Paul is calling his reader to come away from the practices of the ordinary Gentile. The new believer is not to follow the practices of Jews or Gentiles, but of Christ. The main difference between Jew and Gentile was whom they served. Most people, even today, if asked if there is some kind of “higher […]
Paul is encouraging his readers to be one in the Lord. It takes work but it is essential to the health of Christ’s body; the Church. Paul is calling everyone to unity. We are to be one as He is one. “There is one body and one Spirit- just as you were called to the […]
I feel like we are back in the “pep rally” with Paul again. He is reminding us of the amazing power of God that we can draw on in our walk with Him. From the “roots of love” on up to the “more than we could ask or think” experience through the Holy Spirit. Paul […]
“I know I’ve told you my testimony but do you REALLY understand what it means to you?” Paul is more than excited to share the deepest meaning with his Gentile audience. “It means that YOU TOO are HIS!” God’s exclusive relationship with the Jewish people had excluded everyone else; Gentiles. Before Abraham there wasn’t a […]
Paul shares with his readers how two peoples have become one new people, through Jesus. No longer Gentiles and Israelites but Children of the Father. When God called Abraham and set him apart He knew that there was going to be a separation between the people. Actually, there had been separations since the time of […]
