Christian Life Class Notes

April 30, 2026

CHRISTIAN LIFE – LESSON 5

Using the Mind – Part 1

1. Reviewing the Christian’s Present Situation

   1. The three tenses of salvation

      1. Past – Eph 1:13,14

      2. Future – Rom 13:11

      3. Present – Phil 2:13,14

   2. The Christian is saved in his spirit only

      1. The spirit is saved

      2. The body and soul will be saved later

         1. Body – 1 Cor 15:51-53

         2. Soul – 1 Pet 1:9

2. The Christian is Intended to Grow

   1. Growing in knowledge

      1. Intellectual knowledge

         1. oida (οἶδα)

         2. 2 Tim 3:15

      2. Experiential knowledge

         1. gnosis (γνῶσις)

         2. 1 Cor 1:5

         3. 1 Cor 8:1

         4. 2 Pet 3:18

      3. Full experiential knowledge

         1. epignosis (ἐπίγνωσις)

         2. Col 1:9,10

         3. Phil 1:9-11

   2. Growing in having victory over sin – 1 John 2:12ff

3. Maturity

   1. Heb 5:14

   2. Col 1:28

4. The Anatomy of the Human Mind

   1. The relationship of the spirit to the mind – Eph 4:23

   2. The difference between the spirit and the soul

   3. The potential to let the spirit take the lead in your mind

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