Spiritual Living With Francois Fineberg

In Romans 8:19-23, Paul slips into the tone of a Hebrew prophet of old, perhaps akin to that of Isaiah. As the Hebrew prophets prophesied a coming renewal of the heavens and the earth to spur the Israelites on towards godly living, Paul, likewise, predicts that a future restoration of the planet will follow the glorification of the children of God. He speaks with an eschatological hope and anticip...

In Romans 8:17-18, Paul introduces eschatological promises to the sons of God that endure through suffering. For Paul, Christian suffering is a given in Paul's perspective of the Christian life. Suffering can be expected, even among Christians, as long as we have two feet upon this earth. However, Paul is also quick to mention specific eschatological promises awaiting believers who stay hopeful in...

If you say that you belong to God, then are the interests of God yours? Is God’s heart really yours? Is God only your Father in a theoretical way, or is God your Father in a tangible way? Do you care for His will, way, Name, or glory? As the sons and daughters of God, we are filled with the Holy Spirit to care for the Father’s heart’s desire. Is this the reality of your spiritual life?   Many of F...

Paul’s tone drastically changes in Romans 8:15 from that of the preceding chapters. He transitions from legal terms to tender terms, from words like “righteousness” to that of “Abba Father.” The picture is clear in Romans 8; all that God has legally accomplished to declare any sinner righteous can now be enjoyed through sonship and living in a familiar dynamic with God as Father.    Many of Franco...

God gave the apostle Paul a unique message that was unlike anything any prophet had ever conceived of. In fact, the message God entrusted to Paul completed all of the speaking of God regarding His purposes with man. This crucial message was relentlessly preached by Paul and is a message we desperately need to hear in our day. It has to do with Christ inside a person.     Many of Francois' messages...

Who is your messiah? Who is your pastor or shepherd? Who leads and speaks to you consistently? Who influences you the most? Under the ministry of the Holy Spirit and His leading, you can expect an increase in your spiritual life. On the other hand, under the exclusive leading of men, ministries, and movements, spiritual decline in your life is inevitable. Are you increasing or declining in your sp...

In Romans 8:6-11, Paul explains how the Christian life can be a life of increase if it is lived from the reality of an indwelling Lord and Spirit. On the other hand, when a believer retains his lifestyle according to the flesh, his spiritual life will show the realities of decrease. God’s New Testament economy is for the spiritual life to be one of increase. What is the graph of your spirituality:...

The Christian life is about being in Christ, not about doing good. God’s economy is not about goodly people but about godly people. Phariseeism fixates on being “good” with the fruit of self-righteousness. The spiritual man fixates on Christ. Good is not the pursuit of the Christian but the fruit of living by the Holy Spirit. Without Christ, good is actually death, according to Paul. Are you a goo...

In this message, 8 workings of the Holy Spirit are highlighted from Romans 8:5-27. These Holy Spirit “enablements” are for those who want to live the spiritual life not from the energy of their own fallen flesh but in partnership with the Spirit of Jesus Christ. With the Holy Spirit’s aid, the Christian life can be lived according to God’s New Testament economy.     Many of Francois' messages are...

How is the believer in Christ Jesus suppose to overcome the residual issues of sin in his flesh? Should he turn to religion to improve and reform his behavior? Should he subject his body to disciplines and law codes that rigidly regulate his flesh? Paul, in Romans 8:12-13, gives us an altogether different approach than does religion.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context o...

Within every Christian, there are 3 “experts” at war. Each “expert” lives according to its own laws and regulations and constantly seeks to overthrow the others for its own purposes. As believers, we need to understand from Romans 8:5-9 that our mind plays a crucial role within the outcome of this internal conflict. We must “set our minds” according to the Spirit or according to the flesh. The res...

According to Paul, when Christ’s death condemned sin on the cross, the “righteous requirement of the law” was fulfilled in those who live according to the Spirit. What was Paul talking about in this complex phrase, “the righteous requirement of the law?” Apparently, this is an issue of the cross’s work that should be an experience for everyone who is a believer in Jesus the Messiah.    Many of Fra...

