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Paul’s perspective on life and death is founded upon the bedrock certainty of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and from that, the certainty that all the dead will be raised—some to eternal life, and some to eternal torment. From what we read in Romans 15:22-33, we know Paul had long hoped to visit the saints in Rome.
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 ...
Speaking of himself and his fellow apostles, he said, "For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were, appointed to death; for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men; . . . even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place ...
Paul, like a prophet of old, placed his body on the young man, bringing him back to life. Paul’s view of his own death shows up in Philippians, where he went so far as to write, “For to me, to ...
Apr 4, 2024 · It comes in the context of Paul talking about division and jealousy in the church, in 1 Corinthians 3:1–23. And there Paul gives us this amazing motivation for not getting jealous in this life. And that motive is the gift of death. He says, “Death is ours.”. And that has led to many emails over the years asking what in the world Paul ...
Aug 1, 1993 · In other words, just as our text says, the judgment is “according to what a person has done.” But here the issue is eternal life versus wrath. “Faith Without Works Is Dead” Several times Paul listed certain kinds of deeds and said, “those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God” (Galatians 5:21; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10).
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Jul 26, 2013 · 1. “To die is gain” means that a Christian should view death as a means of exalting Christ. Whether he lived or died, Paul’s aim was to exalt Christ (1:20). If, by his faithful witness in dying, Paul could bear witness to the hope of the gospel, then he was ready to go.
