Don't be a Layman

Filling of the Holy Spirit

The means of executing this supernatural way of life is the filling

of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 commands every believer to be

filled with the Spirit; 1 John 1:9 specifies the mechanics. Under this

concept, every believer is an ambassador for Christ; therefore, every

believer is in full-time Christian service, and this does not require a 

"one-shot" dedication on your part. Your full-time Christian service

may be different from someone else's  because he is in a barracks

while you are in an office; he is in a shop--- you are on a farm; he is 

in the home---you are on a campus. Everyone has his own area of

Christian service, and there is actually no such thing as a "layman",

unless it is a Christian who  "lays" down on his job!

"The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul."

Psalm 121:7

Dear Lord, how precious is the assurance of Your presence!

I love you, and I trust my life into Your hands.

In Christ name I pray

A Way Of Life Today

Supernatural way of life

This supersedes the Mosaic Law, which is not the way of life for the

believer today (Rom.8:2-4). Remember that the giving of the Law to

Moses, as well as Christ's restatement of it in Matthew, took place in

the Age  of the Jew.  Neither keeping the Sabbath nor tithing are authorized

 for the Church Age. Instead, the New Testament epistles gave us the directions

for our modus operandi during the Dispensation of the Church.

"But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him."

Acts 10:35

Lord, grant us the determination to overcome all

obstacles in our discovery of Your Love.

In Christ name I pray

 

The Bible Is His Word

Completed Canon Of Scripture

After the first century, all divine communication was contained in written form;

today there is no revelation from God outside the Bible. Dreams, visions, trances

and voices are no longer bona fide revelations in this Age. The best one can say

for these activities today is that they are hallucinations; at the worst, they would 

fall into the category of demon possession. People who hear voices or have dreams

and think these come from God  are off base-- sometimes even non compos mentis!

There is no such thing for us as extra--Biblical revelation. God speaks only through

His Word in the postcanon phase of the Church. 

"Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

 

Acts 2:21

O Master, let me be worthy of being called a Christian.

In Christ name I pray

Live Your Life

Universal Priesthood Of The Believer 

This priesthood is without equal. In the Old Testament, there was no such thing

as a universal priesthood among believers. Israel had a specialized priesthood

taken from the tribe of Levi, the family of Aaron. In the Church Age, every 

believer is a priest; therefore, every believer has the right of representing himself

before God. The basis of information and authorization on which you do so is 

Bible doctrine communicated by a pastor-teacher. You live your own life as unto

the Lord.

"The Lord will give grace and glory:
no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly."
Psalm 84:11

Dear Lord, help me not to overlook the giving of thanks to You before I begin asking.
In Christ name I pray

We Are Indwelt

Universal Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

 

This ,too, is new and unique. No Old Testament saint was ever

indwelt by the Holy Spirit. A few Old Testament saints were

empowered by the Spirit for the performance of special job.

This is called "enduement." but in the Church Age, every believer

is indwelt by the Holy Spirit for the purpose of function. Phase

Two, the  Christian way of life, is a supernatural way of life and

demands a supernatural means of execution which can be accomplished

only through the filling and power of the Holy Spirit.

 

"The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold
from them that walk uprightly."
Psalm 84:11

Dear Lord, help me not to overlook the giving of thanks to You before I being asking.
In Christ name I pray


Bible Study With R.B.Thieme, Jr
from his book "Dispensations"



He Dwells

Universal Indwelling Of Christ

 

Every believer is indwelt by the Lord Jesus Christ. This was

prophesied by the Lord Jesus Himself when He said, "...

ye in me, and I in you" (John 14:20). The moment we accept

Jesus Christ as Savior, we are entered into union with Him, and

Christ  "dwells" within us for the purpose of fellowship.

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Romans 10:13

Father, help us to be as little children in our humility and to
learn of thee.
In Christ name I pray

 

 



A Person Not A Religion

There are eight characteristics of the Church Age, and these are

the believer's unique assets:

 

1. Positional truth---- union with Christ:

this union never existed before  the Church Age. At the moment

of salvation, God the Holy Spirit places every believer in union

with Jesus Christ by means of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

This explains why Christianity is a relationship with a Person

and not a religion.

 

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee."
Isaiah 41:10

Lord, help me to rest in your care, even in times of danger.