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That They Might All Be One 5Ephesians 1.10 That in the dispensation of
the fullness of times he might gather
together in one all things in Christ, bothwhich are in heaven, and which are on theearth; even in him:
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Spiritual Confusion:
Knowing the Gathering Person
Speaking the same languagea. The Holy Spirit is the only language and
interpreter for this heavenly language.
Knowing how delusion or confusion comes
a. Predetermining your path by the mind will
open the door for delusion. 1 Kings 22
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Relational Confusion
Redefining Unity in Diversity, a biblicalperspective
Ingredients for Unity with others Purity and Truth Biblical Mandate for loving others, is loving
ourselves
Personal Unity is the Miracle of the Bodyjj Substantial Healing : Body, Soul and Spirit
Guard against isolationism and individualism
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Principles of Body Harmony
The nature of this unity is spiritual, redefining
nature of a thing. Remember nature has to do
with potential and actuality. An acorn has the
potential to become a giant oak tree. The
current status in reality is that it is just an
acorn. However should conditions favor this
acorn it will fulfill its potential. It may not looklike much right now but given a chance it will
reflect the nature of the seed that it is.
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Nature versus Nurture is an ongoing debate over
nature or that which is genetic and nuture which
is referred to as tabula rasa or blank slate.
Nature has to do with innate qualities versus
Nurture which has to do with the empirical or
that which is experienced.
This mentality or way of thinking inside thebehavioral science world has certainly crept into
the church.
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Nature or Nurture
Psychologists describe us as having traits ortemperaments. Much work has been done ontrying to figure out how we perceive, feel, believe
or act. Idiographic or Nomothetic
Carl Jung described these as Extrovert, Introvert
Sensing or Intuiting
Thinkers or Feelers
Judging or Perceiving
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Nature or Nurture
These in most circles evolved to what we call today theTemperament Test. Are you?
Sanguine: Quick, impulsive and relatively short livedreactions
Phlegmatic: A longer response delay but short livedresponse
Choleric: Short response time delay, but responsesustained for a long time
Melancholic: Long time response delay, responsesustained at length, if not permanently
Supine: Added as a person who needs to serve otherswith a fear of rejection and wont initiate.
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What the World View has left out is that weare all capable of ?
It is the sin nature that this system will not
recognize as real Good Morally or Bad Morally your nature is
that of Adam and that is a sin nature.
You say Pastor what does this have to do withrelational or body unity. It is because you cant
train morality.
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Did the over arching God fearing nation of the
fifties train their children or expose their
children to such atrocities ?
It is to the extent that a person yields to the
spirit that devalues human life, which is what
the enemy is teaching.
The answer is found in the depravity of man
without the finished work of Jesus Christ.
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The Second Adam, plants a seed of regeneration oldthings are passed away behold all things are new, youare a new creature in Christ.
This is what some dont understand, when we say we
are dead to sin, it is because you are. You have thepotential to say no to sin and overcome because of thenature of the seed in you.
Isaiah 5 is a word picture of the two seeds trying toproduce righteousness. The very nature of who you are
is changed at regeneration. It is not in you to be bitter,unforgiving, hateful, full of revenge and resentment.Your seed doesnt produce that kind of fruit.
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Psalm 115 2-8 Wherefore should the heathensay, Where is now their God? But our God is inthe heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hathpleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work
of mens hands. They have mouths, but theyspeak not: eyes they have, but they see not: Theyhave ears, but they hear not: noses have they, butthey smell not: They have hands, but they handle
not: feet they have but they walk not: neitherspeak they through their throat. They that makethem are like unto them; so is every one thattrusteth in them
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You will always bear the fruit of the nature of the Godthat you serve. If Jesus Christ is not the seed planted, itmay come in many different, even well intentionedforms but it is a deception from the enemy. You will
only be frustrated and eventually sucomb to thethought that unrighteousness is righteousness.
This is why so many are struggling, and conviction restswith them, they are producing fruit other than the
words of Jesus Christ. A double minded man is unstablein all his ways.
This is why we must get to this unity
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Principles of Body Harmony Change, this is a strange word and in many cases resisted because
of the transition and pressure that accompanies. We are going tohave to change the way we think, act and feel in order to trulymove into this arena.
The Bible defines this refusal to change as children
1 Corinthians 13.11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, Iunderstood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became aman, I put away childish things.
