Cornerstone Curriculum, Official Certification Edition

LESSON 2 | EVANGELISM AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE: BINDING OF THE STRONG MAN / 401

Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare Spiritual Warfare – Binding of the Strong Man

LESSON 2

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Welcome in the strong name of Jesus Christ! After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to: • Demonstrate from the Bible that salvation essentially is God’s deliverance of humankind and creation through the power of the Spirit from the power and effects of sin, from Satan’s dominion and tyranny and the fear of death, as well as from the effects of the Curse and sin. • Communicate clearly how evangelism is proclaiming God’s promised and prophesied deliverance through Jesus Christ to the entire world in the power of the Holy Spirit. Like Us to Deliver Us Heb. 2.14-15 – Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, [15] and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. Perhaps no thought in Scripture can compare to the unusual humility of our Lord Jesus in his willingness to become like us to deliver us. This text suggests that the Lord Jesus, in his great humiliation and obedience to the Father in the Incarnation, shared in our very essence, that is, our flesh and blood in order that he might through death destroy the one who has the power of death over humankind, the devil. We will never know the depth of humility and self-forgetfulness involved in this supreme act of kindness and grace toward us. Because of the bondage that we endured due to our own sinfulness, our Lord determined to become like us, to share our weakness, to partake of the very same things we do, in order that he might break death’s stranglehold on us, and liberate us for the Lord’s own purpose and our new destiny. Let no one think that their own struggle or pain is unique or is in some way so extreme or rare that not even the Lord fully comprehends their hurt. This text lays to rest all thoughts that we have regarding the uniqueness of our struggle. Jesus himself became just like us in order that he might

Lesson Objectives

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Devotion page 175 & 3

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