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DIE TO SELF

PROCESS OF SUBSTITUTION

JN 12-24

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I) SEPARATION FROM THE OLD MAN

        A) DIE TO THE FLESH Jn 12-24

                    1) The Ministry Of Dying To Self

a                         a) Die to self to minister to God  verses

                                    2Cor 5-8,9,14-17         Heb 9,8-10         Jm 4,1-10

                                    Gal 2,17-21                          12,1-13        1Pet 2-24

                                    Eph 5-1,2                              13,10-15              4-1,2

                                    Phi 2,1-8                               5,7-14

                      b) Die to self to minister to people

b                                 I- die to self to encourage the strong  verses

                                            Jn 6-50                1The 2-8          2Tim 2,9-11

                                                 15,12-14         Ph 10-16         1Jn 3-16

                                            Eph 3-1,13

c                                 II- die to self to help the weak  verses

                                            Rom 15,1-3         2Cor 12-15         2The 3,7-9

                                            1Cor 8-13            Gal 4-19              Tit 3-8,14

                    2) Dying To Receive The Glory Of God

d                         a) Die to self through prayer  verses

                                    1Cor 7-5         Rev 8-3,4         Rev 12-6

                                    1Tim 5-5

e                         b) Die to self to be set free  verses

                                    Rom 7,1-6         Gal 5-13                  Heb 9-27

                                    2Cor 7-1            2Tim 2,20-22         1Pet 4-6,7

f                          c) Die to self to know the revelation of God  verses

                                    Jn 7-17                   Phi 3,7-14                     Heb 13-22

                                    2Cor 2,14-16         Heb 12,18-21,25         Jm 1,2-9,21

g                         d) Dying to self precedes the resurrection  verses

                                    Lk 16-16,17         1Cor 15,35-38         Rev 2-10

                                    Jn 12,23-26         Col 3,1-9                          5,6-9

                    3) Spirit Versus The Flesh Mk 14-38

h                         a) Deny the flesh to walk in the Spirit  verses

                                    Lk 9-23                      Gal 4,21-31          Jm 2-12,13

                                    Rom 6,6-14               Eph 4,22-24         1Pet 1-17,18

                                             7,1-6                 Phi 3,3-11                      2-11

                                             8,4-8,12,13      Heb 12-1                        4-5,6

i                          b) Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak  verses

                                    Mat 26-41         Rom 7,14-25         2Tim 3-6

                                    Mk 14-38          Phi 1,21-26

j                          c) Trying to work the Spirit by the flesh  verses

                                    Act 8,9-24         Gal 3,1-5                   Jm 4,1-10

                                    1Cor 9-26,27           5-13,16,17         1Jn 2,15-17

 

 

188

Die To Self -- Spirit VS the Flesh    (Context)

 

