by Wes Bridel on September 10, 2009
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As recorded in Genesis 2, when God saw that Adam had no companion, he said: “It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” So He took a bone from Adam’s rib and made woman as his helper.
Gen 2:23-24 [NIV]
23The man said,
“This is now bone of my [...]
by Wes Bridel on August 13, 2009
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Questions for Review
What is the relationship between sanctification and discipline?
What is the relationship between discipleship and discipline?
What feelings and results come from a loving, constructive relationship between a father and son?
by Wes Bridel on August 12, 2009
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The Holy Spirit given to us by God will initiate and carry out a process to sanctify our spirit, soul and body, making us without spot and blemish in the day of the Lord, suitable to be His Bride. As well, we are to be disciplined in the process. There lies my and your part [...]
by Wes Bridel on August 6, 2009
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Yesterday, we began discussing the various types of discipline that play a role in our sanctification. One such line of discipline is akin to a Father teaching a Son. Call it Priestly Wisdom. Out of love for his Father and His brothers, Jesus sacrificed Himself on a cross as the Lamb of God. Thus once [...]
by Wes Bridel on August 5, 2009
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In the last few posts, we began a discussion about the work of sanctification: The Holy Spirit given to us by God will initiate and carry out a process to sanctify our spirit, soul and body, making us perfect in the day of the Lord, and suitable to be His Bride. But there is another [...]
by Wes Bridel on August 4, 2009
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God created Man in His Image, and endowed him with the full capacity, natural and spiritual, to be changed from glory to glory – even into the Likeness of God. But when Adam and Eve fell, God took away their privilege of fellowship with Him. They were thus not able to approach and walk in [...]
by Wes Bridel on July 31, 2009
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1 Thess 5:23 [NIV]
23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sanctification is the process by which man is transformed into the likeness of God and brought into the governance of the Lord. It [...]