Knowing Jesus As Our Forerunner - Zac Poonen
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Summary
The central message is that true Christian life comes not from merely knowing the Bible or hearing sermons, but from hearing Jesus speak directly through the Holy Spirit. The speaker emphasizes that God's primary communication today is through Christ, not through prophets or books alone. He advises believers to maintain absolute honesty with their conscience and to cultivate a deep, personal longing to hear Christ speak to their hearts.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
God speaks to us today through His SonGod previously spoke through Old Testament prophets, but in these last days, He has spoken to us through His Son Jesus.Hebrews 1:1–4
Do you hear Jesus speaking to you directly?The most important part of the Christian life is hearing Jesus speak to your heart directly through the Holy Spirit.
Be totally honest with your conscienceTo fellowship with God and escape eternal damnation, you must always be completely honest and never argue with your conscience when it convicts you of wrongdoing.
Man shall not live by bread aloneJesus taught in His very first ministry words that spiritual life requires hearing every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.Matthew 4:4
Jesus entered within the veil as our ForerunnerWe have a sure and steadfast hope of an anchor that enters within the veil, where Jesus has gone before us as our Forerunner.
Three stages in the Christian lifeThe Tabernacle pictures three stages: knowing Jesus as Savior from judgment, being baptized in the Holy Spirit, and following Him into God's presence as our Forerunner.
Jesus was tempted in every point as we areJesus was tempted in every single way as we are so He could be an example for us to follow in overcoming sin.
Jesus did not use His divine power to overcome sinTo be our true example, Jesus lived as a man and did not use His divine powers as God to conquer sin, but instead relied on prayer and the Father.
Drawing near to the throne of graceMercy deals with our past mistakes, while grace helps us live without sin; Jesus Himself needed and received the grace of God while growing up as a child.
Sin will not be master over you under graceSin no longer has mastery over a believer who remains under the protective covering of God's grace, just like a roof blocks out the rain.Romans 6:14
God gives grace only to the humbleJust as airplanes overcome gravity through established laws, believers overcome the gravity of sin because God gives His grace exclusively to the humble.1 Peter 5:5–6
Saved from our sinsThe primary promise of the New Testament is that Jesus will save His people from their sins, which is the true pathway to escaping eternal destruction.Matthew 1:21
