The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIAL 153unaware of this phenomenon, with this self-centered attitudebeing broadcast and injected into their unsuspecting minds fromearliest childhood, do, to a greater or lesser degree, absorb it untilit becomes their normal attitude. lt becomes habitual. It does not,of course, exhibit the sal'l}e degree of effect in all minds - one personwill become more evil than another. But the natural tendencyis there. They cometo have it natural/y. lt becomes their very NA­TURE. And we call it "human nature."All this is an outstanding example of just how subti/e S atan is!The finest and most brilliant human minds ha ve been deceived byit. Thus the WHOLE WORLD has been swayed by Satan into what 1often term, simply, the "GET" way of life - the way that has becomeHABITUAL and NATURAL which we term "HUMAN NATURE."Few realize how many passages in the Bible, especially in theNew Testament, warn us about Satan and his subtileness. Butfirst, befare 1 take you to more of these, let us follow on throughthis second chapter of Ephesians.In chapter 1 of this letter to the Church at Ephesus, theapostle Paul gives thanks and praise to God who has blessed "us"(the converts at Ephesus and Paul- also all Christians) with everyspiritual blessing within the heavenly sphere. God had chosen usbefare we were born - befare the foundation of the world - beingpredestined to be called to spiritual salvation. God has richly/avished on us His grace. He shows that we being called in thistime - this New Testament "church age" - are the first to becalled to this glorious grace (emphasizing that this is NOT the timeGod is trying to save all the world, but only those predestined tobe called NOW). Paul had heard of their faith and prayed for theireyes to be opened fully to the awesome human potential - the supremegreatness of their di vine heritage.1 urgently suggest the reader carefully read this first chapterin the Moffatt translation. As translated by Moffatt 1 think it isone of the most beautiful, uplifting, and inspiring pieces of literature1 have ever read.Now the highlights of chapter 2: You Christians at Ephesuswere spiritually dead, but Christ has given you the impregnationof eternallife. You are now spiritually alive. In the past you livedaccording to the way of this world (the SELF-centered way), ac-