God is sovereign in salvation but Paul is burdened for the Jews who are not saved. They had zeal for God, as do many, but lacked knowledge, thinking they could…
The preacher says not to be "overly righteous", thinking that God will owe us, or "overly wicked", leading to an early death. However, life is not black and white. We…
Paul desired to know Christ more. When we become a Christian it is only the beginning. We become joined to Christ. His experience becomes ours. Having died and risen with…
Paul is concerned that someone or something might snatch the Philippians' joy away. He had lots of reasons to be confident in the flesh and thought these things were the…
Our love is being tested at this time and needs to abound more and more. Love with knowledge and discernment comes from God by prayer. There is a shadow of…
Paul had said those in the flesh cannot please God. However, there is something altogether different about the Christian. The Holy Spirit dwells in them and this is what makes…