Lesson 8 · November 21, 1908
The Unity of the Church
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Questions
- 1.What does the apostle entreat God's children to do? How does he speak of himself? . Note 1.
- 2.By what spirit should this walk be characterized? How should believers regard one another? .
- 3.What are we admonished to keep? .
- 4.To what does he liken the unity and oneness of the church? .
- 5.How many faiths are there? How many baptisms? Who is the true God? .
- 6.According to what is grace measured out to each believer? .
- 7.What important point in the work of Christ is mentioned in ? What was given to men? Note 2.
- 8.What does the Lord desire His people to know? .
- 9.For what purpose were these gifts placed in the church? .
- 10.Will this purpose ever be accomplished? .
- 11.Will these gifts ever fail? .
- 12.How long must they remain in the church? .
- 13.Concerning what does the Lord especially desire that His people shall not be ignorant? .
- 14.At what time will the people of God not be ignorant concerning spiritual gifts? .
Notes
1. As a convict in a Roman prison, the apostle penned the glorious Gospel message contained in this wonderful epistle. As a prisoner upon the lonely, barren Isle of Patmos, the beloved apostle, wrapped in the vision of God's glory, was permitted to hand down to us the glorious panoramic view contained in the book of Revelation. Thus the efforts of men, inspired by the spirit of the dragon, to hinder the work of the Gospel, have been so overruled that they have turned out gloriously to the furtherance of God's work. Surely, as the apostle states it, "We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth."
2. The margin of this verse reads, "or a multitude of captives." In we are told that when Jesus arose from the dead, the "graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." In , some of this same company are seen. The "multitude of captives," therefore, are those who were resurrected when Jesus came forth from the grave. They ascended with Him as trophies of His victory.
Bible texts in this lesson
Ephesians 4:1-13 · Ephesians 4:1 · Ephesians 4:2 · Ephesians 4:3 · Ephesians 4:4 · Ephesians 4:5 · Ephesians 4:6 · Ephesians 4:7 · Ephesians 4:8 · 1 Corinthians 2:12 · Ephesians 4:12 · Ephesians 5:25-27 · 1 Corinthians 13:8 · Ephesians 4:13 · 1 Corinthians 12:1 · 1 Corinthians 1:6-8 · Matthew 27:52 · Matthew 27:53 · Revelation 4:4 · Revelation 4:10 · Revelation 4:11 · Revelation 5:8-10
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