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The Fundamental Doctrines of Faith part 3 - The Riches of His Grace
By Apostle Joshua Selman

2 Corinthians 3:18

Transformation is difficult without a reference, until and unless you have a reference(a physical reference or a mental picture) something to hold onto as an anchor; it will give you the staying power to continue in that process of transition - no matter how uncomfortable it is.

The vision of the people we are becoming at Koinonia

  1. We are building a spiritually vibrant people

  2. We are building a people of power - thoroughly furnished, that the holy spirit can live out the excellency of his virtues in and through your life

  3. We seek to build a people who are enlightened and transformed

  4. A people who are highly anointed Acts 4:33

  5. A responsible and purpose driven people - There is an end to your pursuit. Your pursuit is ultimately to glorify the Lord, but whilst you are doing that, God demands that through the excellency of the communication you receive week in week out, you demonstrate lives of dominion, victory and power Hebrew 10:7

  6. We are building agents of societal transformation Matthew 5:15 - 16 - an apostolic community that can influence society and culture.

    IF your christian experience profits you alone in your nuclear understanding you are not doing much, you have to be able to penetrate systems and structures and shine the light.

    Weapons that help the believer to become light and salt

    • Wisdom

    • Intelligence

    • Power
      • creativity, influence

  7. A people who are fulfilled - there is a difference between being successful and fulfilled.

    Make reference to the teaching What seekest thou

    8. Success by its definition has to do with achieving goals - that largely has to do with dispensing value to others

    Fulfilment is the satisfaction derived from knowing that you have lived your life effectively - serving the purpose of the kingdom and glorifying the Lord with your life 2 Timothy 4:7

The teaching ministry has a four fold assignment

  1. The first assignment is to help believers accurately know the Father and Jesus Christ His son John 17:3, Jeremiah 9:24 - We become expressions of Him that we know 2 Corinthians 3:28

  2. To help to believers understand the bible, especially the doctrinal pillars of the Christian faith thereby attaining unto maturity and statureLuke 1:1-4, 1 Timothy 3:15-17

  3. To help believers gain spiritual intelligence by unveiling to them the mysteries of the kingdom Matthew 13:11, 2 Peter 1:4

  4. To help believers apply and translate kingdom truths to produce a life of fruitfulness, victory, dominion and purpose

    No matter what you learn, if you are not left with the point of application, it will not profit you. The teaching ministry does not just expose you to the truth available, it trains you to use truth as a weapon and with it command victoryDaniel 11:32, Job 38:33, 1 Peter 1:2

Jesus and Salvation

Ephesians 2:1-8 - The Greek word for the “quickened” is “Zao” or the extended word “Anazao” to bring alive from the dead.

What the bible calls Jesus

  1. The bible calls Him Jesus Matthew 1:21

  2. The English word is Jesus but the root word is Yehoshua, where you get Joshua, it means the God who saves - It is a definition of His prophetic destiny.

  3. The bible calls Jesus the word of God John 1:1-3

  4. The bible calls Him the son of GodRomans 1:3-4

  5. The bible calls Him the author and the finisher of our faithHebrew 12:2

  6. The bible calls Him the savior of the word1 John 4:14, 1 Timothy 4:9-10

  7. The bible calls Jesus the mediator1 Timothy 2:5, Revelation 1:5

  8. The bible calls Jesus Lord(is the word Adon, where you get the word Adonai) and Christ(Christus - The anointed one)Acts 2:36

What Jesus called himself

  1. He calls himself the bread of life and the living bread John 6:35,48&51

  2. He called himself the light of the worldJohn 8:12 - The bible defines light as that which makes manifest

  3. Jesus called himself the doorJohn 10:7&9

  4. Jesus called himself the good shepherdJohn 10:14

  5. Jesus called himself the resurrection and lifeRevelation 1:17-18

  6. Jesus called himself the true vineJohn 15:5

  7. Jesus called himself the way, the truth and the lifeJohn 14:6

  8. Jesus called himself alpha, omega, the beginning and the endRevelations 22:13

  9. Jesus called himself the first and the last Revelation 1:17

  10. Jesus called himself he that liveth, and was dead and is alive forever

Why did Jesus come to the earth?

There is a 3 fold mission of Jesus

Matthew 1:21

  1. The first assignment of Jesus was to come as an accurate revelation/manifestation to us of the misunderstood GodColossians 1:15 - Jesus came as a reference to be used to judge everything that was said about God

  2. The second assignment of Jesus was to reconcile us - to make the life of God accessible to everyone who believes John 3:16-17, John 10:10, Ephesians 2:14-16, 1 John 5:11-12

  3. The final assignment of Jesus was that he came as a pattern manHebrews 12:2 - He came as a model of God’s idea and God’s expectation

The proof that Jesus succeeded is me and you - The new man in Christ

Salvation

The study of Salvation in Theology is Soteriology

What is salvation?

Salvation comes from the greek word Soteria(coming from the greek word soter meaning savior)

The word Soteria is a complex word that carries the idea of deliverance, safety, restoration, wholeness.