a                   4) Dying to self takes discipline  verses

                            Lk 14,26-35        1Tim 4-7,8,15         Jm 1-26,27

                            1Cor 15-31         2Tim 1-7                        3,2-8

b                   5) Dying to self keeps you on God’s course  verses

                            Act 27,18-44         1Tim 1-19,20         2Tim 4-7

                            1Cor 9,24-27

        B) SUFFERING 1PET 4-1,2

                    1) Growing Pains

c                         a) Growing outwardly  verses

                                    Act 20,22-27         2Cor 7,4-6         2Tim 2-3,9

                                           21,11-14         1The 3,1-5                  3,10-12

                                    2Cor 6,4-10                    2-1,2,14-16

d                         b) Growing inwardly  verses

                                    2Cor 1,3-10         Col 2-1,2         Heb 10,32-36

                                    Gal 4-19

e                  2) Suffering the will of God in your life  verses

                                Act 9,13-16           2The 1,3-7               Heb 11,24-26,35-38

                                      16,22-25         2Tim 1-8,12             1Pet 5-1,9,10

                                1Cor 4,8-16          Heb 2-9,10,18         Rev 2-10

                                         9,3-6,12-19

f                   3) Suffering righteousness  verses

                            2Cor 4-8              Phi 3-10          Heb 12,1-4

                            Gal 3-4                 Col 1-24         1Pet 3-14,17

                            Phi 1-29,30         1Tim 4-7,8               4,12-19

g                   4) Enduring your circumstances  verses

                            Rom 5,2-5         Phi 4-14         1Pet 2,18-23

                            2Cor 8-2           Jm 5-13

        C) SORROW 2COR 7-9,10

                    1 ) Grieving Over Your Own Loss

h                         a) Grieving over your sinful nature  verses

                                    Mat 5-4                  2Cor 6-10         Jm 4-9,10

                                           26-75                        7,8-11            5-1

                                    Rom 8,16-23         Heb 12-11

i                          b) Grieving over your circumstances  verses

                                    1Pet 2-19,20         Rev 5-4,5         Rev 18,9-11,15-19

j                          c) Grieving over your loved ones  verses

                                    Jn 16-5,6,20-22         Phi 2-27         1The 4-13

                                    2Cor 2-10

k                   2) Grieving over the loss of others  verses

                            Rom 9,1-3         2Cor 12-20,21         Phi 3-18,19

                                     12-15

 

 

189

Die To Self -- Holy Sacrifice    (Context)

 

        D) HOLY SACRIFICE ROM 12-1

a                   1) The smell of death  verses

                            Mk 14,3-8              Phi 4-18         Rev 8-4

                            2Cor 2-15,16         Heb 9,1-4             14-11

                            Eph 5-2                  Jd-23                     19-3

b                   2) Holy offering  verses

                            Mat 5-23,24         2Cor 11-2,3         Col 1-24,28

                            1Cor 5,6-8           Phi 1-4                  2Tim 4-6

                                      9,3-23               2-17                Heb 8-3

c                   3) Acceptable sacrifice  verses

                            Act 10,13-15        2The 1-4,5,11,12        1Pet 2-4,5

                            Rom 12-1             Heb 11-4                      Rev 14,9-11

                            1Cor 7-1,29-35            12-28,29                      19-3

d                   4) Costly sacrifice  verses

                            Mat 2-11           Rom 15,26-28             Phi 4-18

                            2Cor 9,1-15     1Tim 6,6-8,17,18        1Tim 8,1-5,10-15

                            Lk 18,28-30             

        E) MARTYR (Literally dying to self) REV 16-5,6

e                   1) Tested for faithfulness to the death  verses

                            Jn 21-18,19         Heb 5,7-9         Rev 2-10

                            Act 12,1-3                    11,35-40          7-14,15

                            2Cor 5-1                       12,1-3              14-13

                            Heb 2-9,10,14-18

f                    2) Martyrs bring about the judgment of God  verses

                            1Cor 3-16,17         Rev 17-1,6         Rev 19-2

                            Rev 6,9-11                     18,19-24            20-4

g                   3) Martyrs witness to the life of God  verses

                            Act 20,22-31          Phi 1,20-25         Rev 2-13

                                   21,11-14          Jm 1-12                      12-11

h                   4) Dying to self through persecution  verses

                            Lk 21,16-18         Act 14,19-21         Rev 13-7

                            Act 7,51-60          Rev 12-4

i                   5) Jesus was a martyr  verses

                            Jn 6,37-40,47-58         Heb 6,17-20         Heb 9,7-28

                                 10-11,15,17,18               7-26,27                 10-10

        F) MASOCHISM (Self-made martyr) Mat 5-29,30

                    1) Fasting Mat 9-14,15

j                          a) Fasting simulates dying to self  verses

                                    Mat 4-2         Act 13-2,3          Heb 13,11-15

                                           17-21            14-23           1Jn 3-16

                                    Mk 9-29         Rom 14-6          Rev 13-10

                                    Jn 4,31-34

k                         b) Fasting is a state of mourning  verses

                                    Mat 6,16-18         Lk 5,33-35         Act 27,33-36

                                           9-14,15         Act 9-9                Jm 4-9,10

                                    Mk 2,18-20

 

 

190

Die To Self -- Masochism    (Context)

 

