Wondrous Words
"BATTLE TO BATTLE"
Lesson 8
WE ARE AT WAR! You are in a war zone. I want to give you a word of assurance, right away from the BIBLE, GOD’S MESSAGE OF ASSURANCE. GOD’S power is greater than SATAN’S.
"YE ARE OF GOD, LITTLE CHILDREN, AND HAVE OVERCOME THEM; BECAUSE GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU, THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD" (1 John 4:4) (Memorize it…it’s a great weapon.)
"Now unto HIM that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the POWER that worketh in us" (Ephesians 3:20).
Some years ago, I became a widow at a very early age. I married a widower who had…two young children. I adopted his children and it became my responsibility to nurture, love, provide and protect those children until they were grown. OUR GOD has ADOPTED "CHRISTIANS" into HIS FAMILY, HIS CHURCH.
"BLESSED BE THE GOD, AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO HATH BLESSED US WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST" (Ephesians 1:3)
"ACCORDING AS HE HATH CHOSEN US IN HIM, BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, THAT WE SHOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLAME BEFORE HIM IN LOVE: (Ephesians 1:4)
"HAVING PREDESTINATED US UNTO THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL" (Ephesians 1:5)
"TO THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY…OF HIS GRACE, WHEREIN HE HATH MADE US ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED" (Ephesians 1:6)
"IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION…THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS, ACCORDING…TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL" (Ephesians 1:7).
As CHRISTIANS we have become GOD’S CHILDREN. JESUS CHRIST has made us accepted with GOD! You know, our children can’t do anything to keep us from loving them.
"IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED…AFTER THAT YE HEARD THE WORD OF TRUTH, THE GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION: IN WHOM ALSO AFTER THAT YE BELIEVED, YE…WERE SEALED WITH THAT HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE" (Ephesians 1:13).
GOD CLAIMS ME AS HIS OWN and that is GOOD NEWS. He is "Head over all things to the CHURCH" (Ephesians 1:22) "which is HIS BODY" (Ephesians 1:23).
This is something the world can not believe or know. WHY? Because they still walk in darkness thinking "doing their own thing", will gain HAPPINESS. SATAN is a…cruel taskmaster but Christ’s yoke is easy.
"TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN OF ME: FOR I AM MEEK AND LOWLY IN HEART: AND YE SHALL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS"
"FOR MY YOKE IS EASY…MY BURDEN IS LIGHT" (Matt. 11:29-30).
I wrote a scripture on a card and gave it to my grandson to memorize. Two years later he can still quote it. When life gets hectic this scripture comes to my mind:
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee" (Isaiah 26:3)
OH, HOW WE ALL WANT REST, PEACEFULNESS, IN OUR "hurry up, frenzy-filled" world. It was MAN who interrupted our peace with GOD.
"YOU ARE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE, THEREFORE GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR SPIRIT WHICH ARE GOD’S" (1 Corinthians 6:20).
The BIBLE teaches that the "unrighteous"…shall not inherit the Kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9) "BE NOT DECEIVED".
"NEITHER fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind"
"Nor thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers, extortioneers shall inherit the KINGDOM of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS FOR CHRISTIANS..such were some of you: " but ye are washed, SANCTIFIED, JUSTIFIED in the name of…the LORD JESUS and by the SPIRIT OF OUR GOD" (1 Corinthians 6:11).
BIBLE QUESTIONS Lesson 8
01. God has blessed "Christians" with all _____________ blessings in heavenly places in_________(Eph. 1:3).
02. God hath chosen "Christians" that we should be _____ and without blame before Him in love (Eph 1:4).
03. God hath made Christians_______________in the Beloved (Eph. 1:6).
04. "Christians" have "___________through Christ’s _______________..." (Ephesians 1:7).
05. "Christians" are sealed with the ________________ _______________of promise (Ephesians 1:13).
06. Who is "Head over all things in the Church"? (Ephesians 1:22)______________.
07. CHRIST SAID: "Take my yoke upon you and ________________of Me" (Matthew 11:29).
08. "Christians" are bought with a _________ therefore ________________God in your body and in your _____________which are Christ’s" (1 Cor. 6:20).
09. Name 5 sins that will keep people from inheriting the KINGDOM OF GOD. (1 Cor. 6:9-10)_____________ ___________ __________ __________ __________
10. When you become a "CHRISTIAN" can you be forgiven of such sins? (1 Cor. 6:11) __________
GRADED BY__________GRADE_____