This chapter begins with the word “finally.” Paul was not closing his letter, but was literally saying “the remaining”, showing that he was changing subjects. So far he has spoken about the need for Christlikeness. Now he warns them to beware of false teachers (v.2). These false teachers are like dogs. Mr. Lightfoot in his […]
When I was a teenage boy, we cleared a path for a new fence through thick bush on our home farm. The fence was 400 metres long. It took months to complete the work and to put up the new fence. It was hard work, but eventually we accomplished the job. In our text this […]
So far in our study of 2 Corinthians, we looked at God’s Comfort, Christian Teammates, Biblical Love, and Conquering Discouragement. In the third chapter, the Apostle Paul describes the character of his ministry, message, and method. Character may be defined as “A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something.” WordWeb Paul’s ministry […]
A genealogy is a list of names of one’s ancestors. One occasion when genealogies are important is when a will is being read. If you are an heir but cannot prove it, you will miss out. Genealogies or family trees may interest those who wonder if they are related to a famous person, but most […]
The year was 34 A.D. Philip, one of the deacons of the new church in Jerusalem, fled to Samaria during the persecution led by Saul of Tarsus. There he preached the Gospel and God gave them a great revival. However, in the midst of that revival, the angel of the Lord sent Philip to a […]
Adoption is a wonderful thing. It allows a parentless or unwanted child to become the legal child of a couple. Adoption does not take place without a sincere desire on the part of the new parents. Read Ephesians 1:5. God has adopted believers into His family. As special as physical adoption is to an abandoned […]
My mother has a set of silver cutlery that she sanctified. By that, I mean, she set them apart from our daily cutlery. They were stored in a special velvet-lined, wooden box. I think she inherited them from her mother. She never got them out to use except when we had special guests over for […]
A certain couple whom we will call Jim and Betty had been married for five years. Their happy bliss had faded into daily conflict. They argued and fought every time they were together. They were no longer loving each other; they were treating each other as enemies. Eventually, Jim humbled himself and asked his pastor […]
I was born physically on the 23rd of March 1958 in the small town of Marlette, Michigan, USA. I have been alive for over 65. Each of you have had a similar experience. You were born physically and are alive. Our topic today is regeneration – or rebirth. That is a spiritual birth. Our physical […]
A water filter removes impurities from the water, making it cleaner. A water distiller removes the water from the impurities through evaporation, resulting in totally pure water. Religion tries to remove sin from the sinner. God’s justification removes the sinner from sin’s judgment by a divine payment and divine declaration. Read Romans 4:25. Transition As […]