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Christ-likeness Christ-likeness Frees Us From Frees Us From
LicenseLicense Philippians 3:17-21
Rick Griffith, Crossroads International Churchwww.biblestudydownloads.com
The License Privilege
The License Privilege
The License Privilege
The License Privilege
The License Privilege
The License Privilege
No Rules?
LLLLLessLawlessness ThroughLessLaws
How tolerant are you?
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Pursuing Christ-likeness
gives us balance
Main Idea: Christ-likeness protects us from libertines
who indulge their flesh.
I. Paul's pursuit of Christ-likeness protected him from license to sin (3:17-21).
Philippians 3:17-19 NLT
1717Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. follow our example. 1818For I have told you For I have told you
often before, and I say it again with tears in often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose my eyes, that there are many whose
conduct shows they are really enemies of conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. the cross of Christ. 1919They are headed for They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, destruction. Their god is their appetite,
they brag about shameful things, and they they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth."think only about this life here on earth."
TextText InterpretationInterpretation MormonsMormons Health & WealthHealth & Wealth
"Live as enemies of the cross of Christ"
They oppose salvation by faith
Salvation by works Money is better Money is better than salvationthan salvation
"Their destiny is destruction"
They are unsaved
Claim that all are saved but are not
even saved themselves
Rich people go to Rich people go to hell toohell too
"Their god is their stomach"
Their real goal is pleasure
Goal is to be a god to have sex with as
many celestial wives as possible
"Embrace comfort, "Embrace comfort, not suffering"not suffering"
"Their glory is in their shame"
They're proud about things that they should be
ashamed of
Temple polygamy is the highest goal
Contrary to the Contrary to the blessing of givingblessing of giving
"Their mind is on earthly things"
They have "here-and-now"
priorities
"Become a god for ego and sex"
They give to get They give to get something nowsomething now
478Modern LICENSE (Phil. 3:18-19)
Philippians 3:17-19 NLT
1717Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. follow our example. 1818For I have told you For I have told you
often before, and often before, and I say it again with tears in I say it again with tears in my eyesmy eyes, that there are many whose , that there are many whose
conduct shows they are really enemies of conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. the cross of Christ. 1919They are headed for They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, destruction. Their god is their appetite,
they brag about shameful things, and they they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth."think only about this life here on earth."
Law
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Standards & Liberty
Legal = Law Only
Liberty = No Law
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Rules
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Only Biblical Rules
Excessive Rules
What are Rules?
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Actions
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Actions are Something
Actions are Everything
Actions are Unimportant
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Structure
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Some Structure
ExcessiveStructure
No Structure
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Models
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Christ-like
Pharisee-like
Glutton-like
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Restraint
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Control the Flesh
Starve the Flesh
Indulge the Flesh
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Perfection
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Know They
Haven't
Think They've Arrived
Don't Care if They Arrive
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Confidence
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Confidence in Christ
(3:7)
Confidence in the Flesh
(3:3)
Confidence in Shame
(3:19c)
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Movies
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Wholesome Movies
No Movies
All Movies
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Time
Christ-like Balance
Legalism License
Live for the Future
Live Only in the Past
Live Only in the Present
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We live for tomorrow when our bodies will be glorified like Christ's
(3:20-21)
Bible Visual Resource Book, 247
186bPhilippi in the Time of Paul
Philippi was a rich, Roman colony with the
same rights as the citizens of Rome!
"But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our
Savior" (3:20 NLT)
We are promised heavenly bodies We are promised heavenly bodies like Christlike Christ''s (3:21 s (3:21 NLTNLT)!)!
2121He will take our weak He will take our weak mortal bodies and mortal bodies and change them into change them into
glorious bodies like his glorious bodies like his own, using the same own, using the same
power with which he will power with which he will bring everything under bring everything under
his control.his control.
We will get perfect bodies!
Liberal Parenting
Pluralism
Do we have a Do we have a PLAN for church PLAN for church
DISCIPLINE?DISCIPLINE?
Restoration
He heals the brokenhearted
I will restore what the locust has eaten
Healed to Heal Others
Main Idea: Christ-likeness protects us from libertines
who indulge their flesh.
He must become greater;
I must become less important.
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He must increase,
I must decrease.
JohnJohn''s Life Goal––3:30s Life Goal––3:30
Colossians 1:28
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