CHAPTER FOUR

GOD’S SPIRIT OF LIFE BECOMING THE WAY FOR THE PRIESTS OF THE GOSPEL TO BEGET, NOURISH, TEACH, AND BUILD

Scripture Reading: 1 Pet. 1:2b; John 3:5-6; 1 Cor. 10:3-4; Rom. 15:16; Eph. 4:12; 1 Cor. 14:1, 3-5, 12, 31; 12:8

OUTLINE

1. We, by God’s Spirit of life, causing the sinners to be sanctified and regenerated:
   1. God’s Spirit of life first sanctifying the sinners-1 Pet. 1:2b.
   2. God’s Spirit of life next regenerating the sanctified sinners-John 3:5-6.
2. We, with God’s Spirit of life as food and drink, feeding the regenerated believers and giving them to drink-1 Cor. 10:3-4:
   1. God’s Spirit of life as food being the pneumatic Christ as our food.
   2. God’s Spirit of life as drink being also the pneumatic Christ as our drink.
3. We, through God’s Spirit of life, sanctifying and perfecting the saints, that they may do the work of the building up of the Body of Christ-Rom. 15:16; Eph. 4:12:
   1. Teaching and sanctifying.
   2. Unto the perfecting.
4. We, by God’s Spirit of life, helping the saints to prophesy for the Lord, unto the building up of the church as the Body of Christ-1 Cor. 14:1, 3-5, 12, 31:
   1. To prophesy for the Lord, there being the need for the spiritual words.
   2. The spiritual words coming from God’s Spirit of life-1 Cor. 12:8.