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In the providence of God, today is Easter Sunday, and no text could be any more appropriate to Easter and the resurrection than Philippians 1:18-26. If this is not a resurrection passage, I don’t know what is. Paul’s perspective on life and death is founded upon the bedrock certainty of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and ...
- 1 Corinthians 15:9. 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- 1 Timothy 1:16. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
- 2 Timothy 4:16. 16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
- Acts 7:58. 58 dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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 ...
The rest of what the Bible says shows us the 180° transformation in Paul’s life. It encourages us that God can do the same today—no matter how far someone seems to have gone away from Him. He can work in hearts to draw them to Himself, no matter how hardened they may be toward Him. What seems humanly impossible is possible with God.
May 10, 2013 · 1. The changed life begins by coming to know Christ personally (4:20-21). Paul describes the changed life in four ways: A. The changed life begins when you learn Christ. To “learn Christ” is an unusual phrase that occurs no where else. Paul does not say, “you did not learn about Christ,” but rather, “you did not learn Christ in this ...
- Paul’s phrase is literally, “the old man.” He identifies this as being “in reference to your former manner of life.” So the old man refers to all t...
- “Be renewed” is a present passive infinitive, which means that it is an ongoing process that God performs in us as we cooperate with Him (see Phil....
- Again, I believe that the sense is that we did put on this new man once and for all at the point of conversion, but we must continue putting on thi...
Feb 12, 2024 · Answer. First Corinthians 15:31 says, “I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily” (NASB). Other Bible versions word the last clause this way: “I face death every day” (NIV) and “Every day I am in danger of death!” (NET). Chapter 15 of 1 Corinthians is a strong defense of the ...
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Feb 22, 2023 · While in his third missionary journey, Paul traveled to Jerusalem, despite his friends and fellow believers telling him not to go. He told them he was not only prepared to be captured by his enemies, but to die for his work for Jesus Christ (Acts 21). While preaching to the Gentiles, he was captured in the temple by Jews who were ready to kill ...
