THE DOCTRINE OF DIVINE ESTABLISHMENT

1.Definition and Description

   A. God has ordained certain laws for the survival and freedom of the human race during the course of human history.  Anarchy exists when segments of nations ignore these laws.  The laws of divine establishment provide the freedom to fulfill the divine plan as ordained in the divine decrees under many forms of government

  B. The laws of Divine Establishment are designed and directed toward both believer and unbeliever.

  C. The Laws of Divine Establishment operate from the fall of man to the Second Advent, as well as in the Millennium.  However, in the Millennium, some modifications will be needed in Divine Establishment to make it compatible with the perfect environment which will be realized under the benevolent dictatorship of Jesus Christ.         

  D. The laws of Divine Establishment affect freedom, civilization, authority, evangelism, spiritual growth, and perpetuation of the human race.  They are as important as the law of gravity.

               

  E. The laws of Divine Establishment define freedom in terms of privacy, property and authority.  There is no such thing as the enjoyment of life or freedom without the existence of authority.

  F. Both the privacy of the individual and the function of legitimate authority are necessary for the function of human freedom.

  G. Therefore, the four divine institutions, volition, marriage, family and nationalism are the basis for the laws of divine establishment.

  H. God also has a system of divine laws for angels and nature.  All of these laws are designed to resolve the angelic conflict using an inferior creature: man.

2.Establishment and Divine Institutions

  A. Volition the soul is prepared for us by God. It is the house for human life. The body is the house for the soul. The justice of God imputes human life to the soul; human life resides in the soul forever. No man can remove human life from the soul. We have two sets of laws: (a) establishment, and (b) The Royal Family Honor Code under which believers are required to function. With both sets of law functioning in the believer’s life, he has great capacity for life, integrity and enough doctrine to reach spiritual maturity. The soul is made up of volition, self-consciousness, mentality and conscience. Volition is the authority of the soul. Human volition must have privacy and freedom for proper function. As a matter of principle, there is no freedom without privacy, as you cannot exercise volition without privacy. Divine Establishment provides freedom and privacy for those who refrain from violating the criminal laws of Divine Establishment. While people are not born equal or live in equality, they must have freedom of choice and the right to live in a free society, pursuing a course of action compatible with their own aspirations or lack thereof. We should have the right to go as far as our abilities and motivations will take us. No government should ever have the right to destroy our motivation by saying we are greater than we are, or by providing everything for us. Variation in human ability, both inherent and acquired, does not preclude freedom and freedom of decision in adult persons. All normal persons have the option of positive or negative volition at God-consciousness, plus the freedom to accept or reject Jesus Christ at Gospel hearing. Freedom is the basis for true evangelism. Freedom of speech and worship are necessary for advance to spiritual maturity. Freedom is the normal sphere of function for the volition of the soul. There have been some notable exceptions to the principle however, such as in the roman empire where slavery was prevalent but slaves were essentially free to come and go as they pleased so long as they acquitted their responsibilities.Thus throughout history it has been possible to live under slavery and be evangelized and from there advance to spiritual maturity.

  B.Marriage! Monogamy, a permanent relationship between one man and one woman is ordained of God to remind mankind that He has from the beginning a design called: right man / right woman (Gen 1:26-27; 5:1-2; 2:18-25; I Cor. 7:2-4). When Jesus Christ created Adam, He said, “not good that man should be alone.”  Therefore, god provided the female.  Jesus Christ constructed Adam’s right woman.  Their relationship, established in the garden, continued after the fall.  It has never been canceled in any generation. Marriage is the most basic and fundamental organization in the human race.  Even the unbeliever, whose life is a total failure, can have great temporary contentment by being married to his or her right opposite number (Eccl. 9:9). The analogy to the monogamous relationship and our relationship to Christ is found in Eph. 5:26-33.

Under the authority of the laws of divine establishment, the right man / right woman relationship becomes the normal, legitimate expression of category two love (I Cor. 7:9; I Tim. 5:14; Eph. 5:22, 23, 28 & 33; Heb. 13:4). Marriage is the beginning of authority in life for adults.  All authority is vested in the husband and there are no exceptions or rationalizations.  Violations of a principle do not change the principle as is demonstrated in the fact that God continues to use the local church no matter how badly it fails. Because of bad emotion, marriage is one of the greatest areas for making mistakes in life. Therefore, in approaching marriage, one has to be rational in both function and response. The principle of marriage rejects the concepts of revolution, anarchy, adultery, or promiscuousness as it is supposed to be the basis for stability in society and for the formation of civilization.

 C. Family! Physical birth and the imputation of human life, plus the imputation of Adam’s original sin, finds the human baby both helpless and hopeless. Condemnation from God occurs immediately. God has provided certain divine laws, such as the authority of parents, to protect, nurture, train and discipline children to prepare them for life. Children must be trained to respect the privacy, property and rights of others, not to abuse freedom and to have respect for authority. Parental authority and discipline is the way of preparing children for a normal life.  Permissiveness destroys the children’s capacity for life.  There must be recognition of authority and orientation to certain principles of divine establishment. Christian parents must also evangelize their children and provide predoctrinal training for them (Deut. 6:6-9; 7:9) It is further the responsibility of parents to instill in their children respect for the Word of God, the teaching of Bible doctrine including recognition of the authority of the pastor/teacher.

