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divisions in the church
"agree with one another...there are quarrels among you. Was Christ divided? were you baptized in the name of Paul? For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel" |
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Christ the wisdom and power of God
"God has made foolish the wisdom of the world...Christ crucified is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the gentiles..let him who boasts boast in the Lord." |
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wisdom form the spirit
"I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom..I came in weakness and fear, and with much trembling..faith not rest on men's wisdom, but on Gods Power. We speak of Gods secret wisdom...no eye has seen, no ear has heard...The Spirit searches all things...for who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?" |
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on divisions in the church
"mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food...I planted the seed, Apollos watered it , but God made it grow...I laid the foundation...don't you know that you yourselves are Gods temple...he should become a fool that he may become wise..for the wisdom of this world is foolishness..he catches the wise in their craftiness...no more boasting about men, all things are your yours.." |
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Apostles of Christ
"men ought to regard us as servants of Christ..entrusted with secret things...my conscience is clear but that does not make me innocent.It is the Lord who judges me..already you have become rich, we are fools in Christ and you are wise...I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you , as my dear children..Shall I come to you with a whip or in love with a gentle spirit?" |
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expel the immoral brother
Even though I am not physically present I am with you in spirit. And I have already passed judgement on the one who did this. ..a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough...but bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth. Expel the wicked man from among you." |
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Lawsuits among believers
Do you not know saints will judge the world? Why not rather be wronged, why not rather be cheated?...the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God..you were washed you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God |
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sexual immorality
Everything is permissible for me- but not everything is beneficial..I will not be mastered by anything...body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord...Bodies are members of Christ--body is a temple of the Holy Spirit...you are not your own...you were bought at a price..honor God with your body. |
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Marriage
Each man should have his own wife...each one should retain the place in life that the lord assigned to him and to which God has called him...Circumcision( stay that way--whatever you were)..about virgins... |
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food sacrificed to idols
Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up...man who loves God is known by God...weak conscience, do not be a stumbling block to the weak, you sin against your brother. |
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the rights of an apostle
AM I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?...this is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me...soldier at his own expense, plant a vineyard eat the grapes, thresh the crop share in the harvest--what then is my reward..in the preaching the gospel I may offer it for free...(became weak for the weak, under the law to win those under the law, became a jew to win the Jews etc) |
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warnings from Israel's history
"(same spiritual food and drink-and the rock was Christ)..examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things...(do no the idolators, sexually immoral,or test the Lord)..killed by the destroying angel...you think you are standing firm be careful that you don't fall. No temptation has seized you that is not common to man...will not tempt you beyond what you can bear..he will provide a way out. |
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idol feasts and the Lord's supper
Flee from idolatry..is not the cup of thanksgiving...the blood of Christ?...one loaf we who are many...partake of one loaf...the sacrifice of pagans are offered to demons..are we trying to arouse the Lord's jealousy? |
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the believers freedom
Everything is permissible-not everything in beneficial..nobody should seek his own good but the good of others. ( eat anything without raising questions of conscience) (whether you eat or drink do it for the glory of God) Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ |
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propriety in worship
(praise for remembering and holding to the teachings) head of every man is Christ, head of every woman is man, head of Christ is God. (head coverings discussed) the woman ought to have the sign of authority on her head..for as a woman came from a man, so also man is born of a woman, But everything comes from God. |
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the lord's supper
(no praise for your meetings do more harm than good) divisions among you...one remains hungry while another gets drunk..do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing?..whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. a man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup...That is why many among you are weak and sick and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgement. When we are judged by the Lord we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. |
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spiritual gifts
I do not want you to be ignorant...no one who is speaking by the spirit of God says "Jesus, be cursed', and no one can say " Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. Different kinds of gifts, same Spirit...each one is given for the common good...wisdom...knowledge..faith...healing...prophecy...all given by same spirit to each one as he determines. |
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one body, many parts
Body is unit made up of many parts, but form one body. SO it is with Christ. All baptized by one spirit into one body...geven one Spirit to drink...and in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, prophets, teachers, workers of miracles, etc.. |
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love
And now I will show you the most excellent way..(gifts without love, gain nothing. Love is patient, kind, does not envy, boast etc...when perfection comes the imperfect disappears...become a man, put childish ways behind me ...see but a poor reflection as in a mirror, ten we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain:faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love. |
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gifts of prophecy and tongue
He who speaks in tongues edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church...brothers stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be ike infants, but in your thinking be adults. through men of strange tongues and through the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people but even then they will not listen to me. Tongues are a sing not for believers but for unbelievers, prophecy is for believers |
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orderly worship
2 or 3 prophets should speak and the others should weigh carefully what is said..for God is not a God of disorder but of peace...Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted let him knowledge to you that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command...be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way. |
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the resurrection of Christ
