113 He will Complete it! - a podcast by Dr. Vic Torres

The Apostle Paul makes a strong statement to the Believers in Philippi, “being confident of this very thing that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;” Philippians 1:6



What is the good work that He has started in you? Jesus makes this good work clear when He addressed the people seeking Him, “Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”, John 6:28 Show More




Do you believe in Him whom He sent?



Remember, a Christian is one who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ. Hence the name Christ-ian!



All that we know about God we learn from the Bible, so the obvious question is, “Do you believe in the Bible?”



Do you believe all of it or just parts of it? It’s easy to believe the easy stuff like:



salvation by Grace, the Lord is good, we are His children,there is a mansion in heaven waiting for us. 



However, do you believe the hard stuff, the stuff that challenges your:



Intellect–doesn’t make sense. I’m too smart for this. This is for children.Pride–I’m afraid that others will think,I don’t want to look like a fool.



The greatest challenge is to believe and trust in God and how He will complete the work! 



This is the area that requires us to walk by faith and not by sight! (2 Corinthians 5:7). The real test of faith is to recognize that we must learn to submit to the work of the HOLY SPIRIT in our lives, even when we may feel awkward, embarrassed or afraid. When we walk by faith, we give evidence that we truly believe! 



Too Much Information! False preconceptions or beliefs.



We live in a world that is filled with information; books, newspapers, magazines, and on-line. The media in general, is trying to shape your beliefs and opinions.



Most people don’t even know how or when they came to their beliefs or opinions. All opinions are based on a premise. A premise is defined as 



“a proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.” It is the foundation of what it is you believe. 



The premise may be true or false. You can build a logical conclusion on a false premise. The argument will still be false!People tend to believe what they agree with. Fake news… non-critical acceptance of statements. We need to be Critical. I don’t mean fault-finding; I do mean careful or analytical evaluations.



Scripture is based on God’s truths, not opinions! 



The Challenges:



Challenge 1: Rehabilitation or Re-creation (Born-again)? 



So many believe that being a Christian is a process of rehabilitation. That is, restoring and fixing those parts of our lives that don’t conform to the teachings of Jesus Christ. It is more of learning how to behave like a Christian on the outside. It becomes more about morals and ethics, which are essential but will not deal with the underlying issue, which is our sinful nature.



[testimony of my first house- tear the whole thing down!].



Being a born-again Christian is not about rehabilitation, but about re-creation, tearing down the old, and replacing with the new man/woman!



One must be born-again before the “Helper,” the Holy Spirit, can help!



2 Corinthians 5:17, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.



If all things have become new, why hang on to old ways of thinking? 



The Apostle Paul warns us in Colossians 2: 8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; 10 and you are complete&nbs

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