EDIFICATION COMPLEX of the SOUL

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] h) The inner happiness of the Edification Complex of the Soul, plus making it to supergrace, produces capacity for the Divine Viewpoint of life. Philippians 2:1-2 If therefore there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2) make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. We need to learn; there can be rejoicing in the Lord even when outward circumstances are contrary to a spirit of rejoicing. i) Part of this, is confidence which results in the inculcation of Bible doctrine which equals - Divine Viewpoint. Confidence has a major part in our (RMA). 1. Therefore, Stability is a mental attitude, Giving is a mental attitude, Love is a mental attitude of the soul, Confidence is a mental attitude, and there are many more. 2. Worldliness is Human Viewpoint, shown in the List of Sins. All those sins are Mental Attitude Sins. It is thinking the way Satan wants you to think. Evil is also found in the List of Sins and many, many, more. Mental Attitude Sins are the worst category of sins and not only do they produce reversionism, but along the way, they produce Self-Induced Misery. 3. The Real You is What You Think. a) What a person thinks in the soul is what he or she is. To think you must have a vocabulary and how you use your vocabulary is determined by what you think. Our personality, our mental attitude, and what we say are formed by what we think. A Relaxed Mental Attitude, therefore, determines both the character and the life of any individual. Your Mental Attitude determines both integrity and capacity for life. Proverbs 23:6-7 Do not eat the bread of a selfish man or desire his delicacies; 7) For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you. b) The passage above portrays hypocrisy as the background for principle. Inside a person, he thinks hatred, implacability, but he or she invites you to sit down and eat. The real person is not the one who offers you hospitality but the one who thinks hatred and implacability toward you. A person can appear to be (on the surface) hospitable, gregarious & nice, but on the inside, he is a vicious person. Isaiah 55:6-9 “Seek the Lord while he may be found [positive volition toward doctrine in time], call upon him while he is near” - [the principle of prayer and other spiritual dynamics are related to believers] 7) “Let the wicked forsake his way [of life - negative volition toward doctrine], *and the unrighteous man [in reversionism] his thoughts [human viewpoint], and let him return to the Lord [reversion recovery], and He [the Lord] will have compassion on him; and to our God; for he will abundantly pardon.” 8) "For My thoughts [divine viewpoint] are not your thoughts [human viewpoint] Nor are your ways [Satan’s Cosmic System] My ways, [perfect grace and mercy]" declares the LORD. 9) "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. d) * 7) “And the unrighteous man his thoughts” The most dangerous thing in your soul are your thoughts when you are in reversionism. The thoughts go through and through until they make you a kook, and all of the psychotic and neurotic problems must be delt with. Isaiah 43:25 It is I (J.C.), I who wipe out, for my own sake, your offenses; your sins I remember no more. Isaiah 44:22 "I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me (a command), for I have redeemed you." The reversionist has a bad mental attitude. He is full of mental attitude sins, and he is a complainer. If anyone ought to forsake their way, it is the reversionist. What is his way? Negative volition toward doctrine producing complicated results in his life. e) We are commanded by God to have divine viewpoint. Since doctrine is the mind of Christ, as per 1 Corinthians 2:16, attitude toward doctrine determines your viewpoint of life. Philippians 2:5 “Keep on having this mental attitude in you which was also in Christ Jesus” This command is obeyed by the consistent and daily intake of doctrine. Maximum doctrine in the soul is the only source of divine viewpoint and our only protection.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] Distractions (continued) 14. There are three voids in human life. a. There is the void in the unbeliever’s life after he rejects the gospel. That void exists for the rest of his life and is a reminder of his need to believe in Christ. This could be called the void period between salvation and one’s death. b. There is the void in the believer’s post-salvation spiritual life if he rejects or neglects the teaching of God’s Word. c. Both voids are filled with distractions from the arrogance complex of sins and the emotional complex of sins. 15. Here is a description of the void found in Phil 3:18-19. It’s about a believer’s post-salvation spiritual life that has been ignored, along with God’s Word. Philippians 3:18-19 For many (reversionists under the influence of evil, keep) walking, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, 19) whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. Paul could think of all those people he had known in the past and how he enjoyed them, and yet these people have not only turned against Paul, but they have turned against the cross. They are anti-Christian Christians, and yet they were former friends. 