dead man walking? philippians 3:10,11 personal gain progressive gain perspective gain
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Dead Man Walking? Progressive Gain Christ’s resurrection power Example of Peter – John 21 cp. 2 Pet. 1:14 Example of Peter – John 21 cp. 2 Pet. 1:14 Example of Thomas – John 20:27,28 Example of Thomas – John 20:27,28 Example of Paul – experience Godly living Example of Paul – experience Godly living Natural man can not understand – 1 Cor. 2:14 Impossible by man – Romans 7:19-24 Longed for deliverance from defeat – Rom. 8TRANSCRIPT
Dead Man Walking?Dead Man Walking?Philippians 3:10,11Philippians 3:10,11
Personal GainPersonal Gain
Progressive GainProgressive Gain
Perspective GainPerspective Gain
Dead Man Walking?Dead Man Walking?Personal GainPersonal Gain “ “I want” - personal and I want” - personal and experientialexperiential “ “to know” – not aboutto know” – not about
Learned by studyLearned by studyUnderstandingUnderstandingHead knowledge – 1 Corinthians 8:1-Head knowledge – 1 Corinthians 8:1-22Enters deepest personal relationship Enters deepest personal relationship – Gen. 4:1– Gen. 4:1
Nothing learned until practicedNothing learned until practiced
Dead Man Walking?Dead Man Walking?Progressive GainProgressive Gain Christ’s resurrection powerChrist’s resurrection power
Example of Peter – John 21 cp. 2 Example of Peter – John 21 cp. 2 Pet. 1:14Pet. 1:14Example of Thomas – John Example of Thomas – John 20:27,2820:27,28Example of Paul – experience Example of Paul – experience Godly livingGodly living
Natural man can not understand – Natural man can not understand – 1 Cor. 2:141 Cor. 2:14Impossible by man – Romans 7:19-Impossible by man – Romans 7:19-2424Longed for deliverance from defeat Longed for deliverance from defeat – Rom. 8– Rom. 8
Dead Man Walking?Dead Man Walking?Progressive GainProgressive Gain Christ’s rejected positionChrist’s rejected position
““Sharing (partnering) in sufferingSharing (partnering) in suffering1 Peter 4:12,131 Peter 4:12,132 Timothy 3:122 Timothy 3:12
Knowledge of Christ’s suffering Knowledge of Christ’s suffering comes at a very high price – comes at a very high price – TOTAL OBEDIENCE!!TOTAL OBEDIENCE!!
Dead Man Walking?Dead Man Walking?
Progressive GainProgressive Gain Christ’s redemptive passionChrist’s redemptive passion
Jesus yearns over the lost world Jesus yearns over the lost world for which He diedfor which He died
John knew Jesus’ yearning for a John knew Jesus’ yearning for a lost worldlost world
Paul had Jesus’ heart also – Rom. Paul had Jesus’ heart also – Rom. 9:1-39:1-3
Where are your tears for the lost Where are your tears for the lost – Heb. 5:7– Heb. 5:7
Dead Man Walking?Dead Man Walking?Prospective GainProspective Gain “ “to attain to the to attain to the resurrection”resurrection”
Paul uses two words herePaul uses two words here Verse 10 is usual word – stand Verse 10 is usual word – stand
up or placeup or place Verse 11 is with a preposition Verse 11 is with a preposition ek ek
- - outout Living – up & dead – down (a Living – up & dead – down (a
pun)pun) He wants to give the spiritually He wants to give the spiritually
dead a preview of eternal life in dead a preview of eternal life in actionaction
Dead Man Walking?Dead Man Walking?
ApplicationApplicationIs it your desire to be so Is it your desire to be so living for Christ that you will living for Christ that you will appear as a resurrected appear as a resurrected person among those who are person among those who are spiritually dead?spiritually dead?
Are you a dead man walking … Are you a dead man walking … with Christ?with Christ?