1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor / Teacher James H. Rickard Tuesday, March 4, 2008

2. Memory Verse 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

3. The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16; John 13:16, Servant-hood, Pt. 2

4. Doctrine of DOULOS Slave, Servant

5. The Bible depicts rights for both the Master and the Slave.

6. Rights of the Master:

7. 1) He had the right to hold his slaves as chattel, Lev 25:45.

8. We are God's property or possession. Rom 9:21; Eph 1:14; 1 Peter 2:9

9. Eph 1:14, “Who (God the Holy Spirit) is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.”

10. 2) He had the right to leave slaves as an inheritance to his children, Lev 25:46.

11. We are Christ's inheritance from the Father. John 13:3; 16:15; 17:10; Eph 1:22

12. John 16:15, “All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.”

13. 3) He had the right to hold as property the wife and children of all slaves who were unmarried at the time they became slaves, Ex 21:4.

14. It's a family affair. The unbelieving members of the household of the believer can also be saved. Acts 16:31-34

15. Acts 16:31, “They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”…

16. ... 34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.”

17. 4) He had the right to pursue and recover run away slaves, 1 Kings 2:39-41.

18. God will pursue the unbeliever and believer in reversionism in the hopes of recovery back into the fold. Mat 18:12-14; Luke 15:4; 1 Cor 11:29-32

19. 5) He had the right to free slaves on the sabbatical year or the year of jubilee, or at any time.

20. God has freed us from sins and as a result will imminently bring us home jubilantly through death or the Rapture. Rom 6:1-22; 1 Thes 4:13-18

21. 6) He was commanded to circumcise his slaves, Gen 17:12-13, 23, 27. (Identification with God.)

22. We are identified through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Eph 4:5; Mark 1:8; Acts 1:5; 11:16; 1 Cor 12:13; 2 Cor 1:22; Eph 1:13; 2:10-22; 4:30

23. 7) He had the right to sell, trade, or give away slaves, Gen 29:24.

24. The sovereignty of God in election and leaving the unbeliever is just condemnation. Rom 11:5-7; Eph 1:1-23; Col 3:12; 1 Thes 1:4; Titus 1:1; Rev 17:14; 20:11-15

25. Titus 1:1, “Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness.”

26. 8) He had the right to punish or discipline slaves, but not to kill them, Ex 21:20.

27. He disciplines His own whom He loves, even unto death. 1 Cor 11:27-32; Heb 12:5-11; Rev 3:19

28. Rev 3:19, “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.”

29. 9) He had the right to marry a slave or give slaves in marriage, 1 Chron 2:35.

30. We are betrothed to Jesus Christ, we are His bride. Rom 7:1-4; Eph 5:22-33; Rev 19:7-8

31. Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Tape # 08-016 Servanthood, Part 2 Rights of the Master Upper Room Discourse, Pt 158 John 13:16; Eph 1:14; Acts 16:31-34; Mat 18-12-14 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008