Friday, April 16, 2010

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)