b
od
ies to sin
as if w
e are slaves to it, fo
r it will p
rod
uce u
nrigh
teou
sness (R
om
. 6:1
3).
Giftin
g vs. Pe
rson
ality
The p
op
cultu
re of p
sycho
logy h
as ado
pted
the term
“perso
nality” to
describ
e the d
ifferences b
etween
peo
ple. Th
is w
ord
do
es no
t exist in th
e Bib
le --th
ere are no
Heb
rew o
r Greek w
ord
s makin
g use o
f this fab
le --alth
ou
gh, m
any
cultu
rally accepted
translatio
ns are u
sing th
is term. Th
e descrip
tion
used
in th
e Bib
le is “gifting” o
r “spiritu
al gifts.” A
ll believers are given
a min
imu
m o
f on
e occu
patio
nal gift an
d each
believer is b
lessed w
ith all o
f the m
anifestatio
n
gifts. Man
ifestation
gifts are actual m
anifestatio
ns o
f the H
oly Sp
irit with
in th
e believer u
po
n th
e com
man
d o
f the
Father an
d C
hrist H
imself. O
ccup
ation
al gifts are for exactly th
at –an
occu
patio
n. Each
occu
patio
nal gift is given
at b
irth an
d m
ade alive in
Ch
rist up
on
Salvation
. Each gift carries traits th
e wo
rld h
as no
w d
efined
as “perso
nality
types.”
Grace
The u
nm
erited favo
r of C
hrist w
itho
ut w
orks is th
e easiest way to
defin
e Grace. G
race is the d
ivine in
fluen
ce up
on
th
e heart, an
d its reflectio
n in
the life o
f the in
dw
elt thro
ugh
the m
ind
(Life) of C
hrist in
side th
e believer. P
eop
le wh
o
app
rop
riate grace have m
anifestatio
ns o
f forgiven
ess, acceptan
ce, favor, lib
erty in th
e Spirit, an
d p
eace in all
circum
stances. P
eop
le NO
T of grace u
se the Law
to ch
ange in
ternal an
d extern
al beh
avior.
Gu
ilt (Re
al and
False)
It is said th
at for in
dw
elt believers, “gu
ilt is the fu
el of satan
ic con
dem
natio
n.” O
nce saved
, Go
d n
o lo
nger u
ses guilt
to m
otivate H
is child
ren –
on
ly con
viction
. Co
nvictio
n is a gen
tle remin
der o
f an actio
n th
at is no
t of C
hrist Jesu
s; w
hereas, gu
ilt invo
lves pu
nish
men
t, fear, and
con
dem
natio
n. U
nsaved
peo
ple n
ot o
nly co
ntin
ue to
live in gu
ilt, bu
t th
ey are sup
po
sed to
be livin
g in gu
ilt. Go
d u
ses guilt as a co
nd
emn
ing facto
r to p
ress up
on
un
believers in
ord
er for
them
to realize th
ey will b
e con
dem
ned
and
go to
Hell if th
ey do
no
t accept th
e life of C
hrist. R
eal guilt is p
re-
salvation
and
false guilt is a b
eliever wh
o d
oes n
ot em
brace th
e grace of co
nvictio
n.
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed…
He
art
The G
reek wo
rd “kar” an
d th
e Heb
rew w
ord
“leb” are u
sed to
defin
e the co
re of an
ind
ividu
al’s tho
ugh
ts an
d feelin
gs.
He
aven
lies
The w
ord
“heaven
lies” is a derivative o
f “heaven
s.” Wh
en th
is term is u
sed w
ithin
the exch
anged
life teach
ings, it is d
irectly referring to
the p
lace wh
ere Ch
rist is seated at th
e right h
and
of H
is Father (C
ol.
3:1
).
Ho
ly Spirit an
d Sp
irit of C
hrist
The m
inistry o
f the H
oly Sp
irit (Spirit o
f Ch
rist) is to glo
rify the Lo
rd Jesu
s Ch
rist (Joh
n 1
6:1
4). Th
e Ho
ly Sp
irit regenerates th
e sinn
er up
on
belief an
d co
nfessio
n in
Ch
rist, and
bap
tizes the b
eliever into
on
e bo
dy,
of w
hich
Ch
rist is the h
ead. Th
e Ho
ly Spirit in
dw
ells, guid
es, instru
cts, fills, com
forts, an
d em
po
wers th
e b
eliever for G
od
ly and
righteo
us livin
g (Mark 1
3:1
1; Jo
hn
14
:26
; 16
:13
; Ro
man
s 5:5
; 1 C
orin
thian
s 3:1
6).
The H
oly Sp
irit con
victs the w
orld
of sin
, Go
d's righ
teou
sness, an
d co
min
g jud
gmen
t (Joh
n 1
6:8
-11
). Wh
ile I b
elieve the Scrip
tures d
o n
ot teach
that certain
gifts have ceased
, they d
o in
dicate u
se of th
e gifts varies acco
rdin
g to th
e need
and
mo
vemen
t of th
e Ho
ly Spirit w
ithin
each b
eliever. We d
o N
OT en
cou
rage the
Bo
dy o
f Ch
rist to fo
cus u
po
n th
e gifts, or th
eir man
ifestation
s; bu
t rather, th
e Giver. In
stead, w
e teach an
d
focu
s on
the tran
sform
ation
al life prin
ciples o
f the in
dw
elling life o
f Ch
rist –w
hich
emp
hasizes th
e mo
re excellen
t way o
f love, as w
ell as, zeal (Joh
n 1
3:1
5; 1
6:8
; Titus 3
:5; Ep
h. 1
:22
; 4:1
1-1
2; R
om
ans 8
:9-1
7; 1
2:4
-8
; 1 C
or. 3
:16
; 12
:4-5
, 11
-13
, 19
; Galatian
s 5:2
5; H
ebrew
s 4:1
-4; 2
Co
r. 12
:12
).
Ide
ntificatio
n
This is o
ne o
f the m
ost co
mm
on
terms u
sed to
describ
e the exch
anged
life. Since b
ehavio
r com
es from
id
entity, w
hat o
ne b
elieves to b
e their id
entity (C
hrist o
r self) makes a sign
ificant im
pact o
n d
aily living. It is
of u
tmo
st imp
ortan
ce that th
e ind
welt b
eliever places th
eir iden
tity in th
e message o
f iden
tification
with
C
hrist in
His d
eath, b
urial, resu
rrection
, and
ascensio
n.
In C
hrist
Wh
en th
e term “in
Ch
rist” is used
, it sho
uld
defin
e the fin
ality of th
e great exchan
ge –“N
ot I, b
ut C
hrist.”
Up
on
Salvation
, the o
ld n
ature is cru
cified w
ith C
hrist (G
al. 2:2
0) an
d a n
ew n
ature (th
at of C
hrist) is p
laced
in th
e new
believer. U
po
n th
is exchan
ge, the in
dw
elt Ch
ristian is p
laced in
Ch
rist and
then
hid
den
in G
od
(C
ol. 3
:3).
