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Pastor / TeacherPastor / TeacherJames H. RickardJames H. Rickard

Thursday, Thursday, September 18, 2008September 18, 2008

Memory VerseMemory Verse

Phil 4:13, Phil 4:13, “I can do all things through Him “I can do all things through Him

who strengthens me.”who strengthens me.”

The Upper Room The Upper Room DiscourseDiscourse

John 13-16John 13-16

John 13:18 John 13:18

3) God's Omniscience does 3) God's Omniscience does not hinder or violate not hinder or violate

human volition.human volition.

Doctrine of BetrayalDoctrine of Betrayal

9. The 10 Problem Solving 9. The 10 Problem Solving Devices for protection or Devices for protection or recovery from betrayal.recovery from betrayal.

B. The Believer's B. The Believer's Protection and Recovery Protection and Recovery through the 10 Problem through the 10 Problem

Solving Devices.Solving Devices.

1) Rebound - The confession of our sins1) Rebound - The confession of our sins2) Filling of God the Holy Spirit2) Filling of God the Holy Spirit3) Faith Rest 3) Faith Rest 4) Doctrinal Orientation4) Doctrinal Orientation5) Grace Orientation5) Grace Orientation6) Personal Sense of Destiny6) Personal Sense of Destiny7) Personal Love for God the Father7) Personal Love for God the Father8) Impersonal and Uncond. Love for Man8) Impersonal and Uncond. Love for Man9) Sharing the Happiness of God9) Sharing the Happiness of God10) Occupation with the Lord Jesus Christ10) Occupation with the Lord Jesus Christ

8) Impersonal and 8) Impersonal and Unconditional Love for all Unconditional Love for all

of Mankindof Mankind

1 Cor 13, gives us the 1 Cor 13, gives us the appropriate application of appropriate application of

AGAPE love and helps us to AGAPE love and helps us to apply PSD #8 in the apply PSD #8 in the

protection and recovery protection and recovery from betrayal.from betrayal.

15 Points of 15 Points of Application for I.U. LoveApplication for I.U. Love

Verses 4-8Verses 4-8

This type of love is also This type of love is also described as empowered by described as empowered by

God the Holy Spirit.God the Holy Spirit.

Rom 5:5, Rom 5:5, “And hope does not “And hope does not

disappoint, because the love disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out of God has been poured out

within our hearts through the within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given Holy Spirit who was given

to us.”to us.”

Gal 5:22-23,Gal 5:22-23,“But the fruit of the Spirit is “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, love, joy, peace, patience,

kindness, goodness, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, faithfulness, 2323gentleness, gentleness, self-control; against such self-control; against such things there is no law.”things there is no law.”

1 Cor 13:4,1 Cor 13:4,

a) a) Love is patientLove is patient: :

MAKROTHUMEO - MAKROTHUMEO - "persevere", "to be patient", "persevere", "to be patient",

or "to be longsuffering", or "to be longsuffering", Luke 18:7; 1 Thes 5:14; Luke 18:7; 1 Thes 5:14;

James 5:7-11.James 5:7-11.

1 Thes 5:14,1 Thes 5:14,“We urge you, brethren, “We urge you, brethren,

admonish the unruly, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient help the weak, be patient

with everyone.”with everyone.”

Luke 18:7,Luke 18:7,“Now, will not God bring “Now, will not God bring about justice for His elect about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and who cry to Him day and night, and will He night, and will He delay delay

longlong over them?” over them?”

We are to be patient with or We are to be patient with or towards someone - a mental towards someone - a mental attitude of grace orientation attitude of grace orientation

toward others. toward others.

It is an attitude of relaxation It is an attitude of relaxation instead of trying to run instead of trying to run

others or being resentful of others or being resentful of others. others. (RMA)(RMA)

b) b) Love is kindLove is kind: :

CHRESTEUOMAI - "to be CHRESTEUOMAI - "to be kind", "to show one’s self kind", "to show one’s self

mild", or "use kindness”, "to mild", or "use kindness”, "to show oneself useful", or "act show oneself useful", or "act

benevolently".benevolently".

Luke 6:35, “But love your Luke 6:35, “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most you will be sons of the Most

High; for He Himself is kind to High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil ungrateful and evil menmen.”.”

It’s the overt activity of It’s the overt activity of grace - to treat others in grace - to treat others in

grace. grace.

It’s not treating them based It’s not treating them based on what they earn or on what they earn or

deserve. deserve.

