Steinbach Bible Institute - Star Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK

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4 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK Cp, ZinapaL ± a [ THE CHRISTIAN’S WARFARE REV. B. D. REIMER SYNTHESIS, MISSIONS CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE PERSONAL WORK Eph. 6:10-18. “Finally, my brethern, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against prin¬ cipalities, against powers, against the rul¬ ers of the darkness of this world, against ‘wicked heavenly spirits.’ . . . Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;” Today, more than ever before, there seems to be a neutralizing of the work of God and power of God that should be mani¬ fest through His children, the church of the living God. The reason for this is ap¬ parent. Satan is still at work. He still comes as an “angel of light.” He is still trying with all his wiles to thwart the purpose of God in redemption, “that all men should be saved.” So whether it be in the home of the believer, in the field of education under Christian teachers, or in the professing church of Christ, he is busy with all his hosts to guide Christians in their daily life and activity, if at all pos¬ sible. You may think I go too far in saying that Satan is busy guiding Christians. But listen to Jesus speaking to Peter in Mt. 16:23, “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence to me.” Peter was guided by Satan in this instance because he “savoured not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” So we can see that we are either savouring the things of God or the things of men, which are under direction of Satan. So in whatever we do, let us make absolutely sure that it is a thing of God. “Whatsoever ye do, whether in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord.” Therefore we need to be on the watch all the time. What am I planning? What am I doing? Is it of God, or of men? Am I denying myself? Am I taking up the cross daily to follow Jesus to Calvary and be crucified? To be able to better answer these questions and know who is our guide we should know some of Satan’s methods and works. Since God’s only means of loving the sinner and showing His love to them is through the believer, you as a Christian are the Object of Satan’s special temptation. This temp¬ tation will usually come in the form of substituting your own, or other men’s things, for those of God, and not direct temptation to what we normally call sin. The result as you can readily see will be more damaging and far reaching, because it is done as Christian ser¬ vice, recognized as Christian service, yet under¬ mines and neutralizes the efforts of the Holy Spirit. Thus this work is in direct opposition to that of God. This can be seen in the opposition to an appeal to the lost. Whether it be in schools, where the teachers should definitely make it a point to win the lost to the Saviour, and do nothing that would hinder the working of the Holy Spirit; or in the neighborhood; or even in the church, the more direct the appeal is, the greater the opposition — this is Satan’s influ¬ ence. Then again it is seen in the way Christians give. Think of the money spent for culture; the building of schools and their outfitting for the best possible results — seemingly no money is Continued on Page 8 B. D. REIMER FAMILY