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Paul's response to God's great work on behalf of the Ephesians is to give thanks and to pray that they will be brought deeper into the knowledge of God.
The open celebration of wickedness results in the utter collapse of society as every support is eroded or withdrawn- but even in those circumstances, those who trust in the Lord will act righteously.
The Ephesians had obtained an inheritance and been sealed with the Spirit just as much as Paul.
There should be a footnote at 1 Corinthians 15-4 pointing to Hosea 6-2 as one of the Scriptures according to which Christ was raised on the third day.
The Lord wakes up the sword of violence against his chosen and dear shepherd- but it is so that it will not reach the believing sheep.
The answer to the multitude of the Corinthians' issues is a renewed focus on Christ.
The Lord's chosen servant does not quit or stop until his mission is accomplished.-Delivered at Rehoboth Reformed Church.
The Day of the Lord accomplishes the purpose of toppling every substitute and leaving the Lord alone in the place of exaltation.
Israel escapes from the manifold dangers of their enemies only because the Lord is on their side.
There is an abundant harvest for those who enter into the work of evangelism with compassion.
God's grant in Christ of a magnificent inheritance to mangy sinners manifests the glory of his character.
With sin on every side, Isaiah lifts our hearts with hope for blessed future God will bring, a hope that strengthens us to live in the light today.
God's gracious purpose in our redemption is part of the wider goal to put everything in its proper place with reference to Christ.
The Mighty One of Israel takes vengeance against sin, destroying it in his believing people and destroying the unbelieving.
God the Father has chosen, predestined and made us accepted, in his own presence, from eternity, because of his love and for his own glory, by Jesus Christ.
Using religious ritual as a cover for unrighteousness only adds fuel to the fire of our condemnation. Repentance is required.
We bless God because he blesses believers with grace, peace, and much more besides in Christ.
The ingratitude of Israel before God's blessings, and the preservation of a remnant amidst great destruction, are both hard to explain.
The social advantages of respectable behavior and outward goodness mean nothing when it comes to entrance into the kingdom of God- the way of faith in God's mercy and repentance for our sins is equally open to and equally necessary for all.
John's weeping is stilled by a glimpse of a glorious Lion-Lamb taking the sealed scroll controlling events in heaven and earth from the hand of God.