s3-94 LEARNING FROM BIBLICAL EXAMPLES

The history of Israel, as found in the Old Testament, records God’s people as being rebellious and prone to seeking after other gods. That history helps our God-called ministry to comprehend the enormity of conversion for modern saints. We are coming out of spiritual Egypt—from backgrounds where false religion blinds people to the truth. “While men slept, {the Lord’s enemy} came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.” Let us be realistic! Christ’s church today does not have the power demonstrated by the New Testament church.