16. 2 Timothy 3:4-5 describes the believer with the distraction of arrogance and the void in his soul, “treacherous, reckless, pumped up with arrogance, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; who adhere to a superficial form of the spiritual life, but they have denied its power (the power of residing and functioning inside the Divine Dynasphere, including the Filling of the H.S. and metabolized doctrine); so avoid such persons as these (this is a command to separate from evil false teachers).” Some of the worst people in the world are believers. They can become a distraction because they might do something to you and you are bitter about it and want vengeance; so, avoid them. 2 Timothy 3:6-7 is a second illustration of distraction and void, “For among them (evil false teachers) are those who creep into households (houses, local churches) and seduce silly women (suckers - reversionistic believers - male or female) overwhelmed by their own sins, led on by various impulses (by various categories of lusts . . .) 7) always learning (false doctrine and principals of evil) but never able to come to an (epignosis) full knowledge of the truth.” 3. RELAXED MENTAL ATTITUDE (R.M.A.) 1. Definition a) Relaxed Mental Attitude is the function of the heart of the believer. b) The sum total of all thought impulses which emanate from the believer’s soul are called viewpoint. c) If the thought emanating from the believer’s soul is human viewpoint, then it is an expression of cosmic norms and standards of life. It is an expression of how Satan rules the Cosmos – the World. d) The antithesis of the human viewpoint above is divine viewpoint consisting of biblical norms and standards with the absolute truth of the Bible and its doctrines and promises for our lives. e) Every thought impulse of the believer can be categorized basically as Divine or Human viewpoint.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] Distractions (continued) 11. Distraction from Carnality and Cosmic involvement. Everything that is done in Carnality and Satan’s Cosmic System is detrimental to God and His word. That means that the Holy Spirit is *grieved (Ephesians 4:30) and *quenched (1 Thessalonians 5:19) until the believer acknowledges his sin’s to God which are forgiven and then, he or she returns back on track to the Divine Dynasphere, which includes the filling of the Holy Spirit. *Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve (v. pam - to insult, cause distress, sadness) the Holy Spirit of God, (co-equal with the other members of the Godhead) by whom you were sealed (we have eternal security) for the day of redemption (the rapture). Notice that the Holy Spirit sealed Church Age believers. The sealing of the Spirit is a stamp on you, in effect, which says God owns you forever. You can never lose your salvation. God in eternity past formulated blessings for the believer and the sealing of the Spirit is the guarantee that they are in writing and the believer can have them. *1 Thessalonians 5:19 Do not quench (v. pam - extinguish, put out, quench, stifle, suppress) the Spirit; As believers, the moment we sin, we lose the benefits of being filled with the Holy Spirit. We lose our divine viewpoint and our relaxed mental attitude. We no longer produce divine good because we start using our own power rather than relying on God’s. And we can no longer discern scriptures with accuracy. The Bible warns us about “grieving” the Holy Spirit which we do every time we sin. It grieves the Holy Spirit when we are controlled by our sin natures but we have Ephesians1:13. Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, The Bible also warns us not to “quench” the Holy Spirit which means staying in carnality over a prolonged period of time. Quenching the Holy Spirit means that there is no divine production, no spiritual growth, no glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing but a lot of confusion and wasted time (I Thess. 5:19). When the Holy Spirit is grieved or quenched, our spiritual lives are shut down, and there is no production of divine good. When we become apathetic and indifferent towards God and His Word, we essentially lock Him out of our lives. The Holy Spirit is quenched, and we can easily become consumed by mental attitude sins like worry, fear, dread, guilt, anger, jealousy, bitterness, revenge, self-pity, greed, sexual lust, etc. Before we know it, we are on a desperate search for happiness and become frustrated because it eludes us. Frustration leads to bitterness, and bitterness poisons our entire lives. Eventually, we reach the point of *Reversion- ism where we openly resist God. This spiritual retrogress- ion may bring us to an early death, which is called *Sin Unto Death, (SUD). The verse below is one of the verses that enable believers to get back in fellowship with God when they confess their sins. This is the only way believers can get out of carnality when we sin and get back into fellowship with God and recover the Filling of the Holy Spirit. Negitive volition takes us out of our spiritual life and Positive volition puts us back into our spiritual life. 