The Building of God’s Dwelling Place—Ch. 21

Exodus 27:9-19; 38:9-20; 26:15; Luke 15:22; Gen. 24:47  I. The Contents of the Tabernacle A. To experience the eight items within the outer court, the holy place, and the Holiest of all are the real contents of the true building of God, the Church. 1. We must experience what Christ has accomplished by His cross and the cleansing of the Holy Spirit typified by the altar and the laver in the outer...
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Tripartite Man and The Church—Ch.20

Chapter 20 – Tripartite Man and The Church Romans 7:15, 18, 20; 8:2, 6, 11; 12:1-2, 11 Tripartite man complicated by three persons “Satan came into our body as the law of sin.” – Satan “…the Triune God came into our spirit as the law of life.” – God Himself “Our self is in our soul.” – Adam Tripartite man represented by the mind Romans 7 Our mind is too weak Our mind is independent Romans 8 The...
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The Hidden Christ in Our Spirit—Ch.19

THE HIDDEN CHRIST IN OUR SPIRIT The three parts of the tabernacle—outer court, holy place and Holy of Holies, portray how to enjoy the hidden Christ in our spirit. In the outer court there are the altar and laver: The altar is a type of the cross of Christ; on the cross Christ was offered as our sin offering, so He is our Passover—1 Cor. 5:7b. The laver is a type of the work of the Holy Spirit;...
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The Exercise and Entrance Into the Spirit—Ch.18

The Exercise and Entrance Into the Spirit Heb. 10:22—Let us come forward to the Holy of Holies with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water I.    Review of the Human Soul and Spirit Man’s three parts, body, soul, and spirit, parallel the three parts of the temple: outer court, Holy Place, and Holy...
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The Fellowship of Life and the Sense of Life—Ch.17

I. THE FELLOWSHIP OF LIFE – 1 John 1:1-7  A. Christ as our life is flowing within us all the time…and this flowing of life is the fellowship of life. B. The continual flowing of the riches of Christ meets our need of nourishment on the positive side and of cleansing on the negative side. C. The fellowship of life is the flowing current of the eternal life, which is Christ, who as the Son of God,...
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The Riches of Resurrection—Ch. 16

Hebrews 8:10-11; 1 John 2:27 The Cross and Resurrection The cross ends the old creation. The resurrection produces the riches of the new creation: The Triune God (Eph. 4:4-6) The divine, eternal life (John 14:6) The divine nature (2 Peter 1:4) The law of life (Romans 8:2; Heb. 8:10) The anointing (1 John 2:27) All the riches of resurrection are God Himself. The Law and the Prophets (Matt 7:12;...
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