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Chapter 1, Verse 17 “The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.” The former preached Christ out of envy and a sense of rivalry. Interestingly Paul does not criticize their subject matter. Evidently, their doctrine was sound enough. It was…
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Verse 16 “The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.” Paul’s imprisonment for preaching the good news of Jesus has a continuous effect on the brotherhood at large. Somehow, locking Paul up had a positive effect on his Christian…
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Continue reading →: Temples #2
The First Temple (Eden) Made by God God created the heavens and earth. When He finished on the sixth day, “He saw every- thing He had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Gen. 1:31) God created man making him a living creature and placed man on the earth He…
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Verse 15 “Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.” Paul states a fact here but without blame. He is not judgmental of those whose motives are wrong because Paul is single minded. Spread the good word that the Messiah has come. Tell the world…
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Chapter 1, Verse 14 “And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.” Paul’s confinement also had an effect on the local church. The imprisonment of Paul encouraged the free Christians to become more involved in…
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Chapter 1, Verse 13 “…so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.” What is Paul saying here? That everybody, including the imperial guard knows that he is in jail because of the gospel and not because…
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Chapter 1, Verse 12 “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,” No one who knew about Paul and his companions’ imprisonment was happy about it. We are not wrong to assume that prayers were being offered all over…
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Continue reading →: God and Temples
This is the first segment of a series examining the temples of the Bible and their connection to God. There will be ten or more segments and every Biblical temple will be examined. This is a much-debated subject in modern-day theology and I don’t expect that all readers will agree…
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Temple article will begin tomorrow. One episode a week for about ten weeks. Have your Bible handy.
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Verse 11 “…filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” Paul seems to be talking about how they will appear on the day of Christ. He wants them to be full of righteous fruit that they learned and practiced in…
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