“Since to depart from this world in death to ‘be with Christ’ is described by Paul as ‘very far better’ (Philippians 1:23) than the present state of blessed communion with the Lord and blessed activity in His service, it is evident that ‘sleep’ as applied to believers cannot be...
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Let us now return to our original question: ‘how are we made right with God?’ The Bible answers this question six times in the 3rd chapter of Romans: 1) “We are made right with Godby placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who [...
2. Because he enjoyed great liberty of preaching at the time when the Epistle to the Philippians was written, Phil. 1: 13; and so he did when that to the Ephesians was written. Eph. 6: 20. 3. Because he expresses both to the Philippians and to Philemon the expectation of being soon...
h.We know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation: According to many passages in the New Testament, suffering is promised in the Christian life (Acts 14:22,1 Thessalonians 3:3,Philippians 1:29,Romans 5:3). Nevertheless, we are also promi...
So they took the whole month of June to pretend together that all these wrong and harmful things are good, and they call June “Pride” month. Like the Bible says, their “glory is in their shame” (Philippians 3:19). But things are what God calls them, aren’t they? Not what we...
John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Verse 4.- (a)The Life, and therefore inclusive of the fact that the Logos always has been and now is (b)the Lightof men.In him waslife. "Life" in all its fulness of meaning - that grand addition to things which...
abundantly than they all. Because God wrought effectually in him (Galatians 2:8). The word used for "labour" implies the extreme of toil (Matthew 6:28:Philippians 2:16), etc. But the grace of God. "It is God that worketh in you" (Philippians 2:13;Matthew 10:20;Colossians 1:29)....
So zealous was I in defense of the Law that I wasted the church of God." VERSE 14. Being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. Speaking now of the Mosaic Law, Paul declares that he was wrapped up in it. To the Philippians he wrote: "As touching the law, a ...
6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; (Philippians 1:6) Thus, while what much of what people do appears to be vanity, those who yield to God and His word will succeed and by able to abide ...