When someone repents, their path changes. They act differently. They do things in a different way than before being converted. It’s as if they want to do everything possible to get rid of the wrong things. You see, one’s heart is touched and it is precisely the heart that drives the person to learn a […]
Read moreTitus must ask the older women to help the younger members of the congregation how to be wise, but also virtuous (verse 5). Virtuous is an unfamiliar rather old-fashioned word, but I suspect The Message translation got it right: 5By looking at them, the younger women will know how to love their husbands and children, […]
Read more20Oh, Timothy, don’t fail to do these things that God entrusted to you (The Living Bible). Do you know what God asks you to do? Do you know what you have to do for God? Yes, we know God has given each of us gifts. We know that He wants to use some of these […]
Read moreIt’s fairly easy to distinguish between right and wrong. We know it’s wrong to steal. We know it’s wrong to take someone’s life. We know God hates sin. It’s fairly easy to distinguish between actions that are in the light and those that are not. The problem arises when people start talking about grey areas. […]
Read moreOne of the biggest challenges in Paul and Timothy’s time was that a group of men came and made out that they had all the right answers. They preached wherever and whenever they could, but their message was not pure and led to many controversies and conflict. They were so sure of themselves that they […]
Read morePaul uses a pretty image to represent the relationship between him and the congregation of Corinth. He sees his role as that of the person who has introduced two lovers to one another. 2I promised your hand in marriage to Christ, presented you as a pure virgin to her husband. If Paul did not get […]
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