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Pastor Bill Marks, Christian Fellowship, Potchefstroom, Tel: (018) 293 1608 or 082 260 5965
During the school holidays, I was walking with experience, the Holy Spirit gives new life to the
my two grandsons when the one said to the individual, a new nature to serve God.
other, “My father bought me a ball”. He also 2) THE CARNAL MAN is regenerate, a believer,
mentioned several other things about his but lives in childish ways. An immature
father. My other grandson then said, “I haven’t Christian lives more for human opinion and
got a father.” self-satisfaction of the flesh than for Christ.
As we were playing soccer, I noticed that he 1 Cor. 3:3 - “For you are still carnal…” This was
just suddenly sat down on the grass with his the state of the Church in Corinth.
head bowed down. I bent down to see why he 3) THE SPIRITUAL MAN is regenerate and
had stopped playing and asked him, “Are you possesses maturity to understand and love
alright, my boy?” He burst out crying and said, God and others.
“I miss my father.” I gathered him in my arms 1 Cor. 2:6 - “However we speak wisdom among
and comforted him. Only then could I see the those who are mature.”
Bigger Picture of what was in his heart. 1 Cor. 2:16 - “For who has known the mind of the
Jesus was CONFRONTED with every possible Lord, that he may instruct Him? But we have the
kind of CHALLENGE, but He was able to mind of Christ.”
RETAIN PERSPECTIVE at all times, because Paul elaborates our need of the Holy Spirit Who
He always saw the BIGGER PICTURE! interprets spiritual things to spiritual people. It
John 6:60 - “Therefore many of His disciples, is the Holy Spirit Who releases the mind of
when they heard this, said, ‘This is a hard Christ within us.
saying; who can understand it?’” John 14:26 - “But the Comforter, which is the
The Jewish followers found it difficult to accept Holy Ghost, Whom the Father will send in my
what Jesus had said in verse 53: “...‘Most Name, He shall teach you all things, and bring
assuredly I say unto you; unless you eat the all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I
flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have said unto you.”
have no life in you.’” Pray that God might reveal the Bigger Picture to
Verse 61: “Jesus KNEW within Himself that His you!
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sacrifice their entire lives like Jesus would. DANKIE VIR SWAARKRYANKIE VIR SWAARKRY
Verse 64: “‘But there are some of you who do
not believe.’ For Jesus KNEW from the God beproef ‘n mens nooit tot breekpunt
beginning who they were who did not believe, nie. Net tot groeipunt (Anoniem).
and who would betray Him.” “God is die Vader wat Hom ontferm en
John 2:23-25 - “Now when He was in Jerusalem wat in elke omstandigheid moed gee. In
at the Passover, in the feast day, many believed elke moeilikheid bemoedig Hy ons.
in His name, when they saw the miracles which Daarom kan ons ook ander bemoedig wat
He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself unto in allerlei moeilikhede verkeer. Ons kan
them, because He KNEW all men, and needed hulle bemoedig met dieselfde
not that any should testify of man: for He KNEW bemoediging waarmee God ons
what was in man.” bemoedig ” (2 Kor. 1:3-4 NV).
John 13:11 - “For He KNEW who should betray
Him; therefore said He, ‘Ye are not all clean.’” Kry jy swaar? God is nie besig om jou
Jesus is able to identify the true essence of sleg te behandel nie. God versoek nie
every situation. He has the supernatural insight mense nie en stuur nie die kwaad nie.
of every situation you may be in now. God is egter magtig om die versoekings
People fall into 3 SPIRITUAL CATEGORIES: en swaarkry in ons lewe om te draai sodat
1) THE NATURAL MAN is unregenerate (i.e. not ons daardeur kan groei. Hoor mooi. Hy
born again of the Spirit of God), and has no het jou oneindig lief. Juis daarom sal Hy
appreciation for the Gospel. nooit toelaat dat jy breekpunt bereik nie.
How does regeneration work in the individual? Hou dus jou oog op Hom. Vra Hom om jou
When a person believes in Jesus Christ (Acts te help om sin te maak van hierdie
16:31) or accepts Christ as his Saviour (John swaarkry. Só sal jy groei.
1:12), he becomes a child of God. He was dead - Pitkos vir die Pad, Annes Nel, CUM 2004
in trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:1), but in a divine