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Podcast: Bible Study - Sabbath School Podcast
Episode: 1748 Lesson 7 Thursday Aug 10: Growing up into Christ
Description: What danger threatens the Christlike maturity of the church? Eph. 4:14.Paul perceives an environment not unlike our own in which various ideas, such as “every wind of doctrine” and “deceitful schemes” (ESV), are thrust upon believers. He uses three sets of images to describe the dangers of wayward theology: (1) the immaturity of childhood, “so that we may no longer be children” (ESV); (2) danger on the high seas, “tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine” (ESV); and (3) being swindled by clever people who, like gamblers, practice sleight of hand. Paul uses figuratively the Greek word kubei...