Ind
we
lling Life
This term
references th
e ind
wellin
g life of C
hrist in
the tru
e bo
rn-again
believer.
Justificatio
n b
y Faith
This is p
rob
ably o
ne o
f the m
ost d
ifficult id
entity Tru
ths to
believe. Ju
stification
is a free gift of h
aving o
ur
sins fo
rgiven –
past, p
resent, an
d fu
ture –
all at on
e time. Ju
stification
is often
explain
ed as “ju
st as if I n
ever sinn
ed,” w
hich
is an accu
rate way to
view th
is term. Th
e on
ly way th
is can b
e emb
raced b
y the
believer is th
rou
gh faith
, for h
um
an lo
gic cann
ot accep
t the th
ings o
f Go
d.
Law vs. Law
of Sp
irit of Life
The Law
given to
us b
y Go
d th
rou
gh M
oses is fo
r the strict p
urp
ose o
f revealing th
at no
man
can fu
lfill the
Law. Th
erefore, it m
ust b
e fulfilled
by so
meo
ne w
ho
can –
Jesus C
hrist. Th
e Law m
ust stay in
po
sition
and
co
ntin
ue to
place p
eop
le un
der its co
nd
emn
ation
, in o
rder fo
r them
to b
e led to
the Law
of th
e Spirit o
f Life an
d b
ecom
e accou
ntab
le to G
od
(Ro
m. 3
:19
). As R
om
. 8:1
states, “There is n
ow
no
con
dem
natio
n fo
r th
ose w
ho
are in C
hrist Jesu
s” (emp
hasis ad
ded
). Bu
t ou
tside o
f Ch
rist, con
dem
natio
n is alive an
d w
ell. The
Law o
f the Sp
irit of Life is o
nly fo
un
d in
Ch
rist; this is w
hy th
e new
con
vert mu
st be p
laced in
Ch
rist. In fact,
the co
nvert can
no
t be set free fro
m th
e Law o
f sin an
d d
eath u
nless th
is exchan
ge takes place (R
om
. 8:2
).
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed
…
Lord
ship
vs. Life
Lord
ship
is no
t a bib
lical wo
rd, b
ut it d
oes re
fer to
a release in
the b
eliever to co
un
t Jesus C
hrist as
their Lo
rd (o
wn
er). This is a critical d
octrin
al belief each
ind
welt b
eliever m
ust em
brace. W
itho
ut
the ap
pro
priatio
n o
f Ch
rist bein
g the o
wn
er of H
is Brid
e, the co
nvert w
ill con
tinu
e to m
anage h
is life
as if he o
wn
ed h
imself –
thu
s, fleshly b
ehavio
r. If the b
eliever d
oes n
ot m
ove
forw
ard fro
m p
erson
al lo
rdsh
ip in
to th
e release of th
e Life of C
hrist, legalism
will m
anifest.
Min
d, W
ill, and
Emo
tion
s
These term
s are u
sed to
defin
e the trich
oto
my o
f man
’s sou
l. The m
ind
is wh
at Ch
rist renew
s by
revealing th
e min
d o
f Ch
rist with
in th
e believe
r (1 C
or. 2
:16
). The w
ill is wh
at cho
oses to
receive ren
ewal. Th
e emo
tion
s sup
po
rt wh
at man
believe
s to b
e or p
erceives as Tru
th.
Ne
w M
an, N
ew
Natu
re, and
Ne
w Life
The n
ew m
an / n
ew n
ature / n
ew life
is the resu
lt of a regen
erate spirit in
Ch
rist. This co
nsists o
f a n
ew Sp
irit –th
e Ho
ly Spirit o
r Spirit o
f Ch
rist –co
ntain
ing th
e literal min
d o
f Ch
rist (Co
l. 3:1
0; 2
Co
r. 5
:17
). It is also kn
ow
n th
at ou
r pre
-saved co
nd
ition
ho
uses a b
roken
and
dead
spirit; th
is spirit is
mad
e new
and
alive thro
ugh
the H
oly Sp
irit ind
wellin
g the b
eliever, an
d th
e two
beco
min
g on
e.
Old
Man
, Old
Natu
re, and
Old
Self
The o
ld m
an / o
ld n
ature / o
ld self is th
e un
regenerate sp
irit dead
to C
hrist, w
hich
makes u
p th
e A
dam
ic natu
re, wh
ich is in
need
of b
eing cru
cified w
ith C
hrist (th
e pro
cess of m
aking it n
ew an
d
regenerate). Th
is clearly describ
es un
saved p
erson
s and
wh
y they go
to H
ell if they d
o n
ot receive
new
life u
po
n Salvatio
n (R
om
. 6:6
; Co
l. 3:9
).
Pe
rfectio
n vs. Sin
less P
erfe
ction
Perfe
ction
can o
nly co
me fro
m th
e On
e wh
o is p
erfect –
Jesus C
hrist. O
nce th
e con
vert receives
Ch
rist into
their m
ortal b
eing, th
e perfectio
n o
f Go
d is revealed
thro
ugh
the Life o
f Ch
rist ho
used
w
ithin
the co
nvert, th
us m
aking th
e new
man
(spirit) p
erfect (H
eb
. 10
:1; 1
1:4
0; 1
2:2
3). Th
is makes
on
e third
(1/3
) of m
an p
erfect, h
oly, an
d b
lameless; th
e oth
er two
third
s (2/3
) [sou
l and
bo
dy] are
im
perfe
ct. The so
ul o
f man
is wh
at is sanctified
, wh
ereas the b
od
y remain
s in a d
ying state. Th
is is w
hy o
ur b
od
y remain
s in th
e grave, for it h
ou
ses the sin
left beh
ind
by th
e Ad
amic n
ature. O
nce th
e b
eliever d
ies a ph
ysical death
, their p
erfect sp
irit and
sanctified
sou
l are jo
ined
with
a new
and
p
erfect b
od
y on
He
aven’s sid
e. The false teach
ing o
f “sinless p
erfectio
n” is a b
elief that o
nce saved
–
the Sp
irit, sou
l, and
bo
dy b
ecom
e perfe
ct and
cann
ot sin
.
Po
sition
vs. Co
nd
ition
The term
“po
sition
” references th
e ind
welt b
eliever’s n
ew p
ositio
n in
Ch
rist by w
ay of th
eir new
life
/spirit seated
at the righ
t han
d o
f Go
d; p
lace in th
e Brid
e of C
hrist; b
eing a h
oly, ch
ild o
f Go
d; an
d
all the o
ther id
entity statem
ents given
to u
s thro
ugh
Ch
rist (Eph
. 1). C
on
ditio
n is th
e sou
l’s reflection
o
f the m
easurem
ent o
f app
rop
riated b
elief of w
hat is tru
e abo
ut th
e new
con
vert. This is w
hy th
e so
ul m
ust b
e sanctified
and
renew
ed
by th
e Spirit (P
hil. 1
:6; H
eb
. 5:1
2-1
4).