 D. Nationalism! If the entire human race were under one rule prior to the Millennium, it would self-destruct.  Internationalism is outlawed as being evil by the Word of God. Observe what action God took to eliminate the first attempt at a United Nations, at the tower of Babel. To perpetuate the human race and bring history to its logical conclusion, God has designed the nation to protect the freedom and rights of x number of people on this planet.  We call this nationalism.  Only one language should be recognized in a nation. After the destruction by God of the tower of Babel, the world was divided into nations.  This division was first based on racial, geographical and linguistic norms.  However, as the human race continued in history, true racial distinctions were obliterated in the rise of civilizations.  Thus, racial purity is a myth except in pristine areas.  However, race is constantly being used by politicians to create false issues. The creation of the Jewish nation set up the perfect standard of what a national entity should be. The biblical evidence of the essential nature of nationalism is disclosed in Gen. 10:5; Deut. 32:8; Acts 17:26-28. All nations who follow the norms and standards of Divine Establishment possess the following characteristics: Interior protection of freedom is provided through a proper system of law enforcement, jurisprudence and a system of law whereby a person is innocent until proven guilty; where only proper testimony is allowed and no hearsay permitted; and where double jeopardy does not exist. The exterior protection of freedom comes through a strong, well-prepared military. A government of whatever category must protect the freedoms and rights of its citizens without interfering with those rights by the illegal use of power. An economy must be based on free enterprise and capitalism. Labor can have no right to dictate policy to management (Eph.6:5; Col. 3:22). Smart management always treats its employees fairly and well; they are cutting their own throats if they don’t. Government or labor have no right to superimpose their policy on management. The separation of business and state is an important distinction. There must be a system of common law that protects the freedom, rights, life and property of individuals.  It must not be a system of law which is used to socially engineer a society. A subjective system of law uses legislation to invade individual rights, to appropriate personal property and wealth and to erode human freedom in the name of the common good. There should be a common culture which reflects the morality, esprit de corps, nobility, patriotism and integrity of a nation. The nation’s literature, art, music and drama should be free to reflect the values of the people of the nation. All of this is designed by God so that he can always have a client (Priest) nation.

DOCTRINE OF THE SOUL conclusion

     The soul must be distinguished from the human spirit.

            A.Originally man (the created man: Adam) was trichotomous, having been created with a body, soul and human spirit Gen. 2:7

            B.After the fall, man is born dichotomous, having only a body and soul, I Cor. 2:14; Jude 19

            C.The believer, however, is said to have a body, soul and spirit, I Thes 5:23.  The human spirit is regenerated by God the Holy Spirit at the point of salvation.

         Only the soul, not the body, is saved at regeneration

                                     Psm. 19:7; 34:22; Mark 8:36-37; I Pet 1:9; Heb. 10:39

            A.Therefore, there is no “healing in the atonement.” The body is not saved because the old sin nature still resides there.  In eternity, the soul is given a perfect body minus the old sin nature therefore assuring that the eternal body and soul are incapable of both sin and human good.

            B.To have a soul, human spirit and a resurrection body is strictly the result of grace, which is God’s plan.

            C.Those in eternity who glorify God will be those who had maximum Bible doctrine in their souls in time.

1.Only the soul, not the body, was made in the image of God. Gen. 1:26-27 cf Gen. 2:7.  God is not material but spiritual.

2.The soul is the area of the worst sins which are mental attitude sins, Job 21:25; Zech. 11:8

            A.The content of the soul is seen when a person speaks.  What you truly are is revealed when you speak.

            B.Sins of the tongue reveal mental attitude sins. If you are beset by feelings of guilt, if you are arrogant, bitter, or are seeking revenge, involved in sins of anger, hatred, jealousy and envy, you will speak in such a manner that your mental attitude sins are revealed.

            C.Therefore, the soul is the launching pad of all overt sins as well as sins of the tongue.

3.The soul becomes the seat of misery because of scar tissue of the soul, Psm. 6:3; 106:15; 119:25, 28, 81

4.The soul is the area for all capacities, good and bad. The mature believer in time, has maximum capacity for life, love and happiness. However, the reversionistic believer, residing in the cosmic system, has maximum capacity for sin, human good, evil and self-induced misery.

4. In physical death, the soul departs from the body as documented in Job 38:8; Psm. 16:10; II Cor. 5:8.

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Doctrine Of The SOUL

Definition and Background


A. Speaking to the real or inner man the term psuche is used for both soul and mind.
B. A related noun, pneuma always refers to the human spirit.
C. The distinction between the two nouns is noted in Heb. 4:12.


 The essence of the soul


A. Self-consciousness. Man is aware of his own existence and is able to relate to both animate and inanimate life on earth (Acts 20:10. Animals have consciousness but not self-consciousness.
B. Mentality: Self-consciousness is no good without mentality. This is the thinking part of man and is composed of two parts
    1. The mind or left lobe of the soul.
    2.The heart or right lobe of the soul contains the frame of reference, memory center, vocabulary and categorical knowledge storage, norms and standards and the launching pad for application of knowledge to life.
    3. Rom. 1:20-22 and Prov. 19:2 teach that all thought originates in these two lobes. The soul is the source of all basic sin. It is the battleground between the Old Sin Nature and the Holy Spirit Matt. 10:28; Eph. 4:17-19; Psm 143
C.Volition: Man has the ability to be negative or positive to anything in life. This is why man was created to resolve the Angelic conflict.
D. Emotion: Luke 12:19 – This is the appreciator of the soul. Emotion responds or reacts to whatever thoughts are in the soul. Normally, the emotion is dominated by the right lobe of the soul. When it is not, is when you find emotional revolt of the soul with man engaging in all manner of emotional outlet without application of intellect. You find emotion run amok in
E.Conscience: This is the evaluator of the soul. It contains the norms and standards Acts 24:16.
F. The old sin nature: is not a part of the soul. It is genetically formed in every cell of the body. It battles for control of the soul through sin, human good and evil. Because we have an OSN, we are said to be totally depraved. Without Bible Doctrine resident in the soul, you tend to run loose with your old sin nature’s area of strength an link this activity to pride. Therefore, you use your mentality to say that you are something that you are not. You set up your system of standards and compare yourself to others to further your pride.