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. *If – is a 3rd class conditional clause used the same way we use “If” in English. (maybe we will, or maybe we won’t.) confess – HOMOLOGEO, ὁμολογέω, ③ to concede that something is factual or true, grant, admit, confess. ⓒ to focus on admission of wrongdoing Psalm 32:5 I (King David) acknowledged my sin to Thee (G.F.), And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"; And Thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah. Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. 12. Distraction from Categorical Problems. The verb distraction means to divert, to draw away our mind or our thinking. Distraction in the born again believer distracts him from his spiritual life. A categorical problem is defined as the problems of believers related to sins and emotion. The problems are caused by lack of doctrine, and lack of understanding. Therefore, as you advance spiritually, you eliminate categorical problems.in your life.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] Distractions (continued): 4. Pleasure distractions. Many believers are distracted by Sports, football, baseball, golf, rodeos, NASCAR races, tennis, fishing, and swimming, etc. Others find pleasure in dancing, going to concerts, and operas. There is nothing wrong with any of these things above, unless you put them above reaching spiritual maturity. There are some pleasure seekers who are so serious about their sport that it has become their religion. 5. Time distractions, The disorganized life wastes time and energy. Believers should put Bible doctrine first in their life and then organize everything else around it. An organized thinker has an organized life. One of the most precious things on earth is time. We should not waste it but use it to strengthen our spiritual relationship with our Lord and to grow in grace and knowledge and eagerly look forward to the coming of our wonderful Savior. E. Distractions Related to Perspective - your observation of people and things around you. 1. Role model worship, followed by an arrogant iconoclast (one who attacks a role model). When a role model offends the one who worships him, the worship ends and he turns his back to the role model. If we recognize someone who we would like to immolate, we must remember “Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” We all are sinners and if you think you need a role model, choose Jesus Christ, He is the only one who is sinless. 2. Unrealistic expectations - eyes on self, you imagine yourself being great in many areas of life, which leads to frustration. Some people break off more than they can chew. They have expectations about things that are not realistic for them and they can become arrogant by having to learn the hard way by failing in what they really want to do. James 4:6 But He gives more grace (supergrace). Therefore, He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." 3. Rejection by others. When other people start to reject you, something is wrong and you need to humble yourself to find out what is wrong and take care of it. Humility is the key word to get back into the good graces of those who have rejected you. Talk to them and be ready to change your ways on things that need to be changed. 4. Mental attitude as a distraction. People who have a bad mental attitude usually don’t have many friends because they think they are superior to just about everyone. They don’t seem to know that they are their own worst enemy. They need to learn how to have a Relaxed Mental Attitude, an (RMA). Our mental attitude is extremely important! I would rather hire someone who has a good attitude, even though he didn’t have as much knowledge as someone else who had much more knowledge but had a bad attitude. 5. Failure to submit to authority. These types of people are losers that will go nowhere in life unless they go to prison. They think they know more than anyone else, but they always make excuses when they get fired. Most people refuse to submit to authority because their parents never required respect from them and never disciplined them when they needed it. It is important for children to obey their parents, even if they must use forced humility. Proverbs 13:24 He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother. Proverbs 22:6 & 15 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old, he will not depart from it. 15) Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] Combing through Scripture, the phrase “I am with you” appears more often in the Hebrew Bible than in the New Testament, with the NIV using it about 23 times and other versions even more. Distractions Related to the Christian Way of Life. A. Common Distractions 1. Negative volition to Bible doctrine. – Believers are in heaven, lived horrible lives on earth and no rewards in heaven. 2. Ignorance of or failure to learn Bible doctrine. Hosea 4:6 3. Failure to execute the plan of God. 4. Holding the erroneous assumption that morality is the main way to live the Christian way of life. We must remember that even unbelievers can be moral. B. Distractions Related to Carnality. 1. Succumbing to the lust pattern of the sin nature: usually caused by intense or unbridled desire. Example: power lust, approbation lust, inordinate ambition, monetary lust, sexual lust, pleasure lust, revenge lust, social lust, chemical lust, and criminal lust. 2. Involvement in Satan’s Cosmic System. 