“Canaan for the Christian” Joshua 1:1-18

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Date: August 3, 2025 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

While our eternal salvation is a gift of God, which we receive by faith alone in Christ alone, the essential evidence that we received that gift of God’s grace is our total transformation. In other words, while sanctification is a lifelong process, if there is no immediate evidence of transformation in a person’s life after professing faith, it raises questions of the genuineness of their salvation. Years ago, A.W. Tozer warned the Church: “ It is my opinion thousands of people, if not millions, have been brought into some religious experience by ‘accepting’ Christ, and they have not been saved. If your Christian conversion did not reverse the direction of your life, i.e., if it did not transform your life, then you are not converted at all; you are simply a victim of the “accept Jesus” heresy.” The goal of the Christian life is not just to escape hell and enjoy heaven . The primary goal is to die to ourselves so that Christ may live His life through us by the power of the Holy Spirit who indwells us. That is the secret to living “the Victorious Christian Life,” or as it is also called, “the spirit-filled Life.” This is the central theme of our next sermon series, “Victorious Christian Living: A Study in the Book of Joshua.” The first sermon, “Canaan for Christians,” is based on Joshua 1:1-18. Thank you for your continued support and for sharing these sermon study guides with those you think might be interested. We are truly encouraged by the response we’ve received from viewers worldwide.

While our eternal salvation is a gift of God, which we receive by faith alone in Christ alone, the essential evidence that we received that gift of God’s grace is our total transformation. In other words, while sanctification is a lifelong process, if there is no immediate evidence of transformation in a person’s life after professing faith, it raises questions of the genuineness of their salvation.

Years ago, A.W. Tozer warned the Church: “ It is my opinion thousands of people, if not millions, have been brought into some religious experience by ‘accepting’ Christ, and they have not been saved. If your Christian conversion did not reverse the direction of your life, i.e., if it did not transform your life, then you are not converted at all; you are simply a victim of the “accept Jesus” heresy.”

The goal of the Christian life is not just to escape hell and enjoy heaven . The primary goal is to die to ourselves so that Christ may live His life through us by the power of the Holy Spirit who indwells us. That is the secret to living “the Victorious Christian Life,” or as it is also called, “the spirit-filled Life.” This is the central theme of our next sermon series, “Victorious Christian Living: A Study in the Book of Joshua.” The first sermon, “Canaan for Christians,” is based on Joshua 1:1-18.

Thank you for your continued support and for sharing these sermon study guides with those you think might be interested. We are truly encouraged by the response we’ve received from viewers worldwide.

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Old Testament Reading – Joshua 1:1-18 New Testament Reading – Hebrews 4:1-8

The land of Canaan was a real place. It was that historical region that corresponds to present-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel.

Canaan describes the condition of the soul of those who have been truly born again; those who have confessed and repented of their sins, including restoration and reconciliation where possible.

But just as the Israelites had to conquer Canaan, i.e., remove those who had inhabited the land but never owned it, Christians are to engage in a daily spiritual battle against sin and to make every effort to live in obedience to God’s will until God calls us home.

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