In the last three editions of ‘Cutting Deep,’ time has been taken to establish that the message of salvation is not a subset of some theology or doctrine. It has been said that outside salvation, there is no message in Christendom. We understood further that the same salvation message that saves the unbeliever sustains the believer. It is, therefore, imperative for every believer to heighten personal interest in the complete message of salvation with the greatest of enthusiasm.

In summary, baptism, reformation, religious rituals etc., are not individually or jointly what salvation means. It was further made clear that salvation meant coming out of one state and being released into another state. That is being taken out of sin into righteousness, out of darkness into light, out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear Son. We have also known that salvation is also life out of Sinai and life in Zion. Then again, we came to learn of salvation as the enjoyment of the Rest of God. Further to this summary of the past three Cutting Deep sessions, you are again invited to walk into yet another knowledge of higher living.

Introduction

The call to Christianity is a call to instant spiritual living. The moment of spirituality is not separate from that of becoming a Christian. The manifestation of non spiritual traits is simply negligence of our God made identity leading to forfeiture of God made destiny. Salvation neutralizes all earthly connectivity and naturalizes into spirit and spiritual realms of living.

1. Commended to God and to the word of His grace; Acts 20:32 and NOT any other gospel.

Various descriptions given to False prophets – teachers (brethren):

• Transformed ministers – 2 Corinthians 11:15
• Dogs – Philippians 3:2
• Grievous wolves – Acts 20:29
• Ravening (Ferocious) wolves – Matthew 7:15
• Heretic – Titus 3:10
• Making damnable heresies – 2 Peter 2:1
• Condemned – 2 Peter 2:3, 2 Corinthians 11:15

2. God’s original intent was not for man to become a living soul.

• Can’t receive of the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 2:14
• Can’t inherit the kingdom of God – 1 Corinthians 15:50
• Susceptible to devilish manipulations – James 3:15

But

• Extension of God – Genesis 1:26
• Manifest His nature and function – Genesis 1:28
• Exemplify God as did Jesus Christ – John 14:30

3. Entrance into Christianity is entrance into spirituality. – (Titus 3:5-7)

• Born of God – John 1:12-13
• Children of God equal with God – Psalm 82:6, John 10:34, John 5:18
• God is a Spirit – John 4:24
• He that is born of the Spirit – John 3:6
• We are His offspring – Acts 17:28-29
• Beginning spiritual with truth – Galatians 3:1-3
• A little while – John 16:16

4. God’s ultimate is for us to be quickening spirits

• 1st Adam made quickening spirit – 1 Corinthians 15:45
• We are chosen in Him before the foundation of the world – Ephesians 1:4
• Shares Christ’s characteristics – John 17:24, 1 Peter 1:19-20
• Not after thought but now manifested – 2 Timothy 1:9-10
• Life and Immortality now in light by Grace (Spirituality) quickening Spirit.
• All of this because of John 6

5. Probationary period of God dealing with us as Living Souls ended with the cross – John 16:16

• We are held in death to live as spirits Rom 7:6, 2 Cor. 5:14-15
• Wherefore – Due to, In view of, on account of, because or premised.
• Henceforth – Fleeing, departing, distancing, separating, dissociating.
• Know – Discern, discover, understand, pay attention, perceive, observe
• No man – All minus zero – Self by self, self by others, others by self.
• Flesh – Natural self dimensional life, sensuous nature, perspective of natural thinking.
• Proper apprehension of Christ – John 16:16b
• You are what you know Him to be
• If you don’t know Jesus after the spirit you would never know the Christ.