2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭4:3-5‬ ‭‬‬

“For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths. But you should keep a clear mind inContinue reading “2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭4:3-5‬ ‭‬‬”

2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭2:1-2‬ ‭‬‬

“Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.”‭‭ 2 Timothy‬ ‭2:1-2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ In times ofContinue reading “2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭2:1-2‬ ‭‬‬”

2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭1:15-18‬ ‭‬‬

“As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes. May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often visited and encouraged me. He was never ashamed of me because I was in chains. When he came to Rome, he searched everywhere until heContinue reading “2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭1:15-18‬ ‭‬‬”

2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭1:1-2‬ ‬‬

“This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus. I am writing to Timothy, my dear son. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord giveContinue reading “2 TIMOTHY‬ ‭1:1-2‬ ‬‬”

COLOSSIANS‬ ‭3:5-7‬ ‭‬‬

“So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these thingsContinue reading “COLOSSIANS‬ ‭3:5-7‬ ‭‬‬”

EPHESIANS‬ ‭4:18-24‬‬‬

“Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. Since you haveContinue reading “EPHESIANS‬ ‭4:18-24‬‬‬”

GALATIANS‬ ‭2:15-21‬ ‭‬‬

““You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ,Continue reading “GALATIANS‬ ‭2:15-21‬ ‭‬‬”

EPHESIANS‬ ‭6:1-9‬‬‬

“Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.” Fathers,Continue reading “EPHESIANS‬ ‭6:1-9‬‬‬”

ABF’S ROLE IN GATHERING MISFITS

I believe that each local body reflects the need of the day. If a town is very poor, than God brings a body to that town to alleviate the need of the poor. One might say that the situation, at large, is what necessitates a local body. This is consistent with how Paul planted andContinue reading “ABF’S ROLE IN GATHERING MISFITS”