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The Armor of God ~ Ephesians 6:10-24

We have a tendency not to believe that any power of Satan is being unleashed against the Christian in this world, and so Paul is emphatically saying here that . . . we need supernatural protection to withstand that evil. Each Christian is a target of Satan and his angels, and this struggle goes on throughout one's lifetime.

Final Greetings ~ Romans 16

Paul's prayer--that people would be established in that gospel forever--has borne witness by the history of the church. Despite all heresies, persecutions, and distortions, the gospel that was revealedhere continues to be manifested by the wisdom, power, and establishment of God, who alone receives the glory.

Children and Servants ~ Ephesians 6:1-9

God calls us to honor the authorities that are over us as an expression of submission to Him because the fundamental problem with humanity is a refusal to give submission to whom submission is due--namely, the God Himself.

He[Jesus]is the perfect Master who treats all those under His authority with love, tenderness, gentleness, justice, and righteousness.

A Minister of God ~ Romans 15:14-33

The pulpit is where the Word of God is to be proclaimed, and the burden of everyone who stands in it is to make sure that the whole counsel of God is to be given to the people of God.

Marriage and Submission ~ Ephesians 5:21-33

When Adam was created, with dominion over the earth, Eve ruled over the earth with him as his helpmate, not as his servant. In a sense, God made Adam king over the creation and gave Eve to him as his queen, not as his slave-girl. There is all the difference in the world between a queen and a slave-girl.

Children of Light ~ Ephesians 5:1-20

As people of light, we have participated in a spiritual resurrection. Therefore, our lives cannot be lived as men and women who look for the darkness to do those things that we would be ashamed to do in public. Rather, we are to reflect Jesus' injunction: "Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."

The Pursuit of Peace ~ Romans 14:19 - 15:13

The Holy Spirit works in our hearts to shed loave abroad and to produce the fruit of joy, peace, hope, forbearance, patience, kindness, goodness, and humility. That is what the God of all hope does when he fills us with his love in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Life in the Spirit ~ Ephesians 4:17-32

As Christians, we are to mortify the flesh by putting the old nature to death. We are to feed the new man with all the means of grace that God has appinted and at the same time starve the olf man by dnying him the occasions for sin. The indwelling power of the Holy Spirit works this renewal from within as we struggle in this spiritual warfare.

Life In the Church ~ Ephesians 4:1-16

Every person in the body of Christ has a significant task to perform. No one is insignificant; no one is unimportant. There is no such thing as a misfit in the body of Christ because Christ himself, the Head of the body, is the One who makes sure that we fit together and are knitted together into the unity of His body.

Life In the Kingdom ~ Romans 13:14-23

The disputes concerning trivial matters that tear churches apart would not happen if we would just grasp the principle that the kingdom of God is not about eating, drinking, lipstick, or an external thing. It is about righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit(v. 17b). We have here a triad of virtues that descripbes what the kingdom of God is about.

The Weaker Brother ~ Romans 13:1-13

The stronger brother has to be willing to forego his strength for the sake of the weaker brother, yet the church must never allow the weaker one ot establish his weakness as law for the Christian community.

He is both the rest and the storm, both the victim and the wielder of the flaming sword, and you must accept him or reject him on the basis of both. Either you'll have to kill him or you'll have to crown him. The one thing you can't do is just say, "What an interesting guy."

Fulfillment of the Law ~ Romans 9:9-14

We are not to make provisions for human sin and weakness. Martin Luther put it this way: "I cannot keep sparrows from flying about my head, but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair." We are not to make provision to accomodate our base desires. Instead, we are to provide for our soul by putting on Christ and walking in daylight.

For Conscience's Sake ~ Romans 13:5-8

All the practical applications of righteousness and justice Paul gives us here are rooted and grounded in that overarching responsibility we have to love our neighbor as ourselves. The things Paul sets forth are nothing more or less than practical applications of the Golden Rule.

Paul's Prayer ~ Ephesians 3:14-20

In Ephesians, Paul is calling the church to glorify God in the church. Worship itself is the sacrifice of praise; it is the offering of God's people of doxology to Him and a celebration of His perfection.

Paul's Calling ~ Ephesians 3:1-13

The Apostle Paul was proving himself faithful through trials, as Jesus had done. God was well pleased with Paul, too, because he was showing forth the sufferings of Christ (Col 1:24).

Breaking Down the Dividing Wall ~ Ephesians 2:13-22

Every day new stones are added to the church of Christ. This new temple will not be finished until the consummation of the kingdom in heaven. Christ is still building His church, not be adding cement, but by adding people, who are the pieces that come together in Him.

The Power of the Sword ~ Romans 13:4-7

God has given the government the sword, and government is to see to it that punishment is carried out. We hold to this in order to communicate to the world that we will not tolerate the murder of human beings. . . . When God gives the power of the sword, he does not give it merely to see it rattled. The power of the sword is given to be used to enforce law and justice.

Church and State ~ Romans 13:1-3

When we disobey lesser authorities, we are disobeying those whose authority rests on Christ and has come from him and through him. The president of the United States could not exercise his office for five minutes apart from the will of the King of kings. It is God's providence who raises kingdoms and brings them down. . . God casts the final ballot in every election.

Regard For Good Things ~ Romans 12:16-21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (v. 21)``that is the grand strategy of Jesus, the apostolic church, and the Christian life.

By Grace You Have Been Saved ~ Ephesians 2:1-10

The reason that God saves us from spiritual death and darkness--where we had been walking according to the course of this world and fulfilling the lust of our flehs--is to give us newness of live, and the goal of our justification and redemption is righteousness.

A Glorious Inheritance ~ Ephesians 1:13-23

If we look at ourselves and our own strength, we will be at the edge of despair, contemplating our own weakness. But when we consider the power and the promise of God, we can not only rejoice in that measure of redemption we have experienced to this moment but also look with confidence to the inheritance that God has laid up in heaven for us.

Redeemed by God's Rich Grace ~ Ephesians 1:7-12

The purpose of this redemption, and our response to this great figt of His riches of grace--by which we are redeemed, and our response to this great gift of His riches of grace--by which we are redeemed, by which we are forgiven--is that it redound to the praise not of our achievement but for the glory of God.

Chosen In Him ~ Ephesians 1:3-6

If we think that we're chosen because God chose us for something He saw in us or foresaw in us, that would be supremely egotistical. . . If my salvation rests completely on the grace of God, I have nothing of which to boast.

Author and Audience ~ Ephesians 1:1-2

When Paul articulates the gospel, he stresses that the consequence of God's grace to us in Christ is the result of our having peace with God.

Brotherly Love ~ Romans 12:9-15

Refraining from cursing our enemies is not too difficult, but to bless them, to pray that God would bestow upon them his favor and grace, is much harder. Doing so is tough, but it is what love means.

The Communion of the Saints ~ Romans 12:3-8

. . . the relationship we enjoy with Jesus is not simply a unilateral relationship. We have a supernatural bond, a union among ourselves, that flows from Christ. We are to like one another for Christ's sake, because we are in him and we are with each other forever. That is the communion of saints, warts and all.