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Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchPastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard
www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.orgThursday, Jan. 12, 2012Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012
DoxologyDoxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.
John 17John 17
The Great High Priestly The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!Prayer of our Lord!
John 17:6-19John 17:6-19John 17:14John 17:14
Cosmos Diabolicus versus Cosmos Diabolicus versus Bible doctrine resident within Bible doctrine resident within
your soul. your soul. The reality of our The reality of our
“Heavenly Citizenship!”“Heavenly Citizenship!”
John 17:14a, John 17:14a, “I have given to them “I have given to them Your (Your (God the FatherGod the Father) )
Word (Word (i.e., Bible Doctrinei.e., Bible Doctrine).”).”
““Have given” – DIDOMIHave given” – DIDOMIPerfect, Active, Indicative, Perfect, Active, Indicative, Jesus taught them God’s Jesus taught them God’s
Word from which a present Word from which a present state emerges, “the world has state emerges, “the world has
hated them”. hated them”.
PrinciplesPrinciples: : Having built an ECS, via the Having built an ECS, via the Word of God resident in your Word of God resident in your soul, makes you an enemy of soul, makes you an enemy of
the KOSMOS.the KOSMOS.(Satan’s Cosmic System)(Satan’s Cosmic System)
The Word of God is The Word of God is absolutely no good to you absolutely no good to you
unless the doctrines that are unless the doctrines that are found in it are actually found in it are actually
transferred into the human transferred into the human spirit. spirit.
““To them” = Bible Doctrine To them” = Bible Doctrine resident within your soul is resident within your soul is advantageous to your life, advantageous to your life, especially in the face of especially in the face of
persecutions. persecutions.
1. The Word of God has 1. The Word of God has existed in two forms. existed in two forms.
a. In eternity past there was a. In eternity past there was no written Word yet the Word no written Word yet the Word existed in the mind of God. existed in the mind of God.
1 Cor 2:16; Deut 4:33; 1 Cor 2:16; Deut 4:33; Ezek 10:5Ezek 10:5
b. The completed Canon of b. The completed Canon of Scripture.Scripture.
2 Tim 3:16-17, 2 Tim 3:16-17, “All Scripture is inspired by God and “All Scripture is inspired by God and
profitable for teaching, for reproof, for profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, so that the man of God may be adequate,
equipped for every good work.”equipped for every good work.”
2. Bible doctrine is available 2. Bible doctrine is available to every believer priest and to every believer priest and
everything that is found in the everything that is found in the Bible is written to be Bible is written to be
understood. understood.
3. There is no such thing as 3. There is no such thing as instant understanding; the instant understanding; the advanced is built upon the advanced is built upon the less advanced; the basic less advanced; the basic
concepts which must come concepts which must come first.first.
4. GAP has been designed by 4. GAP has been designed by God so that the believer can God so that the believer can
take it in. take it in. John 14:26; John 14:26;
1 Cor 3:10-11; Heb 6:1-31 Cor 3:10-11; Heb 6:1-3
1 Cor 3:10-11, 1 Cor 3:10-11, “According to the grace of God which “According to the grace of God which
was given to me, like a wise master was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and builder I laid a foundation, and
another is building on it. But each another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on man must be careful how he builds on it. it. 1111For no man can lay a foundation For no man can lay a foundation
other than the one which is laid, other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”which is Jesus Christ.”
John 17:14b, John 17:14b, “And the world “And the world
((Satan’s Cosmic SystemSatan’s Cosmic System), ), hated them hated them
((the disciplesthe disciples),”),”
KOSMOS is an organized KOSMOS is an organized system and it is Satan’s system and it is Satan’s system to refute Bible system to refute Bible doctrine, Eph 6:10-17. doctrine, Eph 6:10-17.
What Satan really hates and What Satan really hates and what his system rejects is the what his system rejects is the
Word of God. Word of God.
““Hated”, MISEOHated”, MISEOAorist, Active, Indicative Aorist, Active, Indicative “hate, detest, (especially to “hate, detest, (especially to
persecute), despise, disregard, persecute), despise, disregard, or be indifferent to”. or be indifferent to”.
Satan’s Cosmic System (i.e., Satan’s Cosmic System (i.e., unbelievers, the religious unbelievers, the religious
types, Fallen Angels; etc.), as types, Fallen Angels; etc.), as one group has hatred towards one group has hatred towards
disciples of Jesus Christ. disciples of Jesus Christ. John 15:18-16:3, 33John 15:18-16:3, 33
The world does not hate The world does not hate believers without the Word, it believers without the Word, it welcomes them because the welcomes them because the
power of the believer is in his power of the believer is in his ECS.ECS.
It is the ECS which reflects It is the ECS which reflects the glory of God and to have the glory of God and to have an ECS requires a lot of Bible an ECS requires a lot of Bible doctrine in the human spirit.doctrine in the human spirit.
Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchThursday, January 12, 2012Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tape # 12-005Tape # 12-005
Jesus Prays for His DisciplesJesus Prays for His DisciplesThe World’s Hatred of the Believer The World’s Hatred of the Believer Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 55Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 55
John 17:14; 14:26; 15:18-16:3; Eph 6:10-17; Heb 6:1-3John 17:14; 14:26; 15:18-16:3; Eph 6:10-17; Heb 6:1-3
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012