How Do We Know God’s Will? What we read in the Bible is not just a historical record, but also of how God works in people’s lives. We begin here with the age-old account of Jacob. As a young man,…
God has freed us to live in the blessings He intended and that begins with the gift of life through Jesus Christ. Through Christ we are reconciled to God and in Hebrews 4:16 “Therefore let us approach with confidence to…
Law is only a problem for those that transgress it by overstepping the boundary. We could also say that law is unnecessary where there is no transgression. We find in Galatians 3:19 (LEB): 19 “Why then the law? It was…
Paul had experienced life as a Pharisee under the law of Moses as a descendant of Abraham and the result in his life was hatred. Then he had a personal experience, an encounter with Jesus Christ and everything changed. Now…
Paul tells the people in 2 Corinthians 12:11 “I ought to have been commended by you” but there were those that challenged him and his apostleship. It was God that called Paul and established him and there were “signs and…
Paul was called by Jesus Christ to an exceptional ministry as revealed to Ananias in Acts 9:15–16 (LEB) ‘But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings…
Paul is taking a collection for the church in Jerusalem and speaks firmly to the people of Corinth encouraging them to give in 2 Corinthians 8:8 (LEB) “I am not saying this as a command, but proving the genuineness of…
We that have heard the gospel and accepted the work of Jesus Christ know that we have an eternal place with God 2 Corinthians 5:5 (LEB) “Now the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who…
We have in 2 Corinthians 4:1–2 (LEB) “this ministry … with the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience before God” and this is different than the first covenant that was the law of Moses. While…
As Paul ends the letter we know as 1 Corinthians, he reminds them that they are in a world that views the things of God as foolishness. As Christians, they are to in 1 Corinthians 16:13 (LEB) “Be on the…
We are born into this natural world and as we come to know Jesus Christ, we are born into the kingdom of God, but we still have this natural body. Paul instructs the Corinthians in the ways of the Holy…
From divisions and differences in the church, Paul moves to spiritual gifts. And while many focus on the diversity of these gifts, Paul actually lays them out using the trinity as the example of unity with diversity. Many have heard…
Happy Valentines Day February is traditionally the month for Valentines. This custom of sending a note to your “Valentine” adorned with a red heart, a personal poem, an inscription that declares your love, grew in popularity in England and France…
Paul admonishes people to 1 Corinthians 11:1 (LEB) Become imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. This isn’t to assert his authority as an apostle, although he does have this authority, Paul’s message is to direct people…
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