Hello everyone. Well this week was really great as we sat down, drank some coffee (Thanks B)and conversed our way through chapter 2:5-9. We spent most of our time discussing the idea surrounding verses 8b and 10-12.
2:8b - Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside of his control. At, present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.
How can the whole world be in subjection to Jesus yet at the same time we see the "not yet"? It's hard, is it not, for us to see that even though the most difficult times in our lives - Jesus is in control and God is still on the throne. It boils down to the basic fundamental once again - "Do I really trust Jesus to take care of everything?" It might be easy to give up certain things - but there always seems to be that other part that we think we can control. Either the issue seems to big even for God to handle or the issue seems so minuscule that we really don't need to bother God with that one. But whenever we don't relinquish that issue to God we are essentially saying that we trust our own devices more than we trust God's.
2:10-12 - For it twas fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source.That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,saying,
“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
We worked through the concept of being sanctified. We discovered that the act of sanctification has two sides. One belongs to God and the other belongs to Christians. Being set apart by God to accomplish his purposes. And our continual submission and lifelong pattern of spiritual growth.
Again, I am blown away by the testimonies of those within the group. Stories of how God is moving, how people have struggled and how they have experienced God.
We're going to continue working with 2:5-18 because there is just too much there for us to leave it behind.
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