Forget none of His benefitsThis message includes teaching on the doctrine of rebound. Since then Pastor Farley has come to understand that the doctrine of rebound cannot be supported by the Bible. Please see Pastor Farley’s messages in March 2013 (March 3 – April 3, 2013) where he systematically refutes the doctrine of rebound based on the scriptures. Pastor-Teacher Forget none of His benefitsTHE DOCTRINE OF REPENTANCE Faith in Christ and repentance are two sides of the same coin. Point 5. Post-Salvation Repentance relates to a change of attitude away from evil (sin or human good) toward doctrine. Point 6. The second kind of repentance in the New Testament is a change of attitude about sin. Personal sins result in: The sin nature will dominate and control your life unless you understand and apply the principles of rebound and isolating your sins. The Greek word for “confess” is homologeo and it means “to say the same thing”. There is a place for repentance in the believer’s experience, a place for a change of mind, if we are to know the blessed experience of restoration to fellowship through confession of sin. 1Jo 1:9 The Greek word homologeo, translated confess, means “to name, cite, admit, acknowledge”. The meaning of the pieces of the Greek word is “to say (lego) the same (homos) thing.” It had various uses in classical Greek, including “to come to terms”, which was used especially of persons surrendering in war. The verb was used primarily in a judicial context as “confess a crime in court, to make a legal statement.” It was at the cross that our sins were judged, and the way in which we confess our sins is very similar to the way in which we were saved. The verb was used primarily in a judicial context as “confess a crime in court, to make a legal statement.” It was at the cross that our sins were judged, and the way in which we confess our sins is very similar to the way in which we were saved. homologeo is in the present tense. The present tense indicates that this is an ongoing habitual concept in the life of the believer. “Sins” is the accusative plural form of the noun hamartias. In the singular this word is often used to refer to the old sin nature, our status as sinners. Here, however, hamartias is in the plural, and therefore it refers to personal sins in all three categories: mental, verbal and overt. “Faithful” emphasizes God’s consistency in forgiving every believer who admits his sins to Him. “Righteous” describes the source of forgiveness. God’s holiness or integrity is composed of His righteousness and justice. His perfect righteousness is the only standard His justice can accept. The Greek verb aphiemi means to forgive, to cancel. The instant we acknowledge our known sins to God, He cancels the sins and the initial repercussion of loss of fellowship. MAT 18:21 MAT 18:35 MAR 2:5 LUK 17:3 LUK 23:34 1JO 2:12 This forgiveness is for the child of God. This is a family matter now. Katharizo means “to cleanse, to remove for the purpose of purifying”. This applies to all sins, including unknown and forgotten sins. Rebound, confessing our sins to God the Father, is the only means compatible with grace for receiving divine forgiveness to restore fellowship with God. Confess it [the sin] — b) Forget it — c) Isolate it — d) Move forward in the spiritual life - To isolate a sin means that it has already been confessed, it has been forgiven by God, and it should not become the basis for chain sinning. Confession is gracious because it is for our sake. Without it, believers will try to reform their old man. Without it, believers will try to use their own power to outthink the old man. But self will never cast out self. Grace is the power to change. Advocate is the Greek noun parakletos. It means “one who is called to assist.” Joseph told his brothers that they would not need a parakletos to plead their cause because he had completely forgiven them. In 1 o 2:1, parakletos refers to a spokesman or helper. “Sit at My Right Hand until I make your enemies [sin nature, cosmic system, kingdom of darkness] a footstool for Your Feet.” We are benefited, since the cross removes all guilt, and we are assured in experience of that unlimited forgiveness. And we are benefited by being witnesses in the angelic conflict to the rightness of God’s character, nature, will, and plan. LUK 15:10 The beauty of rebound is that it cuts off the arrogance skills of self-absorption, self-justification, and self-deception. |