Paul once wrote to the Corinthians, “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” [2 Cor 11:3] The gospel is to be as Paul also says we should live: “in simplicity and godly sincerity, not …
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Loving the Brethren
"He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, …
The Proof of a Husband
In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes, “for the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” [1 Cor 4:20] The kingdom of God is not just speech; not just words and knowledge and things such as that. For again, we read in Corinthians, “knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.” [1 …
“Repaying” The Lord
Of course we cannot repay The Lord for what He has done for us, and Jesus doesn't expect us to: He didn't save us so that we could repay Him. Paul says that what Jesus has accomplished for us through salvation is God's "unspeakable gift." As Jacob said in Genesis, truly, "[we are] not worthy …
The LORD Delights in Our Hope
It can be tempting to feel discouraged because we have "failed" God or to get down on ourselves when we don't perform, but I think that God has a very different view of us in these moments. After all, The Lord chose us for Himself before the foundation of the world, which means He already …