Paul concludes his greeting in our reading today. He makes certain that his readers know that he loves them. He also commends them on their start with Jesus and assures them of God’s faithfulness to see them through to the end. The first thing that we notice is that Paul bears witness to the fact […]
We’ve made it to Corinthians; first Corinthians anyway. It has been more than two years on our journey so far. Kudos to us all for staying with it. I know we have been going slow and sometimes I skip a day (or two), but I believe we are right where we are supposed to be. […]
This is Paul’s final remarks to his Roman audience, before he is brought there in person. He makes sure to end with some of the same points he began with. But his closing words are a reminder of his reason for writing; “To bring about the obedience of faith- to the only wise God be […]
Paul continues his wrap up in our reading today. The saints with him send their greetings and he sends one last warning. Not a warning to shape up but one to be wary. From the beginning of the sharing of the gospel to today, there have been those that have sought to gain from it. […]
In today’s reading Paul is mentioning by name some very important people. They are not important because of some title or social standing they hold, but by how they have contributed to the family of God. I’m not sure if these people were on their way to the group Paul was writing to, neighbors to […]
