That They Might All Be One 7

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ThatThey

Might

All

Be

One

7

PrinciplesofBodyHarmony

PastorKerry

Wilson


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ThatTheyMightAllBeOne7

Principlesof

Body

Harmony

Change,thisisastrangewordandinmanycasesresistedbecauseofthetransitionandpressurethat

accompanies.

We

are

going

to

have

to

changethewaywethink,actandfeelinordertotrulymoveintothisarena.

TheBible

defines

this

refusal

to

change

as

being

children.

1Corinthians13.11WhenIwasachild,Ispake

asachild,

Iunderstood

as

achild,

Ithought

as

a

child:butwhenIbecameaman,Iputawaychildishthings.


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Principlesof

Body

Harmony

Thelackofspiritual

growth

seems

inseparable

frombeingsusceptible (

tocapture)toattackfrom

theenemyinyour

wisdomortheabilityto

seeyourself.

Often

characterized

by

thinkingtheyknowmore

thantheyreallydo

1Corinthians3.1,2And

I,

brethren,

could

not

speakuntoyouasunto

spiritual,butasunto

carnal,evenasunto

babesinChrist.Ihavefed

youwithmilk,andnot

withmeat:forhithertoye

werenotabletobearit,

neitheryetnowareye

able.


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Principlesof

Body

Harmony

Thelackofspiritualgrowthwillmakeyou

susceptible(to

capture)

todeceitbyinstability,theinabilitytodiscernaspiritthatisforeigntoyour

spirit.

Ephesians4.14Thatwehenceforthbenomore

children,tossed

to

and

fro,andcarriedaboutwitheverywindofdoctrine,bythesleightof

men,and

cunning

craftiness,wherebytheylieinwaittodeceive.

1

John

2.

26

These

thingshaveIwrittenuntoyouconcerningthemthatseduceyou.


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Principlesof

Body

Harmony

Thelackofspiritualgrowthwillmakeyou

susceptible

(to

capture)

tobeunabletoreceiverevelationfromGod.

Whereistheeternalplanof

God

for

the

ages

at

rightnow

Hebrews5.12Forwhenforthetimeyeoughtto

beteachers,

ye

have

need

thatoneteachyouagainwhichbethefirstprinciplesoftheoracles

ofGod;

and

are

become

suchashaveneedofmilk,andnotofstrongmeat.Foreveryonethatusethmilk

is

unskilful in

the

wordofrighteousness:forheisababe


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Principlesof

Body

Harmony

Ourgenerationhasmadeanerrorinhowwedisciplepeople.Wehaveputsomuchemphasisonthecharismatic

side

of

Christianity

that

we

have

failed

to

establishfoundationaltruthsinpeopleslives.WehaveledthemintothebaptismoftheHolySpiritandthey

arehorrible

stewards.

Terms

like

stewardship,

faithfulness,andaccountabilityhavefallenbethewaysideinlieuoftheoutofbodyexperience.Wehave

openedthem

up

to

deception

in

their

walk.

ThemajorityofthisgenerationdontknowthebooksoftheBibleorhowtonavigatetheBible.


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Principlesof

Body

Harmony

SpiritualConditions

for

Harmony

a.1Corinthians14.3Buthethatpreachesorteachesundertheanointingspeaketh untomen

to

.

Edification:Theactofbuildingahomeor

figurativelyof

abeliever

Thisisatediousprocess,andyoucantleavethingsoutorthingsbegintofalldown.gg


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Principlesof

Body

Harmony

Exhortation: parakaleo To exhort,

admonish,aperson

to

pursue

some

course

of

conductasitrelatestothefuture.Apersonbesideyouinyourgoals.

Comfort:

paraklesis

In

contrast

to

exhortation,thiswordisretrospective,inthesenseoflifeexperiencesofthepast.Asenseof

feeling

the

infirmities

of

those

whom

you

fellowshipwith.


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ThatTheyMightBeOne7

Principlesof

Body

Harmony

Thesethreeprinciplesoutlinetheuseof

tongues

and

interpretation

inside

of

public

assembly.InotherwordsthewaytheHolySpiritcommunicatesfromheaventoearthis

explainedinside

of

exhortation,

edification

andcomfort.

Knowingthatthesethingscharacterizetheoperation

of

the

Spirit,

they

should

speak

to

usinouroperationofeverydaylife.


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MostCommon

Dividers

Facts: Readthesamewords,witnessthesame

event,

analyze

the

same

research

data

but

come

upwithdifferentunderstandingofthefacts.

