The Spirit of Reality - Zac Poonen - August 15, 2009 (Audio Only)

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Part 2 in the Series 'An Indestructible Life' http://rlcf.church/conferences/indestructible-life RLCF Family Conference 2009 --- River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA

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The central message is that the Christian life requires two paradoxes: perfect contentment with God's provision in earthly matters and perpetual dissatisfaction with one's spiritual state. The speaker emphasizes that true wealth is not material but the 'indestructible life' found in Christ, which is proven by the resurrection. Believers must learn to be faithful with what they have been given while constantly pressing forward toward Christlikeness.

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Perfect contentment with earthly thingsThe Christian life starts with being perfectly content with material things and not desiring anything more than what God has determined for our lives.

Faithfulness with unrighteous mammonGod tests us first in material things, and if we are not faithful with false wealth, He cannot entrust true riches to us.Luke 16:11

Faithfulness is more than righteousnessRighteousness means not stealing or cheating, but faithfulness goes further by not wasting money on oneself and living modestly.

Dissatisfied satisfaction in our spiritual lifeWhile we must be content with earthly things, we must maintain a perpetual spiritual discontentment, always longing to grow more like Jesus.

Indestructible life versus external improvementTrue Christianity is not merely improving our external behavior like a management seminar, but partaking of the indestructible life of Jesus.

Making the inner life correspond with the outerWe must sincerely pray for our inner life to match what others see on the outside, abandoning all pretense and reputation before men.

Inner violence against human opinionsWhile we must be men of peace externally and never fight with human beings, we must use spiritual violence inwardly to defeat the desire to be approved by others.Matthew 11:12

Seeking the favor of God over menPaul makes it clear that if we are still trying to please men, we cannot be true servants of Christ.Galatians 1:10

The promise of the helper for total obedienceJesus asked the Father to send the Holy Spirit as a helper so we can actually keep His commandments and do the works of obedience.

Immersed in the waterfall of the SpiritBeing filled with the Holy Spirit is not a one-time past event, but a continuous daily immersion under the river of God.

Truth and reality in the innermost beingThe Holy Spirit is the spirit of reality, bringing absolute honesty and truth into our hearts so there is no hypocrisy between private and public life.John 1:17

The transparent church and the cube of true characterLike the New Jerusalem which is transparent like clear glass and shaped as a cube, true believers have equal depth and width with no pretense or hidden hypocrisy.

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