Po
wer o
f Sin
This is an
un
righteo
us fo
rce and
po
wer w
ithin
all hu
man
s, saved o
r no
t. This p
ow
er of sin
was
birth
ed in
to each
of u
s du
e to th
e con
sequ
ences o
f a single sin
Ad
am an
d Eve
com
mitted
(1 C
or.
15
:22
). This sin
is in u
s, bu
t it is NO
T us. A
ny co
nvert w
ho
find
s iden
tity in th
is ind
wellin
g po
wer o
f sin
will ap
pear an
d fu
nctio
n as an
un
believe
r –o
ne w
ho
is no
t saved (R
om
. 7:2
0).
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed…
Re
ckon
ing
The term
“reckon
ing” is u
sed freq
uen
tly with
in th
e com
mu
nity o
f the C
ross. It m
eans to
“calculate,” to
sum
u
p, o
r “to su
mm
arize.” Wh
en th
e term is u
sed Scrip
turally, it b
ecom
es a man
date fo
r all believers to
co
nsid
er and
calculate w
hat C
hrist said
abo
ut u
s, as Truth
(Co
l. 3:5
).
Re
gen
eratio
n an
d R
ege
ne
rate
This is th
e pro
cess of C
hrist p
lacing th
e Ho
ly Spirit w
ithin
the co
nvert an
d m
aking h
im n
ew o
r regenerate –
as in
turn
ing o
n th
e generato
r.
Righ
teo
usn
ess vs. Se
lf-righte
ou
sne
ss
True righ
teou
sness can
on
ly be fo
un
d in
the O
ne w
ho
is Righ
teou
s –Jesu
s Ch
rist. On
ce con
verts receives C
hrist in
to th
eir lives, they b
ecom
e the R
ighteo
usn
ess of C
hrist (2
Co
r. 5:2
1). Self-righ
teou
sness is a flesh
ly an
d u
ngo
dly fo
rm o
f hu
man
s mu
stering u
p th
eir ow
n righ
tness b
efore G
od
and
man
(Ro
m. 1
0:3
).
Self an
d Se
lf-life
Self is ano
ther term
for “flesh
” or “selfish
ness” –
tho
se wh
o p
ractice havin
g their o
wn
way. A
n u
nsaved
p
erson
lives in an
d fu
nctio
ns o
ut o
f an id
entity o
f selfishn
ess/flesh. U
nb
elievers cho
ose to
be selfish
, by
walkin
g after the flesh
and
con
tinu
ing to
perfect th
emselves b
y self-effort (G
al. 3:3
).
Self-C
on
trol vs. C
hrist C
on
trol
There are tw
o fo
rms o
f “self-con
trol” –
by flesh
or b
y the in
dw
elling H
oly Sp
irit. In fact, o
ne o
f the fru
its of
the H
oly Sp
irit is self-con
trol. B
ut th
is kind
of co
ntro
l is Ch
rist’s con
trol th
rou
gh th
e Ho
ly Spirit in
the
believer. O
ne p
uts an
emp
hasis o
n “self” co
ntro
l and
the o
ther is a resu
lt of w
alking in
and
after the Sp
irit (G
al. 5:2
2-2
3).
Sin, Sin
Natu
re, an
d Sin
s
The m
ost co
mm
on
defin
ition
of sin
is “falling sh
ort o
f the m
ark.” This m
ark is the stan
dard
of th
e Law. Sin
ce n
o o
ne can
fulfill th
e Law excep
t Ch
rist, all wh
o are n
ot saved
are in, o
f, and
find
their m
eanin
g and
pu
rpo
se in
sin. Th
is is clearly a result o
f bein
g bo
rn w
ith a “sin
natu
re” (Ad
amic n
ature) an
d is w
hy h
um
ans co
mm
it sin
s –d
eeds th
at do
n’t m
easure u
p to
the stan
dard
s [Law] o
f Go
d (R
om
. 3:2
3).
Sou
l, Bo
dy an
d Sp
irit
This is th
e tricho
tom
y of m
an. Th
e missio
n o
f ou
r Lord
is to p
reserve the b
od
y, sou
l, and
spirit o
f all believers
thro
ugh
daily san
ctification
(1 Th
ess. 5:2
3).
Sub
jective
and
Suffe
ring
Sub
jecting o
neself to
the Life o
f Ch
rist actually p
rod
uces su
ffering (1
Pet. 2
:21
). It is thro
ugh
sufferin
g that
Ch
rist Him
self learned
ob
edien
ce (Heb
. 5:8
). Believers w
ho
typically avo
id su
ffering are o
ftentim
es d
isob
edien
t to C
hrist.
Surre
nd
er, To
tal Co
mm
itme
nt, an
d O
be
die
nce
The H
ebrew
wo
rd fo
r “surren
der” is “ch
araph
,” wh
ich m
eans “to
betro
th.” B
etroth
is a marital term
used
to
describ
e the en
gagemen
t perio
d o
f a marriage. W
hen
an in
dw
elt believer su
rrend
ers their life to
Ch
rist, it is a w
illful agreem
ent o
f acceptan
ce of H
is invite to
be th
e Brid
e of C
hrist. To
tal com
mitm
ent is th
e action
of
the B
ride to
remain
pu
re and
true to
their H
usb
and
–Jesu
s Ch
rist. Ob
edien
ce then
beco
mes th
e result o
f th
e app
rop
riation
of th
e first two
(Rev. 2
1:9
).
Tricho
tom
y (Go
d an
d M
an)
The trich
oto
my o
f man
is bo
dy, so
ul, an
d sp
irit; the trich
oto
my o
f Go
d is Fath
er, Son
, and
Ho
ly Spirit. M
an
was created
in th
is image. M
any th
eolo
gians attem
pt to
redu
ce man
’s design
into
dich
oto
my –
two
parts o
f m
an (so
ul an
d b
od
y). No
t on
ly is this an
insu
lt to G
od
’s design
, bu
t rub
s in th
e face of all teach
ings h
ingin
g aro
un
d 1
Thess. 5
:23
and
the m
essage of co
-death
, bu
rial, resurrectio
n, an
d ascen
sion
(Ro
m. 6
:6; G
al. 2:2
0).
DIC
TION
AR
Y: con
tinu
ed…
Truth
Truth
in th
e Heb
rew m
eans “to
betro
th.” R
emem
ber th
at betro
th is a m
arital term d
escribin
g the
engagem
ent p
hase o
f marriage. To
kno
w Tru
th is to
kno
w an
d accep
t on
e’s engagem
ent w
ith C
hrist.
Wh
en C
hrist said
that H
e was th
e Truth
–it literally tran
slates ou
t in th
e Heb
rew as “H
e is the b
etroth
ed
On
e.” Even th
ou
gh w
e are accusto
med
to b
elieve that Tru
th is fact b
acked b
y the H
oly B
ible, it m
eans
mu
ch m
ore to
Ch
rist. The C
hu
rch is th
e Brid
e of C
hrist. W
e can fin
d great co
mfo
rt and
security in
w
hatever o
ur H
usb
and
tells us is righ
t and
righteo
us –
for yo
u sh
all kno
w th
e Ch
rist, and
Ch
rist will set
you
free (Joh
n 8
:32
).
