Posts with the tag “grace”

The warmth of Paul’s closing comes from his godly affection for this faithful church. He began the letter with grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Now he concludes, maintaining his focus on the centrality of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.   Read More

In tense or scary situation, I can freeze up. Sometimes this is the right response, but when it comes to someone else being in danger, action is required. If they don’t see a car approaching at high speed or a door closing on their fingers or someone turning into them with a tray of drinks we must warn them. And this is what Paul does here.  Read More

Grace messes with our neat and tidy equations and categories. Here's what I mean—Think about who wrote the above verses. It was the Apostle Paul. Now, if you've been in the church for awhile we think of Paul as the i...  Read More