Kenneth Wuest

ID 52779Date unavailable

Fellowship with Christ is attained by meeting four conditions: living in the Bible, walking in the light, maintaining a contrite heart, and depending on Christ's advocacy. The sermon explains that the Bible provides the portraits of Christ necessary for intimate, intelligent fellowship, emphasizing the importance of hearing, seeing, and handling the Word of Life. Walking in the light means ordering one's behavior in obedience to God, recognizing that God is light and has no darkness. A contrite heart involves agreeing with the Holy Spirit about sin and confessing it, which restores fellowship. Finally, Christ's advocacy with the Father is crucial for pleading our cause and praying us back into fellowship when we stray.

ID 51922Date unavailable

The spirit-filled life is rooted in correct doctrine, not mere emotion, and is understood by distinguishing between the anointing with, baptism by, and fullness of the Spirit. The anointing with the Spirit is God the Father placing the Holy Spirit in the believer at the moment of faith, enabling His ministry. Baptism by the Spirit is the instantaneous act of God the Holy Spirit placing the believer in vital union with Christ, a union that occurred at Christ's death and is never repeated. Fullness of the Spirit refers to the ongoing, continuous control of the Holy Spirit over the believer's life, which requires a conscious desire for that control, trust, and active cooperation with the Spirit's work.

ID 51535Date unavailable

Divine healing, speaking in tongues, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit are examined in Acts 3. Divine healing was a covenant sign for Israel, attesting to God's messengers, and ceased when God set Israel aside. Speaking in tongues, also primarily a sign for Jews, authenticated the early Christian message and is no longer in effect. The Holy Spirit's indwelling and control began at Pentecost and is a permanent aspect of the Christian life, though its reception in Acts varied for Jews and Gentiles.

ID 51474Date unavailable

Victory over indwelling sin is achieved through understanding our identification with Christ's death and resurrection, which breaks the power of the sinful nature. Although the sinful nature remains, believers are separated from its control, akin to unplugging a lamp from its power source. This separation, established at salvation through baptism into Christ's death, renders the sinful nature inoperative unless the believer chooses to yield to it. Furthermore, the implantation of the divine nature provides the desire and power to live righteously, transforming believers into willing slaves of God, free from sin's dominion and empowered for holiness.

ID 108769Date unavailable

Divine healing, speaking in tongues, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts, arguing that divine healing was a covenant specifically for Israel to attest to the Messiahship of Jesus and was discontinued when God set Israel aside. Speaking in tongues, also primarily for the Jews as a sign, served to authenticate the early Christian message and has ceased. The ministry of the Holy Spirit, particularly His indwelling and baptism, began at Pentecost and is a permanent aspect of the Christian life, though its reception in Acts varied for Jews and Gentiles, with Gentiles receiving Him in the ordinary manner experienced today. The sermon concludes that the Holy Spirit's control is the normal, ongoing state for believers, not a repeated filling.

ID 108708Date unavailable

Victory over indwelling sin is achieved through understanding our identification with Christ's death and resurrection, which breaks the sinful nature's power. Although the sinful nature remains, believers are separated from its dominion, becoming masters of it rather than slaves. This separation, initiated at salvation and solidified through baptism into Christ's death, grants believers a new divine nature and freedom from sin's reign. By reckoning ourselves dead to sin and alive to God, and yielding our bodies as instruments of righteousness, we live under grace, not law, experiencing victory as loving bondslaves of Christ.