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fo u n d In th e p a th o f w e ll d o in g . W h e n th e tim e -p ie c e o f o u r life b e a t s in h a rm o n y w ith th e s u n o f G o d ’s W o rd , w e a r e w a rm a n d w e ll, a n d h a v e a s t o r y to te ll. 1 2 . A s a n c tifie d s o u l is a L o v in g S o u l. “ L a y d ow n o u r l i v e s " ( " s o u l s , " 1 J o h n 3 : 1 6 ) . C h r is t la id d ow n H is life f o r u s , a n d t h a t is th e r e a s o n w e a r e to b e w illin g to la y d ow n o u r liv e s f o r o th e r s. W h e n w e b le e d w e b le s s . L o v e is w illin g to b e s a c r ific e d a n d to sa c r ific e . I t t h in k s n o t o f it s s a c r ific e , b u t lo n g s to b le s s th e o b je c t o f i t s a ffe c tio n . 1 3 . A s a n c tifie d s o u l i s a P r o s p e r o u s S o u l. " T h y s o u l p r o s p e r e t h ” ( 3 J o h n 2 ) . J o h n d e s ir e d f o r h is "w e ll- b e lo v e d " fr ie n d , G a iu s , t h a t h is o u tw a r d t h in g s m ig h t b e a s h e a lth fu l a s th e in n e r life o f h is h e a r t . W h e n th e in n e r s p r in g s o f th e h e a r t a r e b e a t in g w e ll, w e fin d it a ffe c ts th e o u tw a r d w el f a r e o f o u r b o d y . T h e b e s t to n ic f o r th e b o d y is th e th r o b o f a h e a r t d o m in a te d b y th e in d w e llin g C h r is t. 1 4 . A s a n c tifie d s o u l is a C le a v in g S o u l. “ M y s o u l fo l- lo w e th h a r d a f t e r th e e ” ( P s a . 6 3 : 8 ) . T h e H e b re w w o rd m e a n s m o r e t h a n fo llo w in g , it m e a n s " c l e a v i n g c lo s e ly ." T h e s a m e w o rd is u se d to d e s c r ib e th e s c a le s o f a L e v ia th a n , w h ich a r e s o c lo s e t o g e th e r t h a t th e a i r c a n n o t g e t b e tw e e n th em ( J o b 4 1 :1 6 - 1 7 ) . T r a p p r e n d e r s i t : “ M y s o u l is g lu e d to T h e e .” H ow t ig h t ly H e h o ld s u s b y H is p o w e r, w h e n w e h o ld H im b y o u r f a ith a n d lo v e . W e ll fo r u s i f w e c a n s a y w ith th e P s a lm is t , “ B l e s s th e L o r d , O m y s o u l ( l i f e ) , a n d a ll t h a t is w ith in m e , b le s s H is H o ly N a m e ." u A S a n c t ifie d B o d y S u ffic ie n t a t te n t io n h a s n o t b e e n p a id to w h a t th e L o r d s a y s a b o u t th e b o d y , a n d w h a t H e e x p e c ts fr o m it. W e t a l k a b o u t “ T h e s a lv a t io n o f th e s o u l ,” w h e n w e o u g h t to e m p h a s iz e th e s a lv a t io n o f th e m a n . T h e s p ir it is m a d e a liv e u n to G o d , t h a t it m a y e x p r e s s it s e l f in th e d e v o tio n o f th e s o u l, b y m e a n s o f t h e b o d y . R e m e m b e r h ow a l l th is is e x p r e s s e d in th e h o ly a n d h u m a n life o f o u r L o r d . 1. A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a S in - E m a n c ip a t e d B o d y . O n e e ffe c t o f th e d e a th o f C h r is t is , " O u r o ld m a n is c ru c ifie d w ith H im , t h a t th e b o d y o f s in m ig h t b e d e s tr o y e d ” o r “ d o n e a w a y ” ( R o m . 6 : 6 ) . T h e m a n o f o ld is n o t o n ly c ru c ifie d w ith C h r is t, b u t s in h a s n ow n o b o d y to c la im , f o r th e c r o s s h a s e n d e d a ll i t s o ld a s s o c ia t io n . 2. A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a S in - P r o h ib ite d B o d y . “ L e t n o t s in r e ig n in y o u r m o r t a l b o d y ” (R o m . 6 : 1 2 ) . H a v in g q u it te d th e r e a lm o f s in , w e n o lo n g e r r e c o g n iz e i t s m a s t e r s h ip , n o r e x p e r ie n c e it s m a s t e r y , a s w e c la im b y f a it h w h a t is t r u e f o r u s in C h r is t ’s d e a th . 3. A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a F le e h -M o rtifle d B o d y . " P u t to d e a t h th e d e e d s o f th e b o d y ” (R o m . 8 : 1 3 ) . T h e fle sh is in q u e s tio n n ow , a n d t h a t m e a n s th e o ld e v il p r in c ip le w ith in , w h ic h is n o lo n g e r a llo w e d to u s e th e m e m b e r s o f th e b o d y f o r it s e x p r e ss io n , f o r th e c r o s s h a s s e v e r e d th e o ld c o n n e c tio n . 4. A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a S p ir it-Q u ic k e n e d B o d y . “ Q u ic k e n y o u r m o r ta l b o d ie s b y H is S p i r it ” (R o m . 8 : 1 1 ) . T h e fu ln e s s o f th is W o rd w ill b e e x p e r ie n c e d s h o u ld w e b e a liv e w h en C h r is t r e t u r n s , b u t it h a s a n a p p lic a t io n to th e v iv ify in g o f o u r b o d ie s n ow , a s P a u l e x p e r ie n c e d ( 2 C o r . 1 :8 - 1 0 ; 4 : 1 0 - 1 8 ). 5. A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a C o n s e c r a te d B o d y . “ P r e s e n t y o u r b o d ie s a liv in g s a c r ific e ” (R o m . 1 2 : 1 ) . A n a c t a n d a n a t t it u d e a r e in d ic a te d b y th e w o rd “ p r e s e n t ,” a c r is is p o in t o f a b s o lu t e s u r r e n d e r , a n d a p r o c e s s life o f h o lin e s s w h ich is r e s u lt a n t u p o n th e c r is is . N o t a p r o c e s s w h ic h le a d s to a c r is is , b u t th e r e v e r s e . 6. A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a L o rd -O w n e d B o d y . " T h e b o d y f o r th e L o r d , a n d th e L o r d f o r th e b o d y ” ( 1 C o r. 6 : 1 3 ) . A
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