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Phil 1:11; Gal 5:22 The Faithfulness of God cont...


We are continuing in the study of the mandate for believer's prayer in the PPOG. . Phil 4:6; 1Thes 5:17;
At the moment we are considering Paul's prayer for the spiritual growth of believers that was recorded in Phil 1:9-11;

In verse 11 Paul is praying for believers to be filled with the "fruit of righteousness." which is the result of the believer's PMA of Bible Doctrine which is the mind of TLJC.

Phil 1:11; having been completely filled up ( perfect tense passive voice )with the production of righteousness [which is the total fulfillment of spiritual progress] which comes through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God

This righteousness is produced in the believer by God when the believer is functioning in the spiritual life through the application of Bible Doctrine to experience under the mentorship of God the Holy Spirit.

We have seen that in the Phil 1:11; passage the production is viewed with regard to the quality of it's character as the “fruit of righteousness,” and in Gal 5:22, the same production is viewed with regard to it's source as the “fruit of the Spirit.”where details of its characteristics are also described.

We are presently studying the seventh characteristic of this righteous production of
the Spirit in the believer who has the thinking of TLJC through metabolized Bible Doctrine as described by the Greek noun "pistis", which in this passage refers to the virtue of faithfulness which means to be trustworthy, reliable, and steadfast.

We are presently examining the faithfulness of God because God's faithfulness is the basis for the production of faithfulness by God the Holy Spirit in the believer .... the believer's faithfulness is established in the faithfulness of God.

Believers cannot be faithful apart from understanding and living in God's grace provision.

We are presently examine categories of God's faithfulness which ultimately becomes the basis of the believer's faithfulness through their PMA of Bible Doctrine.

God's word (Bible Doctrine) never fails because it is established in his faithfulness. Isa 55:11; Matt 24:35;

because God is faithful to the Royal Family of God, believers are commanded to persist in attesting to their confident expectation of Divine Good without wavering. Heb 10:23,

The syntax of this passage is a hortatory subjunctive which is a statement commanding oneself and one’s associates.

It is used as a first person imperative which does not exist in the Greek.

When believers function in this mandate to witness of their confident expectation of Divine Good, They will also be fulfilling the mandates in Heb 10:24-25;

Every believer has fantastic escrow blessings on deposit which are specifically designed for them by God in eternity past Eph 1:3; which are protected by the faithfulness of God and which will be conveyed to the believer in God's perfect timing in accordance with his perfect integrity and faithfulness. 1Pet 1:3-4; 2Tim 4:8;

God is also faithful to believers as they function as witnesses in the angelic conflict, Eph 3:9-10; Eph 6:12-13; 2Th 3:3, 1John 4:4;

God keeps His word; He has never made a promise that He has not kept, 2Co 1:20, Rom 3:4;

There never was a time when God was unfaithful even toward believers who have failed miserably and gone against Him, Hos 14:4,;

Unfaithfulness is totally incompatible with the very nature and essence of God, Mal 3:6,

The very existence, function, and provision of blessing for the Royal Family of God, both now and forever, depends on the faithfulness and character of God who is faithful in all things, at all times, unto the end, Deut 7:9;

God is faithful to believers when He describes the results of Positive Volition to his word and he is also faithful when he describes the results of Negative Volition to his word. Deut 30:15-19;

 

 

 

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