The morning Manna
will be provided at 6am. Thanks.
Studying Ephesians in
the SSnet.org series Lesson 13, may the Holy Spirit be the speaker to your
heart.
The Topic today
is: “Ephesians 6 and the nature of the combat of Paul for Morning Manna of the
Sabbath School Lesson Ephesians”.
The Opening Hymn
will be 229 "Spirit of the Living God."
The Sabbath School
Quarterly, downloadable from SSnet.org in the Teacher's Edition is on page 166
and 171-174 in the Teacher’s edition (alternative one below).
The SSnet.org site
allows anyone, anywhere to read the lesson in their own language. Choose your
own language to see God speaking also to your heart.
Why do you not
click on this now?
https://www.adultbiblestudyguide.org/pdf.php?file=2023:3Q:SE:PDFs:EAQ323_13.pdf
---Or
try in alternative this one: https://ssnet.org/lessons/23c/less13.html
---“Paul, however, does not wish us to
understand his call to arms as a call to take up military weapons against our
enemies. ---That’s why he describes believers as
proclaiming “the gospel of peace” (Eph. 6:15). ---Nor does he wish believers to be
combative in their relationships with others, since he has been emphasizing
unity, edifying speech, and tenderheartedness (see especially Eph. 4:25–5:2). ---The church is to “wage peace” by
employing the gospel arsenal of Christian virtues (humility, patience,
forgiveness, etc.) and practices (prayer, worship). ---Such acts are strategic, pointing toward
God’s grand plan to unify all things in Christ (Eph. 1:9, 10). ---How does the following quote help us
understand what Paul’s military imagery should mean in our lives as believers? ---“God calls upon us to put on the armour.
We do not want Saul’s armour, but the whole armour of God. ---Then we can go forth to the work with
hearts full of Christ-like tenderness, compassion, and love.”—Ellen G. White, [Australasian]
Union Conference Record, July 28, 1899.” ---So Jerusalem and churches there were taken by Moslems in the 12th
hundreds and you are called by European churches of the Catholic Church to go
on a crusade to free Jerusalem. Must a Christian support or go? Not. Correct? ---So your church just finished building a million dollar church in a
country and the local government came and shot it apart with dynamite. What
should the Christian do about this tragedy? Shoot government buildings with
dynamite? No. Absolutely not. The Bible forbid it. “’Revenge is Mine’, says the
Lord”. ---Yes, but the Lord uses people. No, He has an allocated Day of the Lord
planned for this revenge. Hell Fire in Future at the End of Time. ---When Peter wanted to kill the soldier near Jesus in Gethsemane, what
did Christ told him to do? Put away your knife. ---Sometimes in interpersonal relationships we are very, very angry. What
should we do? Pray for your enemies says Christ. ---Why? Because the Trinity is the Almighty Power of the Universe. They
have other weapons that you cannot see: permit a heart-attack by the control of
Satan over the person, permit a disease, cancer, stroke, accident to teach the
person what is the right course in life. ---Have you heard of killer getting converted? ---In one country a killer killed a whole family except a very young boy.
When he was married later, he returned and embraced the killer who became a
Christian! ---Heaven rejoice when you do that. But it must be with a full Christian
heart and no false intentions. No gain motives. Totally unselfish. ---So Paul’s war has nothing to do with one country fighting another? No.
Absolutely not. It is a spiritual war and Satan and his cronies are the
enemies. ---Pray for Satan? No pray for the Holy Spirit and He will take care of
him. ---So are you angry with someone? Make peace. When? Immediately. Pray
first.