.K.! NEW CHRISTIAN....WHAT NOW? by Elmer G. Magnussen
If you are a new Christian, there are some very
important things you need to
know. First, you need to know exactly what has happened to you. Second,
you need to know God's provisions for your future growth and service to Him.
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The entire world today is seeking wisdom! Education is prevalent in every
city. Literally thousands of young and old alike are attending universities.
But how many of them really know the meaning of wisdom? Wisdom is seeing
things from God's point of view.
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The following testimony is that of a man by the name of Andre.
I WAS IN PRISON, AND YOU CAME TO ME (Matthew 25:36c)
"My testimony to my Christian Brothers and believers in Jesus Christ our
Savior. I want to thank the Lord for saving me from the life I was once
leading. First of all, I was living in darkness and I thought that I truly
loved the way I was.
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall
not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent,
We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of
the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not
eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said
unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day
ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.
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Today's Bible Study
The Book of Ephesians is another of Paul's prison
The Book of Ephesians is another of Paul's prison
letters. In it he deals with the church collectively, as
the body of Christ, the Bride. In his pastoral epistles,
such as Timothy and Titus, he deals with the church as a
local body, serving Christ. Both emphases are necessary
for a balanced ministry. Certainly, in the mind of God,
He sees the whole body with Christ as the Head; but as
far as the work of the ministry is concerned, He works
through the local assemblies in different places. It is
the local church that receives the greater emphasis in
the New Testament, but the ministry of the local church
will be stronger if the members realize their position
in the body of Christ.
The blessings of chapter 1 are numerous. In
verses 3 and 4 God the Father has chosen us; in verse 5
He has accepted us. The blessings from God's Son, in
verses 7-12, are as follows: He has redeemed us; He has
forgiven us; He has revealed God's will to us; and He
has made us an inheritance. Some of the blessings from
the Holy Spirit are listed in verses 13 and 14: He has
sealed us, and He has given us an earnest to our
inheritance. "Earnest money" in business means money
given as a down-payment for a purchased possession.
Christ has purchased our future for us, but we have not
yet entered into all the blessings. God has given us His
Spirit as the down-payment, to assure us that we will
experience that total redemption and receive God's
promised blessings in glory.
Chapter 1 emphasizes our possessions in Christ;
chapter 2 emphasizes our position in Christ. A man's
position determines his possessions and power.
Regardless of where the President of the United States
may be physically, his position as the man who sits
behind the desk in the White House gives him power and
authority. So it is with the Christian. Regardless of
where he might be physically (and Paul was in jail when
he wrote this), we have power and authority in the
spiritual realm because of our position in Christ.
Chapter 3 closes the first half of Ephesians, in
which Paul has described our wealth in Christ. He is
about to move into the practical section (our walk in
Christ). But first he pauses to pray. He begins his
prayer in verse 1, but does not continue it until verse
13. In verses 2-12 Paul is explaining his special
ministry to the body of Christ; and in verses 13-21, his
prayer is one of intercession for the saints at Ephesus.
Madam Guyon
