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One thing I find I have to remind myself of is the fact that God actually loves me more than I ever could love myself. Therefore, when I am acting outside of his will and following my own, I am not acting in such a way that shows the most love to myself. Of course in times of tribulation, in...
Speaking for myself I at times struggle with fear, whether it be anxious thoughts, worst case scenario ruminations or just generally stemming from a lack of faith that the Lord has everything in control. So I have gone through the bible to pull out some scripture for those who might have similar...
This is a pretty diverse epistle in terms of content, containing discussion of Paul's imprisonment and varied advice on the conduct of a Christian.
Notes on the Book of Philippians
"I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."...
Please find the second part of my notes on Ephesians below.
Notes on the Book of Ephesians - Chapters 4-6
We should be humble, gentle and patient, bearing with our brothers in love to maintain unity in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:2-3).
The "Unity" Proclamation: "There is one body and one...
To paraphrase from Paul's epistle, to the Saints who are reading this blog post, "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 1:2 English Standard Version). This epistle covers a variety of topics including regeneration, church relations and social...
I here present notes from my study of the Book of Galatians, in which Paul writes to encourage the Galatians not to abandon the gospel that has been preached to them for heresies such as the keeping of the law.
Notes on the Book of Galatians
I think we, like the Galatians, can expect to...
This post comes in the recent aftermath of Thanksgiving and so I thought it might be appropriate to discuss giving thanks, which I am currently trying to make a more habitual practice (that is finding more occasions during the day to give thanks and for a greater variety of blessings that I...
We see in some of the epistles that Paul is praying for the church to whom he is writing and identifies with them strongly. For example, in his epistle to the Romans he says "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is...
This is another spiritual practice that I do not do frequently enough. Paul advises us in the Second Book of Corinthians to think about good things, "whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about...
I am writing this post in part so as to convict myself because one of the things I do not do enough is testify of the good things that God has done for me, which are truly more numerous than the sands of the sea. I will testify as to some of them at the end of this post but want to first discuss...
I continue this study with Chapters 9-13, which discusses, amongst other things, charity, Paul's ministry and false apostles.
Notes on Chapters 9-13
"Whoever sows sparingly, will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided...
I continue this study with Chapters 5-8, as Paul and Timothy continue to encourage and edify the church at Corinth. I have put in some prayers as I have felt so moved to do by the Scripture.
Notes on Chapters 5-8
We should follow Paul and Timothy's example and be of good courage (2 Corinthians...
I now turn in my study to the Second Book of Corinthians, where Paul (along with Timothy) has composed a second letter to the Church in Corinth, following up on his first letter.
Notes on Chapters 1-4
The Lord comforts us in our afflictions, which we can then use to comfort others in their...
I wrap up my study of the First Book of Corinthians with this final entry, which covers, amongst other things, love, spiritual gifts and the resurrection.
Notes on Chapters 13-16
If we do not have love we are nothing (1 Corinthians 13:2). No charitable acts, spiritual gifts or amount of faith...
We continue our look at the First Book of Corinthians with Chapters 9-12.
Notes on Chapters 9-12
Like Paul, we should make ourselves servants to all, that is we should relate to others as they are (without compromising ourselves) instead of being rigid; to the Jews Paul became a Jew and put...
I continue this study of the Book of First Corinthians with Chapters 5-8, which contain much discussion on internal church relations as well as marriage.
Notes on Chapters 5-8
If there is an unrepentant sinner in the church, he should be removed (1 Corinthians 5:1-2). They are to be delivered...
I continue this bible study with the Book of First Corinthians, Chapters 1 through 4, which provides a lot of helpful information that I feel is relevant to evangelism specifically.
Notes on Chapters 1-4
We should be thankful not only for our own spiritual gifts but those spiritual gifts that...
I wrap up my study of the Book of Romans with this final entry, much of which consists of further advice from Paul on how a Christian should live and act.
Notes on Chapters 13-16
Be subject to those in authority for the sake of God's wrath and your conscience (Romans 13:1,5). I do believe...
I continue my study of the Book of Romans with Chapters 9-12, upon which I have written some notes which I provide below. Chapter 12 in particular is full of advice for the Christian and I believe is worth revisiting every once in a while just to get a sense/reminder of what the character of a...
I have written this prayer for those who are struggling with condemnation. In my experience, condemnation has a different quality than that of a guilty conscience. Condemnation tends to have a kind of incessant, beating quality to it and is not responsive to confessions or repentance. When we...