Spiritual Growth Manual Session 1 Lesson 7

Understanding how to grow up spiritually

Session 1 lesson 7

Introduction: Everything living is proven by its growth. We were raised from death to life, therefore we must grow. We entered this new life as seeds or children and once admitted into this new life, what is required next is growth. [John 5:24; Col.1:13; 1Pet.1:23 and 1Pet.2:2]

So far, we have been seeing the different ways the enemy has been trying to rob man of their benefits in redemption. We are presently looking at the way he is taking advantage of man’s ignorance.

·        Man’s new identity: Another truth the enemy of our souls tries to keep us ignorant of is who we now are as new creations. I want to call this the believer’s identity. Until you are able to understand what the new creation has made of you, you will live like a mere man and operate under the influence of the law of sin and death. See Romans 8:1. Therefore, to benefit from our new identity, we must recognize the following truths among others about the new creation life which we now have:

ü We are now citizens of the kingdom of God where God operates and sin and Satan no longer have dominion over us. See Col.1:13 and Rom.6:14.

ü We have been forgiven of our sin inherited from Adam. See Col.1:12-14 and Isa.43:25.

ü We are a chosen generation of kings and priest and shall reign in life with Christ. See 1Pet.2:9; Rev.1:6 and Rom.5:17

ü We are ambassadors of Christ and are therefore to occupy the earth until he comes. The occupation force of the Lord meant to enforce His rule on earth after His victory at Calvary until He returns for His Church. See 2Cor.5:20 and Matt.28:18-19.

ü We are the righteousness of God in Christ and no more sinners. This is because God has put His seed of righteousness in us that makes us unwilling to live in sin. As we apply ourselves to the word of God, sin would lose its grip over us with time. See 2Cor.5:21 and 1Jn.3:9.

ü We have constant access to the blood of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of the sins we sometimes commit. See 1Jn.1:5-10 and Heb.4:16.

ü We have been made more than conquerors. We are destined to win in the battles of life. This is why the fight of faith we fight is a good fight. See 2Cor.14; 2Cor.10:3-6; 1Tim.6:12 and Rev.11:12. We could say more but we need to find out more for ourselves as this would help us to know our rights better by the day.

·        Man’s destiny of freedom indeed: Man by redemption has been set free from the dominion of sin and death. But if he is ignorant of this, the enemy would keep taking advantage of him and lying and stealing from him in order to keep him a captive. This is why we must desperately live a life that hunts for the revelation of the truth from God. In John 8:31-32, we are told that we shall know the truth and the truth shall make us free if we continue in the word of the Lord.