the Cross and Growth- Sun Jul-17-2005

the Cross and Growth- Sun Jul-17-2005

every revelation comes with the Cross

4 verses in Cornithians
2 Cor 10:7
do we really see? : the inward revelation and dealing of the Cross
the worldly wisdom, outwardly - in the mind/soul
Spiritual reality

8 problems of looking outwardly:
1. 1 cor 1:1-12
human preference caused splits in the body
. 1 Cor 3: 21
. 1 Cor 3: 10-15 only God judges the works

2. 1 Cor 5
the world made people tolerate to sin
verse 6; the Cross must be applied to our tolerance

3. 1 Cor 6
God's government in His family

4. 1 Cor 7
the real issue about marriage
7:35

5: 1 Cor 8
people living by conscience, by knowledge - in the body people should live by love

6. 1 Cor 10-11 assemble life
1a. head covering
1b. Lord's table

7. Spritual gifts
- using the gifts to compete with each other
every gifts is a gift of love to built His body

8. Doctrines seems outwardly 1 Cor 15
the literal word of God + logic = carnality
the Word of God+ Revelations + the Cross

- every assembly has to go through these problems
the Cross to deal with the outwardly worldly view
the strong hold of self-centerness - til we learn to stop trusting the outwardly things

the outwardly reality and the inward reality
finished work of the Cross - manifestation of the love of the Cross

the disciplines are the love of God

outward doctrines
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The dealing of the carnality at the same time of Cross dealing with Paul
dealing with love, doesn't losse his patience.
revealtion and the stick - when I am weak, then I am strong
lesson: when we think we are strong, actually we are weak

when Paul was first served, why he was not sent by God?
Paul is guilty of each one of the eight faults
- by the dealing of the Cross, God makes the inward reality for Paul
the same wisdom through the work of the Cross