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2 Corinthians 10-13. Amplified Bible. Paul Describes Himself. 10 Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent! 2 I ask that when I do come I will not be driven to the boldness that I intend to show toward ...
Sep 17, 2024 · Paul was bound and determined to live for Christ with every fiber of his being (Philippians 1:21; Galatians 2:20; Acts 20:24). He was pursuing Jesus in an all-out effort to reach the culminating moment when he would stand before Him face to face and hear Him say: “Well done, good and faithful servant. . . .
Mar 11, 2021 · And in the final chapter of holy writ, the Apocalypse promises of the people of God, “They will see his face” (Revelation 22:4). Christians have long called this great promise “the beatific vision,” meaning “the sight that makes happy.”. As creatures who seek happiness, this is the great Happiness to come, the moment when we, at ...
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Faith shouldn’t be defined as private opinion, creedal formulations, or human passivity (2–5). Gupta argues, rather, that “faith” in Paul carries one of three senses. First, it sometimes means “obeying faith,” that is, “faithfulness” or “loyalty” (178). Philippians and 1 Thessalonians, according to Gupta, emphasize this dimension of faith. Second, ...
Gupta has done readers the service of pressing us to think more carefully and deliberately about “faith” in Paul’s letters. He is correct to explain that, depending on context, the underlying Greek word (pistis) can be rendered “faithfulness,” “trust,” or “faith.” His letter-by-letter exploration of “faith” in Paul helpfully highlights the way in w...
For all these virtues, Paul and the Language of Faithfails to deliver a satisfactory account of “faith” (and “works”) in Paul’s letters. Gupta’s description of faith in relation to the righteousness of justification doesn’t categorically exclude the works that faith performs in obedience to God. He understands Paul to say that “the Christ-relation,...
How, then, are we to understand “faith,” particularly in relation to justification? Throughout Paul and the Language of Faith, Gupta inveighs against those who speak of faith as “passive” (4–5, 135, 143, 183). He prefers the term “receptive” (17). The term “receptive,” in fact, is a preferred term of the Reformation tradition to express the non-pro...
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Jan 26, 2023 · Answer. “Stand fast in the faith” was a frequent encouragement of the apostle Paul. He told the Galatians to “stand fast” in their spiritual freedom in Christ (Galatians 5:1, NKJV). He urged the Philippians to “stand fast in one spirit” as they live a life worthy of the gospel (Philippians 1:27, NKJV). And to the believers in ...
2 Corinthians 3:18. ESV And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. NIV And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing ...
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Jan 9, 2021 · 1—We are called “the faithful in Christ.”. 3—God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4—God chose us in Christ. 6—God has freely given us grace in Christ. 7—We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins in Christ. 9—God made known the mystery of His will in Christ. 11—We were chosen in Christ.
