1 Thessalonians 3 Commentary Trials or suffering or persecution. We are destined for them. Don’t be unsettled by them. Heavy statements indeed! From the Book of Acts, we know Paul and the team narrowly escaped with their lives from Thessalonica. In fact, the apostles are away from Thessalonica because of persecution. But guess what, theirContinueContinue reading “1 Thessalonians 3 Commentary”
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Colossians 3 Commentary
Colossians 3 Commentary Set your mind on the things above. Intellectual processes must be focused on the things above. What occupies your mind? Projects? Careers? Farm? Family? Cars? Fashion? Money? Fame? Very few individuals score high marks on this one! At the point of salvation, you died with Christ (symbolized by water baptism – burialContinueContinue reading “Colossians 3 Commentary”
Colossians 2 Commentary
Colossians 2 Commentary Christ is the mystery of God. Christ is the password humanity has always looked for. Christ ends all religion! The search is ended! Look no further! Forget the other books. Forget the different ideas. Forget tradition. Ignore elemental spiritual forces. You have found the Creator of everything. Chapter 1 and its foundationalContinueContinue reading “Colossians 2 Commentary”
Colossians 1 Commentary
Colossians 1 Commentary In 6 verses, Paul (and Timothy) unpack the identity of Jesus. Who is Jesus? Image of the invisible God. We look at the Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We probably also see what mankind was like before the fall of Eden. Since the Son is also the CreatorContinueContinue reading “Colossians 1 Commentary”
Philippians 4 Commentary
Philippians 4 Commentary The more you have; the more you want; the more difficult it becomes to be content. Contentment may be the only missing item in the rich saint’s house. You need the strength of the LORD to be content when well supplied!Is it ever possible to be content when hungry? You definitely needContinueContinue reading “Philippians 4 Commentary”
Philippians 3 Commentary
Philippians 3 Commentary Two instructions. First: Rejoice in the LORD. Second: Watch out for “mutilators” who put confidence in the flesh. The two instructions go together because the “mutilators” can reduce the saint’s joy to zero. Mutilation is a term Paul uses to refer to the circumcision operation. Mutilators would be the Judaizers who demandedContinueContinue reading “Philippians 3 Commentary”
Philippians 1 Commentary
Philippians 1 Commentary Jesus is called “Christ Jesus” twice in verse 1. He is called “Lord Jesus Christ” in verse 2. These are but names; yet we know Paul is calling Jesus by who He is – a prefix of expectations. The Philippians were a church that partnered with Paul by providing logistical support forContinueContinue reading “Philippians 1 Commentary”
Ephesians 5 Commentary
Ephesians 5 Commentary Follow God’s example. Yes but how? Is it even possible? Verse 1 is an impossible instruction! We need to check further. Verse 2 provides the clue. We must look at Jesus. He is our model. Verse 3 brings it home. Record zero readings in the following: sexual immorality, impurity, greediness, obscenity, foolishContinueContinue reading “Ephesians 5 Commentary”
Galatians 6 Commentary
Galatians 6 Commentary We can identify three components: you, the Spirit, and the Flesh. Both the Spirit and the Flesh place demands on you. You simply decide which one to live by. You are a child of God if you choose to live by the Spirit of God. You reap destruction if you live byContinueContinue reading “Galatians 6 Commentary”
Galatians 4 Commentary
Galatians 4 Commentary The first section explains Jesus’ strange instruction to his disciples. “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.” Matthew 10 verses 5 and 6. Or His strange response to a Canaanite woman. “I was sent only to the lost sheepContinueContinue reading “Galatians 4 Commentary”
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