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Pastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

Thursday, April 8, 2010Thursday, April 8, 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

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 15:4John 15:4

Abiding In Christ!Abiding In Christ! Part 2Part 2

Application of Abiding in Application of Abiding in Christ is found in, Christ is found in,

2 John 1:9-11.2 John 1:9-11.

We are told to separate We are told to separate ourselves from those who ourselves from those who

bring false teachings into our bring false teachings into our midst, including false midst, including false

doctrines, i.e., works for doctrines, i.e., works for salvation, evolution, the salvation, evolution, the homosexual agenda, etc. homosexual agenda, etc.

We are not to host or even We are not to host or even greet such individuals. greet such individuals. Likewise, we are not to Likewise, we are not to

support them in any way.support them in any way.

Hosting and greeting includes Hosting and greeting includes what you bring into your what you bring into your

home via TV, internet, video, home via TV, internet, video, radio, etc. With technology radio, etc. With technology you bring far more evil into you bring far more evil into

your home than was ever your home than was ever possible before. possible before.

OUK DUNATAI – OUK DUNATAI – Present, Middle Deponent, Present, Middle Deponent,

Indicative: “Cannot, not Indicative: “Cannot, not able, to have no power, able, to have no power,

powerless, etc.”powerless, etc.”

Not taking in and applying Not taking in and applying God’s Word nullifies the God’s Word nullifies the

believer’s ability to believer’s ability to produce Divine Good. produce Divine Good.

APH HEAUTOU - The APH HEAUTOU - The believer cannot bear fruit believer cannot bear fruit

from the source of itself. It from the source of itself. It must come from the source must come from the source

of God.of God. This negates This negates human works and efforts.human works and efforts.

PrinciplesPrinciples: :

1) The branch that does not 1) The branch that does not abide in Christ is the abide in Christ is the

source of non production. source of non production.

2) It is not God’s or 2) It is not God’s or Christ’s fault that you do Christ’s fault that you do

not produce, it is your own not produce, it is your own because of:because of:

a) Your lack of fellowship a) Your lack of fellowship with Christ. with Christ.

a) Your lack of fellowship a) Your lack of fellowship with Christ. with Christ.

b) The lack of your intake and b) The lack of your intake and application of God’s Word.application of God’s Word.

a) Your lack of fellowship a) Your lack of fellowship with Christ. with Christ.

b) The lack of your intake and b) The lack of your intake and application of God’s Word.application of God’s Word.

c) The lack of being filled c) The lack of being filled with the Holy Spirit.with the Holy Spirit.

John 15:4b, John 15:4b, ““As the branch (As the branch (believerbeliever) )

is not able to produce is not able to produce fruit (fruit (Divine GoodDivine Good) by ) by

means of itselfmeans of itself.” .”

PrinciplesPrinciples::1) The believer is not able 1) The believer is not able to produce Divine Good to produce Divine Good

from himself, that is, by his from himself, that is, by his own human works or own human works or

effort. effort.

2) No believer in the 2) No believer in the Christian life can produce Christian life can produce on the basis of his or her on the basis of his or her

own ability. own ability.

3) We can only produce by 3) We can only produce by the power of God operating the power of God operating

within our souls. within our souls.

4) Divine Good has to start 4) Divine Good has to start in the soul and it has to be in the soul and it has to be

the thinking of Divine the thinking of Divine Viewpoint.Viewpoint.

MENO - Present, Active, MENO - Present, Active, Subjunctive, Third Person, Subjunctive, Third Person,

Singular.Singular.

MENO - Present, Active, MENO - Present, Active, Subjunctive, Third Person, Subjunctive, Third Person,

Singular.Singular.Fifth class condition = “if Fifth class condition = “if A, then B.” - “Unless you A, then B.” - “Unless you abide in Me “A”, then you abide in Me “A”, then you

cannot bear fruit “B”.”cannot bear fruit “B”.”

EN TE AMPELOEN TE AMPELO – – “in the “in the Sphere of the Vine.”Sphere of the Vine.”

In the Feminine Gender?In the Feminine Gender?

1) The allegory uses a 1) The allegory uses a thing, just as a ship is a thing, just as a ship is a

thing and we refer to ships thing and we refer to ships as “she.”as “she.”

2) This gives us emphasis 2) This gives us emphasis in regard to Jesus Christ as in regard to Jesus Christ as the Word of God or what the Word of God or what we call Bible Doctrine, we call Bible Doctrine,

which is referred to in the which is referred to in the feminine in Proverbs 4. feminine in Proverbs 4.

3) We have the added 3) We have the added emphasis of the Vine being emphasis of the Vine being the Word, Bible Doctrine, the Word, Bible Doctrine, which is the standard by which is the standard by

which we produce Divine which we produce Divine Good.Good.

So we have the Protasis, So we have the Protasis, John 15:4c, John 15:4c,

““UnlessUnless it (it (the branch / the branch / believerbeliever) abides in the ) abides in the

sphere of the Vine sphere of the Vine ((Bible DoctrineBible Doctrine)).”.”

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Tape # 10-040Tape # 10-040

Abiding in Christ, Part 2Abiding in Christ, Part 2Upper Room Discourse, Part 356Upper Room Discourse, Part 356

John 15:4; 2 John 2:1-11; Prov 4 John 15:4; 2 John 2:1-11; Prov 4

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