Methods: Answeringthequestionofwhat

shouldbe

done

and

then

how

it

should

be

done

Values:Theideas,habitscustomsandbeliefsthatarecharacteristicofasocialcommunity

Goals:

Clashesoccur

over

differing

perspectives

asweexpressourselvesinwhatwefeelisthegoal.


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Earthly

James3.1317 Whoisawisemanand

endued

with

knowledge

among

you?

Let

him

showoutofagoodconversationhisworkswithmeeknessofwisdom.Butifyehave

bitterenvying

and

strife

in

you

hearts,

glory

not,andlienotagainstthetruth.Thiswisdomdescendeth notfromabove,butisearthly,

sensualand

devilish.

For

where

envying

and

strifeis,thereisconfusionandeveryevilwork.


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Earthy EarthyremindsmeofChristianswhomeasurelife

andtheconductofothersfromthissystem.

Earthyis

making

unwise

choices

with

your

tongue.AssessmentofsituationsfromyourmeasureofChristandlackof empiricalknowledge.

ThetongueiswhatiscontrolledbytheHolySpirit,whenitisoutofcontrolitusuallyfallsprey

toan

evil

report.

While

this

is

wrong,

what

is

worseisnotrealizingtheroadthatitcanleadtoifnotaddressed.


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Earthy

Acts15.38

And

the

contention

was

so

sharp

betweenthem,thattheydepartedasunderon

from

the

other:

and

so

Barnabas

took

Mark,

andsaileduntoCyprus;AndPaulchoseSilas,

Philippians4.2IbeseechEuodias and

Syntyche,that

they

be

of

the

same

mind

in

theLord.


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Earthy Ifyoudonthandlepotentialconflictinyourspirit

immediatelyyouareopeningthedoorfortheDevices

ofthe

Divider

OutlineofAnEvilReportTheunauthorizedordistortedorfalsereportwhichinfluencesustoforman

evil

opinion

about

another

person

Whisperer:Onewhosecretlyorprivatelypassesona

reporttoothers.Psalm41.7Allthathatemewhispertogetheragainstme:againstmedotheydevisemy

hurt Gossip:Onewhomagnifiesandorsensationalizes

rumorsandpartialinformation


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Earthy Slanderer:Onewhoseekstodestroyanother

persons

credibility

or

reputation

with

damaging

facts,distortionoffactsorevilsuspicions

Busybody:Onewhohascontractedthediseaseof

diggingup

evil

reports

and

makes

it

their

businesstospreadbylinguistics,expressionsorinflectionsofthetongue. 1Peter4.15Letnone

ofyou

suffer

as

amurderer

or

as

athief

or

as

an

evildoerorasabusybodyinothermensmatters.


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Earthy Jamesadmonitiontouswasinwisdom,notthe

poisonofearthy,sensual,devilish.Wisdomthathas

edification,

exhortation

and

comfort

motivatedbylove.

EarthyWisdom EarlyWarningSignals

Theywill

test

your

discernment

before

they

speak,ifthereisanoffenseoropendoorthroughunforgiveness orsuchtheywillproceed.

Theywill

check

your

acceptance

by

asking

your

opinionfirstordroppinganegativecommentandwaiting,watchingforyourresponse.


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Earthy Oftentimestheywillprovokeyoutoaskby

creatingcuriosity

for

it.

Have

you

heard

about?

or

Waituntilyouhearthis.Whenyourappetite

isntforGod,itbecomesdelightedbyother

things.

Iamworriedaboutsoandsoisagreatleadin

line

for

an

evil

report Oftentimestheyareverydetailorientedtotheir

ownshameandthriveoffofthenegative.


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Earthy HowtoSilence

1.

Ask

yourself,

why

are

they

telling

me

this,

and

thenask

them

the

same

question

2.Wheredidyougetyourinformation?Youshouldalwaysmarkthemthatcausedivisionsand

avoid

them.

(Romans

16)

3.Didtheygototheperson

4.Is

this

information

the

result

of

achinesetelephone.Factsbecomedistorted

5.CanwecallPastorandquoteyouonthis?


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TheyieldingtotheinfluenceoftheHolySpirit

iscrucial

in

the

control

of

the

tongue.

Whenwearenotinposition,wetakeothers

out

of

their

position. Wemustusebiblicalmandatesinoursurface

conflict.Matthew18

Wemustlovetheunloveablethroughthe

graceofGodthathasbeenimpartedtous.


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Sensual,Carnal,

Natural

ThemomentwequityieldingtotheHoly

Spirit,then

we

become

open

to

the

natural

thoughts,desiresandinventionsofour

thinking.

ItisafactthatwewillmanufacturetheSpirit

operationwithorwithouttheSpirit.

Thesesubstitutions

of

self

ideas

and

opinions

canleadtoinfluenceofforeignspirits.

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