a                   2) Laying your body on the altar  verses

                            Act 16,22-30         Rom 16-3,4          Gal 6-14,15

                            Rom 6,1-23           1Cor 4,9-13          Heb 8-3

                                     12,1-3           2Cor 4,10-12,16-18

b                   3) Taking your sinful nature by force  verses

                            Mat 5-29,30             1Cor 9-27                      Jm 4,6-10

                                   10-38                 Heb 2-9,10,14-18         1Pet 4-1,2,12-19

                            Rom 8-17,18,22,23         5,7-9                       Rev 17-16

c                   4) Passing through the fire  verses

                            1Cor 3,12-15         1Cor 7-9         Rev 3-18

                            2Pet 3,5-7,10-12

d                   5) Self-afflictions that are against the will of God  verses

                            Mk 5-5              Gal 5-12               Col 2-18,20-23

                            Act 16-28         Eph 5-28,29         1Tim 6-9,10

        G) CIRCUMCISION (Old covenant sign of obedience) Commentary  COL 2-11

                    1) Undressing Eph 4-22

e                         a) Taking off your sins  verses

                                    Mk 10-50                 Col 3-8,9         Jm 1-21

                                    Rom 13,12-14         2Tim 2-4               4-8,9

                                    Eph 4-22,25            Heb 12-1         1Pet 2-1

f                          b) Dismantling the outer tabernacle  verses

                                    Rom 14-20,21         Heb 1-12            Heb 10-8,9,35

                                    2Cor 5,1-4                        8,7-13        2Pet 1-14

                                    1Tim 5-11,12                   9,8-10

g                         c) Naked before God  verses

                                   Mk 4-41         1Cor 11-5,6,13         Heb 10,26-31

                    2) Circumcision Is A Sign Of Obedience

h                         a) Circumcision is a sign of believing  verses

                                    Rom 3-1,2           Rom 15-7,8         Phi 3-3,5

                                             4,9-13         Eph 2-11             Col 4-11

i                          b) Obedience by the Spirit makes circumcision obsolete  verses

                                    Rom 2,25-29         1Cor 7-18,19         Col 2,11-13

                                             6-6                 Gal 2-3

j                          c) Symbolism over substance  verses

                                    Act 21-20,21          Gal 2,11-14               Gal 6,12-15

                                           15-1,5,10,11          5,2-6,11,12         Col 3-11

        H) BAPTISM (New covenant sign of obedience) Commentary  ROM 6-3,4

k                   1) Baptism of the Holy Spirit  verses

                            Mat 3-11         Jn 1-33         Act 10,44-48

                            Mk 1-8            Act 1-4,5,8          18,24-28

                            Lk 3-16                  8,14-21        19,2-6

 

 

191

Die To Self -- Baptism    (Context)

 

a                   2) Immersed in His Spirit  verses

                            Lk 1-15,40-45         Jn 3-34                1Tim 4-15,16

                                 11,11-13             Eph 4-5                Heb 10-22

                                 24-49                          5,25-27         2Pet 3,5-12

                            Col 1-19,20

b                   3) Baptism symbolizes death, burial and resurrection  verses

                            Rom 6-3,4         Col 2-12,13         1Pet 3-21

                            Gal 3-27            1Cor 15,12-58

        I) EXTRACT THE LEAVEN 1COR 5-7

c                   1) Extract the leaven of hypocrisy  verses

                            Lk 12-1           Jm 1-6,21         1Jn 1,5-7

                            Jn 13,8-10            3-6,13-17           3-3

                            Rom 12-9             4,7-10

d                   2) Extract the leaven of false doctrine  verses

                            Mat 13-52           Act 21-20,21        Heb 11-14,15

                            Act 13,6-12         Gal 5-9                 1Jn 2-7,8

                                   15-1,2,5,8-11

e                   3) Extract the leaven from the church  verses

                            Mat 3,10-12         1Cor 5,6-8,13         1Jn 2-18,19

II) THE RESULT OF PUTTING OFF THE OLD MAN

        A) SET APART  ROM 1-1

f                   1) God sanctifies us through our devotion to Him  verses

                            Lk 9-51                   Rom 6,1-23         2Tim 2-20,21

                            Jn 17,11-19           1Cor 4,9-16         1Pet 3-15

                            Act 21-13,14         1Tim 3-1,13         Rev 20-4

g                   2) God sanctifies us by His doing  verses

                            Act 15-14         1The 5-23         Heb 10-10,14

                            1Cor 1-30         Heb 2-11                  13-12,13

                            Gal 4-30,31              9-13,14

h                   3) God sanctifies us through His calling  verses

                            Jn 10-35,36         1Cor 1-2              Gal 1-15,16

                            Act 13-2,3                      9,1-6          Heb 7-26

                            Rom 1-1

i                   4) Set apart from sin  verses

                            1Cor 5,9-13             Eph 5,3-14         1Tim 2-15

                                     11,27-32         1The 4,3-8          Heb 12-14

j                   5) Set apart from the world  verses

                            2Cor 5,14-20          Gal 6,14-16         Rev 18-4

                                      6,14-18          Rev 15-2

k                   6) Set apart by faith in the truth  verses

                            Act 20-32         1Cor 7-14             2The 2-13

                                   26-18         Eph 5-26,27         1Tim 4,3-5

l                   7) Set apart by the Holy Spirit  verses

                            Rom 15-15,16         1Cor 6-11         1Pet 1-2

 