3. Involvement in Christian degeneracy: 8 stages of Reversionism (believers turn their back on God) C. Distractions Related to Emotions. 1. Emotional revolt of the soul occurs when we allow our emotions to take over our soul, which causes a train wreck there. 2. Emotional sins. a. Fear, which includes worry and anxiety seems to be our worst enemy because we don’t trust our Lord to take care of us. b. Hate, which includes anger, violence, and murder. God commands us to love other people with unconditional love. c. Guilt can take over our life if we allow it. It is natural for us to feel guilty when we have done something wrong, but believers should acknowledge their sins to God and He forgives our sins so then, we are guiltless. d. Self-pity is a sign of weakness and immaturity. It is also a sign that we are not trusting God to see us through hard times. e. Involvement in “Temporary Spiritual Gifts” which no longer exist, include prophesy, miracles, healing, tongues, interpretation of tongues, discerning spirits, and apostleship. The problem is that these temporary spiritual gifts came to an end when the canon of scriptures were completed, (1 Corinthians 13:8-10), but there are millions of people today who erroneously believe they are still functioning. D. Distractions Related to Priorities. 1. Social distraction. This is making social life more important than your spiritual life and Bible doctrine. If you put doctrine first, you will organize your own social life according to your own level and capacity, and in your own time. 2. Mental distraction. This comes primarily through arrogance and includes extreme self-consciousness, subjectivity, and haughtiness concerning oneself. 3. Marital distraction. There is no such thing as a perfect husband or a perfect wife, so there is no such thing as a perfect marriage. The husband is commanded to love his wife and the wife is commanded to obey her husband. When they disagree on something, the husband makes the final decision and both of them treat their spouse with unconditional love when necessary.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] We now have finished our first step to reach the top of the Edification Complex of the Soul by mastering Grace Orientation - G/O. The next step is “Mastery of the Details of Life” - M D L. MASTERY of the DETAILS of LIFE About a hundred and fifty years ago, people’s lives were very different than ours. Most people had a routine that was simple compared to ours, but in one sense it was harder than ours because they didn’t have the modern devices that we have now that does most of the hard work for us. The people who lived in the rural areas had to work very hard just to survive. If you lived then, you wouldn’t be expected to live longer than 40 years and many children and sometimes mothers died giving birth. One could say that we have it much better than they did, but we have something that can kill us that wasn’t that big a deal to them. They lived a life that was much slower and less hectic than ours. We live in a frantic world of STRESS! Our lifestyle bomb bards us with unrelenting stress that comes from every direction. Nearly everyone gets stressed out at one time or another, suffering from high levels of physical or especially psychological stress. Suffering from stress is the body's physical and emotional response to demands or challenges, triggering hormones that create a "fight-or-flight" reaction to prepare for action. While brief, beneficial stress can improve focus and performance, chronic or excessive stress can harm health by worsening anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and physical conditions. Stress is a normal part of life, but long-term exposure can lead to serious health problems. What is Stress? Body's Reaction: Stress is your body's response to a challenge or demand that requires it to adjust or react. Hormonal Response: When stressed, your body releases hormones like adrenaline (fight-or-flight hormone), which increases heart rate, blood pressure, and alertness. Chronic or excessive stress is harmful, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and impacting your physical and mental well-being. How Stress Affects You Mentally and Emotionally: Stress can cause feelings of anxiety, worry, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. Physical: Symptoms can include headaches, digestive issues, sleep disturbances, and body pains. Prolonged stress is linked to conditions such as depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and a weakened immune system. What Can Trigger Stress? Many life events and internal thoughts can trigger stress, including: External pressures like work, relationships, or finances. Feeling a lack of control over a situation, internal triggers, such as how you perceive a situation. A large majority of people struggle with some level of stress, with surveys showing that over half of adults experience stress in their daily lives, and over 70% report that stress impacts their physical and mental health. Statistics indicate that around 77% of people report stress affecting their physical health, while 73% say it impacts their mental health. More specific numbers vary by year and demographic, but the general trend is a high prevalence of stress. It appears to me, that the facts show that most people are not mastering this detail of life, even though they know what harm it can do. Is there anything that believers can do about stress? Absolutely! God encourages believers to cast their burden on Him and trust Him to take care of their problems, in His way and in His time. Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Once we cast our burden on the Lord, we must not waver or change our mind. We need to remember that the Lord promises to sustain us and our job is to trust Him and be strong as we wait for Him. If we do that, He will demonstrate His faithfulness, His power, and His love as He takes care of us and our issues. Psalm 27:14 Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD. Psalm 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah. Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7) And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Faith-Rest is similar to casting our burdens on the Lord. The inner dynamics of faith-rest, produces in the believer both a relaxed mental attitude and freedom from mental attitude sins. The way to use Faith-Rest is to claim one of the thousands of God’s promises by faith. Then you turn your issue over to God and then you have rest in your soul.

----------------------The bible lesson begins about 37 minutes in ---------------------------------------------- Surpassing Grace 1. Definition a. Surpassing Grace is the optimum in spiritual achievement. It is the maximum place of blessing and reward, and the ultimate in glorifying Jesus Christ. Surpassing Grace connotes something beyond supergrace and beyond time. b. There are two special blessing in the grace plan of God. 1) Supergrace blessings, rewards & blessings in time. 2) Surpassing Grace, superior rewards, and blessings that will last for all eternity. c. Surpassing grace is the status of special blessings and rewards in eternity for believers who break the spiritual maturity barrier. Trying to reach the goal of becoming spiritually mature is a great motivator to keep us moving forward in God’s plan for our lives. d. Read: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 2. The Judgment Seat of Christ is the time of distribution of surpassing grace blessings. 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad worthless. a. The Judgment Seat of Christ eliminates any necessity of judging or maligning any other believer. Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that you be not judged. b. Read: Romans 14:10 c. Believers can lose supergrace blessings, but not their salvation. d. Read: 2 Timothy 2:10-13 3. Crowns are some of the highest decorations given in eternity. Based on scriptural references, Christian theology describes five heavenly crowns that believers can be awarded for their faithfulness and service. The New Testament, which uses the Greek word stephanos (a wreath or garland for a victor) to describe these distinct rewards for different aspects of Christian life. a. Crowns are given to believers who break the spiritual maturity barrier. b. The Crown of Righteousness is given to the mature believer for breaking the maturity barrier. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; 8) in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteous- ness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. c. This wreath or crown is the total fulfillment of spiritual progress. This crown is given to every supergrace believer who holds on to his status as a mature believer after breaking the spiritual maturity barrier. d. Every believer who receives Dying Grace also receives this reward. 4. The Crown of Glory, a. This crown is awarded to pastors who faithfully study and communicate Bible doctrine to their congregation. b. The size of the congregation never has anything to do with the evaluation of the pastor. c. No pastor can take his congregation beyond his own spiritual growth. His messages must reflect his own personal study. He must be faithful. d. When the pastor is faithful and consistent in studying the Word, two things happen: he reaches maturity, and he teaches consistently enough so that those who are positive to doctrine will also reach maturity. 1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading Crown of Glory. Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 5. The Crown of Life a. The crown of life is awarded for consistent filling of the Holy Spirit, consistent perception of doctrine, and consistent perseverance under testing. b. Maximum production of divine good through the execution of the plan of God must be exercised. c. These rewards are only given to believers who reach spiritual maturity and remain there until death. 6. The Incorruptible Crown a. Awarded to believers who demonstrate self-discipline and faithfulness in their Christian walk, resisting worldly temptations and for successfully running in the spiritual race. b. Most believers don’t know that they are running a race to win the prize (rewards and decorations) that our Lord will give to those who discipline their body and mind to win life’s spiritual race.. 7. The Crown of Rejoicing a. Given to those who have actively led others to faith in Jesus Christ. It is a reward for being a "soul-winner".