It’s Grace Orientation, It’s Grace Orientation, PSD #5.PSD #5.

c) c) Love is not jealousLove is not jealous: : OUK ZELOO - OUK ZELOO -

NOT + "to be jealous", NOT + "to be jealous", "desire earnestly", or "to "desire earnestly", or "to burn with zeal", "eagerly burn with zeal", "eagerly

seek" or "to envy". seek" or "to envy". Emotional Complex of Sins. Emotional Complex of Sins.

With the filling of the Spirit, With the filling of the Spirit, the love produced in your the love produced in your soul is totally free from soul is totally free from

jealousy. jealousy. Compare with Acts 7:9; Compare with Acts 7:9;

17:5-8; James 4:217:5-8; James 4:2

d) d) Love does not bragLove does not brag: :

PERPEREUOMAI - PERPEREUOMAI - "to boast", "brag" or "be "to boast", "brag" or "be

conceited", "to parade one's conceited", "to parade one's self".self".

Thayer - "A self display, Thayer - "A self display, employing rhetorical employing rhetorical

embellishments in extolling embellishments in extolling one’s self excessively". one’s self excessively".

Compare with 1 Cor 4:7; 2 Compare with 1 Cor 4:7; 2 Peter 2:17; James 4:16-17.Peter 2:17; James 4:16-17.

So here and in the next word So here and in the next word the arrogance complex of the arrogance complex of

sins.sins.

1 Cor 4:7,1 Cor 4:7,“For who regards you as “For who regards you as

superior? What do you have superior? What do you have that you did not receive? that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, And if you did receive it,

why do you boast as if you why do you boast as if you had not received it?”had not received it?”

2 Peter 2:17, “These are springs 2 Peter 2:17, “These are springs without water and mists driven by without water and mists driven by

a storm, for whom the black a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved. darkness has been reserved. 1818For For speaking out arrogant speaking out arrogant wordswords of of

vanity they entice by fleshly vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who barely escape from the ones who

live in error.”live in error.”

James 4:16-17, James 4:16-17, “But as it is, you boast in “But as it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such your arrogance; all such

boasting is evil. boasting is evil. 1717Therefore, Therefore, to one who knows to one who knows thethe right right thing to do and does not do thing to do and does not do

it, to him it is sin.”it, to him it is sin.”

The filling of the Spirit The filling of the Spirit neutralizes your ego. Ego neutralizes your ego. Ego

lust is neutralized where "I" lust is neutralized where "I" and "me" are not your sole and "me" are not your sole means of communication.means of communication.

e) e) Love is not arrogantLove is not arrogant::

PHUSIOO - its root means PHUSIOO - its root means “nature” and “bellows”. “nature” and “bellows”.

Therefore, “to puff or blow Therefore, “to puff or blow up”, “be arrogant”, up”, “be arrogant”,

“conceited” or “inflated”. “conceited” or “inflated”.

In other words, “a big wind In other words, “a big wind bag” meaning a person who bag” meaning a person who

is full of himself.is full of himself.

1 Cor 8:1-3, “Now concerning 1 Cor 8:1-3, “Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know things sacrificed to idols, we know

that we all have knowledge. that we all have knowledge. Knowledge Knowledge makes arrogant,makes arrogant, but but love edifies. love edifies. 22If anyone supposes If anyone supposes

that he knows anything, he has not that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know yet known as he ought to know ((sophomoric type of arrogant sophomoric type of arrogant thinkingthinking); ); 33but if anyone loves but if anyone loves

God, he is known by Him.”God, he is known by Him.”

This is a desire to inflate This is a desire to inflate one’s self at the expense of one’s self at the expense of

others - spiritual “king of the others - spiritual “king of the hill”. Seeking to advance hill”. Seeking to advance yourself at the expense of yourself at the expense of

running down someone else.running down someone else.

In love and the filling of the In love and the filling of the Spirit we don't seek to raise Spirit we don't seek to raise ourselves at the expense of ourselves at the expense of others and let God promote others and let God promote

us in His proper time.us in His proper time.

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchThursday, September 18, 2008Thursday, September 18, 2008

Tape # 08-066Tape # 08-066

Betrayal, Pt 14Betrayal, Pt 14Upper Room Discourse, Pt 208Upper Room Discourse, Pt 208

John 13:18; 1 Cor 13:1-13John 13:18; 1 Cor 13:1-13

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008