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The High Calling of God is a practical, how-to resource written to assist devoted followers of Christ in their pursuit of God's ultimate prize-to be recognized as overcomers before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Specific topics include- the often overlooked dangers created by the subtle influence of liberal values upon the Church,- a review of God's revealed plan for His redeemed saints both here on earth and in the coming Kingdom,- the eternal significance of being recognized as an overcomer before the Judgment Seat of Christ,- the extreme importance of extending grace to others and the surprising impact of this practice on one's own spiritual growth and future rewards before the Judgment Seat,- a Bible-based self-assessment exercise that will assist believers in identifying their current levels of spiritual progress,- the emergence of an eleventh-hour army of overcomers the size of which will be unparalleled in Church history, and- how to effectively cooperate with the Holy Spirit as He progressively transforms His overcoming recruits into men and women who will one day reflect the glorious image of Christ.Respond as Isaiah did when he shouted, "Here am I! Send me" (Isa. 6:8).

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Publié par	Inspiring Voices
Date de parution	18 juillet 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781462412372
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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The High Calling of GOD

A Practical, Bible-Based Tutorial for Overcomers-in-Training

Jim Wainscott

Copyright © 2018 Jim Wainscott.

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ISBN: 978-1-4624-1238-9 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4624-1237-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018907617

Inspiring Voices rev. date: 10/19/2021

This work gratefully acknowledges
The Son of God, who came to earth
In human flesh, to shed
His Blood, that
We might
Live and
Reign
With Him forever,
The Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Section I: A Heavenly Perspective
1 . What in the World Is God Up To?
2 . Heaven — a Biblical View
Section II: The Overcoming Pathway
3 . A Time of Awakening
4 . He Who Has an Ear
5 . A New Beginning
6 . Avoiding Pitfalls
7 . A Balance of Natures
8 . Salvation on Three Levels
9 . A Visit to 888 Overcoming Avenue
10 . Love, Joy, Peace, and the Divine Domino Effect
11 . Garbage In, Garbage Out
12 . Programming the Word
13 . Feed the Spirit, Starve the Flesh
14 . The Power of the Tongue
15 . On-the-Job Training in Voice Activation
16 . Taking Up the Cross
17 . Walking by Faith, Fumbling by Feelings
18 . The Winds of Adversity
19 . The Overcomer and His Finances
20 . A Timely Caution
Section III: Relational Insights
21 . Kingdom Social Graces
22 . Praying in Jesus’ Name
23 . Praying in the Spirit
24 . Validating God’s Voice
25 . Divine Discipline
26 . The Question of One’s Self-Image
27 . The Good Part – Contrasting Mary and Martha
28 . One with the Lord
29 . The Judgment Seat of Christ
30 . The Way of the Heart
31 . When the Grain Ripens
Section IV: Prepared for Every Good Work
32 . Entering into the Fullness of God’s Service
33 . The Role of Women in Ministry
34 . Waiting in the Wilderness
35 . Gifts of the Godhead
Section V: Overcoming Odds & Ends
36 . Measuring Your Spiritual Growth
37 . God’s Symbolic Use of Numbers
38 . The Origin and Nature of UFOs
39 . The Great Pyramid – The Divine Origin Option
40 . Fait Accompli
Capitalization
Jim Wainscott has chosen to exercise author prerogative in capitalizing specific words for added emphasis. This departure from standard grammatical practices applies to the following words:
• All pronouns are capitalized when referring to individual members of the Godhead.
• Word is capitalized when referring to any portion of the written Word of God.
• Blood is capitalized when referring to the Blood of Christ.
• Cross is capitalized when referring to the Cross of Christ.
• Church and Body are capitalized when referring to the corporate total of all believers.
• Gospel is capitalized in all instances.
• Kingdom is capitalized when referring to the Kingdom of God and to the Millennial Kingdom.
• Satan and his hideous hosts of angelic misfits are referred to simply as the enemy.
Preface
In the truest sense, this work is an outward expression of an inward passion that has been growing within me for over 40 years. Following a somewhat dramatic conversion experience in 1976, I looked back upon my former years as a professing atheist in amazement of how incredibly foolish I had been. I was so deeply moved by the realization that God had not given up on me that I literally begged Him to ensure that I would never do anything that would cause Jesus, my newfound Savior and Lord, any more unnecessary pain.
Over the ensuing months, I began to experience a number of visions, dreams, and other forms of revelatory phenomena. As I continued to study, pray, listen, and record my experiences, I began to realize that God was instilling within me a desire to encourage and assist others in their spiritual growth and development. In recent years, this growing passion has focused specifically on the “how-to” aspects of applying biblical principles in one’s own spiritual life.
The High Calling of God is a product of that growing passion. The summation of those years of writing, organizing, adding, deleting, and rewriting has come to fruition in this practical, Bible-based resource for aspiring overcomers.
Introduction
The greatest threat currently facing our Christian community is the subtle influence of cultural values upon all who profess Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. Almost without realizing it, many believers soften their interpretations of biblical truths to bring them more into line with the accepted norms of our current day. In doing so, they create for themselves an alternative Christian lifestyle, one suited to their own level of comfort and consistent with their own desires and ambitions.
Although we as believers should rejoice in the knowledge that we are eternally saved, we must not forget that our earthly decisions and behavior will be carefully reviewed by our Lord before the Judgment Seat of Christ. We must also understand that our Lord’s review of our lives on earth will be far more consequential than most of us have imagined.
To help us gain a more accurate perspective, we might view our time on earth as enrollment in a spiritual preschool. As nonsensical as this might seem, we must remember that our heavenly Father is not expecting great accomplishments from us. At this early stage of our spiritual development, He is far more interested in our “becoming” than in our “doing.” Like the parents of most preschoolers, our Father simply wants to prepare us for what lies ahead. The spiritual preschool we call Planet Earth serves to introduce us to a number of basic social and interactive skills—to help us understand the importance of receiving instruction, learning how to share, and playing nice. Like many earthly preschoolers, however, most of us have a degree of difficulty with even the most basic of these disciplines.
To expand on this perspective, we might envision the scene at a high school or college graduation ceremony where a number of the students are wearing cords and/or stoles over their gowns. These decorative accessories serve to identify those honor students who are graduating with special recognition. Similarly, when we appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, not all of us will receive the same level of recognition, rewards, and position within God’s Kingdom structure. On that day, many will receive crowns and other forms of divine recognition while others will stand spiritually naked, having nothing to show for their time on earth. Regretfully, they will discover that they are the ones who must be “saved, yet so as through fire” (1 Cor. 3:15). It is especially sobering to realize that these distinctions will likely accompany us throughout eternity. To use a military metaphor, there will be many privates in Heaven and a relatively smaller number of highly decorated officers.
Admittedly, the thought of a future aristocracy among the saints is not warmly embraced by the majority of casual or non-overcoming believers. We know that our liberal society does not endorse the practice of recognizing exceptional performance. The reason, we’re told, is that when we reward or favor an individual, we run the risk of offending others who may have ch