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] ECS – LESSON 10 (8-17-25) Death can mean wonderful things for us. For example: we will have an inheritance in heaven: 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, v 4) (Who has secured for us) an inheritance incorruptible (unstained) and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved (permanently guarded) in heaven for you, v 5) who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed (to be unveiled like a bride) in the last time (the Second Advent.) Matthew 25:34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Titus 3:7 that being justified by His grace we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? No matter how great the blessings in life are, the blessing of dying and going to heaven is much, much greater. But from the standpoint of those who are left behind, it is inevitable that a supergrace believer will leave behind those who love him. There is the principle in James 1:17 that addresses this issue. “Every good gift given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights… We recognize that our departure as a supergrace believer, that our life is described as a good gift. That means that you are a good gift to those you know in this world. It is inevitable that a supergrace believer will have those in his periphery who dearly love him and totally appreciate him, and therefore he is the good gift. When God sees fit to take any gift from us by physical death it is always a reminder to us of many things. It is a reminder that for the believer, time and eternity are only a temporary separation and that the death of loved ones isn’t the end of anything for we will see them forever and ever and ever in eternity if they are believers. The perfect gift here is the Lord Jesus Christ who provides for us in living, as well as dying, as well in eternity. So He is described as a perfect gift. Revelation 21:4 and He (God) shall wipe away every tear from their eyes (the removal of all suffering/regret in Eternity future).; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." Most believers, when asked if they are going to heaven, say “I hope so” or “Yes”, but not today! They say that for several reasons: 1. They think about those who they love that would be left behind. 2. They have a bit of anxiety, thinking about leaving earth, to go to a place called heaven which they know nothing about. 3. Most people are terrified of dying because they have no idea of what will happen to them when they die. 4. Many don’t even have a clue as to whether they will spend eternity in heaven or in hell. 5. Many young people say that they would like to get married and have children before they go to heaven.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] ECS – LESSON 9 (8-10-25) 3. Blessings of Supergrace 1. Spiritual blessings a. Sharing the perfect happiness of God and having ongoing occupation with Christ. b. There is capacity for life, love, happiness, blessing, and total appreciation for grace. c. The ability to face undeserved suffering in life. d. The ability to correctly interpret contemporary history, to evaluate current events in the light of the Word of God. e. Freedom from slavery to circumstances in life and adaptability to changing circumstances. f. Grace orientation, freedom orientation, authority orientation motivates Integrity and Virtue in the soul. g. When the things shown above are operating in a believer, he has a total sense of security, whether in prosperity or disaster. 4. Temporal blessings. a. Wealth, either received or acquired. b. Professional prosperity: great influence, leadership dynamics, success, promotion, recognition in one’s sphere of life. When God promotes you, you are qualified for the job. c. The ability to assume responsibility and authority without emotional inspiration or pseudo motivation. d. Social prosperity including great friends, family, and neighbors. e. Sexual prosperity with one’s husband or wife. f. Technical prosperity or mental prosperity: the ability to think, as concentration increases. g. Establishment prosperity: enjoyment of freedom, privacy, protection of life and property from criminals. h. Good health might be the best blessing we can have. 5. Dying Grace 1. Definition a. Dying grace is the believer’s experience of physical death under the provision of grace whereby the individual believer has blessing and happiness in death. b. His death has a minimum or no pain, maximum happiness, and the soul is stimulated to the maximum in its last moments in the physical body. c. Not all believers go out under dying grace. Believers in reversionism die under the sin unto death, which is the opposite of dying grace. There are millions of believers who spend most of their time on earth in Satan’s Cosmic system, never being interested in God or His Word. God doesn’t take away the gifts and promises that He gave them, but they will live forever in a limited heaven with no rewards, crowns, decorations, and places that are off limits to them. d. Dying grace removes the fear of death — Psalm 23:4, “Even though I walk through the valley of death.” This is describing the manner of dying and dying grace. “I will fear no evil” — dying grace is such a marvelous doctrine that it eliminates the idea of fear connected with death. “for you are with me” — God is with every believer, and especially every supergrace believer, at the moment of his death. e. Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones (supergrace believers). A supergrace believer gets the best possible send-off into heaven. f. Dying grace is a promotion for the believer. Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. g. God can and does prolong life under certain circumstances — Psalm 102:19-20 From heaven the LORD gazed upon the earth, 20) To hear the groaning of the prisoner; To set free those who were doomed to death; Psalm 118:18 The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death. Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. Psalm 68:20 God is to us a God of deliverances; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death. 2. Categories of death in the Bible. There are at least seven different categories of biblical death. a) Spiritual death — separation from God. We all were born physically alive but spiritually dead. b) Physical death — the human soul leaves the body. c) The second death — is the final judgement of unbelievers. (Revelation 20:14, 21:8) d) Operational death is for the believer’s failure to produce divine good — (James 2:26). e) Positional death. This is part of the baptism of the Holy Spirit whereby believers are identified retroactively with Christ on the cross, therefore we are eternally in union with Christ. (Rom. 6:2 …”we who died to sin”) f) Temporal death, the believer out of fellowship through personal sin who acknowledges his sins to God. g) Sexual death — This is what takes place normally when people get too old to have children. What follows below is not normal. Hebrews 11:11 By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him (Jesus) faithful who had promised…

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] SUPER GRACE - 1. Definition of Grace a. Grace is all that God is free to do for man on the basis of the Cross. b. Therefore, the work of Christ on the cross, propitiated (satisfied) God, which frees Him to bless man under His plan of grace. c. Grace is God’s freedom to express His love through grace to mankind without compromising of His essence. d. Under the principle of grace, God provides a series of blessings for man, totally apart from man’s merit, ability, planning, thinking, or energy. e. Under the policy of grace, God gives and man receives. God does all the work and provides for all our needs, while man does all the receiving and benefitting. 2. Definition of Supergrace a. Supergrace and Ultra-Supergrace are associated with spiritual maturity. 1) Ultra-Supergrace is for those whom God places under maximum testing and pressure. The blessings of supergrace are intensified and protected by God even under the most intense pressure, persecution, and attack from Satan, 2 Tim 2:10, 3:8-12. b. The nomenclature comes from James 4:6, “greater grace.” James 4:6 But He gives a greater (super) grace. Therefore it says, "God is opposed to (makes war against) the proud (the arrogant), but gives grace to the humble." c. Both (supergrace & ultra-super grace) are described as pursuing grace, Eph 1:6 Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. d. The blessings of each are beyond human imagination. Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, e. In 1 Tim 1:14 both are described as “abundant grace.” 1 Timothy 1:14 and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. f. Ultra-Supergrace is the highest adult stage of the spiritual life in the royal family of God. g. The mature status attained by the believer who is grace oriented to the maximum, who appropriates and utilizes all of God’s grace provisions for life on earth. In the advanced stage, the believer experiences the “greater grace” of James 4:6. h. When a believer consistently grows in Bible doctrine, he eventually breaks through the maturity barrier and reaches supergrace status. By then, doctrine has built tremendous capacity in his soul, to the point where God can now entrust him with a surplus of grace blessings (Isa. 30:18, Rom. 5:17). i. Upon the supergrace believer, God pours out spiritual blessings of contentment and confidence for all circumstances, wisdom to evaluate and adapt to events of life, and concentration on Christ above all else. j. Accompanying material blessings take the form of wealth, professional achievement, or social and romantic relationships. These blessings are uniquely designed for each individual and given by God in His perfect timing.