Wo
rks (Ch
rist and
Man
)
There are o
nly tw
o kin
ds o
f wo
rks stated in
the H
oly Scrip
tures –
self and
that o
f Ch
rist. Wo
rks of m
an
pro
du
ces sin u
nto
death
; wh
ereas wo
rks of C
hrist th
rou
gh th
e believer p
rod
uces Life an
d Life A
bu
nd
antly
(Ro
m. 6
:16
; Joh
n 1
0:1
0).
Wo
rship
The act o
f wo
rship
is the in
dw
elt Ch
ristian’s w
illingn
ess to jo
in in
on
the fello
wsh
ip h
app
enin
g betw
een
the H
oly Sp
irit from
with
in an
d C
hrist H
imself. Jesu
s Ch
rist is clear abo
ut h
ow
He jealo
usly d
esires the
Spirit th
at He h
as mad
e to d
well w
ithin
us (Jam
es 4:5
). All B
ridal m
emb
ers of C
hrist are given
the gift o
f p
artaking in
this d
ivine, h
oly fello
wsh
ip an
d in
timacy th
at exists betw
een G
od
the Fath
er, Son
, and
Ho
ly Sp
irit. This is w
hat it m
eans to
share in
His h
olin
ess (Heb
. 12
:10
).
Wo
rthy (C
hrist an
d M
an)
The term
“wo
rthy” m
eans to
inh
erit wh
at on
e deserves d
ue to
His w
orth
. The o
nly b
eing o
f eternity th
at d
eserves this kin
d o
f label is th
at of G
od
the Fath
er, Son
, and
Ho
ly Spirit. W
hen
con
verts sho
ut o
ut,
“Wo
rthy are Yo
u, Lo
rd,” th
ey are saying th
ere is no
ne o
ther th
at has d
eserving w
orth
.
Yie
ld an
d Y
ield
ed
The term
“yielded
” literally mean
s, “generated
.” To yield
is to o
pen
the p
assageway o
f generatio
n. If w
e u
nd
erstand
the sign
ificance o
f bein
g bo
rn-again
, we w
ill kno
w th
at the u
nsaved
perso
n h
as an
un
regenerate sp
irit befo
re Go
d. O
nce a p
erson
beco
mes saved
, their sp
irit is re-gen
erated. Yield
ing is
critical for th
is pro
cess. An
ind
ividu
al cann
ot b
ecom
e yielded
(generated
) un
til this h
app
ens.
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Counseling
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Psychological
Theological
Grace: Exchanged Life Word of GodMind of Christ
Christ Doing the Doing
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CHRIST
Discipling
Through
Disciplee
CHRIST
Discipling Through
Primary Discipler
2nd
Generation
Disciple
Suffers
1st GenerationExchanged Life Leader 2nd Generation
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CHRIST
(Holy Spirit)
Trained
Discipler
New
Disciple
Grows
Primary Discipler steps back – becomes overseer. 1st Generation Disciple, now a trained Discipler, steps forward to grow others in and through Christ.
Primary
Discipler
Exchanged Life Leader
1st Generation 2nd Generation
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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as
those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
(Hebrews 13:17)
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Key Concept, Verse, and Goals
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ACTION DONE
1. PRAY, before going any further with this action page.
2. Return to the “Standard Setting” diagram. List your most common expressions of Godship.
3. Go to the “God’s Prerogatives” diagram. Pray each item aloud.
Example: “Lord, I agree it is You alone who has the prerogative to determine standards and conduct
for mankind.”
4. In reference to diagram G-103, list out the ways in which you decide what is good and evil.
5. List all relationships in which you have conflict and the ways you tend to “control” these individuals.
6. List each and every way you step outside the boundaries of God.
7. Go to God in prayer and admit the following:
Admit your sin of trying to play God
Confess your “standard” expressions
Confess the list of ways in which you attempt to decide what is “good” and “evil”
Confess the ways you attempt to control people
Confess the ways you step outside of the boundaries of God
Accept His forgiveness for you and then, spend some time praising Him for your healing
Study these verses: Gen. 2:17; 3:6; 18:25; 22:1-12; Ex. 20:1-17; Psalms 94:1; 135:5-6; Isa. 42:8; John 4:23; Acts 17:24, 31;
Rom. 11:33-34; 12:17-19; and Gal. 5:22-23.
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COVERT…Subtle or Unknown
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CHILDREN
PARENTS
OTHERS
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1
2
Living Death3
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ACTION DONE
1. Pray before you go any further with this action page.
2. Write out a statement regarding your thoughts and feelings about the rejection cycle.
3. List the items on diagram R-103 that apply to you.
4. List the items on diagram R-104 that express how you tend to reject others.
5. List the items on diagram R-105 that reveals how you tend to reject God.
6. Bring the three lists before God. Repent for believing what others and self have said is true vs. God;
how you reject others; and finally, how you tend to reject God. Accept His forgiveness and release
Him to use the rejection to grow you in Christ.
Study these verses: Gen. 4:1-16; Job 40:1, 4-8; Jonah 1:6-15; John 12:25; 13:34-35; Eph. 1:3-8; John 12:25; Rom.
9:20-21; 12:17; 2 Cor. 5:17; 1 Thess. 5:15; and 1 Peter 3:9.
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Key Truth: External/Internal
Indwelt Christians need to be delivered from the deception that life is found externally in things, or people, or in Christian service. If believers do not know which external things or people that motivate them to change by self-effort, they cannot yield these idols to Christ for absolute deliverance and identity exchange.
Key Verse
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 – “For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory
far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
Goals in Discipleship
To identify the idols in his/her life that need to be confessed. Christ is inviting us to admit to God that our focus has been in the wrong direction and that He wants to rule our lives through the great exchange of “Not I, but Christ.”
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Marriage
Job
Location
HealthThings
Looks
Friends
Church Children
Money
Leisure
+
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+
+
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Call a friend for advice before going to Christ. Turn to food, drugs, and other externals to fill the vacuum. Try to figure it out with your own mind. Turn to external “self-help” resources to “figure it out.” Buy something to distract you from the pain. Get more education to solve the problem. Get angry or become a “control freak” to get results. Work harder to overcome. Get overly busy to try to forget the real problem. Give money, time, and effort to soothe your conscience. Get divorced or get a new spouse. Move from church to church until you find an “ear tickler.” Sleeping to escape the overwhelming circumstances.
Lastly, they call on God!
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ACTION DONE
1. Pray before you go any further with this action page.
2. Make a list of all the externals noted in diagram E/I-100 that you tend to find fulfillment.
3. Make a list of all the noted externals, by placing them in two columns – negative (problem
areas) and positive (not a problem).
4. On diagram E/I-101, list the items with which you tend to stay busy, distracting you from the
release of Christ in you.
