Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 16.13-23, I Corinthians 15.12-19, . I Corinthians 14.55-57, John 12. 24, I Corinthians 1.18-19, I Peter 2.8, II Corinthians 11.3, Ezekiel 18.4, Romans 6.23, Habakkuk 1.13, Hebrews 9.22, Isaiah 53. 10, Acts 16.31, Matthew 11.28 . ••• “Victory over the Powers: Christ’s triumph over the powers occurs at the cross, where they are “disarmed” and “made a public example”. His death is described as a “rescue” that brings about “redemption” from the powers of darkness. Furthermore, believers are to identify with Christ in His death to the “elemental spirits” (στοιχεῖα, stoicheia) of the universe and no longer be enslaved to them. The inference drawn from Christ disarming the powers is that believers need not be subject to certain regulations that are fleeting and syncretistic” The Lexham Bible Dictionary, Logos Bible Software v9.0 Free . ••• “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is