By this gospel you are saved hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise you have believed in vain.Christ dies for our sins, was buried...and raised..acccordin to the scriptures...for I am the least of the apostles, and do not even deserve to be called an apostle because I persecuted the church,but by the grace of God I am what I am...I worked harder than all of them..but the grace of God was with me. |
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the resurrection of the dead
If Christ was raised from the dead how can some of you say there is no resurrection o the dead?...if not Christ has been raised then our preaching is useless and so is your faith....( for as in adam all die...the end will come...after he destroted all dominion, authority and power...for he must reign until he has put all enemies under his feet....so that God may be in all.If no resurrection...why do we endanger ourselves every hour, I die every day...do no the misled bad company corrupts good character. come back to your senses and stop sinning. I say this to your shame |
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the resurrection body
How are the dead raised? What kind body will they come? how foolish!...when you sow you do not plant the body that will be...God gives it a body as he determines...all flesh is not the same (man, animals, birds, fish), heavenly bodies earthly bodies..sun one kind of splendor, the moon (and stars) another..the body that is sown is perishable..sown in weakness..raised in power...sown natural..raised spiritual..first man Adam a living being..last Adam a life-giving spirit.. flesh cannot inherit the kingdom of God..we will not all sleep but we all will be changed..in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet..the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable.. |
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the collection for God's people
do what I told the Galatian churches to do..first day of every week, set aside a sum of money...I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift. |
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personal requests
after I go through Macedonia I will come to you...if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear...no one should refuse to accept him..Apollos, I strongly urged him to go to you..be on your guard, stand firm..Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus...refreshed my spirit..such men deserve recognition.---aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord. Greet one another with a holy kiss. If anyone does not love the Lord-a curse be on him. |
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the God of all comfort
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort....through Christ our comfort overflows...our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, you also share in our comfort...we do not want you to be uniformed the hardships we suffered...despaired even of life...this happened that we might rely on God...He delivered us from such deadly peril... |
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Pauls change of plans
Now this is our boast, our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God...we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand...you will come to understand that you can boast f us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus...I planned to visit you twice...do I make my plans in a worldly manner...yes yes and no no...God is faithful our message to you is not yes and no, ..for no matter how many promise God has made they are "yes" in Christ..he anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us.... |
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Forgiveness for the sinner
In order to spare you that I did to return to Corinth...I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you...I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.
the punishment inflicted..is sufficient for him..now..forgive and comfort him..forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake...that Satan might not outwit us.. |
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ministers of the new covenant
I found the Lord had opened a door for me..for we are to God the aroma of Christ among those you are being saved and those who are perishing. to one we are the smell death, to others we are the fragrance of life. We do not peddle the word of God for profit..we speak before God with sincerity...results of our ministry written not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts. such a confidence is ours through Christ before God...He has made us competent ministers of a new covenant--not of the letter of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life |
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the glory of the new covenant
if the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings rightousness..for what was glorious has no glory now...we are not like moses who would put a veil over his face,...Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom...with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory..being transformed into his likeness |
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treasures in jars of clay
through Gods mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart...renounced secret and shameful ways...if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing...Let light shine out of the darkness..we have this treasure in jars of clay...hard pressed on every side, not crushed, perplexed but not in despair, persecuted but not abandoned...carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life may also be revealed...death is at work in us, but life is at work in you...I believed therefore i have spoken...the one who raised Lord Jesus from the deadwood also raise us with Jesus therefore we do not lose heart, for outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day..for what is seen is temporary, what is unseen is eternal |
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our heavenly dwelling
now we know that if the earthly ten we live in is destroyed, we have building from God...not built by human hands...we groan and and are burdened because we do not wish to be unclothed, but be clothed with our heavenly dwelling...therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith and not by sight...prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him..we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. |
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the ministry of reconciliation
we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men...what were are is plain to God and I hope it is plain to your conscience..giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, if we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God...Christ's love compels us...we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died...live no longer for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again...if anyone is in wrist he is a new creation, the old has gone the new has come...gave us the ministry of reconciliation...reconciling the world to himself in Christ...not counting men's sins against him...we implore you on Christ behalf, be reconciled to God...that in him we might become the righteousness of God |
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Pauls hardships
i tell you now is the time of Gods favor, now is the day of salvation...we put no stumbling block in anyones paths that our ministry will not be discredited...servants of God, commend ourselves in every way..great endurance, troubles, hardships and distresses..sleepless nights and hunger, in purity , understanding, patience, and kindness...we are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding from us..i speak to you as my children--open wide your hearts also |
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Do not be yoked with unbelievers
do not be yoked with unbelievers, for what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? what fellowship can light have with darkness..what agreement between temple of God and idols..I will live with them and walk among them, ad i will be their God and they will be my people..therefore come out from them and be separate touch no unclean thing, and i will receive you, I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters.. |
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Paul's joy
let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God...
