1 Timothy 3 Qualifications for bishop and deacon. 1 Timothy 4:1 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly..." Apparently Paul had encountered visions and leadings of the Spirit, to himself and probably through others also. 1 Timothy 4:1 "...in the latter times... At some point. Probably a reference to the apostasy of the latter days. 1 …
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1 Timothy 1:4 "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies...which is in faith..." Wonder if it was that of Christ? Some have issue with the two we have now, line of Joseph and Mary. Why are they there? Why include Joseph's line? We accept by faith that it is there for His purpose and …
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2 Thessalonians 1:9 "Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction..." 2 Thessalonians 2:1 "...the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and...our gathering together unto him" Chapter 4 of his previous letter. He probably got word of questions from the last letter. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 "...that day shall not come, except there come a falling away …
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I turned fifty today. I am not where I planned to be, nor anywhere close to where I imagined I'd be. I had hoped to be married with a family of my own, doing something productive that I enjoyed, and looking forward to retirement in fifteen to twenty years. But life didn't turn out that …
1 Thessalonians 1 No trumpets, no pun intended. Paul gives greeting and shares how he remembers them in prayer and how their witness for Christ is known around. 1 Thessalonians 2 Paul expresses his love and concern for them and recalls how he acted among them. He mentions how he has been persecuted …
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Philemon 19 "...albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides." Very strange letter. Paul says he trusts Philemon to do the right thing, the Christ-like thing, but he reminds him of all the other things that Paul could use as leverage. Makes you wonder what was …
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." Colossians 3:11 "...there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all." Colossians 3:13 "...even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." Colossians 4:3 "...praying also for us, that …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 