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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

2 Tim 2:4,2 Tim 2:4, “No soldier in active service “No soldier in active service

entangles himself in the affairs entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he of everyday life, so that he

may please the one who may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.”enlisted him as a soldier.”

John 16:1-6John 16:1-6

The Importance of The Importance of Preparedness.Preparedness.

John 16:4John 16:4

The Importance of The Importance of Recalling Bible Recalling Bible

Doctrine.Doctrine.

Bible doctrine prepares Bible doctrine prepares the believer priest for the believer priest for

any traumatic experience, any traumatic experience, including religious including religious

persecution and persecution and martyrdom. martyrdom.

Jesus teaches us before the Jesus teaches us before the shock breaks out, so that shock breaks out, so that

we are fortified within our we are fortified within our souls with B.D., to be souls with B.D., to be

sustained throughout the sustained throughout the ordeal and be victorious.ordeal and be victorious.

There is a great contrast There is a great contrast between the ignorance of the between the ignorance of the

religious crowd and the religious crowd and the power of EPIGNOSIS power of EPIGNOSIS

doctrine (the Word of God doctrine (the Word of God resident within your soul). resident within your soul).

Bible Doctrine is the only Bible Doctrine is the only power that can defeat the power that can defeat the

onslaught of Satan’s onslaught of Satan’s Cosmic System.Cosmic System.

The intended result of The intended result of teaching God’s Word is for teaching God’s Word is for

the disciple to apply it, the disciple to apply it, especially in the time of especially in the time of

trouble.trouble.

““Their hour’ - Just as Jesus’ Their hour’ - Just as Jesus’ “hour” would certainly come, “hour” would certainly come,

John 2:4, so would His John 2:4, so would His enemies “hour” come. The enemies “hour” come. The

former to save the world, the former to save the world, the latter to destroy Christians.latter to destroy Christians.

““May remember”May remember” – – MENMONEUO, Present, MENMONEUO, Present,

Active, Subjunctive: Active, Subjunctive: “remember, keep in mind, “remember, keep in mind, think of, to call to mind or think of, to call to mind or

bearing in mind.” bearing in mind.”

The intended result of The intended result of teaching B.D. is for you to teaching B.D. is for you to remember it to help in time remember it to help in time

of need. of need.

It is the volitional It is the volitional responsibility of the responsibility of the

disciple to recall B.D. in disciple to recall B.D. in times of trouble. times of trouble.

John 16:4a,John 16:4a,“To the contrary, these things I “To the contrary, these things I

have spoken to you all, have spoken to you all, areare for the for the intended resultintended result that whenever their that whenever their hour (hour (persecutionspersecutions) comes you all ) comes you all

may remember them (may remember them (Bible Bible DoctrinesDoctrines), that I have spoken ), that I have spoken

(categorically (categorically taughttaught) to you all.”) to you all.”

PrinciplesPrinciples::1. Jesus has given us 1. Jesus has given us

enough information to enough information to have an erected ECS. have an erected ECS.

2. Out of memory and the 2. Out of memory and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, ministry of the Holy Spirit,

we build our ECS. we build our ECS.

3. Knowledge of Bible 3. Knowledge of Bible doctrine is the only doctrine is the only

preparation, the only preparation, the only provision for adversity and provision for adversity and for religious persecution. for religious persecution.

4. Real pressure in your 4. Real pressure in your life demands the erection life demands the erection of the ECS, to combat its of the ECS, to combat its

evil intentions. evil intentions.

5. The intention of the 5. The intention of the teaching of B.D. is that teaching of B.D. is that

when the trials may come, when the trials may come, they will not be a detriment they will not be a detriment

to your faith. to your faith.

Rather, the doctrine will be Rather, the doctrine will be an aid, especially since an aid, especially since

Christ has already Christ has already anticipated your trials.anticipated your trials.

6. There are four stages 6. There are four stages involved in you building involved in you building

doctrine in your soul.doctrine in your soul.

a. Stage one, the Pastor a. Stage one, the Pastor teaches the mystery doctrine teaches the mystery doctrine of the Church Age to a group of the Church Age to a group of believers. This doctrine is of believers. This doctrine is called LOGOS or the Word called LOGOS or the Word

of God.of God.

b. Stage two, the enabling b. Stage two, the enabling power and ministry of the power and ministry of the

Holy Spirit teaches the Holy Spirit teaches the believer’s human spirit, believer’s human spirit, called the PNEUMA. called the PNEUMA.

The believer must be filled The believer must be filled with the Spirit for the Holy with the Spirit for the Holy

Spirit to be able to teach Spirit to be able to teach the human spirit. the human spirit.

Where there is positive Where there is positive volition, the Holy Spirit volition, the Holy Spirit

will turn that information will turn that information into PNEUMATIKOS, into PNEUMATIKOS, which means spiritual which means spiritual

phenomena understood.phenomena understood.

c. Stage three, c. Stage three, PNEUMATIKOS is PNEUMATIKOS is

automatically transferred to automatically transferred to the left lobe of the soul, the the left lobe of the soul, the NOUS, where it becomes NOUS, where it becomes

GNOSIS doctrine. GNOSIS doctrine.

In the left lobe of the soul, In the left lobe of the soul, this information is this information is

academically understood - academically understood - receptive comprehension.receptive comprehension.

d. Stage four, GNOSIS d. Stage four, GNOSIS doctrine is transferred from doctrine is transferred from

the left lobe to the right the left lobe to the right lobe or KARDIA of the lobe or KARDIA of the soul where it becomes soul where it becomes EPIGNOSIS doctrine. EPIGNOSIS doctrine.

It is your faith perception It is your faith perception that accepts the that accepts the

academically understood academically understood information as spiritual information as spiritual

phenomena, converting it phenomena, converting it into EPIGNOSIS. into EPIGNOSIS.

7. There are three R’s in the 7. There are three R’s in the perception of Bible doctrine.perception of Bible doctrine.

a. Reception, stages 1-3.a. Reception, stages 1-3.b. Retention, stage 4.b. Retention, stage 4.

c. Recall which is application c. Recall which is application to life. 1 Cor 2:4-16to life. 1 Cor 2:4-16

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Tape # 11-011Tape # 11-011

The Importance of PreparednessThe Importance of PreparednessThe Importance of Recalling Bible DoctrineThe Importance of Recalling Bible Doctrine

Upper Room Discourse, Part 463Upper Room Discourse, Part 463      

John 16:4; 1 Cor 2:4-16 John 16:4; 1 Cor 2:4-16 

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011