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Philippians 1:12-30. New Living Translation. Paul’s Joy That Christ Is Preached. 12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters,[a] that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. 13 For everyone here, including the whole palace guard,[b] knows that I am in chains because of Christ. 14 And because of ...
- 1 Corinthians 15
1 Corinthians 15. Easy-to-Read Version. The Good News About...
- 1 Corinthians 15
- Introduction
- The People Whom Paul Was Anxious About
- Paul’s Description of His Feelings
- Why We Might Not Think and Act as Paul Did
- What We Should Do
- A Story
- Word List
- Book List
Paul was an extraordinary man. His energy astonishes us. Hisdetermination to tell people the good news about Jesus Christ impresses us. Hisenemies wanted to hurt him. They wanted to stop him. But he still continued.Some passages in his letters show his strong desire to continue. We can studythese and they will encourage our own *faith. We must beli...
(a) His worst enemies
The *Jews hated Paul. They had respected him as a leader and ateacher. Now they thought that he had changed his *faith. That is why theyhated him. They *beat him five times or more, (2 Corinthians 11:24). Severaltimes, they made plans to kill him. The *Gentiles often listened well to Paul,but the *Jews chased him from town to town. They encouraged angry crowds toattack him. A good example of this is the account in Acts 13 and 14. Menchased Paul from Antioch to Iconium and to Lystra, where the...
(b) His own nation
Paul was the great *missionary. He helped many people to becomeChristians. Many of them lived far away from his own country. But we cannot beinterested in *missions and not care about our own people. Here we see Paul’sgreat desire. He wanted men everywhere to know the *Lord Jesus as their*Saviour and *Lord. In the *Lord’s prayer we pray, ‘May your *kingdom come. Maymen do what you want on earth.’ We see that this desire was great in Paul’sheart. He cared especially for his own people. Think a...
(c) A very special people
Paul’s care for the *Jews was greater because God had blessed hisnation in a special way. This gave them a responsibility to reply (see Romans9:4, 5). God had freed the *Jews from Egypt in a wonderful way. By Moses, Godgave them the *law. Men like Joshua and David were excellent leaders. *Prophetslike Elijah and Isaiah brought them messages from God. This continued until thetime of John the *Baptist and Jesus himself. Where God is especially good topeople, he requires them to reply (Luke 12:4...
(a) It was true
Paul did not pretend. He wasvery anxious, (9:1). It was one of the reasons why he returned to Jerusalem onthat last occasion. He knew that he would suffer on this visit.
(b) It was sincere
Paul says that he feels and always feels very sad. This sadfeeling was an inner emotion, which showed itself in his life.
(c) Paul’s feelings were like Christ’s own feelings
Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Heknew that God would be a judge of Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-45). Like Jesus, Paulfelt sad all the time, because many *Jews did not believe. He said, ‘I couldwish that Jesus *cursed me and cut me off….’ But Jesus did that exact thing forus. God the Father *cursed him, and Jesus suffered for us. Paul was showing thesame feelings that Jesus had for his own nation.
(a) Perhaps we are afraid. People will think that we are strange
Paul was happy to become a fool for Christ. He did not care aboutwhat men thought. He did not care what men said. He cared much more about whatGod thought. This means that he was like our *Lord.
(b) Perhaps it is because of fear
We are afraid. We will not be able to speak the right words. Wewill not be able to answer difficult questions. We will not know how to explainimportant facts about our beliefs.
(c) Perhaps we do not really believe that God will send people to *hell
People often teach that our God is a God of love. So he is, buthe is also *holy, good, and completely fair. This is why Jesus had to die onthe *cross. It was the only way for God to forgive *sin. The cross shows God’sdeep love for us. It also shows God’s *righteousness. In the *Gospels, thereare many passages in which Jesus warns about the *future judgement. If we donot believe in *hell, we should read the *Gospels again.
After Peter’s first *sermon, the people asked him, ‘What shall wedo?’ The command is very clear. Jesus gave it 2000 years ago. Be a good friend to those whoare not Christians. You will have to take time for this. You may have to giveup some events in church. Many churches that are growing have discovered this.First of all, people have a good friend...
The drums sounded all through the night. The darkness round meseemed to be alive. I could not go to sleep, so I lay awake. I looked. This iswhat I saw. This is what it seemed like. I stood on a grassy field. At my feetwas nothing but space. I looked, but saw nothing, only cloud shapes. They wereblack and very strange. There were great holes and sha...
Amen ~ let it be so; a word often used at the end of aprayer. angels ~ servants from God who bring messages to men. apostle ~ one of the 12 men whom Jesus chose to be hishelpers. He chose them to teach people about him; Christians call Paul an*apostle. baptise ~ put a person in water, or put water on a person;this shows that the person belongs to C...
Craig Keener ~ Bible Background *Commentary NT ~ IVP B. M. Newman and E. A. Nida ~ A Translators Handbook on The Actsof The *Apostles ~ UBS F. F. Bruce ~ The Book of The Acts ~ MMS Donald Grey Barnhouse ~ Acts – An expositional commentary ~Zondervan In the Footsteps of Paul ~ CWR (Daily Bible Readings 1988) I. Howard Marshall ~ Acts ~ Tyndale Campb...
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.
Paul was an extraordinary man. His energy astonishes us. His determination to tell people the good news about Jesus Christ impresses us. His enemies wanted to hurt him. They wanted to stop him. But he still continued. Some passages in his letters show his strong desire to continue.
The salvation of Paul, the one-time leader of the world’s rebellion against Christ, indicated God’s willingness, yes His desire, to save sinners. Thus it was appropriate that God should choose him as the apostle of His grace, making the good news known “to all nations for the obedience of faith.”
Nov 2, 2023 · That’s precisely what the gospel of Jesus Christ does. His message is so good that no bad news can bring it down. Here are five reasons to share his good news today. 1. The gospel comforts troubled consciences. Every person you see today has done something wrong.
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1 Corinthians 15. Easy-to-Read Version. The Good News About Jesus Christ. 15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to remember the Good News I told you. You received that Good News message, and you continue to base your life on it. 2 That Good News, the message you heard from me, is God’s way to save you. But you must continue believing it.