Doctrine Of The Indwelling Of The HOLY SPIRIT conclusion

The inner conflict between the Sin Nature and Indwelling Holy Spirit

A. The prior indwelling of the old sin nature from the moment of physical birth and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit from the moment of the new birth result in a great inner conflict (Gal. 5:17)
B. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the principle of victory over the old sin nature, while the filling of the Holy Spirit is the function of victory over the old sin nature.
C. Therefore, emphasis is placed on the baptism of the Holy Spirit which frees the believer from the power of the old sin nature and empowers the believer for a new way of life.
D. The inner conflict between the old sin nature and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is disclosed in Rom.8:2-8 and Gal.5:16ff. The old sin nature has a head start since it was in our body from the moment of physical birth. It is only overcome by positive volition toward bible doctrine and the timely and consistent utilization of the rebound technique.

The primary objective of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit

A. The primary objective of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is to provide a temple in the believer’s body for the indwelling of the other two members of the Trinity. This provides motivation for the attainment of spiritual objectives.
B. The advance to spiritual maturity and the glorification of Christ is accomplished through the filling of the Spirit and perception of doctrine.
C. Perception of Doctrine is related to the teaching ministry of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Jn. 14:26). The Holy Spirit provided accuracy of recall through a photographic memory for the writing of scripture (Jn. 16:12 – 15; I Cor. 2:9 – 16; I Jn. 2:27

The Distinction Between Indwelling of Christ and the Holy Spirit

A. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is both permanent and functional, while the indwelling of Jesus Christ is the guarantee of escrow blessings in both time and eternity as a result of the believer’s advance to spiritual maturity. The indwelling of Jesus Christ is also a permanent indwelling of the body of the believer.
B. There is definite scriptural evidence that the reversionistic believer does not benefit at all from the indwelling of the Lord Jesus Christ (II Cor. 13:5; Rev. 3:20)

This doctrine taken from Bible Class notes
From Bible Classes taught by Col. R. B. Thieme, Jr.
Pastor of Berachah Church, Houston 1950 - 2003

DOCTRINE OF THE INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT part 3

The Divine Power of the Holy Spirit


A.The divine power of our Christian life has its basis in the indwelling of the Spirit but our exercise of divine Power results from the Filling of the Spirit.
B.The Filling of the Holy Spirit is the first power option of the spiritual life of the believer in the Church Age. It is impossible to execute the unique spiritual life of the Church Age apart from the Filling of the Spirit. Divine power is necessary to execute the divine plan and apart from the Filling of the Spirit, there is no spiritual life whatsoever.
C.A perfect plan (the Grace plan of God) demands perfect power for its fulfillment. The Christian way of life is a supernatural way of life and demands a supernatural means of execution. This is the major dramatic difference between us and unbelievers. Obviously, anything an unbeliever can do bears no resemblance to the Christian way of life.


The inner conflict between the Sin Nature and Indwelling Holy Spirit


A.The prior indwelling of the old sin nature from the moment of physical birth and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit from the moment of the new birth result in a great inner conflict (Gal. 5:17)
B.The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the principle of victory over the old sin nature, while the filling of the Holy Spirit is the function of victory over the old sin nature.
C.Therefore, emphasis is placed on the baptism of the Holy Spirit which frees the believer from the power of the old sin nature and empowers the believer for a new way of life.

D.The inner conflict between the old sin nature and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is disclosed in Rom. 8:2-8 and Gal. 5:16ff. The old sin nature has a head start since it was in our body from the moment of physical birth. It is only overcome by positive volition toward bible doctrine and the timely and consistent utilization of the rebound technique.

Doctrine Of The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit part two.

II. Differentiation between indwelling and filling:

  A. It is important to distinguish between the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the Filling of the Holy Spirit. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is permanent and was the act of God the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation of the individual believer. It is 100 % independent of the volition of the believer. The Filling of the Holy Spirit, on the other hand, is volition dependent and is the result of the volition of the believer whether or not he/she gives in to the temptations of the Old Sin Nature.

 B. Maintenance of Filling of the Holy Spirit depends on our proper and timely use of the rebound technique. When we sin we lose the Filling of the Holy Spirit but not the Indwelling.

 C. Obviously, the indwelling and filling of the Holy Spirit are not synonymous terms.

      1. While the indwelling of the Holy Spirit emphasizes the body of the believer, the filling of the Spirit emphasizes the believer’s soul. I Cor. 3:16; 6:19 – 20 (The King James uses the term Holy Ghost which was a mistranslation from the Latin to the English {not the translation from the Koine Greek to the Latin}. The Greek noun pneuma when speaking of the third person of the triune God always means Spirit).

      2. The believer’s body is the sacred building of the Church Age. This indwelling makes it impossible for demons to possess the believer’s body. In fact, demon possession cannot take place apart from the consent of the unbeliever so possessed.

      3. While both the indwelling and filling are absolutes they are different types of absolutes.

          (a). The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is an irrevocable absolute.

          (b). The filling of the Holy Spirit is a revocable absolute through carnality. However, the indwelling and filling are cooperating absolutes when we are filled with the Spirit.

          (c). When the Holy Spirit controls the soul, the believer is said to be filled with the Spirit but when the old sin nature controls the soul, the believer is said to be carnal, both grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit.

          (d). The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is both permanent and irrevocable whether the believer is spiritual or carnal; whether he/she is a winner or loser believer.

