1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Sunday, October 4, 2009

2. 1 John 5:19 Satan’s Cosmic System

3. This passage is the basis for the correct interpretation of history.

4. OIDA - Perfect, Active, Indicative, 1 st Person, Plural. “We have learned.” Bible doctrine resident in the right lobe of your soul through the GAP while inside GPS.

5. EIMI EK HO THEOS - Genitive of Source / Origin. “We are from God”, born again believers, the body of Christ, members of the Royal Family of God.

6. All believers are from God; yet only those who reside and function inside GPS are aware of it.

7. This awareness becomes the basis for true thanksgiving, true interpretation of history and any situation, and the ability to handle your own life before the Lord.

8. HO KOSMOS HOLOS Satan’s sphere of influence and rule as the current ruler of this world. “The world in its entirety”

9. This includes believers and unbelievers. We all reside in the sphere of Satan’s influence. We are bombarded with his propaganda every day we remain on planet earth.

10. KEIMAI EN TO PONERO “Lies in the realm of the evil one”

11. Satan does not own or possess the world. The kingdoms are his but not the planet. Ownership and possession of the planet lies with its creator, God.

12. The rulership of this world is in Satan’s hand. He gained it by leading Adam to sin, (who was given authority over the world by God).

13. Satan’s rule of this world will be true for the entire Church Age and therefore all historical trends must be interpreted in terms of the one who is the ruler of this world.

14. We who live here on earth reside in the sphere of Satan’s Cosmic System, believers and unbelievers.

15. Translation: “We have learned that we (believers) are from God, and the world in its entirety lies in the sphere (under authority) of the evil one (Satan and his cosmic system).”

16. Principles: 1) Anyone who lives on planet earth until the Millennial Reign of Christ, lives within the sphere of influence from Satan’s Cosmic System (SCS).

17. 2) Even though the believer lives in the sphere of SCS he is not automatically influenced by Satan.

18. 3) The believer who operates inside GPS, (made possible through our Lord’s strategic victory on the Cross), repels the influence of SCS over his soul.

19. 4) Only the believer living under the control of his Sin Nature, in carnality, is influenced by SCS.

20. 5) Apart from operating according to Divine establishment principles, all unbelievers live and are influenced by Satan’s Cosmic System.

21. Communion

22. Grace Offering

23. Gal 6:6, “The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.”

24. Grace Fellowship Church Grace Fellowship Church Sunday, October 4, 2009 Tape # 09S-040 Satan’s Cosmic System, Part 1 1 John Series 1 John 5:19 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009