The New Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Mentor's Guide, MG13

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T H E N E W T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

Heb. 2.14 - 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. 1 John 3.5 - You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. Rev. 20.2-3 - And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, [3] and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. Rev. 20.10 - and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Please notice again in the objectives that these truths are clearly stated. As usual, your responsibility as Mentor is to emphasize these concepts throughout the lesson, especially during the discussions and interaction with the students. The more you can highlight the objectives throughout the class period, the better the chances are that they will understand and grasp the magnitude of these objectives. In order to understand the nature of conflict, a disciple must embrace this as a part of their normal, spiritual journey. Because our Lord suffered at the hands of those who neither knew God nor him, and because we are united to Christ by faith (Rom. 6.1-6), no believer or Christian leader need be shocked at persecution, as though something is happening to them that was unexpected or unplanned. This devotion focuses on the inevitability of persecution on the lives of those who follow in the footsteps of Jesus. And the testimony of the Word of God bears this out:

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