5. Take these three lists, bring them before God, and repent for attempting to find fulfillment or
significance in each of these items. Accept His forgiveness (for such acts of idolatry) and
ask for the sweet release of the Life of Christ in and though you, by means of the
representation of the Holy Spirit.
6. For the next 10 days, meditate on these identity statements:
† God does not honor or support self-effort
† Christ desires to work through me
† There is no life in external people, places, or things
† Christ can live through me in spite of the external
† Looking internally to Christ is the way, truth, and life
† The fruit of the Spirit is the manifestations of Christ
† Fruit is a result – not an action to practice
† Releasing Christ to wear the crown is life
† Studying the Word is essential to growth in Christ
Study these verses: Ecc. 1:14; 2:1-11; Jer. 2:13; 2 Cor. 4:16-18; Gal. 5:22-23; and Col. 3:1-4.
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Indwelt Christians need problems! God allows problems or trials in our lives to bring us to the end of our self-life, or to an issue in which we are being selfish. God has a purpose for all conflict and difficulties, for it is certain to lead us to the inward life of Christ. For the unsaved, it could lead them to the great exchange – Salvation.
Key Verse
Romans 8:28 – “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Goals in Discipleship
With Christ’s assistance, identifying the areas in the indwelt Christian’s life that are stealing their rest and die to it; and thanking God for the trials, issues, and/or people which are possible contributors.
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1. Pray before you go any further with this action page.
2. Make a list of all the “PROBLEMS” in your life that come to mind.
3. Write a summary statement regarding diagram PP-101.
4. Now write a summary statement for PP-102 & PP-103.
5. Make a list of each and every item coming to mind, for which you are able to
thank God. – PP-104.
6. Write out a detailed explanation for PP-105.
Study these verses: Prov. 14:12; Matt. 7:13-14; 11:28-30;16:24-26; John 5:24; 10:1; Rom. 8:1-4, 12-13, 28-
29; Gal. 2:20; 6:7-8; Eph. 5:20; 2 Cor. 4:8-11; Col. 2:8; 1 Thess. 5:18; and James 1:2-4, 13-15.
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SELF-COMMENDATION
SELF-OCCUPATION
SELF-PLEASING
SELF-CONDEMNATION
SELF-DEFENSIVENESS
SELF-PITY
SELF-DESTRUCTION
James 3:16
2 Cor. 10:17-18
Phil. 2:4
Rom. 15:1-3
Rom. 8:1
Gen. 3:11
Jonah 4:8
Phi. 3:19
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OUTREACH
SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
MATURE LOVE
EXPECTATIONS FROM GOD
WORSHIP & PRAISE
CROSS-BEARING
DENY SELF
John 15:16
Matt. 28:19-20
Gal. 5:1
1 John 4:11-12
Psalm 62:5
Psalm 50:23
Matt. 16:24
End of Self-Life
Luke 9:23
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TEST YOUR MOTIVES: Proverbs 18:1
Are my decisions to benefit my FLESH?• Am I doing it for my self-interest? (Phil. 2:3-4)• Is it against God’s Word? (Ps. 119:11)• Is it contrary to those in authority? (Rom. 13:1; Heb. 13:17)• Am I feeling frustrated, angry, or fearful? (Gal. 5:16-21)• Is there a lack of contentment and of God’s peace? (1 Tim. 6:6)
If so, the result is DEATH, LOSS, AND CORRUPTION!
Are my decisions through the Spirit from within?• Am I doing it in and through Christ? (2 Cor. 5:15)• Am I acknowledging God’s sovereign control in everything
and trusting Him to work things out through me? (Rom. 8:28)• Am I confident that Christ is in control? (Gal. 5:1)• Am I free from self-condemnation? (Rom. 8:28)
If so, the result is LIFE, PEACE, AND GRACE!
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1. Pray before you go any further with this action page.
2. Make a list of all decisions coming to mind you know lead to self-life results.
3. Now make a list of all the decisions that produced a release of Christ Life from within.
4. In your own words, write out a summary statement of the downward spiral.
5. Look up all the verses listed in the downward spiral diagram.
6. Write a summary statement regarding the upward spiral of the Christ’s Life diagram.
7. Look up all the verses listed in the upward spiral diagram.
Study these verses: Gen. 3:11-13; Deut. 30:19-20; Psalm 50:23; 62:5; 119:11; Isaiah 53:6; Hosea 10:13; Jonah 4:8; Matt.
16:24; 28:19-20; Luke 9:23; John 15:16; Rom. 8:1, 5-8, 28; 13:1; 15:1-3; 2 Cor. 5:15; 10:17-18; Gal. 5:1, 16-21; 6:7-8; Phil.
2:3-4; 3:19; Heb. 13:17; 1 Tim. 6:6; James 3:16; and 1 John 4:11-12.
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Key Truth: Repentance
Indwelt Christians need to repent often. Sin cannot be ignored in the life of and indwelt believer. When we turn away from God and sin, we must turn back to Him through repentance. Forgiveness is an act of Jesus Christ that is to be claimed and not “begged.” His final act of forgiveness is eternal and forever lasting: past, present, and future.
Key Verse
Romans 8:9 – “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.”
Goals in Discipleship
To teach the design and function of the Natural Man (unsaved), the Spiritual Man (saved), and the Carnal Man (believer walking AFTER their flesh). To help identify where believers are currently walking after their flesh, come to an honest appraisal, and repent. Through this, the believer can walk in the Spirit.
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GOD’S WAY
CHANGEIN CHARACTER
CHANGE OF MIND
CHANGE OF WILL
CHANGE OF FEELINGS
CHANGE OF CONDUCT
CONFESSION & RESTITUTION
Psalm 119:59Luke 15:11-24
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HONEST APPRAISAL
Walking AfterFlesh
Walking InThe Spirit
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CONSIDERING TURNING
Considering your way begins with an HONEST APPRAISAL.
HONEST APPRAISAL leads to as clear a statement as is possible
for you to make, as WHAT IS: that is, what the TRUTH is about
your own purposes, motives, methods, and patterns – without the
varnish of self-protection, without enhancing or guarding your
reputation, and without using devious means to maintain
personal objectives.
One difficulty encountered is that of avoiding, or procrastination.
Honest appraisal must be undertaken, in obedience to Christ in
you, without waiting for the feelings to line up. Honesty requires
facing the Truth.
The following items are suggested:
1. Pray specifically for God to reveal your “own way” or your
self-life.
2. Wait upon God, listen to Him. Record what God reveals.
3. Allow yourself no excuses, rationalizations, or alibis.
The purpose of HONEST APPRAISAL is to bring about in you a
heart of cooperation in line with the Holy Spirit, in which change
of MIND, change of WILL, and change of feelings may follow.
HONEST APPRAISAL leads to TURNING.
† Quit doing what you are doing
† Choose to appropriate the Life of Christ in you to
empower right decisions.
† Admit your sin(s) to the Lord and thank Him for
forgiveness.
† Admit your wrong to those you offended and seek
their forgiveness. (see Reconciliation chapters)
† Make restitution, when necessary.
