1972 David series

 

DOCTRINE OF ASSOCIATION

 

A.  The believer is blessed by association with a supergrace leader in business, military, athletics, marriage, pastor. The blessing overflows from the leader to those under the leader.

 

B.  The believer is cursed by association with a reversionist, even if the believer is a supergrace believer; example, Jonathan.

 

C.  The believer is blessed and prospered by association with Jesus Christ. This is the principle of supergrace blessing by occupation with Christ. Heb 12:2; Col 3:1-2.

 

D.  The believer wrongly associates disaster with past sins. This is cursing by imagination or cursing by guilt complex, Ps 40:12.

 

E.  Rebound is the believer associating his sins with their judgment on the cross.

 

F.  The believer is influenced by sexual association. The person with whom you have sex influences you.

 

G.  The believer is influenced by social association. A believer can be influenced for evil or for good by the company he keeps. 1 Cor 15:33, “Evil companions corrupt good morals.”

 

H.  There is guilt by association. The innocent suffer because of their association with the guilty.

 

I.  Prov 11:11 says that a supergrace leader blesses the city-state, but association with the reversionist destroys the city-state.