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Tuesday, Tuesday, September 28, 2010September 28, 2010

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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

Phil 2:5, Phil 2:5, “Have this attitude in “Have this attitude in

yourselves which was also yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus.”in Christ Jesus.”

John 15:18-21John 15:18-21

Obstructions to Divine Obstructions to Divine Good ProductionGood Production

Reason #1: Reason #1: Verse 18, Satan’s Cosmic Verse 18, Satan’s Cosmic System hates the believer!System hates the believer!

John 15:18b, John 15:18b, The “then” statement:The “then” statement:

GINOSKO – Pres., Act., GINOSKO – Pres., Act., Ind. or Imper., 2Ind. or Imper., 2ndnd P., P. P., P.

“Come to know, recognize, “Come to know, recognize, or perceive.”or perceive.”

As Imper. = “Be very As Imper. = “Be very certain, or remember.” certain, or remember.”

““Keep on understanding Keep on understanding this point of doctrine and this point of doctrine and

retain it.” retain it.”

MISEO Perf., Act., Ind., 3MISEO Perf., Act., Ind., 3rdrd P. S. = P. S. =

“It has hated and continues “It has hated and continues to hate.”to hate.”

Those of Satan’s Cosmic Those of Satan’s Cosmic System hated Jesus Christ System hated Jesus Christ in the past with the result in the past with the result

that He and the believer are that He and the believer are hated today.hated today.

John 15:18, John 15:18, “If the world (“If the world (Satan’s Cosmic Satan’s Cosmic SystemSystem) hates you all () hates you all (and it and it doesdoes), ), thenthen you all keep on you all keep on

knowing (knowing (rememberingremembering), that it ), that it ((Satan’s Cosmic SystemSatan’s Cosmic System) has ) has

hated hated and still hatesand still hates Me before Me before (it hated)(it hated) you all.” you all.”

Mat 10:22, Mat 10:22, “You will be hated by all “You will be hated by all

because of My name.”because of My name.”

Mat 24:9, Mat 24:9, “Then they will deliver you “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated you, and you will be hated by all nations because of by all nations because of

My name.”My name.”

John 7:7, John 7:7, “The world cannot hate “The world cannot hate

you, but it hates Me you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that because I testify of it, that

its deeds are evil.”its deeds are evil.”

Luke 6:22, Luke 6:22, “Blessed are you when men “Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, hate you, and ostracize you,

and insult you, and scorn and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.” sake of the Son of Man.”

Comparing Mat 5:10-12 Comparing Mat 5:10-12 with 43-48, even though we with 43-48, even though we are hated, we are to love our are hated, we are to love our

neighbor.neighbor.

PrinciplesPrinciples::

1. Christ was the target in 1. Christ was the target in the Angelic Conflict before the Angelic Conflict before the Church Age began. It the Church Age began. It hated Christ from Genesis hated Christ from Genesis 3:15 until His resurrection, 3:15 until His resurrection,

ascension and session. ascension and session.

2. Now Christ is gone and 2. Now Christ is gone and every believer is still on every believer is still on

the earth in the intensified the earth in the intensified stage of the Angelic stage of the Angelic

Conflict, and we are targets Conflict, and we are targets as well.as well.

There never will be a time There never will be a time when you are not a target when you are not a target

of cosmic hatred. of cosmic hatred.

3. This targeting occurs 3. This targeting occurs directly in the form of directly in the form of

gossip, maligning, slander, gossip, maligning, slander, ostracization, etc., or even ostracization, etc., or even

physical attacks. physical attacks.

Yet it also occurs indirectly Yet it also occurs indirectly as part of Satan’s as part of Satan’s

propaganda machine of propaganda machine of bombardment of cosmic bombardment of cosmic

viewpoint. viewpoint.

4. The positive believer is a 4. The positive believer is a target for intense hatred target for intense hatred and it is not just people and it is not just people

hating you, it is a system hating you, it is a system that hates you; a type of that hates you; a type of

thought. thought.

5. That system includes 5. That system includes religionism, legalism, one religionism, legalism, one

worldism, utopianism, etc., worldism, utopianism, etc., and it despises you. and it despises you.

6. The first reason the 6. The first reason the Cosmic System hates the Cosmic System hates the

positive believer is because positive believer is because it hates Christ and we are it hates Christ and we are

related to Him. related to Him.

a. You are a “son / child of a. You are a “son / child of God”.God”.

Mat 5:9; Luke 20:36; Mat 5:9; Luke 20:36; John 1:1-13; Rom 8:14, 16, John 1:1-13; Rom 8:14, 16, 19, 21; Gal 3:26; Phil 2:15; 19, 21; Gal 3:26; Phil 2:15;

1 John 3:1-2, 101 John 3:1-2, 10

Gal 3:26, Gal 3:26, “For you are all sons of “For you are all sons of

God through faith in ChristGod through faith in Christ Jesus.”Jesus.”

1 John 3:10, 1 John 3:10, “By this the children of God “By this the children of God and the children of the devil and the children of the devil

are obvious: anyone who does are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.”does not love his brother.”

b. You are “in Christ”.b. You are “in Christ”.

Rom 6:11; 8:1; 12:5; Rom 6:11; 8:1; 12:5; 1 Cor 1:30; 2 Cor 5:17-19; 1 Cor 1:30; 2 Cor 5:17-19;

Gal 3:28Gal 3:28

1 Cor 1:30, 1 Cor 1:30, “But by His doing you are in “But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctifi-righteousness and sanctifi-cation, and redemption.”cation, and redemption.”

7. Jesus prepared the 7. Jesus prepared the disciples for their hostile disciples for their hostile reception by the world, as reception by the world, as

we too are prepared.we too are prepared.

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, September 28, 2010Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Tape # 10-107Tape # 10-107

Obstructions to Divine Good Production, Part 2Obstructions to Divine Good Production, Part 2KOSMOS Hatred, Part 2KOSMOS Hatred, Part 2

Upper Room Discourse, Part 421Upper Room Discourse, Part 421

John 15:18; Mat 5:10-12; 43-48; 10:22; Luke 6:22John 15:18; Mat 5:10-12; 43-48; 10:22; Luke 6:22  

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