Msg 1 Obeying Truth Rather than Following Men Gal 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Here Paul is already distinguishing himself from the people that are influencing the churches in Galatia. The people that are influencing them are much about perception and man’s authority and man’s stamp of approval. “He’s associated with James therefore I should […]
1 – (1:1-8) Taking the Religion out of Philippians – Christ as Satisfaction I love to go to these books that are usually presented in a religious way and bring a fresh perspective to them. Usually, the way people talk about Philippians is as if Paul is a pattern of having a “good attitude”. They
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I think people have a religious view of this book. I felt the same way for many years which is why I want to “de-religify” our understanding of it. This just means to focus on Christ as life. Religion is anything we do for God or even anything we think about God that is apart
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Christ vs. the Flesh In my view, this is the best part of Phillippians. This is the “Galatians” of Phillippians, or the “Romans” of Phillippians. This is Paul’s description of a spirituality that is increasingly free from legalism and instead, full of Christ. Christ is versus everything. In the New Testament Christ is presented as
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Reading the Word in the Light of the Gospel of Christ A number of people I have talked to confess that they have never really gotten into this book. This is because it has been presented in a religious way. “This is how we should be. We should be unrealistically happy and if you are
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Php 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. Notice the words in this address – Brethren, “dearly beloved” and “longed for”. Paul longs to see them but remember in Chapter 1 he said he longed for them in the “inward
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What the Scripture Says about the New Covenant The New Covenant is stated in every scripture that it is referenced to be for the House of Israel (Jer 31:31; Ezek 36:22,25 Heb 8:8) It is said to replace the covenant that God made with the Fathers when He brought them out of Egypt (the Mosaic
New Testament Heirs New Covenant Parties Mystery (Col 1:27; Eph 3:9) not previously revealed Prophecy revealed to the prophets Baptized into Christ (The SEED of Abraham and of David) (Gal 3:26-29) and made heirs with Christ (rom 8:17) Believing Physical Descendants of Abraham (Israel) Accepted in Christ (the beloved) Beloved for the Fathers sakes (Romans
Christ as the Manifestation of the Christian life Col 3:1-4 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. (2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. (3) For ye are dead, and your life is hid
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Message by Petra Renatus It’s one thing to learn about the identification truths, but it’s another to apply them. We always need to know how it works in practice. You might ask the following questions:
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