Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org

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Grace Fellowship Church
www.GraceDoctrine.org

• Pastor/Teacher
• Jim Rickard
• Sunday,
• August 10, 2008

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• 1 John Series
• 1 John 45The Battle Royal

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Cosmic Viewpoint versesDivine Viewpoint
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1. Even though Jesus Christ controls history
Satan is the ruler of the world.John 1231,
1430, 1611 2 Cor 44 Eph 22
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2. The cosmic system is Satan's strategy to
control believers and unbelievers. It is his
policy and propaganda for the rulership of this
world.
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3. Its composed of two separate strategies.
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3. Its composed of two separate strategies.a)
Cosmic 1 the exploitation of believers and
unbelievers through their own arrogance.
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b) Cosmic 2 his propaganda and indoctrination to
educate and promote subtle antagonism toward
anything related to God, especially the grace of
God.
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4. Cosmic 1 emphasizes arrogance and abnormal
preoccupation with self.
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Cosmic 2 emphasizes antagonism and intolerance
toward the plan, purpose, and will of God, as
well as toward all Christians executing it.1
John 215-17
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1 Tim 41-2, But the Spirit explicitly says
that in later times some will fall away from the
faith (Bible Doctrine), paying attention to
deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons (false
teaching and cosmic viewpoint), 2by means of the
hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience
as with a branding iron.
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Eph 21-3, And you were dead in your trespasses
and sins, 2in which you formerly walked
(spiritually dead) according to the course of
this world (Satan's Cosmic System), according to
the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit
that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
3Among them we too all formerly lived in the
lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the
flesh and of the mind, and were by nature
children of wrath, even as the rest.
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5. Both un / believers lead by their sin natures
are occupied with the Cosmic System with the
result that their frame of reference is from the
cosmic system.
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Therefore they are positive towards false
teaching, which emanates from that same Cosmic
System and rejects the teaching of the Word of
God.
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6. In hearing false teaching un / believers in
the cosmic system respond to the frame of
reference compatible with their souls, cosmic
viewpoint.
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7. The message of the false teacher then, is
compatible with the system he represents, the
cosmic system of Satan.
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Those who live in the cosmic system have an
affinity with that false teaching.
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8. They are neither interested nor understand the
truth of God's Word and His Plan for their lives.
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9. Their frame of reference is prejudiced and
biased against true doctrinal teaching from the
Word of God.
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10. This then results in a generation that
rejects
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10. This then results in a generation that
rejects a) The Laws of divine establishment,
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10. This then results in a generation that
rejects b) The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
(for the unbeliever only),
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10. This then results in a generation that
rejects c) Bible doctrine (for the believer
only), which leads to a degenerate society.
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Eph 219, So then you are no longer strangers
and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the
saints, and are of Gods household. 1 John 46
220-21, 24-25 1 Peter 29
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Offering
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Grace Fellowship Church

• Sunday, Aug 10, 2008
• Tape 08S-030
• Cosmic Viewpoint verses
• Divine Viewpoint, Pt 1
• 1 John Series