Putting on the Lord Jesus Christ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

"If I am to be like Him, then God in His grace must do it, and the sooner I come to recognize it the sooner I will be delivered from another form of bondage. Throw down every endeavor and say, I cannot do it, the more I try the farther I get from His likeness. What shall I do? Ah, the Holy Spirit says, You cannot do it; just withdraw; come out of it. You have been in the arena, you have been endeavoring, you are a failure, come out and sit down, and as you sit there behold Him, look at Him. Don’t try to be like Him, just look at Him. Just be occupied with Him. Forget about trying to be like Him. Instead of letting that fill your mind and heart, let Him fill it. Just behold Him, look upon Him through the Word. Come to the Word for one purpose and that is to meet the Lord. Not to get your mind crammed full of things about the sacred Word, but come to it to meet the Lord. Make it to be a medium, not of Biblical scholarship, but of fellowship with Christ. Behold the Lord." Part One, Ch 4, “Purpose”; pp. 16-17

Putting On the Lord Jesus Christ I. Introduction II. Phase 1/Phase 2 Distinction III. Phase 1 – Salvation Foundation IV. Positional Truth V. Phase 2 – Spirituality VI. Conclusion 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

“bears all things” Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words “bears” ste,gw (STEGŌ) I. deck, thatch, to cover A. to protect or keep by covering, to preserve to cover over with silence A. to keep secret B. to hide, conceal i. of the errors and faults of others III. by covering to keep off something which threatens, to bear up against, hold out against, and so endure, bear, forbear www.blueletterbible.org, “Outline of Biblical Usage” “primarily ‘to protect, or preserve by covering,’ hence means ‘to keep off something which threatens, to bear up against, to hold out against, and so to endure, bear, forbear,…’” Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

“bears all things” Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words “all things” pa/j (PAS) “ One form of the neuter plural (panta) signifies ‘wholly, together, in all ways, in all things,’ Act 20:35; 1Cr 9:25. The neuter plural without the article signifies ‘all things severally,…’” Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

"Philosophers and wandering missionaries in the Greco-Roman world were 'supported' by four means: fees, patronage, begging, and working. Each of these had both proponents and detractors, who viewed rival forms as not worthy of philosophy." Gordon Fee, The First Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1987, pg. 399.

Love Bears All Things One Another’s Burdens Covers a Multitude of Sins Gal 6:1-2 “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.” Covers a Multitude of Sins Jas 5:16, 19-20 “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.…Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.” 1 Pet 4:7-8 “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for ‘love will cover a multitude of sins.’”

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11