Your ministry in perspective of eternity is the long term view that motivates us to hang in there, come hell or high water. Paul summarizes that view in his letters to the Thessalonians and Philippians and us. Peter proclaims it “the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Diaspora in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, … [Read more…]
Live in the light. 5 This is the Message which we have heard from the Lord Jesus and now deliver to you—God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness. 6 If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the … [Read more…]
“14 For we don’t have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come. 15 Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God ✡ continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name. 16 But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices … [Read more…]
Kretzmann http://www.kretzmannproject.org/ 2 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 1. V.1. Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: v.2. Grace unto you and peace, from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. This opening greeting agrees almost exactly with that of the first letter. Paul … [Read more…]
As we see in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Jesus taught right living. When Jesus was just beginning His public ministry, He began what we call the Sermon on the Mount saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Throughout the next 3 years, He preached the Gospel of … [Read more…]
In the body of Christ, congregations of believers stick together for the long term because of their right living. All grow up in Messiah together. Our love of God is shown by our loving one another relationships within the congregation we participate in. One another means reciprocally, mutually. “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, … [Read more…]
Those without are those separate from Messiah, without God in this world. Paul wrote about to them to the Ephesians and us. “Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision” (in the flesh, made by hands), that you were at that time separate … [Read more…]
“The Lord’s entire manner of educating is one calculated to win people for Himself, so that they willingly follow His leadership, and His example should always stand before the eyes of all parents as an ideal after which they may strive.” Kretzman wrote the following over 100 years ago. This is good to comprehend and … [Read more…]
Those of us born into a family where at least one of the parents is a believer are holy—prepared for God pure, clean (1 Corinthians 7:12-17) until the age of accountability. Parents cultivate our soul. Children are instructed to obey their parents and parents are to bring them up in the discipline and instruction of … [Read more…]
When we partake of the divine nature, we become useful and productive in the noble things of eternal importance. Peter begins telling us how to partake with this blessing: “May more and more grace and peace be granted to you in a full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” “His divine power has … [Read more…]