1. Sunday assemblies: Wednesday assembly: Bible class 9:30 AM Bible class 7:00 PM Worship 10:30 AM Worship 6:00 PM ____________________________________________________ “Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near” Hebrews 11: 24-25 Please silence cell phones

3.  Excuse to brush aside the significance of personal sin  Implies that one is compelled to sin against his will, as if he has a quota  Implies man is not accountable for sin  Implies that the way God created you is flawed  Implies that God is to blame for your sin

4.  Some say no: › Sadducees (Acts 23:8) › Atheists › Buddhists › Scientology › Jehovah’s Witnesses  But the Bible says: › I Cor. 2:11 › 2 Cor. 4:16 › Matt. 10:28 › 1 Thess. 5:23 › Acts 7:59 › And many more!

5.  You are not merely flesh & blood › This physical body is not “what” you are › It is “where” you are  You are first and foremost a spirit › Made in God’s image  Equipped with a human body › Like a space suit or diving suit › A robe of flesh

6.  We worry about outward appearance and fail to realize our true inner beauty

7.  To house or clothe the spirit › 2 Corinthians 5:1-4  To carry out the will of the spirit › 1 Corinthians 9:27 › Matthew 26:41  The flesh is not evil › Just a vessel or tool › 2 Timothy 2:20-21 › What matters is what you do with it!

8.  Sin occurs when you enact a choice that is contrary to God’s will. But the choice is always yours to make!  God does not tempt anyone › James 1:13  God created all things, including man, “very good” › Genesis 1:31 & Ecclesiastes 7:29  Fallacy of “the devil made me do it” › James 1:14-15 & 1 Corinthians 10:13

9.  God has appointed the ways to satisfy these needs without sin.  Sin occurs when you indulge these needs beyond the limits set by God. Jesus was sinless!

10.  Flesh & blood like us (Philippians 2:5-8)  Same physical needs as us (Luke 24:36-43)  Was tempted, but did not sin (Heb. 4:15) › Because He used the flesh properly › Did not allow fleshly desires to rule over Him › We should strive to be as perfect in humanity as He was!  The key to His control over the flesh was the will of His spirit & strength of His mind

11.  Galatians 5:17  1 Peter 2:11  Romans 8:5-8 Which is why we must learn to live like a spirit!

12.  To live like a spirit, you must think like a spirit  To think like a spirit, you must learn spiritual things  To learn spiritual things, you must study God’s Word  And let it transform you  Romans 12:1-2

13.  A spirit created in God’s own image  The Holy Spirit is in you (Romans 8:9)  Christ is in you (Romans 8:10)  The Father is in you (Ephesians 4:6)  To say “I’m only human” is to deny this!

14.  It means you are empowered to overcome sin and the devil › 1 John 5:4 & Romans 8:37  Change the way you see yourself › 1 John 3:1  Change the way others see you › 1 Peter 3:3-4  It means that you are not alone because God is with you › “even till the end of the age”

15.  You are still a slave to sin  You do not have the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit within you  But it is not too late to become more than human!