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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

2 Tim 2:4,2 Tim 2:4, “No soldier in active service “No soldier in active service

entangles himself in the affairs entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he of everyday life, so that he

may please the one who may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.”enlisted him as a soldier.”

John 16:1-6John 16:1-6

The Importance of The Importance of Preparedness. Preparedness.

John 16:4John 16:4

The Importance of The Importance of Recalling Bible Recalling Bible

Doctrine. Doctrine. Part 6Part 6

1 Tim 1:5, 1 Tim 1:5, “But the goal of our “But the goal of our

instruction is love from a instruction is love from a pure heart and a good pure heart and a good

conscience and a sincere conscience and a sincere faith.”faith.”

Doctrine of ApplicationDoctrine of ApplicationWhen a believer has too When a believer has too

much garbage in the much garbage in the subconscious he is extremely subconscious he is extremely

vulnerable to the functions vulnerable to the functions of his sin nature and enters of his sin nature and enters into a state of confusion.into a state of confusion.

C. Application of B.D. is C. Application of B.D. is Necessary to Overcome Necessary to Overcome the Confusion of Satan’s the Confusion of Satan’s

Cosmic System.Cosmic System.

Confusion is a feeling that you Confusion is a feeling that you do not understand something do not understand something

or cannot decide what to do. It or cannot decide what to do. It is a situation in which things is a situation in which things

are messy, badly organized, or are messy, badly organized, or not clear. It is mistaking one not clear. It is mistaking one

thing for another. thing for another.

1. The environment of 1. The environment of confusion causes stress. If confusion causes stress. If there is confusion in some there is confusion in some

area of life (the home, area of life (the home, romance, friendship), then romance, friendship), then there is stress in that area.there is stress in that area.

Prov 23:7,Prov 23:7,“As a person thinks in his “As a person thinks in his

heart, so he is.”heart, so he is.”

Gal 6:3, Gal 6:3, “If anyone thinks he is “If anyone thinks he is something, when he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives nothing, he deceives

himself.”himself.”

2. Confusion demands 2. Confusion demands concentration; bringing concentration; bringing

reality from Bible doctrine reality from Bible doctrine into the stream of into the stream of

consciousness.consciousness.

3. Your soul is a spiritual 3. Your soul is a spiritual battlefield. What you think battlefield. What you think

determines whether you determines whether you are winning or losing. are winning or losing.

Eph 4:23-24, Eph 4:23-24, “That you be renewed in the “That you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, spirit of your mind, 2424and put and put on the new self, which in on the new self, which in the the

likeness oflikeness of God has been God has been created in righteousness and created in righteousness and

holiness of the truth.”holiness of the truth.”

4. You must learn doctrine 4. You must learn doctrine before you can think before you can think

doctrine. You can not think doctrine. You can not think what you do not know.what you do not know.

Phil 2:5, Phil 2:5, “Keep on having this mental “Keep on having this mental

attitude in you which was attitude in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”also in Christ Jesus.”

5. Thinking of yourself in 5. Thinking of yourself in terms of arrogance is terms of arrogance is

confusion of mind which confusion of mind which matches the confusion of matches the confusion of

life without Bible doctrine.life without Bible doctrine.

1 Cor 10:12,1 Cor 10:12,“Therefore, let him who “Therefore, let him who

thinks he stands, take heed thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall.”lest he fall.”

6. Therefore, there is a 6. Therefore, there is a Divine mandate given in Divine mandate given in

Rom 12:2-3.Rom 12:2-3.

a. “Stop being conformed to a. “Stop being conformed to this world” means to stop this world” means to stop

being in a state of confusion. being in a state of confusion. The world thinks human The world thinks human viewpoint which causes viewpoint which causes

confusion. confusion.

Phil 3:15, “Therefore, as many Phil 3:15, “Therefore, as many as are mature believers, let us as are mature believers, let us continue objective thinking. continue objective thinking. Furthermore, if you have a Furthermore, if you have a different mental attitude in different mental attitude in something, God will reveal something, God will reveal

that to you.”that to you.”

Phil 3:16, Phil 3:16, “However, let us keep living “However, let us keep living

by that same standard to by that same standard to which we have attained.”which we have attained.”

7. Concentration on Bible 7. Concentration on Bible doctrine in time of stress doctrine in time of stress

and confusion is mandated.and confusion is mandated.

Col 3:2, Col 3:2, “Keep thinking objectively “Keep thinking objectively about things above (Divine about things above (Divine viewpoint) and not about viewpoint) and not about

things on the earth (human things on the earth (human viewpoint).”viewpoint).”

D. Application of B.D. is D. Application of B.D. is Necessary to Overcome Necessary to Overcome

when dealing with when dealing with Cosmic Believers.Cosmic Believers.

1. When believers have too 1. When believers have too much garbage in the much garbage in the

subconscious and have subconscious and have maximum scar tissue of the maximum scar tissue of the soul, there is nothing you soul, there is nothing you

can do to satisfy them.can do to satisfy them.

2. From the emotional 2. From the emotional complex of sins, such a complex of sins, such a believer may become believer may become

irrational and confused.irrational and confused.

3. From the arrogance 3. From the arrogance complex of sins, such a complex of sins, such a

believer becomes bitter and believer becomes bitter and implacable, jealous and implacable, jealous and

vindictive, and self-righteous. vindictive, and self-righteous. There is nothing you can do to There is nothing you can do to

please them.please them.

4. Implacable believers 4. Implacable believers must be treated in grace. must be treated in grace.

You can not argue with an You can not argue with an irrational person.irrational person.

5. Beware that you do not 5. Beware that you do not lose your own integrity or lose your own integrity or

spiritual strength when spiritual strength when interacting with such interacting with such

persons.persons.

6. This is where three 6. This is where three factors in your life must factors in your life must

synchronize.synchronize.

a. You must have the a. You must have the foundation of humility. foundation of humility.

When you are criticized, When you are criticized, there is always something there is always something you can learn from it, but you can learn from it, but you must have humility.you must have humility.

b. You must have the b. You must have the professionalism of professionalism of

understanding the mechanics understanding the mechanics of God’s will, plan, and of God’s will, plan, and

purpose for your life, as well purpose for your life, as well as the 10 PSDs.as the 10 PSDs.

c. You must have the c. You must have the spiritual strength to use the spiritual strength to use the shield of faith, (Eph 6), in shield of faith, (Eph 6), in

the environment of the environment of confusion and disaster. confusion and disaster.

7. Implacable believers can 7. Implacable believers can only be treated by you in only be treated by you in grace; for only God can grace; for only God can deal with them. Leave deal with them. Leave

them in the Lord’s hands. them in the Lord’s hands. Compare 2 Cor 1:12; 1 Thes 2:10-12; Compare 2 Cor 1:12; 1 Thes 2:10-12;

Heb 13:18; 2 Tim 3:1-16 Heb 13:18; 2 Tim 3:1-16 with Rom 12:9-21.with Rom 12:9-21.

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The Importance of PreparednessThe Importance of PreparednessThe Importance of Recalling Bible DoctrineThe Importance of Recalling Bible Doctrine

Upper Room Discourse, Part 468Upper Room Discourse, Part 468      

John 16:4; Rom 12:1-3; 9-21; Eph 4:23; Phil 3:15-16  John 16:4; Rom 12:1-3; 9-21; Eph 4:23; Phil 3:15-16  

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