The Sword of the Spirit part 1 - The Written Bible or Spoken Word of God?

The Sword of the Spirit part 3 - The Living Powerful & Active Rhema Word of God

Is the sword of the Spirit really the Bible? Yes and no.  Almost everyone seems to assume that because Paul said the sword of the Spirit is the word of God he was referring to the Bible.  Using the context, language and meaning of the original biblical texts, however, I will show beyond any reasonable doubt that Paul was in fact NOT referring to the Bible – at least not directly - when he exhorted the saints to “take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Rather, he meant the living, active and powerful rhema - or spoken - word of God. Welcome to “Called to Glory,” the cutting-edge Christian podcast dedicated to helping you know Christ, the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. In this series, we’re looking at what the apostle Paul described in his epistle to the Ephesians as the sword of the Spirit. And in doing so, we'll be looking at the true word of faith Paul referred to in Romans 10:8, prophecy, spiritual warfare and the various ways in which the true sword of the Spirit is - and is not - intended to be used.  By the time we’re done, I believe you’ll be quite blown away. Not just at the shallowness of the modern understanding of the sword of the Spirit but also at the richness, power and importance of what Paul actually said and meant!  Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiqihDATVLQ Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKZWsst3wjc Soundtrack music:  "Advent" by Ben Winwood  "Awakening" by LNDÖ  "Awake My Soul" by Salt of the Sound  "Call of Kingship" by Cody Martin  "Fractured Time" by Cody Martin  "Hatikvah" by Ian Post  "Lamentation" by Ian Post  "Mind Heart" by Tristan Barton "The Heir" by Emmanuel Jacob Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.  Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.  Excerpted with permission from "The Sword of the Spirit" © 2006 by Ray Stedman Ministries. All rights reserved. Visit RayStedman.org for the complete library of Ray Stedman material. Please direct any questions to webmaster@RayStedman.org. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465411/fan_mail/new]

The Sword of the Spirit part 3 Trailer

Welcome to “Called to Glory,” the cutting-edge weekly podcast dedicated to helping you know Christ, the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. In this series, we’re going to look at what the apostle Paul described in his epistle to the Ephesians as the sword of the Spirit. If you’ve been a believer for any length of time you’ll know exactly what I mean.  Almost everyone seems to assume that because Paul said the sword of the Spirit is the word of God he was referring to the Bible. And since the Bible is almost universally taught and understood to be the word of God, according to this reasoning it's also believed to be the sword of the Spirit. In other words, the sum total of what Paul meant in Ephesians 6:17 by taking up or wielding the sword of the Spirit is to read or quote Scripture, or perhaps stand on some biblical promise.  And virtually no one questions it.  But is that really what Paul meant when he wrote about the sword of the Spirit? Your first reaction may very well be of course it is! And given how this is generally taught and understood in Christian and Messianic circles, that would be perfectly understandable. As we’ll see, however, there are some major problems with this view.  Not the least of which is that it's a gross oversimplification of what he said and meant Fortunately, God has not left us without clear guidance on this. And that’s exactly what we’re going to be looking at in this 3-part series.  Using the original biblical text, I will show beyond any reasonable doubt that Paul was in fact NOT referring to the Bible – at least not directly - when he exhorted the saints to “take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”  And by the time we’re done, I believe you’ll be quite blown away. Not just at the shallowness of the modern understanding of the sword of the Spirit but also at the richness, power and importance of what Paul actually said and meant! Soundtrack music: "Awakening" by LNDÖ "Mind Heart" by Tristan Barton Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465411/fan_mail/new]

