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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

John 15:13, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one “Greater love has no one

than this, that one lay down than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”his life for his friends.”

John 15:12-13John 15:12-13

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Doctrine of Relaxed Doctrine of Relaxed Mental Attitude.Mental Attitude.

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Human Spirit

Doctrinal Orientation

Mastery, Details of Life

Relaxed Mental Attitude

3 Categories of Love

(God, Right Man/Woman, Mankind)

+ Happiness of God

Having a RMA means thatHaving a RMA means that::a. You overcome fear a. You overcome fear b. You love yourselfb. You love yourself

c. You have a mental attitude c. You have a mental attitude love towards otherslove towards others

d. You are content in all areas d. You are content in all areas of your lifeof your life

b. b. You must Love YourselfYou must Love Yourself: : Before you can have a RMA Before you can have a RMA and love someone else you and love someone else you have to have SSE and love have to have SSE and love

yourself. yourself.

You should love yourself You should love yourself based on God’s perfection based on God’s perfection and righteousness inside of and righteousness inside of

you.you.

1) Self-Esteem can mean 1) Self-Esteem can mean respect for self, satisfaction respect for self, satisfaction with one's self, or a good with one's self, or a good opinion of one's self. But opinion of one's self. But

those are superficial those are superficial definitions. definitions.

2) SSE is:2) SSE is:

a) Confidence in what you a) Confidence in what you know (God’s Word), and know (God’s Word), and

how to put it into operation.how to put it into operation.

b) Maximum humility and b) Maximum humility and minimum arrogance. minimum arrogance.

b) Maximum humility and b) Maximum humility and minimum arrogance. minimum arrogance.

c) Confidence in God, and c) Confidence in God, and confidence in the Word of confidence in the Word of

God.God.

d) It is not confidence in d) It is not confidence in the energy of the flesh. the energy of the flesh.

Psa 118:8-9, Psa 118:8-9, “It is better to take refuge in “It is better to take refuge in

the Lord than to have the Lord than to have confidence in mankind. It is confidence in mankind. It is better to take refuge in the better to take refuge in the

Lord than to have confidence Lord than to have confidence in princes.”in princes.”

Prov 19:8, Prov 19:8, “He who gets wisdom, keeps “He who gets wisdom, keeps loving his own soul; He who loving his own soul; He who guards understanding shall guards understanding shall

find the absolute good find the absolute good (spiritual prosperity).”(spiritual prosperity).”

Heb 13:5, Heb 13:5, “Let your lifestyle be free “Let your lifestyle be free

from the love for money and from the love for money and be content with what you be content with what you have; for He Himself has have; for He Himself has

said, ‘I will never desert you, said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you’.”nor will I ever forsake you’.”

Eph 6:23, Eph 6:23, “Peace (harmony) be to the “Peace (harmony) be to the

brethren, and love with brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

a) Harmony is the RMA a) Harmony is the RMA related to the thinking related to the thinking

function of the spiritual life. function of the spiritual life. Harmony among believers Harmony among believers demands humility, grace demands humility, grace

orientation, and love.orientation, and love.

b) Believers with SSE do b) Believers with SSE do not feel threatened by not feel threatened by enmity, antagonism, enmity, antagonism,

vilification, ostracism, vilification, ostracism, rejection, or any form of rejection, or any form of

hostility. hostility.

c. c. Mental Attitude Love Mental Attitude Love leads to a RMAleads to a RMA: :

With AGAPE Love we With AGAPE Love we overcome fear and gain a overcome fear and gain a

RMA. RMA.

God is AGAPE. He God is AGAPE. He possesses AGAPE love, 1 possesses AGAPE love, 1

John 4:8, 16. With AGAPE John 4:8, 16. With AGAPE love God solves all of His love God solves all of His

people problems. people problems.

1) AGAPE type love is 1) AGAPE type love is found only in the mentality found only in the mentality of the soul. It is the capacity of the soul. It is the capacity to love which comes from to love which comes from

the filling of the Holy Spirit the filling of the Holy Spirit and knowledge of Bible and knowledge of Bible

doctrine. doctrine.

It reflects freedom from It reflects freedom from mental attitude sins toward mental attitude sins toward God and toward people. God and toward people.

John 15:12-13, is strictly an John 15:12-13, is strictly an order to maintain a RMA, order to maintain a RMA,

although mental attitude love although mental attitude love often prompts overt often prompts overt

manifestations or expressions manifestations or expressions toward the object loved, toward the object loved,

(e.g., John 3:16). (e.g., John 3:16).

2) Capacity for love begins 2) Capacity for love begins with mental attitude with mental attitude

AGAPE.AGAPE.

Through the function of Through the function of GAP, it spreads throughout GAP, it spreads throughout

the soul and becomes the soul and becomes PHILOS, a total soul love. PHILOS, a total soul love.

3) Having a RMA is based 3) Having a RMA is based on you having the mind of on you having the mind of God, Jesus Christ, in your God, Jesus Christ, in your

soul which leads to soul which leads to spiritual growth and the spiritual growth and the

capacity to AGAPE.capacity to AGAPE.

AGAPE love is produced AGAPE love is produced by the Balance of by the Balance of

Residency, linked with the Residency, linked with the mentality of the soul. mentality of the soul.

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