Tag: the gospel
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Be Bold!
2 Corinthians 3:12 “Since we have such a hope, we are very bold.” If you are a Christian, do you share the gospel with others? Is it something you struggle with? Indeed, it is a rare thing if you don’t. Even the apostle Paul struggled with this at times. Thus his request to the Ephesian church…
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A High Calling
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 “Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, Who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit.” Do you realize that the highest calling,…
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Two Aromas
2 Corinthians 2:14 – 17 “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the…
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He Said, She Said
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” We’ve all heard of the “he said, she said” situations…
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Preaching (to Ourself)
Mark 16:15 “And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” In thinking about the above verse the other day, a thought came to me that I’d not considered before. The primary intent of this command from Jesus, a command that has come to be known…
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Wonderful Words of Life
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 “But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In the verses…
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When You Just Know You’re Right!
1 Peter 3:15 “In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.” Do you like to argue? I actually do not, yet I find myself doing it from…
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Truth and Consequences
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 “those who do not know God and . . . who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus . . . will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” We all live in a world full of…
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Hate Speech?
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16 “Who . . . oppose all mankindby hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved.” So often the language of this world is couched in such benevolent words as “love” and “tolerance.” As viewpoints in direct opposition to the message of the gospel are espoused, we are told…
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The Boldness of the Spirit-Filled Life
1 Thessalonians 2:2 “But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.” Marks of the fruit-bearing believer: that’s something that Paul is describing in the verse above. His ministry to the Thessalonian church…
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