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In Part 2 of this passage, we look at five principles that are highlighted as it relates to the believers' completeness in Christ. Because we are complete in Him, we are spiritually circumcised and spiritually alive. Because of this reality, we are not to let anyone judge and condemn us or lead us into legalism. Our sufficiency is in Christ.

Samson, now a grown man, asks his parents to arrange for him to marry a Philistine girl he saw in a nearby town. Also, Samson slays a lion with his bare hands and devised a riddle. The passage then turns to his wedding celebration.

Believers are made spiritually alive by God, not by following man-made regulations.

The Angel of the Lord, the pre-Incarnate Christ, appears to Samson's parents. He was chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from bondage to the Philistines.

Man’s philosophy and human traditions are no match for knowledge of God through Christ.

The elders of Gilead seek out Jephthah to lead them against the Ammonites. After the victory, the Ephraimites are upset because they were not included in the battle. A conflict arises between Gilead and Ephraim, which ends tragically.

Gospel ministry is not one of ease and comfort, but one of sacrificial service.

In this Bible study, Israel falls into apostasy once again, this time for 18 years. They call out to the Lord, but they did not receive immediate deliverance. However, Israel put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and the Lord had mercy on Israel.

In this sermon, we will answer four questions from this passage: 1) Who is the agent in our reconciliation? 2) What was man’s estate before receiving Christ? 3) How can man be reconciled to God? 4) What does reconciliation do for the Christian? 5) Application: How is reconciled man to live?

In this Bible study, Abimelech assumes power after the death of his father, Gideon. The results are disastrous. He was the anti-deliverer and oppressor of the people, unlike Christ, who delivers those who are oppressed by sin and its misery and condemnation.

Christ is supreme over all and worthy of our worship.

After the victory of his 300-man army, Gideon subdues the Midianites, dishonors the priestly office with his ephod, which leads Israel back into idolatry, and after he dies, Israel Israel committed apostasy.

Paul’s prayer in this passage demonstrates what a person who has faith in Christ looks like. Faith in Christ is at the root of a thankful heart. Those with faith in Christ give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (v. 3). That thanksgiving is shown in many areas by Paul in vv. 3-8.

Gideon goes to war against the Midianites with an army of 300. God accomplishes the victory for him.

The supremacy of Christ is evident in the calling of Paul as an Apostle and the Christian as saints

In this Bible study, God calls Gideon to deliver Israel from their captivity under the Midianites. Once again, it is because Israel apostasy that they find themselves in this predicament. They cry out to the Lord, and the Lord chooses Gideon.

The doctrine of the Incarnation, which emphasizes that Jesus is fully man and fully God, holds significant importance in Christian theology. The belief in Jesus' full humanity is grounded in the understanding that, through the Incarnation, God became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ.

Jesus, the Son of Mary, is not only our Savior from sin. Jesus, the Son of Mary, is Immanuel God with us—up close and personal. Immanuel is also God in us and God behind us and Immanuel is God going before us.

In this Bible study, God calls Deborak and Barack to deliver Israel from Jabin, king of Canaan.

In the genealogy of Jesus, we see King Solomon. Although Solomon did not finish his reign as king of Israel well, Christ, at the greater than Solomon, finished His earthly ministry well by accomplishing our salvation.