1. Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard www.GraceDoctrine.org Sunday, March 17, 2013

2. Pastor Mike Olusegun, The Gambia Graduation, Masters of Divinity

3. The Book of Proverbs Chapter 5 “Avoid the Adulterer”

4. Prov 5:3 Lips Dripping with Honey and Smoother than Oil!

5. Doctrine of Flattery: I. Definition: A Verbal Sin where you practice excessive, false or sycophantic complimenting and praise trying to arouse favorable attention towards yourself.

6. Flattery Related to: II. Arrogance Complex of Sins. III. Cosmic Evangelism. IV. The Men-Pleaser Syndrome. V. The Con-Artist. VI. False Teaching and Religion. VII. Conspiracy Theory. VIII. Marriage and Flattery. Flattery Related to: II. Arrogance Complex of Sins. III. Cosmic Evangelism. IV. The Men-Pleaser Syndrome. V. The Con-Artist. VI. False Teaching and Religion. VII. Conspiracy Theory. VIII. Marriage and Flattery.

7. IX. The Defense against Flattery. A. Spiritually Immature Believers are Susceptible to Flattery. B. Having Wisdom in your Soul gives you Discernment regarding Flattery. C. Achieving Spiritual Self-Esteem. D. Impersonal / Unconditional Love.

8. E. Separating from those that are Prone to Flattery. Mat 10:34 ‑ 37; Rom 16:17 ‑ 18

9. Separation should be applied to both believers and unbelievers who reside inside Satan’s Cosmic System who seek to influence you to leave God’s Power System and plan for your life.

10. Your associations should all be in the nature whereby your honor and integrity is intact and shows.

11. You should influence them. They should never influence you.

12. Prov 13:20, “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but a companion of fools shall become corrupted.”

13. Separation from unbelievers who reside inside the cosmic system is taught in 2 Cor 6:14 ‑ 17.

14. Separation from immoral degenerate believers who reside inside the cosmic system is taught in 1 Cor 5:9-13.

15. Separation is a function performed when you are inside of GPS. If you are in the cosmic system you are a part of it and outside of GPS and can only separate from it through Rebound, 1 John 1:5-10.

16. There are two forms of separation the believer can apply to avoid the flatterer. 1. Mental Separation. 2. Physical Separation.

17. Mental Separation: Emphasizes the integrity, honor and doctrinal application of the believer residing inside of GPS, who applies I.U. Love towards others rather than personal love towards them.

18. Cf Mat 9:10; Mark 2:15; Luke 5:29-30; 15:1. Mat 9:10, “Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.”

19. I.U. Love functions on the integrity of God’s Word resident in your soul having developed Divine norms and standards in your soul and is not compromised by means of flattery and other verbal sins.

20. Mental Separation emphasizes personal love for God, and friends or loved ones who also have integrity in their souls, while applying to all others Impersonal and Unconditional Love.

21. There are some cases where switching from Personal Love to I.U. Love will not work. In those cases you must physically separate yourself from the person or situation.

22. Physical Separation means to avoid any personal contact with a person under any circumstances, and excludes arrogance on your part as a cause for that separation.

23. You separate so as to not have a negative affect upon your soul. Prov 1:10 ‑ 19; Jer 15:16 ‑ 17; 1 Peter 4:3 ‑ 4

24. It is sometimes needed to maintain your priorities and to use your volition to remain inside GPS. Rom 16:17 ‑ 18; 2 Thes 3:6, 14-16; 2 Tim 3:5

25. 2 Tim 3:5, “Holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.”

26. When Jesus faced His biggest challenge He separated from His companions and was alone in private conversation with the Father. Mat 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46

27. Separation is sometimes needed to maintain your priorities, using your volition to remain inside of GPS and Plan for your life so that you are not negatively affected by the flatterer.

28. Grace Offering 2 Cor 9:6-15, “Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

29. Grace Fellowship Church Sunday, March 17, 2013 Tape # 13-028 Proverbs Chapter 5 Separation Gives You Protection From The Flatterer Prov 5:3; Prov 13:20; Mat 10:34-37; Rom 16:17-18; 1 Cor 5:9-13; 2 Cor 6:14-17 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013