Make room in your hearts we have wronged no one...corrupted no one..exploited no one...we would live or die with you...i have great confidence in you...take great pride in you...God who comforts the downcast comforted us by the coming of Titus ...also the comfort you had given him..he told us about your longing for me..deep sorrow, ardent concern..so that my joy was greater than ever..if I caused you sorrow by letter I do not regret it..I see my letter hurt you but only for a little while...Godly sorrow brings repentance and leads to salvation...before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are..by all this we are encouraged..titus..his spirit was refreshed by all of you..so our boasting about you to titus has proved to be true as well..you were all obedient receiving him with fear and trembling. I m glad i can have complete confidence in you |
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generosity encouraged
know about the grace God has given the Macedonian churches..overflowing joy and extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity..gave beyond their ability...just as you excel in everything -in faith in speech in knowledge in complete earnestness and in yo love for us-see that you also excel in the grace of giving...test the sincerity of you love by comparing it with the earnestness of others...he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich...the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not does not have...desire is for equality..you plenty will supply what they need..he who gathered much did not have to much, and he who gathered little did not have too little |
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titus sent to corinth
Titus...coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative..avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift..show these men the proof of you love and the reason for our pride in you, so that the churches can see it. |
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sowing generously
...this service to the saints..know your eagerness to help..sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you..should not prove hollow...whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly..each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give..not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver..you will abound in every good work...he has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor his righteousness endures forever...he who supplies the seed..will increase your supply of seed..you will be made rich in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion...overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God...Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift |
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pauls defense of his ministry
by the meekness and gentleness of Christ I appeal to you, I paul who am timid when face to face but bold when away...for though we live in the world we do not wage war as the world does..take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ..punish every act of disobedience once your obedience is complete...you are only looking on the surface of things...even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority that the Lord gave us for building you up rather than pulling you down...i will not be ashamed of it...we will not boast beyond proper limits..confine to the field God has assigned to us..let him who boasts boast in the Lord, for it is not the one who commends himself but the one whom the Lord commends |
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paul and the false apostles
put up with a little of my foolishness..I am jealous for you with godly jealousy..afarid that just as eve was deceived by the serpent...you may be led astray former sincere devotion to Christ...I am not in the least inferior to these super apostles..not a trained speaker, do have knowledge..robbed other churches receiving support from them so as to serve you...I was not a burden to anyone, brothers from Macedonia supplied what I needed...Because I do not love you?God knows I do and I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about..for such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen..satan himself masquerades as an angel of light..their end will be what heir actions deserve |
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Paul boasts about his sufferings
I repeat let no one take me of ra fool...but if you do receive me then just as would a fool, so that I may do little boasting..I too will boast..you gladly put up with fools since you are so wise..put up with anyone who enslaves your exploits you or takes advantage of you...are the hebrews, so am I, are they isrealites, so am I, are they servants of Christ? I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, flogged more severely...if i must boast I will boast of the things that show my weakness...lowered in a basket throguh the wall. |
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Pauls concern for the corinthians
i have made a fool of myself but you drove me to it... I am not inferior to the super-apostles even though I am nothing...things that mark an apostle, signs, wonders, and miracles..never a burden to you, forgive me this wrong..ready to visit for the third time..and I will not be burden to you..children should not have to save up for their parents but parents for their children..I love you more, will you love me less...I am afraid I will not find you as I want you to be and you will not find me as you want me to be...i fear great quarreling and jealousy, outbursts of anger and factions...I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have to repented of the impurity, sexual sin, and debauchery in they have indulged. |
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Pauls vison and his thorns
I must go on boasting though there is nothing to be gained...know a man...caought up to paradise...I will boast about a man like that..I will not boast about myself , except about my weaknesses..i refrain..so no one will think more of me than what is warranted by what I do or say...given to me a thorn in my flesh..messenger of satan to torment me..three times I pleaded take it away..."my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness"...therefore I will boast about my weakness..I delight in weakness, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties, for when I am weak then I am strong |
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final warnings
third visit, everything must be established by 2-3 witnesses...already gave you warning when I was with you the second time...I will not spare those who sinned earlier..not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful song you..we are weak in him, yet by Gods power we will live with him to serve you...examne yourselves to see whether you are in the faith, test yourselves.. you will discover we have not failed the test..our prayer is for your perfection..why I write when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh...Lord gave me authority to build you up not tear you down.
