The letter to the Colossians, was written by the Apostle Paul in the late AD “50’s or 60’s,” while he was imprisoned. This letter was written to a gentile church plant located in Colossae, a city of Rome. Colossians 2:1–5 explains the entire purpose behind Paul’s letter to the Christians in Colossae. Paul’s desire is […]
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The Apostle Paul starts his letter to the church at Ephesus identifying himself as an Apostle of Jesus Christ. The opening of the letter is brief, without the more detailed greetings often found in Paul’s other letters. But in that brevity, Paul not only stresses his authority under God, but also anticipates the strong emphasis
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In Galatians 2:2, Paul mentions going to Jerusalem because of a revelation from God. He was not summoned to defend his actions; he was sent by God to help the church in Jerusalem. He describes an important meeting in Jerusalem, which may have occurred around AD 45. Paul’s Gospel of the Christ Paul’s Gospel had
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Do you, or maybe that someone else, let arguments get to a “knock down and drag out” extreme. Must you have the last, final yell. Does your temper flare too much. It Might Not Be You, But – You cannot fully control the other person. But you can gain control of yourself. So, guess who
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Paul did not hinder his mission with concerns about his performance. He makes the point at the beginning of the second chapter in his first letter to the Corinthians. The Eloquent Ancient Speakers Paul wants the Corinthians to remember that he did not preach the gospel to them as if he were performing. The Corinthians
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God, through Moses, and Jesus Himself addressed this issue. Paul summarized their teaching in Romans 2:1. Addressing the Romans, Paul explains that we have no excuse for our sins. At the least, we are all guilty of judging someone of a sin when we ourselves have equally committed a sin. Never Take Scripture Out of
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The Bible tells us that Peter and John went to the temple at the hour of prayer which followed the afternoon sacrifice, the nineth hour (Act3:1). The time of prayer for Judaism, during Jesus’ ministry on earth, were three times a day; mid-morning (around the third hour after dawn, at 09:00 A.M.), the time of
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Jesus described believers that bear fruit. In the Gospels, He described them in the story of a sower’s seed falling on different ground. The Seed in the Good Soil We true believers are the seed that fell on the good soil. The good soil is the Gospel of Jesus. True believers bear fruit. The fruit
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