“When it pleased God . . to reveal His Son in me.” Galatians 1:15, 16
If Jesus Christ is to regenerate me, what is the problem He is up against? I have a heredity I had no say in; I am not holy, nor likely to be; and if all Jesus Christ can do is to tell me I must be holy, His teaching plants despair.…
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.” (1 Kings 19:14)
Kingdom work can be challenging!…
Paul lived with full view of the cross because 1) time is short and 2) because the cross is the ultimate wisdom of God. 3) Lastly, Paul lived this way because the cross is true power.
1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
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2) Paul resolved to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified because this is where true wisdom lies, the gospel is true wisdom.
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (1 Cor 2:2)
I resolved to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified. Why? Paul was well-educated. He could have studied many different subjects as a believer — apologetics, eschatology, theology, spiritual gifts — yet he committed to know nothing except the cross of Christ.…
They stress Christ-centeredness in their marriage. Some great stuff to think through…
(I love the scuba tank analogy at the 24 minute mark)…
May God bless you with new insights as you contemplate the mystery of Christ’s passionate love for His church.
Chapter 1: The Hidden Romance of the Bible
In Genesis 1 and 2, the Bible opens up with a woman and a man.
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“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” (NLT)
Faith always means risk. Everything in life is a risk. Ecclesiastes 10:8 says, “When you work in a quarry, stones might fall and crush you!…
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