"And he (Abraham) believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness." Genesis 15:6

This is a significant verse and is quoted thrice in the New Testament
1. Galatians 3:6 - The emphasis here is on "believed".
2. Romans 4:3 - The emphasis here is on "counted".
3. James 2:23 - The emphasis here is on "righteousness".

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ... For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:35, 38-39

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-21

The security of a true believer abiding in the Love of Christ and God is illustrated by the fact that he cannot be separated by these things.
1. Tribulation
2. Distress
3. Persecution
4. Famine
5. Nakedness
6. Peril
7. Sword
8. Death
9. Life
10. Angels
11. Principalities
12. Powers
13. Things present
14. Things to come
15. Height
16. Depth
17. Any other creature

The insecurity of a false professor who walks carnally as demonstrated by these works of the flesh that are practised by those who do not inherit the Kingdom of God.
1. Adultery
2. Fornication
3. Uncleanness
4. Lasciviousness
5. Idolatry
6. Witchcraft
7. Hatred
8. Variance
9. Emulations
10. Wrath
11. Strife
12. Seditions
13. Heresies
14. Envyings
15. Murders
16. Drunkenness
17. Revellings
18. Such like

Edited 12 January 2010

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20

The Secret of His Exemplary Life - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live
The Sign of His Exchanged Life - yet not I, but Christ liveth in me
The Scope of His Expanding Life - and the life which I now live in the flesh
The Strength of His Exceptional Life - I live by the faith of the Son of God
The Song of His Exultant Life - Who loved me, and gave Himself for me

Thomas Bentley

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

"Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day .... that ye might know that I am the LORD your God." Deuteronomy 29:4, 6

* Reflection - ye might know
* Perception - eyes to see
* Testimony - ears to hear
* Intuition - heart to perceive

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life;" 1 John 1:1

* Reflection - looked upon
* Perception - hands have handled
* Testimony - heard
* Intuition - seen with our eyes

"And that He was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, He was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, He was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all He was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time." 1 Corinthians 15:5-8

Named Witnesses
* Cephas - Friend
* James - Family
* Paul - Foe

Numerous Witnesses
* Twelve - Followers
* Five Hundred - Faithful
* Apostles - Fearless

Witnesses are
- Competent
- Comprehensive
- Conclusive

"But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness." 1 Timothy 6:11

The Examples of
* Noah - righteousness
* Enoch - godliness
* Abraham - faith
* Isaac - love
* Job - patience
* Moses - meekness

"No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light." Luke 8:16

"No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light." Luke 11:33

1. Put it under a bushel or vessel - Rush of commerce
2. Put it under a bed - Lush of comfort
3. Put it in a secret place - Blush of concealment

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

The impeccability of Christ can be viewed using this perspective.

* Reflection, He "knew no sin" (2 Corinthians 5:21)
* Perception, He "did no sin" (1 Peter 2:22)
* Intuition, "in Him is no sin" (1 John 3:5)
* Testimony, He is "without sin" (Hebrews 4:15)