Source: https://ift.tt/2BsxgZk Today: [Philippians 2:] Humility and the Mind of Christ. In our chapter, Paul exhorts the believers to adopt the mind of Christ in their regard for themselves and the heart of Christ in their concern for one another. It is difficult to be in one accord with other believers when we are struggling […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2EifeMu Today: [Philippians 1:] Faith Under Fire: Have you ever been criticized or persecuted for the cause of Christ? Paul writes the book of Philippians from prison encouraging the believers in that city to stand fast in the face of persecution. Are you a threat to the enemies of the cross? Then you can […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2BeuFCl Today: [Ephesians 6:] Family Relationships and Spiritual Warfare: In chapter six Paul cautions us to be circumspect in our family relationships. Many believers embrace this chapter for its lofty concepts of spiritual warfare but leave out the practical demands made upon them in their relationship to their families. God calls upon us not […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2Qr9NCk Today: [Ephesians 5:] Imitators of God and Marriage Issues: In chapter 5 of Ephesians Paul encourages us to be imitators of God. That means that we do what God would do if He were in our shoes. Also, Paul addresses marital issues and the need for proper order and sacrificial love between a […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2SGu1EF Today: [Ephesians 4:] Saved, Sealed and Equipped. In chapter 4 of Ephesians Paul articulates for us the reality that every one of us is called of God. In Paul’s view ministry is not something done by religious professionals but by believers. It is our privilege and our joy to be chosen by God […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2zTkL9i Today: [Ephesians 3:] Eternal Purposes Revealed: In Eph. 3 Paul declares much of the profound revelation disclosed to him in the years before his public ministry began. His words are confrontational and controversial in the extreme. Nonetheless, he writes without hesitation, encouraging the Ephesians to dare to accept the implications of Calvary in […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2BYAl5b Today: [Ephesians 2:] Raised Up and Seated Together: In chapter 2 Paul declares that Jesus in His person is the basis of your reconciliation to God and to one another in the body of Christ. Through the work of the Cross Jesus abolished by virtue of the New Birth all sense of hostility […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2SzfZVy Today: [Ephesians 1:] The Fullness of Him in Us: In Ephesians chapter 1 we are introduced to a church that represents the high water mark of Christian maturity and experience for all time. The Ephesian church was the antithesis of the pollutions found in Galatia or Corinth. They were a rare and unique […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2EgZtXb Today: [Galatians 6:] When and How to Correct Others: In the final chapter of Galatians Paul gives instructions regarding the correction of others. There will always be those around us who fall short of our perceived expectations and standards. What we do next and how we handle such situations bears heavily on what […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2QwZo7o Today: [Galatians 5:] The Poisonous Influence of Religious Legalism: In ch. 5 of Galatians Paul calls on the Galatians to defend their liberty in Christ. There is always going to be some influence in our lives seeking to impose some religious expectation on us. Paul warns us that adopting a performance-based approach to […]
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