 D. The filling of the Holy Spirit is mandated by God the Father in Eph. 5:18 but the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is stated by God as an accomplished absolute in I Cor. 3:16; 6:19 – 20.

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DOCTRINE OF THE INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

I Definition and Description
  (A)The Holy Spirit indwells the body of the Church Age believer at the moment of Salvation (I Cor. 6:19-20; 3:16)
  (B)The indwelling of the Spirit is one of the seven ministries of the Holy Spirit at salvation, six of which are permanent; one temporal.
  (C)The other six ministries of the Holy Spirit that we receive at salvation are:
    (1)Efficacious grace;
    (2)Regeneration;
    (3)Sealing;
    (4)Spiritual Gifts;
    (5)Filling of the Holy Spirit;
    (6)Baptism of the Spirit
  (D)The purpose of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is to provide a temple in the body of every Church Age believer for the indwelling of Jesus Christ and for the cleansing of that temple to make it a fit habitation for the Shekinah Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ as well as a fit habitation for God the Father.
  (E)The body of the believer in Jesus Christ provides the continuity for God the Son being the Shekinah Glory in every dispensation. In the Dispensation of Israel, He indwelt the Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem. In the Dispensation of the Hypostatic Union, He walked among mankind and was seen by tens of thousands.
    (1)There are no sacred buildings, built by man in the Church Age. The only sacred building in history was the temple in Jerusalem which belonged to Israel and was destroyed in 70 A.D.
    (2) God the Holy Spirit makes sacred buildings out of our bodies and in the Omnipresence of all three members of the Godhead they indwell the temples of our bodies from the moment of salvation until physical death.
  (F) The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is a sign of the royal family status which we possess (another unique feature of believers in the Church Age), which is superior to being in the family of God as were believers in past dispensations. In the Millennium, all believers are filled with the Holy Spirit but no millennial believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
  (G) Believers in the Old Testament were endued or empowered by the Holy Spirit for the acquittance of certain missions or functions and it was strictly temporary. No Old Testament believer was ever indwelt and none had the Filling of the Holy Spirit. Obviously, we live in the most fortunate and blessed of the dispensations.
  (H) King David experienced enduement of the Holy Spirit on several occasions but would then be removed. In Psm. 51:11 he appealed to God the Father, “Take not Your Spirit from me.”

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God's Forty Free Gifts To The Beliver In JESUS CHRIST

The thirty-first free gift every believer is a gift from God the Father to Christ (John 10:29, 17:2. 6, 9, 11-12, 24)
The thirty-second free gift is every believer receives unique availability of divine power (2Peter 1:3)
The thirty-third free gift every believer is appointed a priest unto God. Therefore we are:
       (a.) A holy priesthood (1peter 2:5,9)
       (b.) A royal priesthood (1peter 2:9; Rev. 1:6)
The thirty-fourth free gift every believer is within the "Much more than the most" grace care of God (Rom. 5:9-10). We are therefore:
       (a.) Objects of His love (Eph. 2:4 and 5:2)
       (b.) Objects of His Grace
            (1.) For Salvation (Eph. 2:4 and 5:2)
            (2.) For keeping (Rom. 5:2 and 1Peter 1:5)
            (3.) For service (John 17:18 and Eph. 4:7)
            (4.) For instruction (Titus 2:12)
       (c.) Objects of his power (Eph. :19 and Phil. 2:13)
       (d.) Objects of His faithfulness (Phil. 1:6 and Heb. 13:5)
       (e.) Objects of His peace (John 14:27)
       (f.) Objects of His consolation (2Thes. 2:16)
       (g.) Objects of His intercession (Rom. 8:34 and Heb. 7:25 and 9:24)
The thirty-fifth free gift the believer is the beneficiary of an inheritance as an heir of God and joint heir of Christ (Rom. 8:17; Eph. 1:14, 18; Col. 3:24; Heb. 9:15; 1Peter 1:4)
The thirty-sixth free gift the believer has equal opportunity and equal privilege under election and predestination (Rom. 12:3; Eph. 3:16-19)
The thirty-seventh free gift the believer is possessor of every spiritual blessing granted in eternity past (Eph. 1:3)
The thirty-eighth free gift the believer is a light in the Lord, part of the angelic conflict (Eph. 5:8; 1Thes. 5:4-5)
The thirty-ninth free gift every believer has a new position in Christ (Eph. 2:6). We are therefore:
       (a.)Partners with Christ in life (Col. 3:4)
       (b.) Partners with Christ in service (1Cor. 1:9)
            (1.) Workers together with God ( 1Cor. 3:9; Cor. 6:1)
            (2.) Servants of the New Covenant (2Cor. 3:6)
            (3.)Ambassadors for Christ (2Cor. 5:20)
            (4.) Living epistles (2Cor. 3:3)
            (5.) Servants of God (2Cor.6:4)
The fortieth free gift to the believer every believer is guaranteed a resurrection body forever (1Cor. 12:40-54)

                         These lessons are from notes during Bible Classes taught by Col.R.B.Thime, Jr.
                                            Pastor of Berachah Church, Houston 1950-2003

God's Forty Free Gifts To The Beliver In JESUS CHRIST

   The twenty-sixth free gift the believer is recipient of efficacious Grace (Eph. 1:13)
   The twenty-seventh free gift the believer has all sins and transgressions blotted out. (Isa. 43:25; 44:22)
   The twenty-eighth free gift believer is glorified. (Rom. 8:30)
   The twenty-ninth free gift the believer is complete in Christ. (Col. 2:10)  
   T thirtieth free gift the believer is now on a secure foundation. (1st Cor. 3:11; 10:4; Eph. 2:20)

