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ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW

ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW. Being United with Christ by Faith Changes Your Life in 2 Ways. Fixed POSITION. B ecause by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. (Heb. 10:14). Ongoing PROCESS. God’s binding commitment to you, that He has sealed

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ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW

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  1. ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW

  2. Being United with Christ by Faith Changes Your Life in 2 Ways Fixed POSITION Because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. (Heb. 10:14) Ongoing PROCESS God’s binding commitment to you, that He has sealed with the blood of His Son guarantees both of these The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says: "This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.“ Then he adds: "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more." (Heb 10:15-17 NIV) ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW

  3. God’s binding commitment to you, sealed with the blood of His Son…. First he says: "This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.“ (Heb. 10:16) You are a new person with a new gravitational pull on your heart Now you are engaged in a life-long PROCESS of becoming like the One who is re-centering all of your living, thinking and being (HOLY) ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW

  4. God’s binding commitment to you, sealed with the blood of His Son…. But at the foundation of this process is fixed POSTION you have received through your union with Christ Then he adds: "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more." And where they have been forgiven there is no longer any sacrifice for sin.” Your North Star certainty… …united with Christ who sits at the right hand of God you are fully forgiven, perfectly pleasing, a beauty beyond bearing ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW

  5. God’s binding commitment to you, sealed with the blood of His Son changes everything You have a new gravitational center that keeps pulling your heart in an ongoing PROCESS toward holiness You have a forever fixed POSITION before God in Christ • The enduring energy to pursue this PROCESS, must be grounded in the • enduring enjoyment of your POSITION in Christ “He breaks the power of canceled sin” ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW • A life-long enduring pursuit of holiness is evidence of your POSITION in Christ

  6. God’s binding commitment to you, sealed with the blood of His Son changes everything Heb. 10:26-31 • So if you reject Christ and His community • What is true? • What is not true? ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW

  7. “Because by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” (10:14) FAITH that Endures… Trust God’s binding covenant promises sealed in Christ and act on them When your conscience is beating you up…. …Look outside yourself to Christ seated at the Father’s right hand as your unblemished sacrifice and act on your POSITION in Christ (10:19-22) When your life is beaten down by your weakness, sin and failure… ENDURING FAITH…THEN & nOW …Look inside yourself to Christ living in you as your new gravitational center and act on the PROCESS of becoming like Him

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