† Walk in the freedom of who Christ is in you and
your identity in Christ.
† Make a decision to be a person of repentance,
forgiveness, and restitution.
Note: Forgiveness is a onetime price paid by Christ on the Cross. Therefore, do not ask, beg, or attempt to convince Christ of forgiving you. Simply accept His forgiveness!
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1. Pray before you go any further with this action page.
2. HONEST APPRAISAL leads to as clear a statement as is possible for you to make, as
WHAT IS: that is, what the TRUTH is about your own purposes, motives, methods, and
patterns – without the varnish of self-protection, without enhancing or guarding your
reputation, and without using devious means to maintain personal objectives. One
difficulty encountered is that of avoiding, or procrastination. Honest appraisal must be
undertaken, in obedience to Christ in you, without waiting for the feelings to line up.
Honesty requires facing the Truth. The purpose of HONEST APPRAISAL is to bring
about in you a heart of cooperation in line with the Holy Spirit in which change of MIND,
change of WILL, and change of feelings may follow.
3. Go to the Lord, asking Him to reveal any and all ways you have been choosing to walk
after the flesh – “my own way.” Write down what He says.
4. Now take the list and confess the items before God as choices of sin, embrace His
forgiveness, and state before Him that you are willing to follow the list outlined in the
“Turning” section on the diagram, and then begin doing so. Once you have completed
this, study these verses: Luke 15:11-24; Rom. 6:6, 12-13; 7:22-24; 8:9; 13:14; 1 Cor.
2:14, 3:3; 6:15; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 2:1; 4:17-19; Col. 3:9-10; and Titus 3:3.
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Key Truth: Identity Matters
An indwelt Christian is a new creation. The born-again believer has been given a regenerate spirit – that of Christ Jesus. The “old self,” “old man,” or “old nature,” has been crucified with Christ and is to be considered dead and gone. Meaning and purpose in life should now flow from this new identity.
Key Verse
Galatians 2:20: "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”
Goals in Discipleship
To reveal our true and heavenly purpose of demonstrating the very Life of Christ through our mind, will, emotions, and body. It is in and through our new identity that believers have a new intimacy, indwelt obedience, dependence, and love relationship with Christ from within.
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“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God.”
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LIFE OF CHRIST:• His Mind• His Will• His Emotions• His Spirit• His Overflow
LIFE OF CHRIST:• His Mind• His Will• His Emotions• His Spirit• His Overflow
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DEFILED BODY:• Sin• Brokenness• Illnesses • Fast Aging• Corrupt
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EXCHANGED:• His Mind• His Will• His Emotions• His Spirit• His Overflow
CHRIST’S TEMPLE:• Yielded to Him• Owned by Him• Used by Him• Disciplined• Christ’s Vessel
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ACTION DONE
1. Pray before you go any further with this action page.
2. Write a statement on how your emotions determine whether or not you’re having
a good day.
3. Write out a summary statement on how your life experience would change if you
lived according to Christ’s Life within you and what He says is true about you vs. what
your flesh continues to say.
4. In your own words, answer these questions: What did you learn about yourself?;
What does it mean to be “IN” Adam?; What did you learn about sin?; Are you a sinner
or a saint?; What does it mean to be “IN” Christ?
5. Re-write Galatians 2:20, replacing the “I” with your name.
6. Write a summary statement on why what Christ says about you will affect your
soul and body.
7. Pray the “Self-Life Prayer” in the appendix section of this discipleship manual.
Study these verses: Prov. 3:7-8; John 5:24, 8:32, 10:28; Rom. 5:12, 6:6, 10:13, 12:1; 1 Cor. 1:30, 6:13, 9:27; 2 Cor. 4:10, 5:17-2; Gal. 2:20, 5:1; Eph.
1:4, 6; 4:17-18; Phil. 4:6-7; Col. 1:13, 2:10; Heb. 13:8, 4;12; 1 Thess. 5:23; 1 John 5:13; and Rev. 3:20.
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Key Truth: Righteousness
Indwelt Christians need to stop living for acceptance from others and begin living from the acceptance given through Christ. He accepts the believer as righteous. As each convert walks in their new identity, their mind is being renewed and they will then believe what Christ says about them is true, in order to make the choice to walk in and after the Spirit.
Key Verse
Romans 5:19 - "For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.”
Goals in Discipleship
It is imperative we show all indwelt believers where they are placing their faith and works – in and through the Life of Christ or by means of self-effort (which produces more unrighteous-ness).
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INCIDENTCourse of Relationship
(After the Flesh)Fall Out:• Unforgiving• Grudge Bearing• Avoids/Detaches• Payback• Rejects• Pride• Fake Christianity
Void of Identity In Christ
Rom. 5:19
Romans 15:7
Phil. 3:9
Gen. 25:30-34
2 Peter 1:9
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CHOICES AFTER THE FLESH
WORLDFLESHSATAN
5 Senses
Seared Conscience
Walking After The Flesh
(Romans 8:6)
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Acts 7:55-60
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5 Senses
Sincere Conscience
Walking After The Spirit
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Duet. 30:19
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A CHOICE IS BASED ON GOD’S TRUTH, INTERNALLY & EXTERNALLY, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT SEEM TO BE TRUE, SO THAT WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT ME ALREADY MAY BECOME TRUE IN MY DAILY EXPERIENCE. FAITH IS THE PROCESS OF BRINGING WHAT IS IN THE UNSEEN (SPIRIT WITHIN) INTO THE SEEING WORLD, THROUGH CHRIST AS LIFE LIVING.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1)
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In Christ I am a child of God – born of God. John 1:12-13
In Christ I am being saved by His Life. Romans 5:10
In Christ I am free from condemnation. Romans 8:1
In Christ I am an heir of God, joint heir with Christ. Romans 8:17
In Christ I am a Saint. Romans 8:27
In Christ I am accepted. Romans 15:17
In Christ I am a possessor of the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16
In Christ I am a new creature. 2 Corinthians 5:17
In Christ I am the Righteousness of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21
In Christ I am blessed with every spiritual blessing. Ephesians 1:3
In Christ I am adopted as God’s child. Ephesians 1:5
In Christ I am God’s workmanship created for good works. Ephesians 2:10
In Christ I am a member of God’s household. Ephesians 2:19
In Christ I am a citizen of Heaven. Philippians 3:20
In Christ I am holy and blameless and beyond reproach. Colossians 1:22
In Christ I am complete [perfect]. Colossians 2:10
In Christ I am alive and forgiven of all my sins. Colossians 2:13
In Christ I am a member of a royal priesthood. 1 Peter 2:9
In Christ I am a partaker of God’s divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4
In Christ I am given eternal life today. 1 John 5:11-13
In Christ I am released from my sins. Revelation 1:5
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Action:† Read each verse aloud† Say to God, “I believe” -after each
reading† Thank Christ for each of these gifts† Repeat this as often as your heart
is in need† Copy this action page and hand it
out to others† Considering memorizing some or
all of these passages† Hang this page on the refrigerator
– we call it our “refrigerator page”
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Key Truth: Extending Forgiveness
Indwelt Christians are required by God to forgive as they have been forgiven. We must forgive anyone who has hurt us and against whom we hold anything. Freedom from anger and pain can come by extending forgiveness before God in prayer.