Ephesians 4.13,14 till we all come in the unity of the faith, and ofthe knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto themeasure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforthbe no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about withevery wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunningcraftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
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Principles of Body Harmony
There are no Benjamin Buttons !
Spiritual Conditions for Harmony
a. 1 Corinthians 14.3 But he that preaches
or teaches under the anointing speaketh untomen to .
Edification: The act of building a home or
figuratively of a believerThis is a tedious process, and you cant leave
things out or things begin to fall down.gg
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Principles of Body Harmony
Exhortation: parakaleo To exhort,admonish, a person to pursue some course ofconduct as it relates to the future. A person
beside you in your goals. Comfort: paraklesis In contrast to
exhortation, this word is retrospective, in thesense of life experiences of the past. A senseof feeling the infirmities of those whom youfellowship with.
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Principles of Body Harmony
These three principles in operation combined
with how to handle offenses in action will allow
us to move forward in our quest for unity.
There is a lot more than these three going on
inside the body relationships that exist today.
You must realize that to defend our actions or re-
actions by the old proverbial that is just me isnot adequate in the yielding of our most unruly
member of the body to the Holy Ghost.
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Most Common Dividers
Facts: Read the same words, witness the sameevent, analyze the same research data but comeup with different understanding of the facts.
Methods: Answering the question of whatshould be done and then how it should be done
Values: The ideas, habits customs and beliefs thatare characteristic of a social community
Goals: Clashes occur over differing perspectivesas we express ourselves in what we feel is thegoal.
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Earthly
James 3.13-17 Who is a wise man andendued with knowledge among you? Let himshow out of a good conversation his works
with meekness of wisdom. But if ye havebitter envying and strife in you hearts, glorynot, and lie not against the truth. This wisdomdescendeth not from above, but is earthly,
sensual and devilish. For where envying andstrife is, there is confusion and every evilwork.
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Earthy
Earthy reminds me of Christians who measure lifeand the conduct of others from this system.
Earthy is making unwise choices with yourtongue. Assessment of situations from yourmeasure of Christ and lack of empiricalknowledge.
The tongue is what is controlled by the HolySpirit, when it is out of control it usually falls prey
to an evil report. While this is wrong, what isworse is not realizing the road that it can lead toif not addressed.
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Earthy
Will we disagree?
Acts 15.38 And the contention was so sharp
between them, that they departed asunder on
from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark,
and sailed unto Cyprus; And Paul chose Silas,
Phillipians 4.2 I beseech Euodias and
Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in
the Lord.
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Earthy
If you dont handle potential conflict in your spiritimmediately you are opening the door for the Devicesof the Divider
Outline of An Evil Report The unauthorized or
distorted or false report which influences us to form anevil opinion about another person
Whisperer: One who secretly or privately passes on areport to others. Psalm 41.7 All that hate me whispertogether against me: against me do they devise my
hurt Gossip: One who magnifies and or sensationalizes
rumors and partial information
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Slanderer: One who seeks to destroy anotherpersons credibility or reputation with damagingfacts, distortion of facts or evil suspicions
Busybody: One who has contracted the disease ofdigging up evil reports and makes it theirbusiness to spread by linguistics, expressions orinflections of the tongue. 1 Peter 4.15 Let none
of you suffer as a murderer or as a thief or as anevildoer or as a busybody in other mens
matters.
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Earthy
James admonition to us was in wisdom, not thepoison of earthy, sensual, devilish. Wisdom thathas edification, exhortation and comfortmotivated by love.
Earthy Wisdom Early Warning Signals
They will test your discernment before theyspeak, if there is an offense or open door throughunforgiveness or such they will proceed.
They will check your acceptance by asking youropinion first or dropping a negative comment andwaiting, watching for your response.
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Oftentimes they will provoke you to ask by
creating curiosity for it. Have you heard about? or
Wait until you hear this. When your appetite
isnt for God, it becomes delighted by otherthings.
I am worried about so and so is a great lead in
line for an evil report Oftentimes they are very detail oriented to their
own shame and thrive off of the negative.
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How to Silence
1. Ask yourself, why are they telling me this, andthen ask them the same question
2. Where did you get your information ? Youshould always mark them that cause divisionsand avoid them. (Romans 16)
3. Did they go to the person
4. Is this information the result of a chinesetelephone. Facts become distorted
5. Can we call Pastor and quote you on this?