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The Salvation Army Sydney, Australia September 21-25, 2009

Join The Salvation Army's conference in Sydney, Australia from September 21-25, 2009 to delve into the growth of the early church and the wisdom, righteousness, and hope found in the Scriptures. Discover the nature of sin, the Wesleyan Quadrilateral, and the transformative power of God's grace.

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The Salvation Army Sydney, Australia September 21-25, 2009

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  1. Brengle CreateThe Conference Bible Study The Salvation Army Sydney, Australia September 21-25, 2009

  2. Bible StudyIntroduction “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ” St. Jerome

  3. Bible StudyIntroduction “For where two or three are gathered in my name there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20

  4. Bible StudyIntroduction Acts 1:15--120 Believers • Acts 2:41--3000 • Acts 4:4--5000 • Acts 4:32--Multitude • Acts 5:14--Multitudes • Acts 6:1--Multiplied • Acts 6:7--Greatly Multiplied Growth in the Early Church

  5. Bible StudyIntroduction “And daily in the Temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.” Acts 5:42

  6. Bible StudyIntroduction • Atonement: justification/righteousness, reconciliation/propitiation/expiation, regeneration, salvation • God’s Grace: common grace; prevenient grace; sanctifying grace; accompanying grace • Sanctification: perfect love; purity of heart; empowerment by the Holy Spirit Terms:

  7. Bible StudyIntroduction • Martin Luther--simul justus et peccator--at the same time we are justified and a sinner • John Calvin--the Christian pilgrimage • John Wesley--perfect love: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-40).

  8. Bible StudyAll The Wisdom We Possess “Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But, while joined by many bonds, which one precedes and brings for the other is not easy to discern.” John Calvin

  9. Bible StudyAll The Wisdom We Possess • A basic knowledge of God--especially the divine attributes of God • A basic knowledge of the moral law of God • The ultimate origin of conscience (not nature; not society) • A certain measure of free will is supernaturally restored to all people • Restrains human wickedness; places a check on human perversity Prevenient Grace: John 1:9

  10. Bible StudyAll The Wisdom We Possess “Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways; Reclothe us in our rightful mind; In purer lives thy service find, In deeper reverence, praise.” #567

  11. Bible StudyAll the Wisdom We Possess The Nature of Sin: • Augustine--concupiscence; the cure is self-control (Ephesians 4:22-24) • Calvin--pride; the cure is humility (which is true self-knowledge) (Philippians 2:5-11) • Wesley--unbelief which leads to selfishness; the cure is living for something greater than yourself (Philippians 2:1-4) • Jonathan Edwards--sloth; the cure is discipline (II Timothy 4:5-8)

  12. Bible StudyAll the Wisdom We Possess “Anger and sloth, Desire and pride, This moment be subdued. Be cast into the crimson tide Of my Redeemer’s blood”

  13. Bible StudyAll the Wisdom We Possess • Scripture • Reason • Tradition • Experience The Wesleyan Quadrilateral

  14. Bible StudyAll the Wisdom We Possess “There is no other way by which any means of grace whatsoever can be of any benefit, but by knowledge. All teaching is in vain without learning. Therefore the preaching of the gospel would be wholly to no purpose, if it conveyed no knowledge to the mind.” Jonathan Edwards.

  15. Bible StudyAll the Righteousness We Possess Atonement Means: • Justification/Righteousness • Reconciliation/Propitiation/Expiation • Regeneration • Salvation

  16. Bible StudyAll the Righteousness We Possess • Conscience • Conviction of Sin • Repentance • Reconciliation • Regeneration • Sanctification • Glorification John Wesley’s Order of Salvation:

  17. Bible StudyAll the Righteousness We Possess • Rejoice Evermore • Pray Without Ceasing • In Everything Give Thanks Perfect Love:

  18. Bible StudyAll the Righteousness We Possess • Justification--what God does for us through his Son; Sanctification--what God does in us through His Holy Spirit • Justification--makes us acceptable to God; Sanctification--makes God desirable to us • Justification--restores us to the favor of God; Sanctification--restores us to the image of God Justification and Sanctification compared:

  19. Bible StudyAll the Righteousness We Possess • Justification--saves us from the guilt of sin; Sanctification--saves us from the power of sin • Justification--confers a new status on us (imputed righteousness): Sanctification--instills a new character in us (imparted righteousness) • Justification--related to faith; Sanctification--related to love • Justification--gives us a title for Heaven; Sanctification--makes us fit for Heaven Justification and Sanctification Compared:

  20. Bible StudyAll the Righteousness We Possess Here’s the Really Good News! I Believe in Predestination! And I hope that you do too! See Ephesians1:1-14

  21. Bible StudyAll the Hope We Possess Telos--end, conclusion, goal • Teleios--complete, perfect • Be compassionate • Love friend and foe • Serve the Lord with an undivided heart • Matthew 5:43-48: “Be perfect as your Father • in Heaven is perfect.”

  22. Bible StudyAll the Hope We Possess • It is a hope for the individual • It is a hope for the Church • It is a hope for the present • It is a hope for the future • It is a hope in which the future is recognized now in the lives of believers within the Body of Christ • There is an eschatological • dimension to this hope

  23. Bible StudyAll the Hope We Possess Jew nor Greek--racial distinctions • Slave nor Free--status distinctions • Male nor Female--gender distinctions Galatians 3:28: In Christ there is neither:

  24. Bible StudyAll the Hope We Possess An evil heart of unbelief • An impetuous will • A momentary loss of common sense • Selfishness • Catherine Booth’s View of Sin • (Earliest extant letter, May 18, 1847)

  25. Bible StudyAll the Hope We Possess Catherine Booth’s View of Holiness • Fullness of love that destroys the self and fills the soul with heaven-born generosity • The perfect heart:perfect in loyalty to God, in obedience, and trust • Being thoroughly given up to God--full surrender and empowerment for ministry • Not conforming to the world • Holiness and good works

  26. Bible StudyAll the Hope We Possess William Booth, Purity of Heart, 1902; what holiness is not: • Not a heart that is never tempted to do evil • Not a heart that cannot suffer • Not a heart that cannot sin • Not a heart, however blessed it may be, that cannot increase in enjoyment, usefulness, and power

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