Key Verse
Colossians 3:13 - “Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.”
Goals in Discipleship
It is imperative we show all indwelt believers the power of forgiveness. It should be our goal to identify any and all individuals who have hurt those we are discipling and to reveal the details of how to extend forgiveness in prayer.
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CONFLICTREPENTANCE
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Test of Commitment
Attraction Begins
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PRETENDING TOLERATING RESIGNING GIVING UP
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“Getting along better”
“Whatever” “It is what it is” What’s the use?”
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FORGIVING OTHERSPurpose Statement
Offering forgiveness, in and through Christ, to those who have hurt you is one of the most freeing actions you can demonstrate here on earth. This homework assignment will include listing: the act, your hurt, the ramifications, and your sinful reactions to the way the offender hurt you. Once you have done this, you will need to depend upon the Eternal Forgiver who lives and indwells you – Christ. If you are not a Christian (never have asked Christ into your life), these actions will be temporary and not eternal.
Offering Forgiveness Is Not . . .It is not “acting” as if it does not bother you anymore. It is not disregarding, tolerating, excusing, overlooking, or closing your eyes to the wrong another person has done against you. It is not “letting time pass” after the offense has been committed. It is not “forgetting” or “pretending” that the offense happened. It is not “resigning” yourself to the other person’s actions by saying, “Oh well, it’s just the way he/she is.”
Key Statement:Forgiveness is functioning with another as if he or she never committed the offense in the first place. Without true forgiveness, you will stay resentful; lack in joy; and act offended any time you see, hear of, or meet someone who reminds you of this offender.
Process of Offering Forgiveness1. Make four lists. Column #1: List how the offender hurt you. Column #2: List how you felt regarding the hurt. Column #3: List the
ramifications. Column #4: List your sinful reactions to the offense. 2. Admit to God how you felt regarding the offense.3. Admit to God you have been holding this person guilty for this act.4. Admit to God your reactions to this offense, and the person, are sin.5. Claim God’s forgiveness for your reactions (sin).6. Extend forgiveness, in prayer before God, for the hurt this person has caused you.7. Put the offender in God’s hands and join Him in doing what He wants to bring healing.8. By choice, your feelings most likely will not match. Live each day as a free man.9. Agree with God that you are willing to be reconciled to the offender and allow Him to love the offender through you.
Scriptures to consider: Psalm 62:8: Luke 6:37; Romans 2:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17-18; Colossians 3:8, 12-13; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 5:7; and 1 John 1:9.
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Offense Hurt Ramifications Reactions
Sample: Lied to me Felt Deceived Broken Trust Pushed for Truth
Sample: Adultery Feel Resentful Broken Marriage Threat of Divorce
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Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to
seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”
(Matthew 18:21-22)
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Test Of Forgiveness
1. Do you still see the offender as not guilty?
2. Are you sincerely thanking God for the lessons learned during the pain (Rom. 8:28-29)?
3. Can you talk about your hurt without getting angry, without feeling resentful, and without the slightest thought of revenge (Eph. 4:31)?
4. Do you have a willingness to accept your part of the blame for what happened?
5. Can you revisit the scene or the person(s) involved in your hurt without experiencing a negative reaction?
6. Are you rewarding with good those who have hurt you (Rom. 12:20-21)?
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Extending Forgiveness – Offense and Hurt
“Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the majority, so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.” 2 Corinthians 2:6-7
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, I have sinned against You, the Heavenly Father, and ___________ (person who offended you) by harboring resentment, hurtfulness, and bitterness for his/her offense against me. Please cleanse me from these sins. I now unconditionally forgive ____________ for the wrong/s (list out before God) committed against me. I ask You would reclaim all ground in my life, which Satan’s kingdom has claimed against me, because of my unforgiveness and bitterness. In the name of Jesus and in the power of the Holy Spirit, I stand against any lies and powers of darkness, which were assigned against me because of my unforgiving ways. I submit myself to You and ask that You turn me into a vessel of forgiveness.
I choose now to love ______with Your love, acceptance, and forgiveness. I offer myself up to You as a living sacrifice, to be used by You to rebuild the relationship if You deem it necessary. I pray You would empower me with the strength I need to go to ______and seek their forgiveness for my part of the offense and for my reactions. I ask You would cover me with the power of Your grace and mercy. It is in the Forgiver’s name (Jesus Christ) I pray – Amen. E
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“When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, ‘Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the
repentance that leads to life’” (Acts 11:18, emphasis added).
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, I praise Your name for the grace that has come to me through the Lord, Jesus Christ. I rejoice in
the victory, which You have provided for me to live above sin and failure. I come before You in confession and to
plead Your mercy over my own sins. I confess my sins of lukewarmness, apathy, and worldliness. I specifically
confess my sin of ___________ (list all the known sins that have bound you – adultery, drug abuse, etc.). I acknowledge
before You the wickedness of the worldly environment by which I have allowed myself to be influenced. I accept
Your forgiveness and mercy for the sins I have committed against You. I plead the sufficiency of the blood of Christ
to meet the full penalty of what my sins deserve. I claim back the ground in my life, which I have given over to
Satan by believing the enemy’s deception. In the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, I resist all of Satan’s activity to
hold me blind and cause me to function in darkness. Exercising my authority, which is given to me in my union
with the Lord, Jesus Christ, I pull down the strongholds, which the kingdom of darkness has formed against me. I
smash, break, and destroy all those plans formed against my mind, will, emotions, and body. I destroy in prayer
the spiritual blindness and deafness that Satan has kept upon me. I invite the Holy Spirit of God to bring the
fullness of His power to convict, to bring me to further repentance, and to lead me into faith in the Lord, Jesus
Christ. I claim the Truth that Satan has no power to blind me from Your Truth.
I thank You for bringing me under conviction, for leading me to pray this prayer of repentance, and for answering
my prayer of deliverance. In the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, I joyfully lay this prayer before You in the
worthiness of Christ and the completed work on the Cross. Amen.
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Key Truth: Seeking Forgiveness
Indwelt Christians are required by God to go and seek forgiveness from all those whom they have offended - by direct actions of hurt or reactions from being hurt by the offender. It is a vital part of the indwelling Life of Christ to show observers how Christ can forgive through believers.
Key Verse
Matthew 5:23-24: “Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.”
Goals in Discipleship
It is imperative we show all indwelt believers how Christ forgives in and through them. This lesson will walk believers through the 12 keys found in the Word, regarding the steps to seeking forgiveness from others.
