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the known and the unknown. On the one hand, John wants to accentuate the fact that we are the children of God here and now. At the same time, the full extent of what we will be has yet to be revealed. Although our present status as children of God is wonderful, our future state will be even more extraordinary
YOU REMEMBER, brothers, that yesterday’s reading ended with this: “You have no need that anyone teach you, but the anointing itself teaches you concerning all things.” Now this, as I am sure you recall, we explained to you in such a way that we who speak to your ears from outside are just like hired men, applying cultivation to the tree from outside, but we cannot give growth nor form fruits. But he who created and redeemed and called you, dwelling in you through faith and the Holy Spirit, unless he should speak to you within, we make sounds without purpose. From what is this apparent? Because although many hear, not all are persuaded of what is said, but those only to whom God speaks within. But he speaks within to those who offer him a place, but they offer God a place who do not offer the devil a place. For the devil wishes to dwell in the hearts of men and to speak there all the things that tend to seduction. But what does the Lord Jesus say? “The prince of this world has been cast out.” From where has he been cast out? Is it outside heaven and earth? Is it outside
living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him. Every beast, every creeping
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, “I will never again
