Zac Poonen - The Spirit Reveals Jesus through His word - SPC2

Zac PoonenJune 6, 20151h 7mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: The Spirit Reveals Jesus through His word Date: 06-06-2015 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The Holy Spirit is necessary to truly understand scripture, transforming a mere scribe into a disciple who receives life from the Word. The speaker argues that the Old Covenant law, while good, was fundamentally flawed because it could not bring people into a living relationship with God. True fulfillment of God's requirements, especially the tenth commandment against coveting, is only possible through being filled with the Holy Spirit, which empowers believers to live according to the Spirit rather than merely attempting to keep the law.

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Knowledge versus life in scriptureReading scripture can either give mere knowledge like the tree of knowledge, or life through the Holy Spirit like the tree of life.

Why the first covenant was faultyThe old covenant was faulty not because it was bad, but because it could not bring people into living contact with God.Hebrews 8:7

The purpose of the tenth commandmentGod gave the tenth commandment against coveting to expose that no human can keep it by their own strength, leading to honesty and grace.

The Sermon on the Mount and the power to live itJesus spoke the Sermon on the Mount to His disciples as a high standard that can only be fulfilled by asking the Father for the Holy Spirit.

Why God hides things from the wiseGod hides spiritual truth from those who rely on their own intelligence and pride, revealing it instead to humble babes.Matthew 11:25

Humility comes by comparisonHuman pride comes from comparing ourselves with those we think we are better than, while true humility comes from keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.

The balance of grace and truthJesus embodied both the bones of absolute truth and the flesh of grace, avoiding both repulsive harshness and wishy-washy compromise.John 1:14

Removing the veil through the SpiritWhen a person turns to the Lord who is the Spirit, the veil over scripture is removed, allowing them to see the glory of Jesus.

Responding to misunderstanding like JesusWhen people misunderstand or attack us, the Spirit teaches us to respond with immediate forgiveness, following the example of Christ.

The Spirit glorifies ChristThe Holy Spirit has come to guide believers into truth and glorify Jesus by taking what belongs to Christ and disclosing it to us.John 16:13–14

Predestined to become like ChristBelievers are predestined not for a specific earthly circumstance, but to be conformed to the image of God's Son.Romans 8:28–29

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