God's Forty Free Gifts To The Beliver In JESUS CHRIST

    The twenty-first free gift  the believer is united with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Therefore we are:
        (a) In God (1Thes.1:1)
        (b) In Christ (John 14:20)
            1. A member in His body (1 Cor. 12:13)
            2. A branch in the vine ( John 15:5)
            3. A stone in the building ( Eph. 2:21;1Pet. 2:5)
            4. A sheep in the flock (John 10:27-29)
            5. A portion of His Bride (Eph. 5:25-27; Rev. 19:6-8; and 21:9)
            6. A Priest of the kingdom of priests (1Peter 2:9)
      (c) In the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9)
   The twenty-second free gift every believer is recipient of the ministries of the Holy Spirit. Thus he is:
      (a) Born of the Spirit (John 3:5-8)
      (b) Baptized with the Spirit (Acts 1:5; 1Cor. 12:13)
      (c) Indwelt by the Holy Spirit (John 7:39; Rom. 5:5, Gal. 4:6, 1st John 3:24)
      (d) Sealed by the Holy Spirit (2Cor. 1:22; Eph. 4:30)
      (e) Given Spiritual Gifts (1Cor. 12:11, 27:31, 13:1-2)
   The twenty-third gift the believer is delivered from the kingdom of Satan (Col. 1:13: & 2:15)
   The twenty-fourth gift is the believer is transferred into the kingdom of God (Col. 1:13)
   The twenty-fifth gift is the believer is given access to God (Rom. 5:2; Eph. 2:18; Heb. 4:16)

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GOD'S FORTY FREE GIFTS TO THE BELIEVER

    The sixteenth gift is when the believer is made acceptable to God (Eph. 1:6; I Pet. 2:5) The believer is therefore:
      (a) Made righteous by imputation (Rom. 3:22; I Cor. 1:30; II Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9)
      (b) Sanctified positionally (I Cor. 1:30)
      (c) Perfected forever (Heb. 10:14)
      (d) Qualified for inheritance (Col. 1: 12)
    The the seventeen  free gift is that the believer resides in the eternal plan of God and therefore shares the destiny of Christ. Thus the believer is:
      (a) Foreknown (Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; I Pet. 1:2)
      (b) Elected (Rom. 8:33 Col. 3:12; I Thes. 1:4; Titus 1:1; I Pet. 1:2)
      (c) Predestined (Rom. 8:29-30; Eph. 1:5, 11)
      (d) Chosen (Matt. 22:14; I Pet. 2:4)
      (e) Called (I Thes. 5:24)
    The eightenthth free gift is that believers are recipients of eternal life (Jn. 3:15; 10:28; 20:31; I Jn. 5:11-12)
    The nineteenth free gift is that believers are recipients of a human spirit together with the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:16; I Cor. 2:12; I Thes. 5:23)
    The twentiest free gift is that believer is the instant beneficiary of unlimited atonement (II Cor. 5:14-15, 19; I Tim. 2:6, 4:10; Titus 2:11; Heb. 2:9; II Pet. 2:1; I Jn 2:2)

GOD'S FORTY FREE GIFTS TO THE BELIEVER

    The sixteenth free gift is that the believer is made acceptable to God (Eph. 1:6; I Pet. 2:5) The believer is therefore:

      (a) Made righteous by imputation (Rom. 3:22; I Cor. 1:30; II Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9)
      (b) Sanctified positionally (I Cor. 1:30)
      (c) Perfected forever (Heb. 10:14)
      (d) Qualified for inheritance (Col. 1:12)
    The seventeeth free gift is that the believer resides in the eternal plan of God and therefore shares the destiny of Christ. Thus the believer is:
      (a) Foreknown (Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; I Pet. 1:2)
      (b) Elected (Rom. 8:33 Col. 3:12; I Thes. 1:4; Titus 1:1; I Pet. 1:2)
      (c) Predestined (Rom. 8:29-30; Eph. 1:5, 11)
      (d) Chosen (Matt. 22:14; I Pet. 2:4)
      (e) Called (I Thes. 5:24)
    The eighth gift the believers are recipients of eternal life (Jn. 3:15; 10:28; 20:31; I Jn. 5:11-12)
    The nineteenth the believers are recipients of a human spirit together with the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:16; I Cor. 2:12; I Thes. 5:23)
   The twentieth gift believer is the instant beneficiary of unlimited atonement (II Cor. 5:14-15, 19; I Tim. 2:6, 4:10; Titus 2:11; Heb. 2:9; II Pet. 2:1; I Jn 2:2)

GOD'S FORTY FREE GIFTS TO THE BELIEVER

The eleventh free gift is when the believer is united with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Therefore we are:
  (a) In God (I Thes. 1:1)
  (b) In Christ (Jn. 14:20)
      (i.) A member in His body (I Cor. 12:13)
      (ii.) A branch in the vine (Jn. 15:5)
      (iii.)A stone in the building (Eph. 2:21; I Pet. 2:5)
      (iv.) A sheep in the flock (Jn. 10:27-29)
      (v.) A portion of His Bride (Eph. 5:25-27; Rev. 19:6-8 & 21:9)
      (vi.) A Priest of the kingdom of priests (I Pet. 2:9)
  (c) In the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9)
The twelth gift is when every believer is recipient of the ministries of the Holy Spirit. He is thus:
  (a) Born of the Spirit (Jn. 3:5-8)
  (b) Baptized with the Spirit (Acts 1:5; I Cor. 12:13)
  (c) Indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Jn. 7:39; Rom. 5:5; Gal. 4:6 I Jn. 3:24)
  (d) Sealed by the Holy Spirit (II Cor. 1:22; Eph. 4:30)
  (e) Given Spiritual Gifts (I Cor. 12:11, 27-31; 13:1-2)
The thirteenth gift is when the believer is delivered from the Kingdom of Satan (Col. 1:13 & 2:15)
The fourteenth gift is when the believer is transferred into kingdom of God (Col. 1:13)
The fifteenth gift is when the believer is given access to God (Rom. 5:2; Eph. 2:18; Heb. 4:16)

