The aim of salvation nis simple pure devotion to the Savior. In this passage Paul shows four means to that glorious end: Giving Christ our minds, His people our life, His enemies our rebuke, His servants our attention.
Read MoreThe indescribable generosity of God in the gospel of Christ remains the posture of His heart toward His people now and forevermore. He is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.
Read MoreChurches caring for other churches is part of faithfully following Christ and brings glory to Him Who has given the most for His bride—His very life.
Read MoreThe grace of Christ—displaying the great generosity of God's heart—produces a generous spirit in the hearts of God's people.
Read MoreA gospel-centered meditation from the context of Obadiah on the cultural moment in which we live
Read MorePursuing the wayward with Christ’s love and rejoicing in God-ward repentance are twin marks of true godliness.
Read MoreA mark of Christian maturity is opening our heart and life to His instruction through His servants.
Read MoreRepresenting Jesus faithfully and intentionally is God's call upon all of His children.
Read MoreOur life on earth will soon give way to eternity where we will appear before the Divine Judge. Instead of shrinking back, Christ’s people “prefer” to be “absent from the body and present with the Lord.”
Read MoreThe evidence of God's power is on vivid display in the lives of His people -- who are weak, frail, jars of clay, and experience life-long afflictions...and yet, our perseverance in the faith proves that the power comes from God, not ourselves. Indeed, every affliction Christian's face is storing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond comparison.
Read MoreNothing is more attractive to a Christian than "the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ."
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