{"id":6870,"date":"2024-09-22T06:20:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T11:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2024-09-22T06:20:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T11:20:26","slug":"ephesians-program-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?p=6870","title":{"rendered":"Ephesians  (Program #52)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bible_light.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/>Ephesians  (Program #52) &#8211; God&#8217;s Desire for a Glorious Church<\/p>\n<p>What is the characteristic that you most desire in the Church?\u00a0 Would it be a nice Church where you feel comfortable? Or how about I want a victorious Church, full of power? Or how about a spiritual Church with the highest teaching?\u00a0 Well, in Ephesians 5, Paul tells us about the Church that God is seeking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Husbands, love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her that He might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of the water in the word, that He might present the church to Himself glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any such things, but that she would be holy and without blemish<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, the goal for the Church is not to be good, spiritual, victorious or even powerful. 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