THE SUPERNATURAL CHRISTIAN LIFE WEEK 1 Introduction – Terms, Overview, & Love with Power What do we mean by “The Supernatural Christian Life”?

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Engagement Level 1 – Absorb (listen, take notes, be present) Engagement Level 2 – Study (read the books mentioned throughout) Engagement Level 3 – Risk (take the risk to do the stuff) The worldview of biblical theism describes a God who is distinct from His creation but connected to it, a reality in which the spiritual and material realms touch each other. Indeed, Colossians 1 describes God, in the person of Jesus Christ, as the Creator, Sustainer, and Reconciler of all things, including the material world. He holds the universe in the palm of His hand, and He is actively working on it to bring the blessings of His kingdom “as far as the curse is found.”

Kingdom of God Kingdom of the world spirit realm natural realm spiritual material Unfortunately, Enlightenment thinking of the seventeenth century introduced the worldview of deism, a perspective in which God is separated from His world. Although deism sees God as the creator of the universe, He is irrelevant to its daily functioning. The God of deism created the world to operate on its own, winding it up like a clock and letting it run according to natural laws without any need for His sustaining hand. In this worldview, humans are largely independent from God and are able to use their own reason to understand the world that He created. Kingdom of God Kingdom of the world spirit realm natural realm spiritual material The modern worldview, sometimes called “Western secularism,” took deism one step further, removing the need for God altogether. In the modern worldview, not only do the spiritual and material realms not touch, the spiritual realm does not even exist! In the modern worldview, the universe is fundamentally a machine whose origins and operations are rooted in natural processes that humans can master through their own reason.

Kingdom of the world natural realm material Although Christians reject modernism’s denial of God, like many others, Darrow Miller argues that North American Christians have engaged in syncretism, combining biblical theism with the modern worldview into a hybrid he calls “evangelical gnosticism,” a sacred-secular divide in which God is lord of the spiritual realm—Sunday worship, devotions, evangelism, discipleship, etc.— but is largely irrelevant to the “physical” or “secular” realms—business, the arts, politics, science, and poverty alleviation. This sacred- secular divide severely cripples Christianity in North America, making it irrelevant to the day-to- day functioning of our individual lives and culture. North American Christians have engaged in syncretism, combining biblical theism with the modern worldview into a hybrid he calls “evangelical gnosticism,”

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Kingdom of God Kingdom of the world spirit realm natural realm spiritual material Anthropology of “evangelical gnosticism”

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Mind Will The spirit realm can directly Emotions impact every part of us.

SOUL Matthew 22:23, 28-29 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. … Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”

Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. δύναµιν τοῦ Θεοῦ (dunamin too Theoo) Their disbelief in the supernatural (spirit realm) power of God led Jesus to conclude two things: 1. They didn’t know the scriptures 2. They didn’t know the power of God In this study, we will: 1. Operate with the understanding that the supernatural (spirit realm) is real.

2. Not try to convince you that the miraculous gifts of the Spirit are still in operation today. That is a given in this study.

3. Learn about the supernatural side of the Christian life and try to live in a supernatural way.

4. Emphasize both the truth of scripture and the necessity of operating in the power of God. What does it look like to operate in the power of God? 2006 2010 2012

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2006 Click the link to the video What about here in the US? Jamie Galloway Will Hart

2014 Click the link to the video What did we just see? 1. People who were yielded to the Holy Spirit 2. People who learned to hear the Holy Spirit 3. The miraculous gifts of the Spirit in operation 1 Corinthians 12: 7-11