The Sword of the Spirit part 2 - Logos as the Word of God

Is the sword of the Spirit really the Bible? Yes and no.  Almost everyone seems to assume that because Paul said the sword of the Spirit is the word of God he was referring to the Bible. Using the context, language and meaning of the original biblical texts, however, I will show beyond any reasonable doubt that Paul was in fact NOT referring to the Bible – at least not directly - when he exhorted the saints to “take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”  Welcome to “Called to Glory,” the cutting-edge Christian podcast dedicated to helping you know Christ, the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. In this series, we’re looking at what the apostle Paul described in his epistle to the Ephesians as the sword of the Spirit. And in doing so, we'll be looking at the true word of faith Paul referred to in Romans 10:8, prophecy, spiritual warfare and the various ways in which the true sword of the Spirit is - and is not - intended to be used.  By the time we’re done, I believe you’ll be quite blown away. Not just at the shallowness of the modern understanding of the sword of the Spirit but also at the richness, power and importance of what Paul actually said and meant!  Soundtrack music: "Awakening" by LNDÖ "Mind Heart" by Tristan Barton "The Heir" by Emmanuel Jacob Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 1971 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org Scripture quotations marked NLV are taken from the New Life Version, Copyright © 1969 and 2003. Used by permission of Barbour Publishing, Inc., Uhrichsville, Ohio 44683. All rights reserved. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465411/fan_mail/new]

The Sword of the Spirit part 2 Trailer

Welcome to “Called to Glory,” the cutting-edge weekly podcast dedicated to helping you know Christ, the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. In this series, we’re going to look at what the apostle Paul described in his epistle to the Ephesians as the sword of the Spirit. If you’ve been a believer for any length of time you’ll know exactly what I mean.  Almost everyone seems to assume that because Paul said the sword of the Spirit is the word of God he was referring to the Bible. And since the Bible is almost universally taught and understood to be the word of God, according to this reasoning it's also believed to be the sword of the Spirit. In other words, the sum total of what Paul meant in Ephesians 6:17 by taking up or wielding the sword of the Spirit is to read or quote Scripture, or perhaps stand on some biblical promise.  And virtually no one questions it.  But is that really what Paul meant when he wrote about the sword of the Spirit? Your first reaction may very well be of course it is! And given how this is generally taught and understood in Christian and Messianic circles, that would be perfectly understandable. As we’ll see, however, there are some major problems with this view.  Not the least of which is that it's a gross oversimplification of what he said and meant Fortunately, God has not left us without clear guidance on this. And that’s exactly what we’re going to be looking at in this 3-part series.  Using the original biblical text, I will show beyond any reasonable doubt that Paul was in fact NOT referring to the Bible – at least not directly - when he exhorted the saints to “take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”  And by the time we’re done, I believe you’ll be quite blown away. Not just at the shallowness of the modern understanding of the sword of the Spirit but also at the richness, power and importance of what Paul actually said and meant! Soundtrack music: "Awakening" by LNDÖ "Mind Heart" by Tristan Barton Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465411/fan_mail/new]

The Sword of the Spirit part 1 - The Written Bible or Spoken Word of God?

Is the sword of the Spirit really the Bible? Yes and no.  Almost everyone seems to assume that because Paul said the sword of the Spirit is the word of God he was referring to the Bible. Using the context, language and meaning of the original biblical texts, however, I will show beyond any reasonable doubt that Paul was in fact NOT referring to the Bible – at least not directly - when he exhorted the saints to “take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”  Welcome to “Called to Glory,” the cutting-edge Christian podcast dedicated to helping you know Christ, the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. In this series, we’re looking at what the apostle Paul described in his epistle to the Ephesians as the sword of the Spirit. And in doing so, we'll be looking at the true word of faith Paul referred to in Romans 10:8, prophecy, spiritual warfare and the various ways in which the true sword of the Spirit is - and is not - intended to be used.  By the time we’re done, I believe you’ll be quite blown away. Not just at the shallowness of the modern understanding of the sword of the Spirit but also at the richness, power and importance of what Paul actually said and meant!  Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKZWsst3wjc Part 3: https://youtu.be/mKhS8oZ5E5Y  Soundtrack music: "Advent" by Ben Winwood "Awakening" by LNDÖ "Mind Heart" by Tristan Barton Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (CJB) ae taken from the Complete Jewish Bible by David H. Stern. Copyright © 1998. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Messianic Jewish Publishers, 6120 Day Long Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029. www.messianicjewish.net. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465411/fan_mail/new]