Forty Free Gifts From GOD To The Beliver

  The sixth free gift is the believer’s pre-salvation sins are propitiated in that God is satisfied with the saving work of Jesus Christ on the Cross (Rom. 3:25-26; I Jn. 2:2 & 4:10)
  The seventh free gift is when the believer is free from the law; Our divine good or works are no longer dependent upon observance of the Mosaic Law. We are dead to the Law (Rom.7:4) and delivered from the Law (Rom. 6:14; 7:6; II Cor. 3:6-11; Gal. 3:25)

  The eighth free gift the believer is regenerated (Jn 13:10; I Cor. 6:11; Titus 3:5) In connection therewith, the believer is:
                      a. Born Again (Jn. 3:7; I Pet. 1:23)
            b. Becomes a Child of God (Rom. 8:16; Gal. 3:26)
        c. Becomes a Son of god (Jn. 1:12; II Cor. 6:18; I Jn. 3:2)
  The ninth free gift the believer is delivered positionally from the power of the Old Sin Nature (Rom. 8:2; Col. 2:11)
  The tenth free gift the believer receives eternal security (Jn. 10:28-29; Rom. 8:32 & 38-39; Gal. 3:26; II Tim. 2:13)

The Forty Free Gifts From God

 The second gift is when the believer receives redemption (or is redeemed) whereby he is purchased by Jesus Christ from the slave market of sin (Rom. 3:24; Col. 1:14; I Pet. 1:18)
 The third gift when the new believer becomes a “new creature in Christ” [he/she is created a “new spiritual species” (II Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15; Eph. 2:10).
 The fourth gift is when the believer is reconciled to God (The sin barrier which existed from eternity past has since Adam remained an impenetrable barrier between man and God. There is and never has been any way that man by his efforts could get over, break through or in any way circumvent this barrier. It took God’s perfect plan to provide a means for man to access God. Therefore, man is:  (a) reconciled to God (Rom. 5:10; II Cor. 5:20; Eph. 2:14-17) (b) reconciled by God (II Cor. 5:18-19; Col. 1:20)
 The fifth gift is when the believer is justified, declared righteous (Rom. 3:24; 5:1, 9; 8:30; I Cor. 6:11; Phil. 3:9)

GOD’S FORTY FREE GIFTS

 Of these forty free gifts, thirty nine are permanent, irrevocable, eternal gifts from which you can never be separated. One gift is temporal and is dependent upon the individual believer’s volition as to when this gift is engaged. The temporary or volition-dependent gift is:
 The first free gift is the filling of the Holy Spirit is received at the moment of Salvation (Gal. 3:3) but is revoked upon the occurrence of a personal sin on the part of the believer. This can be a sin of the tongue (gossip, lying, slandering, bearing false witness, etc.), mental attitude sin (anger, fear, worry, judging, lust of any kind, hatred, vindictiveness, implacability, etc.) or an overt sin (stealing, adultery, fornication, assault, etc).
Then, there are the rest of the free gifts, the thirty nine permanent, irrevocable and immutable gifts that are ours forever.

CONCLUSION TO THE ANGELIC CONFLICT OR WHY WE ARE HERE

Angels learn from every generation of the Church Age that the free will of man can and does choose for salvation and for Bible Doctrine and the execution of the protocol plan of God after becoming a believer. Angels learn from every generation of human history that the free will of man does not necessarily choose against God, as did Satan and the Fallen Angels in the prehistoric angelic conflict. There always will be those who choose for rather than against God’s fantastic Grace Plan. In fact, elect angels “rejoice over one sinner who repents,” or more accurately, they rejoice over one person who believes in Christ (Lk 15:7, 10)

