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In our pursuit to walk worthy of the Lord’s calling, we have enemies of the devil and the kingdom of darkness that are constantly wrestling against us to try to get us to stumble and fall. Our true enemies are not flesh and blood, not men, but our true enemies are the devil and his influence in positions of authority and governments to persecute God’s people. However, Satan and his henchmen are defeated foes, and we can overcome them as well by putting on the whole armor of God.

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In Jesus’ multiple appearances after his resurrection, some people could not see who Jesus was even though he was right in front of them, and others refused to believe by faith, they only wanted to believe by sight and touch. We are called by Jesus as well to believe in him, not by sight, but by faith, and we shall be blessed with a fullness of the abundant life if we walk by faith and not by sight.

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The lesson of submitting to each other in the fear of the Lord applied directly to servants and masters in the first century, which most closely aligns with the workplace for Christians today. In our workplace, we need to be respectful and obedient towards our supervisors, and those in leadership need to honor the Lord by honoring their employees in their actions. We hope to preach the right gospel by our actions in the workplace.

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As we consider how we walk worthy of our calling with our families, we consider how parents are called to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. A loving parent has to set appropriate boundaries for the protection, safety, and health and enforce chastisement of their children when they are in disobedience.

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In the gospel of John, we now arrive at the most fundamental fact that separates the truth of Christianity from all the false religions in the world, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Because of Christ’s resurrection, he was declared to be the Son of God with power, we were justified before God, and now we can lay hold the fullness of the abundant life when we believe on the resurrection of Christ.

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In examining God’s pattern for the family, the Lord addresses the role of wives in marriage. Wives should submit unto Christ by submitting to the loving headship of their husbands. Wives should strive to be virtuous women, to teach the younger women how to love their husbands and children and be a keeper at home. What a blessing to see a marriage where husbands and wives working as one flesh in serving the Lord in the kingdom of God!

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