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THE GOOD FIGHT OF

FAITHBased on the book Understanding How to Fight

the Good Fight of Faith by Kenneth E. Hagin ‘The only fight the Christian is called upon to

fight is the good fight of faith’. ‘If we are in any other fight – we are in the wrong fight’.

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Understanding the New Birth ♣

• What is the new birth? 2nd Corinthians 5:17• Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new

creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. Generally expresses as being born again.

• What creature is being referred to here? • The inward man. Our spirit – 2nd Corth. 4:16

• What happens to our body (the outward man)? Is our body also born again?

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Understanding the New Birth ♣

• What are we to do with our body (the outward man)?• 1st Corth 9:27 – Bring it into subjection to the inward

man (our spirit)

• How are we to achieve this? • Thru the help of the Holy Spirit and the renewing of our

minds with the Word of God. 1st Peter 2:2, Rom 10:17

• Remission of sins vs. Forgiveness of sins• To the new believer your past sins are completely

blotted outHow can a lack of understanding of the New Birth hinder ones faith?Jesus is Lord

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Understanding Our Place in Him ♣

• God looks at things from a spiritual stand point? John 4: 24, Prov. 16:2, Prov. 21:2

• In Him We Have Redemption – Hebrews 9:12• Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own

blood he (Jesus) entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

• Tricky Quiz – When were you saved?

• What other benefits and priviledges do we have in Christ?• Our redemptive rights – From what are we redeemed? –

Ephesians 1:6-7, Galatians 3:13

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Understanding Our Place in Him ♣

• What other benefits and priviledges do we have in Christ?• Gifts of salvation, righteousness, eternal life etc.• In Him we are blessed – Eph. 1:3• Is knowing God’s promises sufficient enough to

enable us receive the benefits of His promises? Rom 10:9-10

• The ministry of reconciliation – 2nd Corth. 5:18 - 19

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Understanding Righteousness ♣

• With the heart man believes unto righteousness – Rom. 10:10

• Righteousness is a gift – Rom. 5:17• As such you do not grow in righteousness

• A lack of understanding of righteousness – right standing with God is a major hindrance to faith amongst Christians

• In Christ we become the righteousness of God when we are born again. 2nd Corth. 5: 17, 21• Thus, as believers, we are born righteous at the new birth!

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Understanding Our Legal Right to the Name of Jesus ♣• The name of Jesus. What a name! Philippians 2:9- 10• Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him

a name which is above every name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.

• The name Jesus is meant for use by the body of Christ which is the church. Eph. 1:21-23, 1st Corth. 12:27-28

• Believers are authorized to use the name of Jesus in prayer (John 16:23-24) and as delegated by our Lord and savior Jesus (Mark 16: 17-18) etc.

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Understanding How To Act on God’s Word ♣

• Faith is an act. We have to act on God’s word to get the desired result. James 2:26

• Our motives must be right and our actions and words must both agree with God’s Word.

• Putting the Word to work on our behalf – 2nd Chron. 20:15, Heb. 4:3, 1st Peter 5:7, 1st John 4:4

• Learn to walk in victory – 1st John 4:4, Rom 8:37, 2nd Corinthians 2:14-15, 1st Corinthians 13:8, Rom 5:5

His Word is sufficient – He exalts His Word more than His name…Jesus is Lord

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Understanding Our Confession ♣

• As Christians we are to confess our Faith. Rom. 10 – 9-10

• Salvation demands confession – Math.10:32, Rom. 10:10

• If we confess weakness, failure, sickness etc. we destroy faith

• We are to hold fast our confession – Heb. 4:14

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Understanding Our Confession ♣

• When our spoken word (confession) and our believe (faith) are in agreement and are also in line with God’s Word we have what we say – Mark 11:23

• What do you believe? What do you confess especially subconsciously?

• We are to renew our mind with the Word of God• So our beliefs line up with God’s Word – Joshua 1:8,

Rom. 10:17

• Confess your faithJesus is Lord

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In Summary ♣

• The only fight the Christian is called upon to fight is the good fight of faith

• The major hindrance to faith is a lack of knowledge of God’s Word.

• Faith is an act. Christians should act on God’s Word• Confess your faith – The fight of faith comes in

holding fast to our confession of faith.• We are more than conquerors through Him who

loved us.

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THANK YOU ♣

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