The Physiology Of Faith - Class 1 Series

NOTE: This Class contains material from the books, “The Physiology of Faith – Fearfully and Wonderfully Made To Live and Prosper In Health,” and "Living Forgiven – Building Upon the Foundation of All Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Healing" Copyright 2015 Craig A. Nelson

CLASS 1

Introduction

I. God is Love

II. Developing a Great and Intimate Relationship with God, the Father

CLASS 2

III. Developing a Great and Intimate Relationship with God, the Son

IV. Developing a Great and Intimate Relationship with God, the Holy Spirit

CLASS 3

V. What Causes Sickness and Disease?

VI. God wants To Heal His People

VII. For The Glory Of God

VIII. The Relationship Of Faith and Healing

CLASS 4

IX. The Physiology of Faith

CLASS 5

X. The Physiology of Faith Continued

CLASS 6

XI. The Fear Factor

XII. Breaking the Fear Cycle

CLASS 7

XIII. Exposing the Roots of Fear

IV. Pulling the Roots of Fear

Conclusion

ADDENDUM

The Healing Ministry Of Jesus

INTRODUCTION

"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." (Matthew 22:37-40 NIV)

The Great Commandment is the foundation for this seminar. If you desire freedom from fear, this commandment must be restored to the first position. You need to understand the dynamics of your relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to do that. I have touched on just a few of the incredible blessings a relationship with God brings. By learning about God’s character and nature, you will discover how to fulfill this commandment and, in turn, learn how to love your neighbor as yourself.

If you are going to live a life flowing with forgiveness to everyone with whom you come in contact, you must realize that the battles you fight are spiritual and should not be directed toward another human being. Instead, they should be directed against the forces of hell because your “struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:12)

When you fight against another, you are not fighting against the one at the root cause of battles. The church, throughout history, has wasted time and energy with doctrinal battles and church splits—fighting against people rather than the root cause. There are even “Christian” radio talk shows that point out the faults and inconsistencies of other people and the weaknesses of their ministry.

You can have the right doctrines and beliefs and still be wrong in how you "defend the faith." Fighting against one another will never help spread the message of the cross. Only by living a life flowing in forgiveness will you spread the message the world will be willing to hear.

I. God Is Love

A. God’s very essence is love. (1 John 4:8)

He has always been love, even before He created and loved you. He has always sought to have a close relationship with us. You see this truth taught throughout Scripture, beginning with Adam in the Garden of Eden and in the book of Exodus when Moses climbed Mount Sinai to commune with God.

It was high on a mountaintop where the Lord spoke to Moses and commanded him to tell the Israelites:

"This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: 'You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’” (Exodus 19:3-6)

God proved He is love by sending Jesus to walk among us and die in our place. God reached out to us in the most intimate and personal way. John the Beloved shows us in 1 John 3:1-10 that as a result of what Jesus did, we can now, as His children, experience how great the love of the Father is. The wonder of what that means has not yet been fully made known.

“But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.” (1 John 3:2-3)

Now that we are His children, we can no longer continue to sin in God’s eyes because His seed, His very essence is now in us. This means that we can’t go on sinning because we have been born of God.