(REFLECTIONS ON Titus 1:10-16) I believe! Now what? How does our faith hold up over time? Are we growing in our knowledge of God and experiences with the Lord, or are we being pushed around by the winds and waves of the world? During Paul’s time, he also had to face the winds and waves of […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Titus 1:1-9) 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness… 5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 6:11-18) 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross for the sins of the world, this is the core of what Paul preached and what we […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 6:7-10) 7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Sowing and reaping is a concept that our actions have consequences. What we do now perhaps has no immediate impact, but in the long run positive and negative consequences can be traced back to either the good […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 5:16-26, Galatians 6:1-6) Paul has already established that it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. However, Paul also wants to emphasize the point that freedom doesn’t mean we are free from responsibility, free from consequences, free to do whatever it is that our hearts desires. For Paul, freedom was never […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 5:1-15) 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Paul writes to the Galatians that “it is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Isn’t this such a interesting statement? Perhaps some of […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 4:21-31) Abraham is the father of faith, because he believed in God’s promises. However, just like any person would, there were times of doubt in both Abraham and his wife Sarah’s minds as they were waiting for an offspring that could bring about God’s promises of a great nation. As Sarah passed childbearing […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 4:12-20) The thing that attracts me to Paul and his message, is that it is very straight-forward and laid out bare for all to see. Paul’s message, as he himself states, is 1 Corinthians 2:1-3 is clear, 1 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 3:6-29, Galatians 4:1-11) 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” There is a children’s song called “Father Abraham.” The lyrics speak of Abraham being father of many sons: “Father Abraham had many sons, many sons had Father Abraham.” We may think of Abraham as the father […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Galatians 3:1-5) 1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? […]