The Victories in the great Conflict


 The Tactical victory in the Angelic Conflict The strategic victory of the angelic conflict in history is our Lord’s humanity being judged for our sins on the Cross. In the dispensation of the Hypostatic Union, Satan did everything in his power to destroy the humanity of Christ through temptation, attempted assassination, and to keep him from reaching the Cross; in all of these efforts, he failed. The saving work of Christ on the Cross destroyed all of the works of the devil (1Jn 3:8). “The person who keeps on doing the sin (unbelief - Jn 16:9) is from the devil because the devil has sinned from the beginning; and for this purpose, the Son of God has been revealed that He might destroy the works of the devil.”  The result of our Lord’s strategic victory on the Cross is the Church Age and the creation of a royal family of God (that’s us!) designed for tactical victory over Satan. The tactical victory of the Church Age believer occurs through spiritual advance. This is most simply expressed as “growing in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”  
  The same divine power available to our Lord’s humanity during the dispensation of the Hypostatic Union (a theological term for “Perfect Humanity and Undiminished Deity in one Person forever”) for his strategic victory is now available to every believer of the Church Age for the tactical victory of the great power experiment of this dispensation.  The issues: Will mankind, created inferior to the angels but equipped with the same free will (volition) choose for or against the salvation work of Christ on the Cross?  Will believers choose to hear the teaching of the word of God on a consistent basis, so that their defensive position against Satan is fortified with knowledge of our portfolio of invisible assets? Will Believers understand and use problem solving devices and execute divine mandates through the circulation of Bible Doctrine through the stream of consciousness of their souls by means of the filling of the Holy Spirit?  Out of these issues (questions) come the following principles, to-wit: If even one member of the human race is saved through faith alone in Christ alone, then Satan’s appeal is invalid, null and void.  If even one believer in the human race executes the protocol plan of God by growing in grace and knowledge of our Lord during the Church Age, Satan’s appeal is denied and the sentence to eternity in the lake of fire passed in eternity past will be executed at the end of human history.  The tactical victory of every Church Age Believer guarantees the divine judgment of Satan and all fallen angels which will be executed at the termination of human history (Mt. 25:41; Rev. 20:10). The ultimate victory celebration will be operation footstool (Ps. 110:1; I Cor. 15:24-25; Heb. 1:13 & 10:13; Eph. 1:22 “He has subordinated all categories [angelic creatures] under his feet)   Operation Footstool is the ultimate triumph of our Lord Jesus Christ in Hypostatic Union. It is a triumph over fallen angels, including Satan, and is a very important part of the historical extension of the Angelic Conflict. Operation footstool has two phases, one at each end of the Millennium, to-wit:  At the Second Advent of Christ, following the tribulation which is characterized by extensive demon activity;  After the Gog revolution at the end of the millennium, Satan’s last revolt at the end of human history  In Isa 66:1, Jesus Christ speaks as the God of Israel. “Heaven is My throne and earth is My Footstool.”  “But I say to you, make no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God {the Son}, nor by earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, nor toward Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.” In other words, don’t use profanity or take an oath by heaven. You have no right to do so, for that’s the throne of God the Son. This is a reference to the triumph of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Angelic Conflict. Our Lord will rule from Jerusalem as His headquarters during his 1,000 year reign on earth. (Zech 14)  Acts 7:48-50 says, “However, the Most High {Jesus Christ as the God of Israel} does not dwell in a house made with human hands. As the prophet says (Isa 66:1), “Heaven is my throne; the earth is the footstool of my feet. What kind of a house will you build for me? Says the Lord. Was it not My hand which made all things?”  This refers to the Church Age when Jesus Christ, the Shekinah Glory, no longer lives in sacred buildings, i.e. tabernacles and temples. This message was given in Jerusalem where the Temple still stood.  Heaven is His throne because he is seated at the right hand of the Father. Earth is the footstool of His feet, for His feet shall stand in that day on the Mount of Olives at the Second Advent (Zech 14:4)

THE ANGELIC CONFLICT OR WHY WE ARE HERE

The answer to Satan’s appeal is twofold: The perfect and eternal character of God cannot be unfair or prejudiced and cannot pass a false or unjust sentence.
 The negative volition of Satan and all fallen angels demands punishment from the perfect righteousness and justice of God. The soul of angels contained a super intellect for they are much smarter than we are. They had a clear understanding of God’s provision for them to have fellowship with Him forever and yet they rejected this fantastic provision.
 To demonstrate the perfection of divine justice and the fairness of God’s sentence to all fallen angels, God created man and simultan-eously the principle of human history; the new creature experiment.
 To resolve the angelic conflict, a creature called man, was created inferior to the angels and confined to planet earth. Hence, planet earth is the arena or courthouse for the historical extension of the angelic conflict.
 Man possesses one thing in common with the angelic creatures: he has a similar soul which contains a rational mind and free will or volition (Ps 8:3-5; Heb 2:7) The volitional test of mankind duplicates the volitional test of angels, to-wit:  Human volition and angelic volition are tested in exactly the same manner;  The conditions of prehistoric times have been reproduced in the history of mankind. Human history, coterminous with Satan’s trial provides the same circumstances and the same options that belonged to angelic creatures in eternity past. The function of human history demonstrates the fairness of God’s sentence.
 Mankind was created as a lower creature to duplicate the conditions of the prehistoric angelic conflict and thereby provide evidence, arguments, and precedence for the appeal trial of Satan in the courtroom of planet earth.
 God created both angels and humans in status quo perfection and innocence. Mankind was created perfect and given perfect environment. Then man, operating on negative volition revolted against God, causing Satan to again become ruler of planet earth (Jn 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; II Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2) Although Satan became again the ruler over planet earth, he did not gain control over the volition of mankind. Although Man is born spiritually dead, this does not preclude his power of decision implemented by the ministry of God the Holy Spirit in common and efficacious Grace.
 The negative volition of Satan in the Garden of God resulted in the fall of angelic creatures. The negative volition of Adam in the Garden of Eden led to the parallel fall of mankind. Man followed the exact same pattern as found in Satan’s revolution.
 God provided a grace salvation or deliverance of some manner for all angels, so that non-meritorious volition could deliver those who were positive. The exact nature of this salvation option is not revealed in scripture. We only know there was a division between elect and fallen angels. God also provided in human history eternal salvation for all mankind based on faith alone in Christ alone and His efficacious saving work on the Cross.
 As a result, both categories of creatures are similarly divided today. Angelic creatures are divided into two main categories; elect and fallen (Heb 2:2; Rev. 12:7). Mankind is divided into two categories; believers and unbelievers, saved and unsaved (Jn3:18, 36).