Words of Wisdom Gifts of Healings Distinguishing of spirits Words of Knowledge Miracles Tongues Faith Prophecy Interpretation of Tongues 5 Views on the Miraculous Gifts of the Spirit (gift of tongues, prophecy, healing, etc.) Cessationists Continuationists (miraculous gifts have ceased) (miraculous gifts have continued) Empowered Evangelicals (1980s) Cessationist - Vineyard, etc. - m.gifts were for apostles only - don’t emphasize tongues more than other gifts - ceased after first century - ceased because we have scripture Charistmatics (1960s) - God doesn’t operate like that anymore - in existing denominations - affirm gifts but don’t aways affirm Second Blessing theology Open but Cautious Pentacostals (1900s) - God could use them today, but - Second blessing theology (tongues generally doesn’t Century 20th Examples is the necessary sign of being - Miracles mainly only in 3 epochs of “baptized in the Spirit”) salvation history (Moses, Elijah, Jesus) - created denominations (Assemblies of God, Full Gospel, etc.) Resources for Further Study: study the views a healthy view historical figures The Shift Cessationist Views Continuationist Views

Open but Empowered Pentacostal Cessationist Cautious Evangelical

They exist but Charismatic are secondary Where we were The Shift Cessationist Views Continuationist Views

Open but Empowered Pentacostal Cessationist Cautious Evangelical

They exist but Charismatic are secondary Where we are now BOTH/AND What we’ve always had What we’ve seen increase and will continue to have Theology of Pain Theology of Power God works in process (PT) God works in events (surgery) Pastoral culture (care) Prophetic culture (risk) Order & Accountability Openness to the Spirit Kingdom = natural Kingdom = supernatural Fruits of the Spirit Gifts of the Spirit Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Cor 1:4-7 I always thank (εὐχαριστέω) my God for you because of his grace (χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ) given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge—God thus conirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

εὐχαριστέω - εὐ = good; χαρισ = grace; suffix τέω – makes it a verb

literally: acknowledging God’s good grace (I give thanks) Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Cor 1:4-7 I always thank (εὐχαριστέω) my God for you because of his grace (χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ) given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge—God thus conirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ - grace of God (his grace) παντὶ λόγῳ - each, every, all words (all kinds of speech) πάσῃ γνώσει – each, every, all knowledge (with all knowledge) Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Cor 1:4-7 I always thank (εὐχαριστέω) my God for you because of his grace (χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ) given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge—God thus conirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

µὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι ἐν µηδενὶ χαρίσµατι not lacking in nothing charismata (plural of charisma)

ὑστερεῖσθαι – from the root word “to be late, left out, left wanting, lacking, fall short” (where we get the word hysteria) Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Cor 1:4-7 I always thank (εὐχαριστέω) my God for you because of his grace (χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ) given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge—God thus conirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

µὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι ἐν µηδενὶ χαρίσµατι not lacking in nothing charistmata (plural of charisma)

χαρίσµατι - ????? ; χαρισ = grace + suffix - mati (or mata) Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Cor 2:1-5 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him cruciied. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

ἐν ἀποδείξει πνεύµατος καὶ δυνάµεως in a showing from of the Spirit and of power Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Cor 2:1-5 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him cruciied. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

δυνάµεως (from δύναµις) – from the root meaning “having ability”; literally: “power through God’s ability” (where we get the word dynamite) ; sometimes translated “miracles” or “miraculous powers” Background of 1 Corinthians 12

1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (Word Study) Brothers and sisters, I could not (was not able - ἠδυνήθην) address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready (were able - ἐδύνασθε) for it. Indeed, you are still not ready (able – δύνασθε). You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?

οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑµῖν ὡς πνευµατικοῖς ἀλλ’ ὡς σαρκίνοις, ὡς not was able to speak to you as to spiritual things but as to leshly as νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ infants in Christ Background of 1 Corinthians 12

1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (Word Study) Brothers and sisters, I could not (was not able - ἠδυνήθην) address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready (were able - ἐδύνασθε) for it. Indeed, you are still not ready (able – δύνασθε). You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?

κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖτε according to humanity are walking Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Corinthians 4:18-20 Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will ind out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

οὐ γὰρ ἐν λόγῳ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλ’ ἐν δυνάµει. not for in word the Kingdom of God but in power Background of 1 Corinthians 12 (Word Study) 1 Corinthians 4:18-20 Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will ind out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

Romans 15:18-19 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—by the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Περὶ δὲ τῶν πνευµατικῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ θέλω ὑµᾶς ἀγνοεῖν.

