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Pastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

Tuesday, Tuesday, August 10, 2010August 10, 2010

www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org

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

John 15:13, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one “Greater love has no one

than this, that one lay down than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”his life for his friends.”

John 15:12-14John 15:12-14

Impersonal Love Impersonal Love Motivates Divine Good Motivates Divine Good

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The Doctrine of Laying The Doctrine of Laying Down your Life for your Down your Life for your

Friends.Friends.

3. There are two aspects in 3. There are two aspects in scripture that describe scripture that describe

“laying down your life”: “laying down your life”:

a) Your mental attitude, a) Your mental attitude, b) Your actions. b) Your actions.

b. Your Actions in b. Your Actions in “Laying Down Your Life”.“Laying Down Your Life”.

1) Behave according to 1) Behave according to God’s mandates in society.God’s mandates in society.

Rom 13:8-14; Gal 5:24-26Rom 13:8-14; Gal 5:24-26

2) Suffer and rejoice 2) Suffer and rejoice with others when they with others when they

are suffering or honored.are suffering or honored.

1 Cor 12:261 Cor 12:26

1 Cor 12:26, 1 Cor 12:26, “And if one member “And if one member

suffers, all the members suffers, all the members suffer with it; if suffer with it; if oneone

member is honored, all the member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.”members rejoice with it.”

3) Give graciously to your 3) Give graciously to your fellow believer who is in fellow believer who is in

need.need.

1 John 3:171 John 3:17

1 John 3:17, 1 John 3:17, “But whoever has the world’s “But whoever has the world’s goods, and goods, and sees his brothersees his brother in in

need and closes his heart need and closes his heart against him, how does the against him, how does the

love of God abide in him?”love of God abide in him?”

4) You are not the 007 of 4) You are not the 007 of Grace.Grace.

4) Your are not the 007 of 4) Your are not the 007 of Grace.Grace.

Do not use Grace as a Do not use Grace as a license to sin.license to sin.

Gal 5:13-14Gal 5:13-14

5) Do not gossip or malign 5) Do not gossip or malign in order to get ahead.in order to get ahead.

Gal 5:15Gal 5:15

6) Have an absence of self 6) Have an absence of self righteous arrogance.righteous arrogance.

Gal 5:26Gal 5:26

7) Forgive the sins of 7) Forgive the sins of others and encourage them others and encourage them to go forward in the Plan of to go forward in the Plan of

God. God. Gal 6:1-2; Eph 4:1-3; Gal 6:1-2; Eph 4:1-3;

Col 3:12-17Col 3:12-17

8) Strive for harmonious 8) Strive for harmonious rapport inside the body of rapport inside the body of

Christ. Christ.

1 Peter 3:8-12; Gal 6:101 Peter 3:8-12; Gal 6:10

9) Have harmonious 9) Have harmonious rapport inside your rapport inside your

marriage and family. marriage and family.

Eph 5:22-6:4; Col 3:18-21Eph 5:22-6:4; Col 3:18-21

10) Apply authority 10) Apply authority orientation to human orientation to human

institutions, governments, institutions, governments, bosses, Pastors, etc.bosses, Pastors, etc.

Rom 13:1-7; Col 3:22-25; Rom 13:1-7; Col 3:22-25; 1 Thes 5:12-13; 1 Tim 5:17-1 Thes 5:12-13; 1 Tim 5:17-18; 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; 3:1-218; 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; 3:1-2

4. Conclusion:4. Conclusion:“Laying down your life”, “Laying down your life”, means living righteously means living righteously

with confident expectation with confident expectation in the Plan of God.in the Plan of God.

Titus 2:11-14Titus 2:11-14

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John 15:13-14; Gal 5:13-15, 22-26; 6:1-2, 10John 15:13-14; Gal 5:13-15, 22-26; 6:1-2, 10 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010