THE ANGELIC CONFLICT OR WHY WE ARE HERE

 The answer to Satan’s appeal is twofold: The perfect and eternal character of God cannot be unfair or prejudiced and cannot pass a false or unjust sentence. The negative volition of Satan and all fallen angels demands punishment from the perfect righteousness and justice of God. The soul of angels contained a super intellect for they are much smarter than we are. They had a clear understanding of God’s provision for them to have fellowship with Him forever and yet they rejected this fantastic provision. To demonstrate the perfection of divine justice and the fairness of God’s sentence to all fallen angels, God created man and simultan-eously the principle of human history; the new creature experiment. To resolve the angelic conflict, a creature called man, was created inferior to the angels and confined to planet earth. Hence, planet earth is the arena or courthouse for the historical extension of the angelic conflict. Man possesses one thing in common with the angelic creatures: he has a similar soul which contains a rational mind and free will or volition (Ps 8:3-5; Heb 2:7) The volitional test of mankind duplicates the volitional test of angels, to-wit: Human volition and angelic volition are tested in exactly the same manner;  the conditions of prehistoric times have been reproduced in the history of mankind. Human history, coterminous with Satan’s trial provides the same circumstances and the same options that belonged to angelic creatures in eternity past. The function of human history demonstrates the fairness of God’s sentence. Mankind was created as a lower creature to duplicate the conditions of the prehistoric angelic conflict and thereby provide evidence, arguments, and precedence for the appeal trial of Satan in the courtroom of planet earth. God created both angels and humans in status quo perfection and innocence.

 Mankind was created perfect and given perfect environment. Then man, operating on negative volition revolted against God, causing Satan to again become ruler of planet earth (Jn 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; II Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2) Although Satan became again the ruler over planet earth, he did not gain control over the volition of mankind. Although Man is born spiritually dead, this does not preclude his power of decision implemented by the ministry of God the Holy Spirit in common and efficacious Grace. The negative volition of Satan in the Garden of God resulted in the fall of angelic creatures. The negative volition of Adam in the Garden of Eden led to the parallel fall of mankind. Man followed the exact same pattern as found in Satan’s revolution. God provided a grace salvation or deliverance of some manner for all angels, so that non-meritorious volition could deliver those who were positive. The exact nature of this salvation option is not revealed in scripture. We only know there was a division between elect and fallen angels. God also provided in human history eternal salvation for all mankind based on faith alone in Christ alone and His efficacious saving work on the Cross. As a result, both categories of creatures are similarly divided today. Angelic creatures are divided into two main categories; elect and fallen (Heb 2:2; Rev. 12:7). Mankind is divided into two categories; believers and unbelievers, saved and unsaved (Jn3:18,

THE ANGELIC CONFLICT OR WHY WE ARE HERE

                                                                
 The Angels Elect (or Saved) AngelsThese are the angels who rejected the revolutionary posture of Satan and the angels who followed him. They are called “elect angels” in I Tim 5:21 and “holy angels” in Mark 8:3 Fallen AngelsSatan was the highest ranking of angels prior to his negative volition and revolt against God. His sin was one of negative volition and he continued to foment revolution while he attracted other angels to join in his revolution against God. There are two general classifications of “fallen angel.” The operational and non-operational or incarcerated angels. God’s disposition of Satan and the fallen angels – The Trial in Eternity Past. The Angelic Conflict refers to the prehistoric creatures in opposition to and revolt against God. The revolt began with arrogance.The first creature to revolt against God, the most perfect creature God ever made, was called Lucifer, the Son of the Morning, or as he is known to us, Satan. He was the most attractive and personable of all angelic creation and in terms of rank and power, was the highest-ranking angel - a cherub. He became enamored with his attractiveness, his rank, his power and took himself too seriously. Then, in arrogance, he declared, “I will be like the Most High God. This declaration from his arrogance precipitated the revolt.Thereupon, Satan led a revolt, soliciting the loyalty of billions of angelic creatures, approximately one third of angelic creation, who followed Satan and are now known as the fallen angels Rev. 12:4.

 When all of the angels had made their decisions as to where their loyalty would reside, a trial was convened in heaven. God the Father, executing his perfect Righteousness and Justice, from the evidence produced in court and the resulting conviction, sentenced Satan and the fallen angels to the eternal Lake of Fire. This sentence, passed long before the creation of mankind, made the Lake of Fire the eternal abode of Satan and his following angels. When God passed this sentence, it was inevitable that Satan would appeal not only the sentence but impugn the character of God. The likely appeal, similar to the same nonsensical thoughts frequently heard expressed today, probably went like, “How can a loving God put his own creatures into the Lake of Fire.” The actual blasphemous appeal of Satan is unknown to us but the fact that an appeal was filed with God is deduced from the lapse of time between the sentence of fallen angels in eternity past (Mt. 25:41) and the execution of that sentence at the termination of human history (Rev. 20:10). The very fact that the sentence has not been carried out and that Rev. 20:10 reveals the sentence will be carried out at the end of human history, is the basis for my conclusion, a conclusion shared by most orthodox Christian Theologians. Between the passing of the sentence in eternity past and the execution of that sentence following the Gog revolution at the end of the Millennium, the appeal trial is taking place in human history. Therefore it is to be concluded that human history is not only coterminous with the appeal trial of Satan and the fallen angels but human history is the actual function of that trial and mankind was created to resolve that trial.

 The trial phase begins with the fall of man and continues until the beginning of the dispensation of the hypostatic union (the first incarnation of Christ). Mankind was created and human history began in order to duplicate the conditions of the prehistoric angelic conflict. This provided both evidence and precedence for Satan’s appeal trial during human history. The fall of man duplicates the fall of Satan. Both falls occurred during perfect environment. The trial phase in the court of appeals is essentially Old Testament history.The rebuttal phase of the Prosecution are coterminous with the Christocentric dispensations – the Hypostatic Union and the Church Age. Our Lord and the invisible heroes of the Church Age are the witnesses for the prosecution. Satan presents his rebuttal during the Tribulation. All of Satan’s rebuttal arguments come in the form of violence and anti-semitism. The closing arguments and summary of the Prosecution includes the Second Advent and the Millennial rule of Christ as benevolent dictator of the earth. This duplicates the conditions before the fall of Satan and the fall of man in the Garden. Satan’s closing argument is the Gog revolution at the end of the millennium.