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Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 4:13</div> <div> Galatians 6:2,5</div> <div> 2 Corinthians 5:9; 1 Corinthians 10:25-33</div> <bR> <div> The Law of Christ Galatians 6:1-4<I> </I></div> <div> Law of liberty 1 Cor. 8:1-6 </div> <div> Law of love 1 Cor. 8:7-13  </div> <div> Law of Supreme Sacrifice 1 Cor. 9:1-15  </div> <div> Law of Accommodation 1 Cor. 9:16-23  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Please your neighbor FOR edification 15:2-3</B></div> <bR> <div> Matthew 22:39; 7:24-27</div> <div> 1 Peter 2:23; Hebrews 12:2</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Live your life based on Scripture 15:4</B></div> <bR> <div> Romans 5:1; Psalm 46:10; Hebrews 11</div> <div> Romans 5:1-5</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Be like minded for God's glory 15:5-6</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Bear burdens to be like-minded for God's glory; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>God will refresh you.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Biblical Teaching on God living in the Believer's Soul (part fifteen)</B></div> <bR> <div>           This study concludes the study of God's work in creating a home in your soul with the roof, then examines the “Construction Command.”  The believer's body/soul is a temple for the residence of Jesus Christ.  Proverbs 24:3 notes, “<I>Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established.</I>”  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>The Roof</U>  </div> <bR> <div>      The roof represents God's protection over our lives.  There are many different types of roofs, even different kinds of materials.  Each of them represent the protective element.   In the book of Matthew, a centurion came to Jesus asking Jesus to heal his servant, Jesus responded saying He would come and heal him.  The centurion in reverence replied, “<I>Lord, I am not qualified for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.” Matthew 8:8</I>  If we try to build the roof ourselves, it will leak and crumble.  The Psalmist writes, <I>Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it.  </I>Indeed, the Lord is our protection (Is. 26:1).  Apart from His masterful craftsmanship and design, our lives would be a house of cards.</div> <bR> <div>      Now let's look at the divine construction command.</div> <div>      </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>The Construction Command</U></div> <bR> <div>      Paul writes in Col. 3:1 that those who believe in Christ are already positionally in heaven.  Their position is in heaven, but their experience is still on earth.  He commands them, therefore, to keep objectively thinking of things above, not on things on the earth.  <I>If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God, Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on the earth. Col. 3:1-2   </I>How does that happen?  By going into the kitchen and eating manna from heaven.  Just as placecountry-regionIsrael enjoyed manna from heaven in the wilderness everyday, so we also must feast on the manna in His Word everyday. Matthew 4:4.</div> <bR> <div>      Paul continues to contrast spiritual living with earthly carnal living in Colossians 3:3-11.  We are to put off the old self and put on the new spiritual manner of living which is renewed according to real or full knowledge of God's Word (Col. 3:10).  Paul describes the character of the person who manifests this new self Col. 3:12-14.  These characteristics reflect God's compassion in forgiveness and stability of soul.  Paul then follows by a series of commands.  Paul writes,  <I>And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body; and be thankful.  Let the Word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God (Col. 3:15,16).</I></div> <bR> <div>      At first glance it seems Paul is making a suggestion.  In fact, he is commanding that we make the decisions to cause this to happen.  He exhorts that the “<I>peace of Christ</I>” must rule in our souls.  The word for “<I>peace,”</I> from which we get the name Irene, means the presence of tranquility and spiritual prosperity, even in adversity.  It is the result of a soul filled with Scripture understood and applied in the life.  So Paul says let this “<I>rule in your hearts.</I>”  The verb “<I>rule” </I>is <I>brabeuo</I> which means to umpire.  It means that in the presence of outside influences and storms of life, and the inner motives and desires, the peace of Christ must come in and rule.</div> <bR> <div>      When we build the home of our soul on the Rock, Jesus Christ, we will have a firm foundation with the resulting tranquility of soul.  Jesus told the parable of the wise man who built his house on the Rock (Matt. 7:24-27)  His house withstood the violence of the storm, while the man who rejected the same message built upon sand was washed away.  The fool's peace lasted only until the storm came.  The sand is analogous to his own solutions rather than God's.  We have peace with God as a result of salvation, but we experience that peace only when in fellowship with God and we are pursuing His truth (placecountry-regionRom. 5:1; 1 John 1:3-2:4).  </div> <bR> <div>      Then Paul commands, “<I>and be thankful.l”</I>  The verb “<I>be</I>” is from <I>ginomai</I> and means “to become what you are not already.”  The Colossians were not thankful for what God had done and was doing for them.  Paul also repeats this in the next two verses!  Being thankful is not natural in the human race.  When Jesus healed ten lepers, only one was thankful (Luke 17:12-19)  All of them were glad when they realized they were healed, but only one turned and fell at the Lord's feet and gave thanks.  Maybe that is an indication of how thankful we are today.</div> <bR> <div>      Paul gives a third command in Colossians 3:17. “<I>Let the Word of Christ richly dwell within you.”</I>  The word  “<I>Word</I>” is from <I>logos</I> referring to the entire Bible as the expression of the mind of Christ.  The word was used for the person of Christ before creation and at the virgin birth of Christ in John 1:1, 14.    The verb “<I>dwell</I>”<I> </I>is from <I>enoikeo</I> and means to dwell inside.  It is a command which means God gives us, with no options or personal opinions, but we do have to decide to make this a reality.  It is God's will that this become a reality, but God will never force that reality.  When I decide to diligently study God's Word, then this becomes a reality.  The present tense means I must make this the priority of my life in order to establish the character defined in 3:12-14.  The command is simple, the process of making it a reality is more difficult.</div> <bR> <div>      Paul states this truth will be a reality when “<I>wisdom</I>” is present.  The word “<I>wisdom</I>” is <I>sophia</I> and refers to application of God's Word to life.  Solomon prayed for this above riches or long life (1 Kings 3:6-15).   The word was used of the craftsmen building the tabernacle who had a skill in working with their hands.   It points to the believer who has learned the Bible for years, meditated on it, and learned how to apply it in life.  The wisdom refers to the material Solomon said was used to build the soul structure (Pro. 24:3).  The reality of this wisdom refers to the person with a tremendously decorated home in the soul.  </div> <bR> <div>      This wisdom in the soul results in two actions of hospitality toward others.  The first result is teaching others and the second is admonishing others.   The word for admonishing is <I>noutheteo</I>, which means “to put in the mind.”   This is the ability to take from Scripture and apply it to a believer's circumstances when they are unclear of divine direction.  All of this should be done in the sphere of great joy.  Paul adds, “...<I>with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” </I>  This resident indwelling of God's Word is the material God uses to construct magnificent palaces in our souls.  </div> <bR> <div>      Next message, we'll look at the spiritual application of the importance of using good materials in construction.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id321.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Romans 15:713"><U><B>Next Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B><IMG SRC="0c740400.gif" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>