 

192

Die To Self -- Gain By Losing    (Context)

 

        B) GAIN BY LOSING (A Paradox) MAT 19-21

                    1) Life For Life

a                         a) Losing your life to gain God’s life  verses

                                    Mk 8,34-38         Jn 10-11,14-18         2Cor 5-14,15,21

                                          15-37                  12,23-26              Phi 1-21

                                    Lk 9,22-27          1Cor 15,35-44          2Tim 4,6-8

                                         17-33             2Cor 4,8-18

b                         b) Losing your life to gain God’s purpose  verses

                                    Jn 3-30                  1Cor 7,29-31            Heb 2,9-18

                                    Act 20,22-24         2Cor 11,5-13,23-30         3,6-19

                                    Rom 8,4-13           2The 2-13,14                    4,1-11

                                    1Cor 4,5-16

c                         c) Losing your identity to gain God’s identity  verses

                                    Mat 5,38-48         Lk 7,6-10         Phi 3,3-11

                                           18,3-5                 10-21

                    2) Receiving From God By Substitution

d                         a) Wheeling and dealing in God’s spiritual economy  verses

                                    Mat 13,44-46         Lk 11-41              Phi 4,14-19

                                           19-21                    19,12-27        1Tim 6-18,19

                                           25-16,17         2Cor 9,5-15         Mk 12-17  

e                         b) Committed in the natural to receive in the spiritual  verses

                                    Lk 12,35-44         Gal 5,16-18         1Pet 1-6,7

                                    1Cor 9-27                   6,8-10

                    3) Waiting For God To Do It His Way

f                          a) Lose your rights to gain His vindication  verses

                                    Mat 26-63         1Cor 6-12         2Cor 7,8-11

                                    Rom 12,17-21            9-19         2The 1-4,5,10

g                         b) Being patient to receive something better  verses

                                    Jn 5,1-9                                  2Tim 2-12         Heb 11,35-40

                                         11,3-6,17,21,38-45         1Pet 5,8-10

                                    Gal 4,21-31

                    4) Gain God’s Kingdom To Lose The Domain Of Darkness

h                         a) Gain integrity to lose the world’s respect  verses

                                    Mat 27,11-14,27-35         Lk 3-15,16         Heb 10,32-36

i                          b) Gain heaven to lose the world  verses

                                    Mat 19,27-30         Lk 18,28-30         Rev 12-11

III) TURN FROM SIN TO GOD

        A) REPENT MAT 4-17  (Commentary)

                    1) Stop Practicing Sin

j                          a) Stop sinning  verses

                                    Jn 8-11               Eph 4,25-31         1Pet 3,9-12

                                    1Cor 15-34        2Tim 2-19             Rev 2,14-16

                                    2Cor 7-1            1Pet 1,14-17

k                         b) Run from sin  verses

                                    Lk 17,29-33         1Cor 10-14         2Tim 2-22,23

                                    1Cor 6-18            1Tim 6-11           Rev 18-4

 

 

193

Die To Self -- Repent    (Context)

 