To “set your mind on the Spirit” is an ultimatum of Paul for the spiritual man to experience the rich realities of the spiritual life. God does not force or coerce us to “set our minds.” It is something we do according to the consecration of our hearts. An unconsecrated heart minds the “things of the flesh;” a consecrated man minds the “things of the Spirit.” Which one are you?   Many of Francois'...

In Romans 8, the phrase “set your mind” occurs repeatedly. According to Paul’s understanding of the spiritual life, walking in the Spirit is very much an issue of us choosing to lean into the things of the Spirit of God. Walking in the Spirit is not an automatic lifestyle; it very much involves the believer’s will. This message explores the role the believer’s will plays after his new birth in the...

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed us from the penalty of sin, the indwelling person of sin, the power of sin, and from the practices of habitual sin. However, until we expire in our bodies, the residual influence of sin still remains within us as the presence of sin.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY...

Spiritual freedom is not only an issue of the many sins we have committed but a release from an inner accusatory voice that is not the Spirit of Christ. This inner voice is called the “conscience,” and it is an issue that has to be addressed by the “law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.” For the spiritual man, his inner conscience must be trained to hear the voice of the Spirit of Christ.    ...

A careful reading of Romans reveals two “bookends” to the chapter. These “bookends” afford the richness of the spiritual life described within the chapter, especially the overcoming life. Discover these “bookends” and the freedom, Spirit, and victory it affords you.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship....

God is for you, even if nothing goes right in your life. It is not an indication that you are back under the condemnation of God when life falls apart, and you experience suffering. All believers in Christ Jesus will have difficulties in life. However, we must be sure to understand that problems do not reinterpret the character of God nor alter our standing in Him. In Christ, we can experience tri...

Being “in Christ” seems to have been a favorite phrase used by the apostle Paul. Surely, being “in Christ” was more than a theological term to him; it had to be an experiential reality! At the heart of the Gospel is not just the forgiveness we receive because of Christ, but the filling we receive because of His indwelling. Is there anything sweeter than the spiritual reality of being “in Christ?” ...

In Romans 8:1, Paul uses the term “in Christ.” This term is often used within Paul’s writings in expounding the spiritual life. In this message, how a person comes “into Christ” and how “Christ comes into a believer” is explained. Surprisingly, being “in Christ” is a vital aspect of the Gospel and an experience we can enjoy every day.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context...

At the heart of the gospel is the beautiful phrase from Romans 8:1, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ.” The gospel is not an issue of doing better by either the law of Moses or some law we invent of our own accord. The gospel is about Christ being added to our being through the indwelling Holy Spirit.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context...

There is a tension between the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the Christian’s earthly manifestation of that Lordship. This very tension was also experienced within the first century! The Letter to the Hebrews addresses this tension and hints at 8 ways in which the reality of Christ’s victory can become progressively manifested within the believer’s everyday experience. Consider your spiritual life a...

To experience friendship with God, as it was said of Abraham in 2 Chronicles 20:7 and James 2:23, requires a walk with God rooted in faith, not explanation. If you cannot handle "mystery," a faith-filled walk with God will be nearly impossible. Friendship is not cultivated in explanation but experiences born out of trust.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritu...

On what foundation do you hear the speaking of God? Is the internet your basis for God’s speaking? Is your self-will, prejudice, conspiracy, bias, or imagination the basis for the explanation of God? In this message, Francois proposes that Christ’s nature within the believer ought to be the basis for the revelation knowledge the believer needs to be under God's leading.   Many of Francois' message...

According to Paul the Apostle, a believer in Christ should have a lifestyle altogether different from “outsiders,” or gentiles. Paul’s description of gentiles is that they are useless in their minds, void of understanding, foreigners to God’s life, ignorant, hard in heart, without feeling, loos-living, unclean, and greedy. A spiritual man does not exhibit this kind of lifestyle. If Paul were to me...