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Pastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

Sunday, June 27, 2010Sunday, June 27, 2010

www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org

John 15:12-13John 15:12-13

A Relaxed Mental A Relaxed Mental Attitude creates capacity Attitude creates capacity

for Impersonal Love!for Impersonal Love!

Human Spirit

Doctrinal OrientationDoctrinal Orientation

Mastery, Details of LifeMastery, Details of Life

Relaxed Mental AttitudeRelaxed Mental Attitude

3 Categories of Love3 Categories of Love

(God, Right Man/Woman, Mankind)(God, Right Man/Woman, Mankind)

+ Happiness of God+ Happiness of God

Doctrine of Relaxed Doctrine of Relaxed Mental Attitude (RMA)Mental Attitude (RMA)

A RMA is the high thinking A RMA is the high thinking of the Christian life. It is of the Christian life. It is

having a mental attitude that having a mental attitude that is completely trusting in God is completely trusting in God

and His Word in every and His Word in every situation.situation.

God has given us the God has given us the greatest power in the greatest power in the

universe so that we are able universe so that we are able to have a RMA and to have a RMA and therefore love in all therefore love in all

situations. Eph 1:19-20situations. Eph 1:19-20

Principles: Principles: The average believer does The average believer does not know anything about not know anything about God’s superior power or God’s superior power or how God has delegated it how God has delegated it

to us through thought.to us through thought.

Instead we have a lot of Instead we have a lot of mindless emotional activity mindless emotional activity

rather than doctrinal rather than doctrinal thinking. thinking.

God’s delegation of Divine God’s delegation of Divine power depends on post-power depends on post-

salvation renewing of your salvation renewing of your mind, Rom 12:2-3, that mind, Rom 12:2-3, that

comes in the form of thinking comes in the form of thinking metabolized Bible doctrine.metabolized Bible doctrine.

This system of thought This system of thought called B.D. produces a called B.D. produces a

Relaxed Mental Attitude Relaxed Mental Attitude because of Divine viewpoint because of Divine viewpoint

and is from the content of and is from the content of the infallible Word of God.the infallible Word of God.

What you really are as a What you really are as a person is what you really person is what you really

think, not what you appear to think, not what you appear to be on the surface, the way be on the surface, the way

you are dressed or groomed, you are dressed or groomed, but what goes on inside in but what goes on inside in

your soul.your soul.

The real you is the thought The real you is the thought content of your soul. The content of your soul. The

soul is the place where you soul is the place where you think or do not think. think or do not think.

Personality is not the real Personality is not the real person; thought is.person; thought is.

Prov 23:7a, Prov 23:7a, “For as a person thinks “For as a person thinks

in his soul so he is.”in his soul so he is.”

The delegation of Divine The delegation of Divine power includes:power includes:

The delegation of Divine The delegation of Divine power includes:power includes:

1) The content of thought; 1) The content of thought; Bible doctrine with emphasis Bible doctrine with emphasis on the Mystery Doctrine of on the Mystery Doctrine of

the Church Age.the Church Age.

2) The communication of 2) The communication of this thought through the this thought through the

spiritual gift of your right spiritual gift of your right Pastor-Teacher.Pastor-Teacher.

3) The concentration of the 3) The concentration of the believer on Bible doctrine believer on Bible doctrine

as it is being taught. as it is being taught. Concentration is a matter Concentration is a matter of your priorities in life. of your priorities in life.

Living your spiritual life Living your spiritual life is thinking Divine is thinking Divine

viewpoint which gives viewpoint which gives you a RMA.you a RMA.

Concentration on the teaching Concentration on the teaching of Bible doctrine reflects four of Bible doctrine reflects four

things in your life:things in your life:

Concentration on the teaching Concentration on the teaching of Bible doctrine reflects four of Bible doctrine reflects four

things in your life:things in your life:1) The values in your life.1) The values in your life.

Concentration on the teaching Concentration on the teaching of Bible doctrine reflects four of Bible doctrine reflects four

things in your life:things in your life:1) The values in your life.1) The values in your life.2) Your motivation in life.2) Your motivation in life.

Concentration on the teaching Concentration on the teaching of Bible doctrine reflects four of Bible doctrine reflects four

things in your life:things in your life:1) The values in your life.1) The values in your life.2) Your motivation in life.2) Your motivation in life.

3) Your mental attitude in life.3) Your mental attitude in life.

Concentration on the teaching Concentration on the teaching of Bible doctrine reflects four of Bible doctrine reflects four

things in your life:things in your life:1) The values in your life.1) The values in your life.2) Your motivation in life.2) Your motivation in life.

3) Your mental attitude in life.3) Your mental attitude in life.4) Your spiritual status quo.4) Your spiritual status quo.

John 4:24, John 4:24, “God is spirit, and those who “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in worship him must worship in ((the filling of thethe filling of the) Spirit and ) Spirit and truth (truth (metabolized B.D.metabolized B.D.).”).”

Phil 2:5, Phil 2:5, “Keep on having this “Keep on having this mental attitude in you mental attitude in you

which was also in Christ which was also in Christ Jesus.” Jesus.”

Cf. 2 Cor 5:1, 6‑8Cf. 2 Cor 5:1, 6‑8

Col 3:2, Col 3:2, “Set your mind (RMA) “Set your mind (RMA) on the things above, not on the things above, not on the things that are on on the things that are on

earth.”earth.”

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, June 27, 2010

Tape # 10-072

Impersonal Love Motivates Relaxed Mental Attitude

Upper Room Discourse, Part 387

John 15:12-13; 1 John 3:23; Eph 1:19-20

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010