a                         c) Be zealous and repent  verses

                                    Lk 17-3,4         Heb 12-13         Rev 3,15-20

                                    Tit 2,11-14

                    2) Turn From Your Evil Ways

b                         a) Turn from sin  verses

                                    Mat 3-1,2         Lk 3-3              Act 17-30

                                    Mk 1-4             Act 13-24         Heb 6-1

                                          6-12

c                         b) Turn to God  verses

                                    Mat 4-17         Act 20-20,21         2Pet 3-9

                                    Mk 1-15          1Pet 2-25              Rev 1-12

                                    Lk 22-31,32

d                         c) Turn from sin to God  verses

                                    Act 2,37-40         Act 14-15         1The 1-9,10

                                           3,17-19

                    3) Bring Forth Fruit In Keeping With Repentance

e                         a) Testimony of Paul’s life  verses

                                    Act 9,19-22            Act 26,4-20        Gal 1,13-24

                                           22,18-20         1Cor 15-9           1Tim 1,12-16

f                          b) Instruction to the church  verses

                                    Mat 3-8          Eph 5,7-12             1Pet 4,1-5

                                    Lk 3-7,8         2The 3-11,12         Rev 2-4,5

                                         13,6-9

g                   4) God grants repentance  verses

                            Act 3-26          1Cor 14-24,25         2Tim 2,23-26         Rom 2-4

                                   5-31          2Cor 4-1,2                Tit 3,3-5                 Col 1,21-23

                                   11-18        Eph 2,1-10               1Jn 5-16

h                   5) Repent from not renewing your mind  verses

                            Jn 11,21-27         Act 8,18-24         Heb 5,11-14

                                 13,6-10

i                    6) Making amends with people you offended  verses

                            Lk 19,5-10         2Tim 4-11         1Pet 3-1

j                    7) Consequences for not repenting  verses

                            Mat 11,20-24         Lk 13,1-5              Heb 12-17

                                   12-41,42               16,24-31         Rev 2,20-25

                                   22,10-14         Rom 2-5                       3,1-5

        B) RUN TO GOD  HEB 12-1

k                   1) Run to God to avoid running from Him  verses

                            Mk 13,21-23,33-37         Rom 7,14-25         Jm 4,7-10

                            Lk 15,17-22                     1Tim 6-11              1Pet 3,10-12

                                 21-36                           2Tim 2-22              2Pet 2-18

                            Jn 6,66-69                        Heb 13-13             1Jn 1-7,9

l                   2) Run to God in your freedom to choose righteousness  verses

                            Mat 13,44-46         Lk 23,40-43         1Cor 7,32-35         

                            Mk 2,3-12               Jn 3-21                          14-1        

                                  5,6-8                 Rom 6,8-22          Lk 7,36-50

                            2Pet 1,5-8

 

 

194

Die To Self -- Run to God    (Context)

 

a                   3) Run the race that is set before us  verses

                            Rom 4,18-22         Phi 3,7-14          Heb 10,19-23

                            1Cor 9,24-27         Heb 4-6,7,15,16        11,1-40

                            Phi 2-16                          5,7-9                   12,1-4,13-15

b                   4) Run to Jesus when He calls for you  verses

                            Mat 13-8,9,23         Jn 11,28-35         1Tim 1,12-16

                            Mk 10,46-52           Act 8,27-29          1Pet 2-4,5,21,25

                            Lk 19,1-10

c                   5) Running to meet Jesus prior to His visitation  verses

                            Mat 25,1-10              Jn 20,3-6          Jm 5,7-9

                            Jn 11-20,28,29         Heb 6-18          Rev 3,7-13

d                   6) Run to God from your enemies  verses

                            Act 4,23-31         2Cor 12,7-10         Gal 5-7

                                   7,54-60

        C) HATE EVIL ROM 12-9

                    1) Condemning Sin

e                         a) Hate evil by being innocent of it  verses

                                    Rom 16-19         1The 5-22            Jd-23

                                    1Cor 14-20         1Pet 4-3,15         Rev 2-6,24

                                    2Cor 7-11           1Jn 2-1

f                          b) Judging evil  verses

                                    Act 13,9-11          Tit 1-12,13         Rev 2-2

                                    Eph 5-11,12         Heb 12-2                   16-2

                                            6,10-13         2Jn-10,11

                    2) Victory Over Sin

g                         a) Hate evil by loving good  verses

                                    Rom 7,7-25         1Cor 13-6         Heb 3-12

                                             12-9             Heb 1-9            1Jn 3,4-15

                                    1Cor 10-6

h                         b) Hate evil by doing good  verses

                                    Rom 6,11-22           Tit 2-11,12          1Jn 2,15-17

                                             12,17-21         1Pet 3,9-12        3Jn-11

                                    Gal 6-14

        D) YIELDING ROM 6,11-13

i                   1) Yield to God’s right to direct your way  verses

                            Jn 3-21              Rom 6,11-23          Eph 5,22-24,33

                                 5-19,30         2Cor 6,11-13         Heb 5,7-9

                                 6,38-40         Gal 5-1

j                   2) Confessing your sin to God  verses

                            Mat 3-6                 Act 19,17-19         Jm 5,14-16

                            Lk 15,17-24         Eph 5-13                1Jn 1-9

                                  23-40,41

k                   3) Antithesis: Yielding to sin  verses

                            Jn 13,23-30         1Tim 5-6,7,14,15         2Pet 2,1-3

 

 

 

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