V.18 – And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. 17 – Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. V.16 – In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. V.15 – and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. V.14 – Stand firm then, with the belt of Truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, V.13 – Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. V.12 – For our 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. V.11 - Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. V.10 -”Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ![]() To conclude this week’s lesson, I thought it helpful to quote the Scripture which, in my opinion, expresses best what our Maker advises man to do in order that he may stand firm in the Father and His Son’s faith and not fall prey to the whiles of God’s adversary: ![]() Joshua was well aware of where the rubber hits the road. That is the practical application of the "sin theory".Īnd if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. We still have free choice and we can exercise that choice. We cannot use the Eve excuse that the serpent was the one to blame, or worse, the Adam excuse, that the woman that you (God) gave me, made me do it. We too have free choice and we too can choose to rebel against God. The ripple of rebellion that started in the mind of Lucifer is often reflected in our own minds. The theory must have practical application. But, we must not forget that sin is not just a theory. Sometimes it is easy to slip into the philosophical/theological mode and talk about sin and death in abstract terms. It is against this background that I thought about this week's lesson. and all that is left is about a kilo of ash. When you are 97 years old you have outlived most of your friends and family. There were only a few of us there and we talked about death, dying, hope and eternity. Today we scattered my father-in-law's ashes in Eudlo Creek, a place where he loved to visit. I am sitting here is Queensland at the end of a busy week, relaxing as the setting sun ushers in a much-needed day of rest. So great was His love for the world, that He covenanted to give His only-begotten Son, ’that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.’ John 3:16.” - Ellen G. God did not ordain that sin should exist, but He foresaw its existence, and made provision to meet the terrible emergency. “From the beginning, God and Christ knew of the apostasy of Satan, and of the fall of man through the deceptive power of the apostate. Their guilt and their punishment must be in proportion to their exalted privileges in the heavenly courts.” - Ellen G. There was no reserve force of power, nor were there any greater heights and depths of infinite glory to overpower their jealous doubts and rebellious murmuring. ![]() ![]() If they could rebel in the very presence of glory inexpressible, they could not be placed in a more favorable condition to be proved. There were no new and wonderful exhibitions of God’s exalted power that could impress them so deeply as those they had already experienced. “There was no possible hope for the redemption of those who had witnessed and enjoyed the inexpressible glory of heaven, and had seen the terrible majesty of God, and, in presence of all this glory, had rebelled against Him.
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