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Category Archives: gospel
joy from unity
Philippians 1:27-2:11. Paul encouraged the Philippian Christians to complete his joy by fulfilling his expectations: He expected them to unite together in their stand for the gospel, in spite of the suffering it would cause (1:27-30). He expected them to … Continue reading
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joy from confidence
Philippians 1:1-26. Things were getting bleak for the apostle Paul. He had been arrested and imprisoned in Rome with no knowledge of when — or if — he would ever go to trial. Even if he went to trial, the … Continue reading
the stewardship of God’s grace
Ephesians 3. Preaching to the Gentile Ephesians the gospel of God’s grace was a great privilege for Paul. He gladly accepted the dishonor of being imprisoned and mistreated for that cause. He considered the work a gift of God’s grace … Continue reading
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when pride took over
Galatians 4. What turned these victors in to victims? It was pride. Yes, that’s right… pride. In verse 17, Paul says “They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may … Continue reading
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 of redemption
Galatians 3:10-14. Remember that Paul is dealing with the challenge of a false teaching in Galatians. The “troublers” from Jerusalem have convinced the Gentile Galatians that they need to add obedience to the Mosaic law (as defined by Jewish tradition) … Continue reading
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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
entrusted with the gospel
Galatians 2:1-10. Galatians focuses on the gospel message. In 2:7, Paul says that he has been “entrusted with the gospel.” The same is true of you and me. We have been entrusted with the gospel message. The challenge for us … Continue reading
not man’s gospel
Galatians 1:11-24. Paul had already said that his missionary calling was not “from men nor through man (1:1). He had also made it clear that no man was his master, because he was not serving man, nor trying to please … Continue reading
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