458 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 2 Book 39 - The Whole Armour of God - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 2 * BOOK 39 The Whole Armour of God - Part 2 See, that’s the instruction from God. We are to raise our children under those set of circumstances. Into that pagan city, Paul came with the Gospel of Salvation, and because he was proclaiming the Gospel he and Silas ended up in the jail at Philippi. We find that verse back in Acts chapter 2:38. Keep in mind the reason we came to Acts chapter 16 is to look at the Philippian jailer and his family. In Acts chapter 2 we find Peter preaching his heart out to the nation of Israel, which is so obvious up in verse 36, where Peter winds up this sermon. that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. The nation of Israel? Here in these verses He’s dealing with them on the national level. Today, God isn’t dealing with the Gentiles as He did with the nation of Israel on national grounds, rather every Gentile is being dealt with personally. Do you notice that Paul doesn’t say, "Repent and be baptized." Paul says what? Believe! Romans 1:16a "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it (the Gospel) is the power of God unto salvation to every on that believeth;..." I Corinthians 15:1-4 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. (unto salvation.) Not repenting as Peter preached. And this is Paul’s theme all the way through. Romans 10:9-10, I Thessalonians 4:14, and there and many others in Paul’s epistles, he never changes that theme. It wasn’t just a one man deal, so we pick that up in verse 31. Paul is speaking here. Acts 16:31 "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, (now these next three words throw a curve at a lot of people) and thy house." Well does that mean when a father is saved, his kids are automatically saved? That if you have believing parents, you have a Christian home, Christian influence, Christian up-bringing as Paul puts it, "bringing them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." What are the chances of those children becoming believers compared to kids that are raised in an unbelieving home? Now let’s follow this Philippian jailer some more in verse 32. Acts 16:32 "And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house." So repeating verse 32 again. Back to Ephesians chapter 6, and go on into verse 5. Paul now brings it into another segment of society, and that is the work place. We have to recognize that at the time of Paul slavery of blacks and whites was still part and parcel of the economy. So if you had a benevolent slave master, he would provide the housing and the food, and the clothing, and everything that these people would need, and life was enjoyable. But when you had a slave master who was totally the old Adam under the inspiration of old Satan, then yes, being a slave was a horrible life, and remember that most of the human race, as the biggest majority of people lived in the element of slavery. So now then Paul is bringing this into the lifestyle of the believing slave master, as well as a believing servant, and look what he says. Ephesians 6:5 as unto Christ;" Ephesians 6:6-7 "Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers: but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart: 7. With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:" I think you all understand the story behind the letter to Philemon, who also was a slave owner. Now Paul was also instrumental in the salvation of Onesimus’ owner Philemon, and so Paul is going to bring these two people back together, the slave and his master. Now Onesimus is still the servant, and Philemon is still the owner, but he no longer is to treat this man like chattel. Let’s just drop in at verse 5. Philemon 1:5 "Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;" Now verse 6. Philemon 1:6-7a Even his servants. Now verse 8. Philemon 1:8-10 Now verse 11. Philemon 1:11 Paul tells Philemon that this man in the past was unprofitable. Why? Now verse 12. Philemon 1:12-18 18. If he hath wronged thee, (and we’re pretty sure he did)or oweth thee ought,(for anything he might have stolen, Paul says,) put that on mine account;" So these two people, slave master and his slave, are brought back together in the bonds of love because of the intercessory work of the apostle Paul. A believer who is a owner and the boss over people should constantly reflect his Christianity. He should reflect his love for the Lord as well as his love for the people who are under him. Now verse 8. Ephesians 6:8 It doesn’t impress God if a believing man is over a thousand people any more than a servant who is a believer, because in Christ we have that unity. Now verse 9. Ephesians 6:9 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible