“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss. If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose. If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War The question is not whether you want to be in this war. Everyone is in it. That’s why we are told to…
Ephesians is a letter that was written by Paul while in prison in Rome. Paul had a special place in his heart for the Church at Ephesus, having spent about three years there. He wanted the Church to really grasp what living their new life in Christ meant and to be strengthened in their commitment to Christ. Ephesus was a city of great importance: right on the coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) it was a thriving harbor city and…
I. The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of glory, gives me His Spirit of wisdom and revelation in KNOWING Him. *Do I KNOW Him (in the fellowship in His suffering; in the POWER of His resurrection – Phil. 3.10 – being conformable unto His death)? *Do I have His Spirit of wisdom and revelation as a result? HOW DO I KNOW HIM – *the word “know” is from the Greek word “eido” – “TO SEE” or Greek word…
