Deeper Life in the Spirit
Hobart E. Freeman, Th.D.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
The Nature of the Deeper Life
The Need for the
Deeper Life
1. Moral
and
spiritual characteristics of our age.
2. Significance
of the present-day outpouring.
CHAPTER
1 – PREPARATION FOR THE DEEPER LIFE
The Doorway into the Deeper Life
Evidence of the Baptism
in the Holy Spirit
How to Receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit With the
Scriptural Sign Following
Preparation of the Heart
Receiving
the Baptism in the Holy Spirit
CHAPTER 2 –
PATHWAY TO THE DEEPER LIFE
Misconceptions
About the Deeper Life
Five-Fold Pathway to the
Deeper Life
1. Yielding
2. Emptying
3. Dying
4. Overcoming
5. Commitment
Six Conditions of Discipleship
1. The
total forsaking of all things for Christ
2.
The voluntary abandonment of the normal course of human affairs
3. The
refusal to look back after choosing the kingdom
4. The
expression of total love for Christ
5. The
total denial of self, in contrast to
"self-denial."
6. Counting the
cost and choosing the cross
CHAPTER 3 – PURPOSE
IN THE DEEPER
LIFE
The
Five-Fold Purpose
1. Perfection -
The fruit of the Spirit
2.
Preparation
a. Baptism in the
Holy Spirit
b. Direct
revelation
c. The
school of experience
3. Restoration
a. Restoration of
divine order in the church
1. Restoration
of the headship of Christ to His body
2. Restoration
of the five-fold ministry - the
five ministry offices
3. Restoration
of the charismatic body ministry
a.
"Full-time Christian service" vs. "a secular job"
b.
"Clergy" vs. "laity": an unbiblical distinction
c.
The body: "organization" or "organism"?
b.
Restoration of the original order in creation
c. Restoration of
the theocratic order in the world
1. The three-fold
nature of the Kingdom of God - Christ's
mission is our commission: the Kingdom of God
2. The restoration of Israel - The
error that
"the church is spiritual Israel"
4. Manifestation
a. Children by
regeneration; sons by adoption
b. The
"Manchild Company" of overcomers
The extreme
"manifested sons" error
5. Glorification
CHAPTER 4 – PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE DEEPER LIFE
The Sermon on the
Mount
1.
Distinctive elements of Jesus' teaching
2.
Views of the Sermon on the Mount
The Deeper Life Principles and
Practice Taught in the Sermon on the Mount
Principles
of Character: Matthew 5:1-12
1. Blessed
are the poor in spirit
2. Blessed
are they that mourn
3. Blessed
are the meek
4. Blessed
are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness
5. Blessed
are the merciful
6. Blessed
are the pure in heart
7. Blessed
are the peacemakers
8. Blessed
are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake
9. Blessed
are ye, when men shall revile you
Principle
of Influence: Matthew 5:13-16
Principles
of Conduct: Matthew 5:17-7:29
1. The relation
of the Law to the principles Jesus taught (5:17-20)
2. Attitude
and conduct toward others (5:21-48)
a. The principle
concerning anger
b. The principle
concerning lust
c. The principle regarding the
permanency of marriage
d. The principle
concerning the oath and swearing
e.
The
principle of nonresistance
1. Why the
Christian is not to resist even misused authority
2. Additional reasons why
nonresistance is commanded of the
Christian whether in peacetime or war
3. Attitude and
conduct in worship and religious practice (6:1-18)
a. Alms
b. Prayer
c. Fasting
4. Attitude and
conduct regarding possessions, anxiety, and criticism (6:19-7:23)
a. Christ forbids
covetousness
b. Christ forbids sinful
anxiety
c. Christ forbids the
expression of a critical spirit toward others