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WHY TRUE PURPOSE IS FOUND IN CHRIST

1. The following is a definition of purpose:
A plan to fulfill an outlined pattern of knowledge that gives meaning and fulfillment to one’s existence. A designed plan given to a converted man by God for him to experience and fulfill.
2. The unconverted man is purposeless, he does not have a plan to live or fulfill in his existence. Rom. 3:10,12; Isa. 1: 4,5,11-16; Eccl. 1:2-10; Eccl. 2:11.
3. Adam was first given the Plan of dominion to live in which was our Spiritual self. Gen. 1:26.
4. When Adam sinned he was no longer able to fulfill that Plan, thus all his descendants, being born in his condition was born without a Plan to get purpose from. Rom. 5:17-19; Ps. 51:5; Eph. 2:1-3.
5. Jesus Christ taught that men needed to be born again. Jn. 3: 1-8.
6. The new birth, which is getting your born again self, is being placed into the kingdom of God, which is Righteousness. Jn. 3:3,5; Rom. 14:17.
7. Since Righteousness is found in the Gospel, the Kingdom of God which is that Righteousness, which we are brought into as the new birth, is in the Gospel, thus our born again self is in the Gospel of Christ. Rom. 1:16,17.
The Kingdom of God’s dear Son that we are taken into at the new birth is the Righteousness that is in Christ - the Gospel. Col. 1:13,14; Phil. 3:9; Rom. 1:16,17.
Thus true purpose is found in Jesus Christ the Plan of Salvation. Jn. 14:6; Jn. 1:4; Jn. 4:14; Eph. 1:10-12; Eph. 3:10, 11.

10. Why is true purpose found only in Jesus Christ?
a. Because He is the Creator. Jn. 1:10; Col. 1:16.
b. Because He alone is the Saviour. Acts. 4:10-12; 2 Pet. 1:1; Tit. 2:13,14; Matt. 1:23.
c. Because our Born Again self is created already in Christ. Eph. 2:10; Eph. 3:9,10.
d. Because Christ is the second Adam through whom we get our new self or purpose. 1Cor. 15:22,45-49.
11. Jesus Christ who is the Word makes us alive by His Word - self, thus gives us our Born Again self or purpose. Jn. 1:1,14; Ps. 119:50; Jam. 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23; 2 Cor. 4:6,7.
12. Our true purpose or true self is revealed in certain tribal characteristics. Rev. 7:4-8.
13. Our Born Again self operates in certain ministerial functions - gifts of the Spirit. Eph. 4:7,8,11,12.
14. Our Born Again Self, operating in these ministerial functions has diversities. 1 Cor. 12:4-11.
15. Summary and chart.
a. Our purpose is the particular wisdom God wants each to be from in the Plan of Salvation. This purpose is the Born Again Self and is revealed in certain tribal traits, in various ministerial functions in different ways.
b. Purpose: Born Again Self.
c. Tribal Traits:
d. Spiritual Gifts: Ministerial functions.
e. Diversity Of Operations:

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