1. Zac Poonen - The Preparation To Be The Bride of Christ

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: The Preparation To Be The Bride of Christ Date: 05-20-2017 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 central message is that Christians must actively prepare to be Christ's pure bride by living in a permanent dwelling place with Him, which is called 'abiding in Christ.' This preparation requires daily spiritual vigilance against subtle sins like selfishness and pride, and the ultimate proof of this hope is the continuous process of self-purification, striving to be like Christ.

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Avoiding the deceitfulness of sinIt takes very little time to backslide through subtle things like selfishness, pride, and legalism rather than obvious sins.Hebrews 3:13

Abiding in Christ to avoid shame at His comingBelievers must truly abide in Christ so they have confidence and do not shrink away in shame when He appears.1 John 2:28

The proof of possessing the hope of ChristEveryone who truly looks forward to being like Christ will continually purify himself just as Christ is pure.1 John 3:3

Appearing before the judgment seat of ChristAll believers must appear before the judgment seat of Christ to be evaluated for the deeds done in their earthly bodies.2 Corinthians 5:10

Willingness to do God's will brings true understandingTrue spiritual discernment and understanding of God's word come only to those who are completely willing to do God's will.John 7:17

Presented to one husband as a pure virginApostles and true servants of God feel a godly jealousy to present local churches as pure virgins to Christ.

Breaking down dividing walls through the crossChrist's blood brings believers near to God and breaks down the natural hostility and divisions between people to make them one new man.Ephesians 2:13–14

Godly sorrow that leads to repentanceFaithful correction and strong instruction can cause necessary sorrow that brings believers to true repentance.

Avoiding deception and the tree of knowledgeBelievers must guard against being led astray from the simplicity of pure devotion to Christ into mere intellectual Bible knowledge.2 Corinthians 11:3

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