For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Eph. 6:12 Who or what is the Christian fighting? In verse 11, Paul warns us against the “wiles [stratagems] of the …
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you …
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Eph. 6:10 What is the function of this appeal in this epistle? It clearly functions as a closing appeal. We see this in the opening word, “Finally, my brethren . . .” (10). But why put it here? There are exhortations all …
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 1 John 5:21 There are many ways by which we are susceptible to the spirit of worldliness, but in our day the attempt to retain Christian orthodoxy while embracing the attitudes of secularism is perhaps the most common way we can be trapped in the …
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. Romans 9:16 Why is the doctrine of election so important? Why does Paul spend 24 verses in Romans 9 explaining and defending the fact that God’s will, not ours, is decisive in salvation? What possible …
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Romans 7:24-25 There are two mistakes that people make with respect to the reality of …
The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness, and he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure. Isaiah 33:5-6 (ESV) "He will be the stability of your times." The "he" is …
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Revelation 2:4 There is …
I will hear what God the Lord will speak. Psalm 85:8 Most folks do not believe that God has spoken, other than in their own hearts and in nature. They limit God to general revelation and become very disagreeable when you suggest that there is a book in which God communicates with us in words and …
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Jude 8 Note that phrase "these filthy dreamers." The ESV has, "these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh." Let us hear the warning implicit in that description. In our day, when …