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Jan 7, 2020 · Paul’s motive for living and for serving was a great love for Jesus. Jesus was Paul’s passion and First Love. Paul was also filled with the Holy Spirit and the love of Christ. Jesus’ love filled and controlled Paul in all areas of his life. 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 “Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be ...
Apr 24, 2022 · It is often claimed that the Founder of Christianity was the apostle Paul – or at least that he was the co-Founder, along with Jesus. The idea behind this claim is that Christianity is not really about the historical Jesus. Yes, his words are hugely important, and yes it is also important to know that he did all those miraculous deeds.
Feb 11, 2021 · To “know the love of Christ” is to experience his presence “through faith” in their “hearts.” God’s people are to look and become more and more like Christ, and it is this for which Paul prays here. It is because being and actions are so closely tied together in God and in Christ, first, but then also in his people, that Paul ...
Paul loved the church because he loved Christ. He knew well the truth expressed in 1 John 4:21, “This commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.”. It was Paul’s love for Christ and His church that enabled Paul to endure the physical suffering he went through (cf. 2 Cor. 11:23–27).
Paul's Passion: Knowing the Exalted Christ. Detail of 'Apostle Paul', mosaic (c. 1900-1910), from Pyotr Basin's (1793-1877) original painting, Saint Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia. We've left the narrative of Acts of the Apostles now. Paul is dead, executed by Nero in Rome around 65 AD, give or take a year.
Aug 3, 2018 · Saul was on his way to making a name for himself. He was a well-connected powerful man with credentials. He called himself a “Hebrew of Hebrews.”. He was a prideful self-righteous member of ...
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Paul’s Discourse on Love (1 Corinthians 13:1-13) The following is from the section of the New Testament known as the Epistles, which is simply a fancy word for “letter”. It is written by a man named Paul, who was the most successful Christian missionary of the first century CE. Paul’s original name was Saul, and he was a Jewish man who ...