πνευµατικa (ῶν) [pneumatika (on)] = literally “things of the spirit” pneumatic tube at bank: we are the tube (conduit) delivering treasures of the Kingdom of God to the world (the air is the Holy Spirit empowering us) 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Περὶ δὲ τῶν πνευµατικῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ θέλω ὑµᾶς ἀγνοεῖν.

πνευµατικa (ῶν) [pneumatika (on)] = literally “things of the spirit”

δόµατα (dah-mata)= gifts Luke 11:13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Περὶ δὲ τῶν πνευµατικῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ θέλω ὑµᾶς ἀγνοεῖν.

πνευµατικa (ῶν) [pneumatika (on)] = literally “things of the spirit”

δωρεά (doe-reha) – free gift Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were inluenced and led astray to mute idols.

οἴδατε ὅτι ὅτε ἔθνη ἦτε πρὸς τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ ἄφωνα ὡς ἂν You all know that when pagans you were to idols mute even as somehow

ἤγεσθε ἀπαγόµενοι. you were led away being led astray 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

διὸ γνωρίζω ὑµῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἐν πνεύµατι θεοῦ λαλῶν λέγει· Therefore I make known to you that no one in the Spirit of God speaking says

Ἀνάθεµα Ἰησοῦς, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται εἰπεῖν· Κύριος Accursed Jesus and no one is able to say Lord

Ἰησοῦς εἰ µὴ ἐν πνεύµατι ἁγίῳ. Jesus if not in the Spirit Holy 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

Διαιρέσεις δὲ χαρισµάτων εἰσίν, τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ πνεῦµα· varieties Now of “charismata” there are the but same Spirit διαίρεσις = division, distribution, distinction (literally, δια – “through” + αἱρέω – “to take or choose by personal choice”) 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

Διαιρέσεις δὲ χαρισµάτων εἰσίν, τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ πνεῦµα· varieties Now of “charismata” there are the but same Spirit Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Χάριτί [chariti] – by grace (word for charity) (χάρις [charis]– grace) δῶρον (doe-ron) – gift (freewill offering) 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

Διαιρέσεις δὲ χαρισµάτων εἰσίν, τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ πνεῦµα· varieties Now of “charismata” there are the but same Spirit

χαρίσµα / χαρίσµατα sufix -ma, focusing on the end-result or outworking of the endowment of grace -mata (the plural form) literally means "grace-endowments" or “grace- outworkings” “gracelets” Randy Clark – Essential Guide to the Power of the Holy Spirit

The “gift” is the Holy Spirit. Everything else is an outworking of grace or manifestation of the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.

καὶ διαιρέσεις διακονιῶν εἰσιν, καὶ ὁ αὐτὸς κύριος· And varieties of services/ministries there are but the same Lord

διάκονος – a waiter or servant, where we get the word “deacon” (διά – thoroughly, κονις – dust) to kick up dust because of running an errand 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

καὶ διαιρέσεις ἐνεργηµάτων εἰσίν, ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς θεός, And varieties of workings there are the but same God

ὁ ἐνεργῶν τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν. is working the all things in everyone

ἐνέργηµα – a working, an effect (energizings or operations), focusing on the result of God’s energy or power (suffix – ma [plural -mata]) 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:4-6 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Trinitarian construction charismaton - Spirit [gracelets] diakonion - Lord (Jesus) [ministries] energaimaton - God (Father) [workings/energizings] 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 1 Cor 12:7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

ἑκάστῳ δὲ δίδοται ἡ φανέρωσις τοῦ πνεύµατος πρὸς τὸ συµφέρον. to each but is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the good of all (common good)

φανέρωσις – a coming to light, a coming into visibility, an appearing, a disclosing

συµφέρω – (συµ- together, φέρω – I bring, carry), to combine together in a way that is profitable Questions?