Ephesians Series • 27. The Helmet Ephesians 6:17a (November 15, 2020) The next element of the whole armor of God found in Paul's letter to the Ephesians is the helmet of salvation. In this episode, we will learn that our knowledge and belief in the finished work of Jesus Christ is vital for spiritual health and walk.
In this episode, Elder Bryce continues describing how the shield of faith works in our day to day spiritual battles. It is only with the help of our brothers and sisters in Christ that we are able to fend off the violent attacks of Satan.
When we read about the kingdom of heaven in the parables, or in other places, it important to understand that all the places being described are the dominion of God but may be located in different places.
Jesus’ main argument for teaching in parables is that it is the sovereign right of God to reveal things to some and hide them from others.
Jesus reveals things to His disciples that have been hidden from the foundation of the world!
“A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.”
Ephesians Series • 26. The Shield of Faith Ephesians 6:16 (November 8, 2020) One of the oldest tactics of warfare has been the use of flaming arrows to attack the enemy from a great distance. The biggest advantage to this tactic is that the general does not put himself or his troops in harms way while he inflicts damage to his enemy. This tactic is also used by our adversary, the devil. He shoots at the children of God from a distance and very often does quite a bit of damage to those who are alone and wandering away from the fellowship of the saints. The best defense against this dangerous assault is regular worship and church fellowship. Just like the "testudo" defense of shields used by the Roman army, the shield of faith of the church provides a dome covering where the members protect one another.
Abraham was a friend of God, are you?
Mary was only human.
I encourage us all to honor God with our family rather than it being a point of conflict or contention.
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