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The Pathway to Perfection (English & Tamil)
1) The Root Causes Of Evil
2) Free Will And Conscience
3) How God Overcomes Evil
4) Choosing The Creator Over The Created
5) The Heavenly And Earthly Pulls
6) The Basis Of God's Forgiveness
7) Sin And Salvation
8) Faith And Obedience
9) How Man Fell Into Sin
10) God's Provision For Man's Failure
11) Repentance And Faith
12) Salvation From Sin And The World
13) God's Power Alone Can Help Us
14) Keeping The Tenth Commandment
15) Not A Servant But A Son
16) Our Maximum For The Lord
17) The Reality Of Final Judgement
18) The Principles Of Business And Sacrifice
19) Finding A Good Church
20) God Is Our Father
21) We Are Not Orphans
22) Becoming Good Like God
23) Renewal Through God's Word
24) God Is On Your Side Against Satan
25) God Controls All People And Events
26) The Renewal Of Our Minds
27) Cain And Abel
28) The Sin Of Jealousy
29) Two Types Of Sins
30) Lessons From Job's Life
31) Jesus Is Our Forerunner
32) The Humility Of Jesus
33) How Jesus Overcame Temptation
34) The Love That Jesus Had
35) Mercy And Grace
36) The Terms Of The New Covenant
37) Faith Results In Praising God
38) Faith Claims God's Promises
39) Praising God Enthrones Him
40) Praise Brings Victory
41) Obedience In The New Covenant
42) Obeying As Jesus Obeyed
43) Jesus Valued All Men
44) Jesus' Attitude To Material Things
45) New-Covenant Home Relationships
46) Love Between Husband And Wife
47) Unity Between Husband And Wife
48) Bringing Up Children In God's Ways
49) Faithful In Our Place Of Work
50) The Right Way To Pray
51) God-Centred Praying
52) The Fear Of God
53) Abraham's Testings
54) Joseph's Example
55) David's Successes And Failures
56) God's Part And Our Part
57) Judging Ourselves And Not Others
58) The Anointing Of The Spirit
59) Finding God's Perfect Will
60) The Purpose Of Failure
Summary
The sermon contrasts obedience under the Old Covenant (law) with obedience in the New Covenant (grace). While the Old Covenant used threats of punishment and promises of earthly rewards to compel obedience, the New Covenant requires obeying the spirit of God's commandments, exemplified by the single commandment to love one another. True grace empowers believers to overcome sin, moving beyond mere external compliance.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Adam's disobedience versus Christ's obedienceSin is essentially disobedience to God's commandments, inherited from Adam, whereas the unique feature of Christ and His followers is obedience.Romans 5:19
Understanding law and graceGrace is not a grandfatherly permission to sin, but God's power helping us to obey the spirit of the commandments.John 1:17
Sin shall not rule over youBecause believers are under grace rather than law, grace actively helps us to overcome sin.Romans 6:14
Obedience for reward in the Old TestamentOld Testament obedience was driven by incentives and material blessings, similar to how parents reward children.
Threats of punishmentDeuteronomy 28 outlines severe threats and curses for disobedience, creating an environment of fear.Deuteronomy 28:15
Tithing and modern legalismPreachers who use Malachi 3 to frighten or entice believers into giving are relying on abolished Old Covenant principles.
Obedience motivated by loveJesus taught that true obedience springs solely from love for Him, without threats of punishment.John 14:15
Serving God without fearThe New Covenant frees believers to serve God without fear or business-like transactions for financial gain.Luke 1:74
Following Christ's humble obedienceJesus emptied Himself and demonstrated true humility by becoming obedient to the point of death, setting the pattern for us.
Visit our website for more information: www.cfcindia.com
The Pathway to Perfection (English & Tamil)
1) The Root Causes Of Evil
2) Free Will And Conscience
3) How God Overcomes Evil
4) Choosing The Creator Over The Created
5) The Heavenly And Earthly Pulls
6) The Basis Of God's Forgiveness
7) Sin And Salvation
8) Faith And Obedience
9) How Man Fell Into Sin
10) God's Provision For Man's Failure
11) Repentance And Faith
12) Salvation From Sin And The World
13) God's Power Alone Can Help Us
14) Keeping The Tenth Commandment
15) Not A Servant But A Son
16) Our Maximum For The Lord
17) The Reality Of Final Judgement
18) The Principles Of Business And Sacrifice
19) Finding A Good Church
20) God Is Our Father
21) We Are Not Orphans
22) Becoming Good Like God
23) Renewal Through God's Word
24) God Is On Your Side Against Satan
25) God Controls All People And Events
26) The Renewal Of Our Minds
27) Cain And Abel
28) The Sin Of Jealousy
29) Two Types Of Sins
30) Lessons From Job's Life
31) Jesus Is Our Forerunner
32) The Humility Of Jesus
33) How Jesus Overcame Temptation
34) The Love That Jesus Had
35) Mercy And Grace
36) The Terms Of The New Covenant
37) Faith Results In Praising God
38) Faith Claims God's Promises
39) Praising God Enthrones Him
40) Praise Brings Victory
41) Obedience In The New Covenant
42) Obeying As Jesus Obeyed
43) Jesus Valued All Men
44) Jesus' Attitude To Material Things
45) New-Covenant Home Relationships
46) Love Between Husband And Wife
47) Unity Between Husband And Wife
48) Bringing Up Children In God's Ways
49) Faithful In Our Place Of Work
50) The Right Way To Pray
51) God-Centred Praying
52) The Fear Of God
53) Abraham's Testings
54) Joseph's Example
55) David's Successes And Failures
56) God's Part And Our Part
57) Judging Ourselves And Not Others
58) The Anointing Of The Spirit
59) Finding God's Perfect Will
60) The Purpose Of Failure
Summary
The sermon contrasts obedience under the Old Covenant (law) with obedience in the New Covenant (grace). While the Old Covenant used threats of punishment and promises of earthly rewards to compel obedience, the New Covenant requires obeying the spirit of God's commandments, exemplified by the single commandment to love one another. True grace empowers believers to overcome sin, moving beyond mere external compliance.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Adam's disobedience versus Christ's obedienceSin is essentially disobedience to God's commandments, inherited from Adam, whereas the unique feature of Christ and His followers is obedience.Romans 5:19
Understanding law and graceGrace is not a grandfatherly permission to sin, but God's power helping us to obey the spirit of the commandments.John 1:17
Sin shall not rule over youBecause believers are under grace rather than law, grace actively helps us to overcome sin.Romans 6:14
Obedience for reward in the Old TestamentOld Testament obedience was driven by incentives and material blessings, similar to how parents reward children.
Threats of punishmentDeuteronomy 28 outlines severe threats and curses for disobedience, creating an environment of fear.Deuteronomy 28:15
Tithing and modern legalismPreachers who use Malachi 3 to frighten or entice believers into giving are relying on abolished Old Covenant principles.
Obedience motivated by loveJesus taught that true obedience springs solely from love for Him, without threats of punishment.John 14:15
Serving God without fearThe New Covenant frees believers to serve God without fear or business-like transactions for financial gain.Luke 1:74
Following Christ's humble obedienceJesus emptied Himself and demonstrated true humility by becoming obedient to the point of death, setting the pattern for us.