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Unreconciled Conflicts
• Withdrawal• Despair• Anger• Fears• Anxiety• Sleepless• Obsessive• Bad Thoughts• Abuse• Guilt• Unforgiveness
Reaping Corruption
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Reconciling Past or New Conflicts
• Orderly life• Godly responses• Loving others• Mind of Christ• Peace• Freedom• No Guilt• Confident in Him• Christ as Life• Peace with Men• Inner security• Fruit of Spirit• Forgiving
Reaping Life
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Purpose Statement Humility breeds freedom. When someone chooses to seek the forgiveness of someone they have hurt, they provide an opportunity to demonstrate the power of Christ’s forgiveness. It is a great way to reveal the gospel. Seeking forgiveness is simply this; honestly reviewing how you hurt another by words, actions or lack of action. It is going to that person (preferably in person) and saying, “I was wrong” for whatever you did to create pain in their lives – then asking for their forgiveness. Forgiveness is “giving freedom before the offended has the opportunity to unveil bitterness.”
Seeking Forgiveness Is Not . . . It is not going to another to “put things behind you” or “get the monkey off your back”. It is not “smoothing over” what you did and it is certainly not bringing up their actions that “caused” you to hurt them. It is humbling yourself before them, confessing your sin and not considering their sin, or hurt, done unto you.
Process of Seeking Forgiveness
1. Make three lists. Column one, who you hurt. Column 2: how you hurt them. Column 3, how you acted toward them after you hurt them. See example:
Who I Hurt How I Hurt Them How I “Act” Toward Them
Mom Told her to “bite a rock”
† Avoided her † Gossiped about her † Skipped over birthdays † Refused to return calls † Etc.
2. Make sure you “extend forgiveness” before God if they hurt you. 3. Pray through the “Seeking Forgiveness” list. 4. Rehearse what and how you are going to say it. 5. Reject any defense, excuses, or blame. 6. Pray and get counsel for the “right timing.” 7. Call the person to set a time. The phone conversation should go something like this;
Mom, I am calling to find a time to get with you regarding seeking your forgiveness for some things I believe I have done to hurt you. What is the best time for you?
8. If they want to do it on the phone, delay. Plead to do this in person. If they refuse to meet with you in person or circumstances dictate that you can’t, ask for a phone time that is best for them.
9. When the meeting starts, thank them for allowing you to do this. 10. Go down column two and three and say “I was wrong for _________________, would
you forgive me for this?” Wait for the answer and repeat this process until you have completed the list.
11. At the end of the meeting, thank them again. Now ask them is there anything you can do to assist in restoring the relationship. If the request is reasonable, do what they ask of you.
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Key Truth: Rest, Abide, and Walk
Indwelt Christians should have a passion and desire to come to Christ when they are weary and heavyhearted. Jesus wants to give His Bride rest, when we feel stressed or not. We need to have a Christ as Life view of life and not a self-focused view. We should not allow anything or anyone to steal our rest – that’s idolatry. We need to admit when we are not resting and ask Him to manifest His peace through us.
Key Verse
Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.”
Goals in Discipleship
It is imperative that we bring all those to whom we are ministering into a place of rest. Help each to live IN the present and in obedience. Confront the self-focused view and challenge them to shift to the view of “Christ is their life and He lives through them.”
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ARE YOU WEARY and BURDENED?
Matthew 11:28-30
• Come unto Him.
• Embrace Him.
• Learn from Him.
† He is meek.
† He is lowly.
MEEKNESS IS TO GIVE UP
WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY YOURS.
Philippians 2:5-8
• He became of no reputation.
• He became a slave.
• He humbled Himself.
• He gave up His life.
• He became our life.
• He is the fullness of power.
LOWLY IS GIVING UP SELF
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Philippians 2:3-4
• He regarded other people as
more important.
• He regarded the interests of
others as more important.
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WE ARE COMMANDED TO RESTHebrews 4:9-11
• There remains a Sabbath rest for God’s people.
• The one who rests has rested (ceased) from His works.
• Therefore, labor (be diligent) to enter into His rest from within.
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GOD IS IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFEIsaiah 40:28-31
• God does not grow weary or get tired.
• He gives strength to the weary.
• Those who wait on the Lord will gain new strength.
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John 15:1-2
• Jesus is the Vine.
• The Father is the Vinedresser and you are the branches.
• He desires the branches to be fruitful.
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• The branch (you) cannot bear fruit on its own.
• You must abide in the Vine (Christ in you).
• You must abide in His love within you.
HOW DO YOU ABIDE IN HIM?John 15:10-11
• Keep His commands (this is about relationship – not commandments ).
• Your joy will be full!
• Christ will live and function through you.
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Galatians 5:16-17
• When we walk after and in the Spirit (sap), it is impossible to sin.
• The flesh opposes the Sprit.
• The Spirit opposes the flesh.
• You cannot fulfill the desire of the flesh while walking by the Spirit.
• The sap is the Life juice (Spirit) that is in Christ.
• The sap flows out of the Father into Christ and out of Christ
into the believer (branch).
• The human body (temple of Holy Spirit) is used for production
of fruit of the Spirit.
• The Vinedresser, the Vine, and the branches are all required
elements of God’s design to get the fruit to the unsaved world.
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Psalm 119:59Eph. 4:32Matt. 5:23-14Eph. 5:20
John 14:21
Jeremiah 29:11-12Matt. 6:25-34
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Self-Life View
Does God seem so small that you are unable to trust Him? Fact: you see most clearly what is closest to you – so you decide.
Christ-Life View
Viewing your worldview and its problems, circumstances, and feelings through Christ in you –making use of His view.
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ACTION DONE
1. Pray before you go any further with this action page.
2. Write out a paragraph stating your summary of the message of Rest, Abide, and Walk.
3. List the “people, places, and things” that get in the way of you choosing to rest in Christ.
4. Now list direct actions of rebellion (purposeful resistance) you use to avoid doing what God says. After doing
this, take the list to the Lord and appropriate His forgiveness and restitution.
5. Look up Isa. 43:18. List the memories you tend to call to mind and ponder on. Give the list to the Lord in
prayer. Tell Him you join Christ in His commitment to not make a habit of this in the future.
6. Write a summary statement why Christ’s worldview will affect every area of your life.
7. If you haven’t already, consider praying the “Self-Life Prayer” in the appendix section of this manual.
Study these verses: Psalm 119:59; Isaiah 40:28-31; Jer. 29:11-12; Matt. 5:23-24; 6:25-34, 11:28-30; John 14:21, 15:1-11; 2 Cor. 4:17-18; Galatians
5:16-17; Eph. 4:32, 5:20; Phil. 2:2-8; and Heb. 4:9-11, 12:2.
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Key Truth: Love Life
Indwelt Christians should consider the other person more important than themselves. Dependency upon Christ within will bring a Life of obedience, which will sprout the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Each will overflow into the lives of others.
Key Verse
1 Timothy 1:5 - “But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”
Goals in Discipleship
It is essential we see if those we are ministering to understand all the Truths of Christ as Life and why their Identity Matters. We need to assist in focusing their desires on obeying God and giving the Life of Christ away to others. This is all accomplished though each believer accepting their identity in Christ. L
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