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Category Archives: faith
when Christ comes: judgment, destruction, and glory.
In his second letter to the Thessalonians, Paul continues to encourage them (and us) with the hope of the second coming of Christ. When Christ comes, he will inflict his judgment upon those who have afflicted the church. Paul praises … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Thessalonians 1
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when Christ comes: three questions answered
1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11. Paul had been instructing the Thessalonians about making Christ come into their city by sharing the gospel and thus building the kingdom. He now answers three questions about the hope of Christ coming again physically and setting … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Thessalonians 5
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when Christ comes: faith , love, and hope
1 Thessalonians 1. Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians is a celebration of what happens when the Lord Jesus Christ comes. When he first comes into the lives of people in a community… they become people of faith – repenting … Continue reading
joy from the Lord
Philippians 3:1-4:1. Our joy is in the Lord, and for that reason our confidence cannot be in our ancestry or our accomplishments. Because our joy is in the Lord, anything we might count in our favor is actually counted as … Continue reading
Posted in confidence, enemies, faith, grace, joy, resurrection, suffering
Tagged Philippians 3, Philippians 4
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grace for love and war
Ephesians 6:10-24. Paul concludes this letter with a prayer for grace to all who read it, that they might love the Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible. The warfare that they face will challenge that love. His concluding words to … Continue reading
Posted in church, conflict, deliverance, dependence upon God, faith, grace, peace, perseverance, prayer, scriptures
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the gospel for the free
Galatians 5: 1-15. What does standing in freedom look like? Paul had told the Corinthians “faith, hope, and love abide” (1 Corinthians 13:13). To abide is to remain, to stand firm. A person who is trusting in God and not … Continue reading
choosing God on his terms
Galatians 4. You and I have to make the same choice as the Galatians did. We can decide to do our best, and hope that God accepts it. That is the choice of Hagar, of Ishmael, of the letter, of … Continue reading
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the gospel of the promise
Galatians 3:15-29. The Galatians were being tempted to turn to the Mosaic Law and the Jewish traditions. Paul is telling them here that they do not have to do that because God is already their heavenly Father. They are in … Continue reading
the gospel preached to Abraham
Galatians 3:1-9. Abraham’s story was also a story of forgiveness… yes, I said forgiveness.God had originally wanted the entire human race to be his representatives – his children. But sin marred God’s creation and made it impossible for any human … Continue reading
the gospel of faith in Christ
Galatians 2: 15-21. When we declare that Christ gave himself for us on the cross we are saying that we were sinners, and that we were helpless to do anything to please God. BUT Jesus Christ was not a sinner. … Continue reading
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