But within the context of our discussion, we narrow it down to mean man’s deliverance from sin and its consequences; eternal damnation being the greatest of them

Acts 16

The victory of christ was over 7 major things

  1. Sin

  2. Satan

  3. Death

  4. The grave

  5. Hell

  6. Flesh

  7. The world

The system of appropriating that victory differ

For instance when you are new believer in christ, the sin problem is solved, but the flesh problem isn’t. The flesh problem will require you working and dying daily - in theology it is called progressive sanctification.

Salvation captures the whole plan of God for the rescue and restoration of man John 3:16, John 3:36, John 10:10, Ephesians 1:3-8, Ephesians 2:4-10, 1 Peter 1:3-5

What are we saved from?

The bible teaches that we are saved from:

  1. Sin Romans 6:23

  2. We are saved from God’s wrath. Romans 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:9

There are 4 hebrew words that are translated sin:

  1. Chattath - it means an offence, to miss, to lack or to be short ofPsalm 32:1&5, Isaiah 53:11-12

  2. Pawsah - It is translated transgression, it means to revolt, to break away from a just authority, it also means to rebelExodus 34:7, Psalm 19:13, Daniel 9:24

  3. Evon - translated iniquity - It means perversity, and to make crookedPsalm 52:3, Psalm 103:3&10

  4. Ashan - translated trespass - It means to be guilty or to be found wanting Leviticus 6:2&5,6

There 9 greek words that are translated Sin

One of them is the word “Hamartia,” it is used 174 times in the new testament - it means to miss the mark, it means to attempt to attain a result that lies beyond one’s capability.

A few scriptures where the word sin is the word “Hamartia:”

Matthew 1:21, Matthew 26:28, Acts 2:38, Romans 3:20, Romans 6:10

Sin talks of a nature of rebellion against God and His laws.

There 5 expressions to this nature

  1. Foolish/Godless thoughts

  2. Transgression or violation of God’s laws 1 John 3:4

  3. Unrighteousness 1 John 5:17

  4. Not doing good James 4:17

  5. Unbelief Romans 14:23

Salvation is only for man

How are we saved?

We are saved by believing the gospel alongside all the blessings that come with it through faith in Jesus ChristJohn 3:17, Romans 10:8-10

The Gospel

The gospel is from the greek word “Euangelion” - It means good news, it means glad tidings Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 15:1 - 8

4 elements to the gospel

  1. Man’s original state

  2. The fall of man and the consequence of that fall

  3. The revelation of Jesus alongside redemption

  4. Man’s response to this gift

God created man in His image and His likeness.Genesis 1:26 - 28

1 Timothy 2:14

2 Corinthians 11:3

Ezekiel 18:20&23

What man lost as result of the fall

  1. Life of God

  2. Righteousness

  3. Capacity for dominion

Revelation 5:9, Matthew 1:21, John 1:11-12

How did Jesus pay his price?

  1. His earth work

  2. The passion of the christ - a capture of his suffering

  3. His death

  4. His burial

  5. His descent into hades

2 Peter 1:4

5 blessings captured in the gospel

  1. The message of the gospel captures within it the love of the father revealed through Jesus - love is the cure to fear1 John 4:18, Romans 5:1, Phillipians 4:6

    and then Peace with God(The wall of partition is broken, he is not mad at you) Romans 5:1 and peace of God(An atmosphere, a reality planted in your spirit where nothing disturbs)Phillipians 4:16

    The news is good because you could not help yourself

  2. Reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5:18&19

  3. Salvation Acts 4:12

  4. Deliverance Colossians 1:13

  5. Dominion Romans 5:17

The teaching ministry is suppose to help you gradually get into the capacity to be indomitable.

But whether it is captured in your life, it remains a fact captured in God’s word that you have been given access to reign in life.

The gospel is the revelation of the father’s love demonstrated in and through the substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus - Man and creation being that object intended to be affected.

The only way to be reconciled to the father, the only way to be set free from the consequence of sin is to accept this gift, the wholesome gift of His substitutionary sacrifice.

That when he died, he did not die for himself, when he was buried he had you in mind, when he said it was finished he had you in mind, when he said it was finished, he had you and I in mind. When he resurrected by the Glory of the Father it was for your justification. And now that he is exalted as Lord and Christ and he has taken you with Him in the spirit and has made you sit with Him Christ and that if you believe that gospel and place your faith as frail as scattered as your life may be but if you believe an instant a miracle happens in your spirit:

  1. Your sins are forgiven

  2. You receive that imputation of God’s righteousness

  3. You have access by the spirit to His life(Zoe)

When you come into the kingdom, you take advantage of the grace of God and produce the works and fruits of righteousness - at that point it is not by your power. Eternal life comes with an anointing within you that produces christ like character and then the engracing of God sponsored by spiritual intelligence, then you know you have a role to play(sacrifice, surrender, consecration, pressing to know and serve Him more)

Vessels differ due to sacrifices but status is the same(God loves all equally no matter what any does)Romans 10:12

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