SNT 0732 - Christ Formed in You
Christ is formed in us when we love others as Christ loved us and gave; when we love and give, our lives and the lives of others are blessed. [November 24,1974] SNT – 732 Eph 5:1, 2; (Joh 3:16); Act 16:16-18 Act 16:19-34; Gal 4:19; (Gen 3:16); Phi 2:13; 2Pe 3:18 2Pe 3:18; (Jam 3:8); 1Co 2:9, 10; Eph 3:8; Col 1:9, 10; (Phi 4:13) Phi 4:11; Gal 2:20 ---------------------- “Christ Formed in You” Victor Paul Wierwille November 24, 1974 – Sunday Night Teaching 732 Transcript – New Knoxville, Ohio Tonight I’ve been thinking about how Christ is formed within us, and that’s what I want to open up with you a little bit tonight, and share with you. In Ephesians Chapter 5...you see... every earthly father who is, you know a real Christian father and loves his children. He desires within the inner most part of his being, as an earthly father, to reproduce himself in his children. The heart of Christianity, my people, is the Father God, through Jesus Christ, building Himself in us through His revealed Word, so that our moment-by-moment living is like and is with the Master. In Ephesians 5 it says: Ephesians 5:1-2: Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. God so loved, according to John – remember? – 3:16? God so loved that He what? Gave. All love is giving. God, the Creator of all heaven and earth, so loved that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have what? Everlasting life. The reason it’s everlasting life is because it has a starting point for you. The reason it’s eternal life is because it has no starting point for God. And therefore that which you receive from God is eternal, but for you it’s everlasting. That is the difference in the usage of the two words “everlasting” and “eternal.” With God, that which you receive is eternal. But for you, it’s everlasting because it had a
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Tweet Topic: renewed mind, pdf,logospedia,epub,mobi,podbean Format: mp3,PDF,ePub,Mobi Publication Date: 11-24-1974 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees from Mission House (Lakeland) College and Seminary. He studied at the Univers