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Tag Archives: Paul
Life on the Lam
12 “But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name. 13 It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony. 14 So make up … Continue reading
Posted in Devotionals, Luke
Tagged Luke 21:12-19, Paul, persecuted church, testimony
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One More Point and I Close
“How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son? For David himself says in the book of Psalms,‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.’” … Continue reading
Posted in Devotionals, Luke
Tagged David, Luke 20:41-47, Paul, Psalm 110:1, resurrection, Romans 1:3-4, scribes
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On the Run
10 Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me!12 … Continue reading
The Word is Out
This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Peter, Devotionals
Tagged 2 Peter 3:1-3, Apostles, mockers, Paul, Peter, sincere, truth, Word
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Firming Up the Foundation
Therefore when we could endure it no longer, we thought it best to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 3, encouraging, faith, firm foundation, Paul, strengthening, Timothy
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A Life of its Own
The occasion of the writing of 1 Thessalonians was the coming of Timothy, who Paul sent to the city when he could “stand it no more” (1 Thessalonians 3:1,5), that is, not knowing if their faith had truly taken hold. … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals
Tagged 1 Thessalonians, 1 Thessalonians 2, gospel, Paul, Thessalonica, Timothy
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Model Church
6 You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 1, example, faith, hope, love, model, Paul
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No Extra Credit
The key to any kind of biblical exchange is not acquiescence to maintain peace but the pursuit of a “clear conscience.” More often than not my attempts to get a hearty “amen” regarding what I would consider sound and settled … Continue reading
Role Player
Mark starts his book with no action sequence or breathtaking flyover of the Jordan River, but with a few words of narration over a tight scene of leathery-skinned hands pushing a man’s head under the rushing water. “The beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Devotionals, Mark
Tagged gospel, Jesus, Jonn the Baptist, Jordan, Mark, Nero, Paul, Peter, Rome
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Benefit of the Doubt
The apparent conversion of Kanye West has drawn the skorn of many Christians. He’s trying to buy his way in like Simon the Magician (Acts 8:9). It’s just a ploy to sell his music. He’ll lead the unwashed masses astray. … Continue reading →