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1、“THEGUARANTEEOFGOD”Ephesians1:13-14ThispastweeksawaprojectunderwayonTrefoilLaneinCottonwood.MyneighborBrianandIneededtoerectanewfencebetweenourbackyards.Thankfully,myneighborisexperiencedinconstruction.AskanumberofthemeninthischurchhowineptIamatbuildingthi
2、ngsandyouwillgetalongsagaofdisastrousstoriesconcerningme,equipment,andprojects.However,itallbeganwiththepreliminaryworkofputtingupthefencepostsandcementingtheminplace.Withoutthatfirststepthefencewouldhaveremainedundone.EverythingelsethatneededtobedoneHADto
3、followthepreliminaryfoundationalworkoferectingthefenceposts.PaulhasdonethesamethinginbeginningthelettertotheEphesians.Hebeginsbysharingwiththereaders3realitieswhicharepreliminary,butnecessarybeforestatingnewtruth.Inreview:thethreerealitiesare:(1)theworkofG
4、od,theFatherchoosingthosewhoacceptHim,(2)theworkofGod,theSonredeemingandforgivingthosewhoacceptHim,and,NOW;(3)theworkofGod,HolySpiritlivingwithinusasaguaranteeoftheinheritanceofeternallife.Downthroughchurchhistorymuchdiscussionhastakenplaceconcerningadoctr
5、inecalled:“EternalSecurity”.ThoughtherearemanyadditionalpassagesofScripturethatspeaktothisdoctrinehereistheclearestBiblicalstatementofsuchabelief.Inordertounderstandtheimportanceofthistruthinourthinkingwemustreturntothe1stCenturycultureofthetimeoftheRomanE
6、mpire.Ihatetoburstyourbubble,butinthosedaystherewasnoE-mail,noabilitytoFaxinformationtopeople,orcovernewsworldwide.Theworld,inthosedays,wasmuchmoreremotethenweknowtoday.Inordertounderstandwhatwashappeninginothernations(orevenothertowns)peoplehadtotravelday
7、stogettoanewlocation.Theycoulduseacarrierpigeon,atbest,tocontactotherpeopleofevents.Today,weexperiencethepossibilityofidentitytheftorthestealingofpersonalinformationthroughtechnologicalmeans.Ourabilitytospreadourpresencethroughouttheworldisgreaterthanever,
8、buttherisksaremuchmoreenormous.Backthen,ifsomethingwasgoingtobeprotectedorpreserveditwasmarkedbyanofficialseal.Noonebuttheintended4recipientdaredtoopenascroll,parchment,ordocumentsentinsuchaway.Furthermore,th
