Category Archives: Paul
“An unbreakable unity” by Herman Ridderbos
“The resurrection of believers is set before the church time and time again in many different contexts as the great redemptive occurence of the future. It springs directly from and has its explanation in the reality of the resurrection of … Continue reading
“By the strength of God” by Herman Ridderbos
“What the new man manifests in new life, what he works or exhibits in the fruit of the Spirit and good works, he works out of and by the strength of God, out of the power of the Spirit and … Continue reading
“The foremost reality and passion of Paul’s life” by Gordon Fee
“Anyone who reads even a smattering of Paul’s writings recognizes early on that his devotion to Christ was the foremost reality and passion of his life. What he said in one of his later letters serves as a kind of … Continue reading
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“This ex-Pharisee” by Paul Barnett
“During his decade-long burst of energy he walked thousand of kilometers (almost thirty per day) across forbidding mountain ranges and through arid wastelands proclaiming the message of the crucified but risen Messiah. For preaching a message that was offensive to … Continue reading
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“Written with Paul’s own blood” by John Calvin
“The chief point on which it turns is to confirm Timothy, both in the faith of the gospel, and in the pure and constant preaching of it. But yet these exhortations derive no small weight from the consideration of the … Continue reading →
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