GOD

GOD
I. His Being
II. His nature
III. His character
IV. His will
V. His subsistence
VI. His Fatherhood

MAN

WOMAN

FALL OF MAN

MAN
a. Man in nature
b. Man’s destiny
c. Man ‘s structure
d. Man’s sin
e. Man in God’s image

WOMAN

These 10 steps towards our inheritance are set out to help give an understanding of how God works in and through our lives. We can then become more aware of where we have been, where we are now and where it is likely we will be heading in the future, if we choose to be obedient to Him. THEY ARE NOT A DOGMATIC LIST OF THE 10 MAGIC STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO CLAIM THE HIGHEST PLACE IN HEAVEN!

The Lord is in control and He will

a. Place His hand individually upon each one of us as He chooses, at His timing and under His conditions.

b. Take us back down the steps, if we choose to be disobedient to Him.

What is being illustrated here is a pattern that emerges from the pages of the Bible, which at His choice, the Lord often uses to mature us towards becoming ...sons of God' (Romans 8:14)

* Step 1 - FAITH

FAITH MUST FORM THE BASIS OF OUR WORKS

* Step 2 - WORKS (Application of Faith)

GOD HAS PREPARED OUR WORKS FOR US!

* Leading to Righteousness

ON OUR PATH TOWARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

STEP 1: OBEDIENCE (To fulfil God's purposes)

1. Why Obedience?

To move closer to righteousness.

2. Will it all be Easy?

No! It was not for Jesus either!

Why Not?

a. To prove we remain in submission, as did Jesus.

c. To be further refined.

4. How do we know we are still with the Lord?

a. If we obey His commands.

c. By the Spirit he gave us.

STEP 2: PERSEVERANCE (To receive God's reward)

a. To make us complete, not lacking anything.

d. To receive the crown of life.

... as we start our look at the final step in claiming our inheritance.

As we are seeing through our study, there is much more involved in claiming our inheritance than the 'name it and claim it' people claim.

Rather, it is lifelong process of progressive submission and perseverance in order to develop the character of Christ in our lives.

Don't take my word for it! Please study the Scriptures that accompany each point.

Pool of Siloam

The four-sided, 225-foot-long miqveh, (a ritual bath) was accessed by Jewish pilgrims coming to Jerusalem in Jesus’ time by three tiers of steps along each side. Excavators uncovered three groups of five stairs each separated by narrow landings. The pool was about 225 feet long, and they unearthed steps on three sides. One side is on a church property and not yet excavated. Excavators have been able to date the pool fairly precisely because of two fortunate occurrences that implanted unique artifacts in the pool area. Either accidentally or deliberately, ancient workmen, buried four coins in the plaster of the steps before facing them with stones. All four are coins of Alexander Jannaeus, a Jewish king who ruled Jerusalem from 103 to 76 BC, providing the earliest date at which the pool could have been constructed. In addition, in dirt at one corner of the pool, they found about a dozen coins dating from the period of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome, which lasted from 66 to 70 A.D.. This indicates that the pool had begun to fill in by that time. Since the pool sits at one of the lowest spots in Jerusalem, rains flowing down the valley deposited mud into it each winter. Once it was no longer being cleaned out, the pool quickly filled with dirt and disappeared.