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no other gospel
astonished you are so quickly deserting the one who called you...turning to a different gosple...some people are throwing you into confusion..let him be eternally condemned..am i know trying to win the approval of men or of God? |
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paul called by God
the gospel I preach is not something man made up..i did not receive it from any man more was I taught it..I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ...you heard of my previous life in judaism, how i persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it..God set me apart form birth..so that I might preach him among the gentiles...i did not consult any man...three years, jerusalem, saw only James...what I am writing you is no lie...I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea...they praised God because of me.. |
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Paul accepted by the apostles
14 yrs later I went gain to jerusalem..this time with barbnabus...Titus also..this time in response to a revelation and set before the gospel that I preach..did privately to leaders for fear I had done my run in vain..titus not compelled to circumcision..matter arose because of some false brothers...to spy on the freedom we have in Christ and to make us slaves..we did not I've into them for a moment so the truth of the gospel might remain with you...God does not judge by external appearance..the God at work with Peter and the ministry to the Jews was the same God at work with my ministry to the gentiles...all the ask was that I continue to remember the poor. |
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paul opposes Peter
when peter cam to anticoch I opposed him to his face because he was clearly in the wrong.. he began to draw back and separate himself (from the gentiles) ...other jews joined inches hypocrisy, even barnabas was led astray...I said to Peter in front of them all "You are a Jew yet you live like a Gentile and not like a jew..How is it then that you force Gentiles to follow jewish customs? ...man is not justified by observing the law, but faith in Jesus Christ..if while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin?...through the law I died to the law so that i might live for God...I no longer live but Christ lives in me..life i Live in the body I live by faith... I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law Christ died for nothing. |
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Faith or observance of the law
who has bewitched you..did you receive the Spirit by observing the law or by believing what you heard?...are you so foolish...have you suffered so much for nothing..consider Abraham..he believed..scripture foresaw that God would justify the gentiles through faith..the righteous will live by faith...Christ became a curse for us..cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree..blessing given to Abraham might come to the gentiles through Christ |
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the law and the promise
Example form everyday life..law does not set aside the covenant previously established..God in his grace gave it to Abraham (inheritance) through a promise...purpose of the law?..because of transgressions..declares the whole world is a prisoner of sin...now that faith has come we are no longer under the supervision of the law. |
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sons of God
all sons of God through faith in Jesus...baptized into Chrst, clothed yourselves with Christ..heir is a child no different than a slave..subject to guardians..when the time had come..we might receive the full right as sons..the spirit calls out "abba" Father..you are no longer a slave but a son..an heir |
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Pauls concern for the galatians
now that you are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles?..do you wish to be enslaved all over again?...I fear I have wasted my efforts on you..I plead with you brothers, become like me..you have done me no wrong..even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn..instead you welcomed me as an angel of God..What has happened to all your joy..you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me..have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth..those people are zealous to win you over but for no good. fie to be zealous provided the purpose is good...my dear children for whom i am in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you..I am perplexed about you.. |
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hagar and sarah
tell me you who want to be under the law..the women represent two covenants...now you like Isaac are children of the promise..therefore brothers we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. |
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freedom in christ
it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. stand firm, do not be burdened by the yoke of slavery..if you let yourselves be circumcised Christ will be of no value to you at all...you will be alienated from Christ...you were running a good race..a little yeast works through the whole batch f dough..I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view..as for those agitators...I wish they would emasculate themselves..you were called to be free, do not use your freedom to indulge in the sinful nature...serve one another in love...love you neighbor as yourself..if you keep on biting and devouring each other you will be destroyed by each other |
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life by the spirit
live by the spirit an you will not gratify the the desires of the sinful nature...contrary to the spirit...led by the spirit you are not under the law..acts of sinful nature..sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry and witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, drunkeness...fruit of the spirit, love, joy,peace, kindness, goodness, faithtfulness, gentleness, and self control..those belonging to Christ have crucified the sinful nature..let us not become conceited provoking and envying each other. |
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doing good to all
caught in a sin...restore him gently..watch yourself or you may be tempted...if any one thinks he is something when he is nothing he deceived himself..one should carry his own load..God cannot be mocked, a man reaps what he sows..let us not become weary in doing good..we will reap a harvest if we do no give up..let us do good to all people |
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not circumcision but a new creation
see what large letters I write with my own hands..they do this to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ..not even those who are circumcised abbey the law...they want you to..so they may cost about your flesh..circ or uncork means anything what counts is a new creation..let no one cause trouble for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus |
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Pauls chains advance the gospel
i always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until being confident of this that he who began a good work in will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus...you love may abound more and more...discern what is best and be pure and blameless until the day of Christ..
what has happened t me has served to advance the gospel..in chains for Christ..some preach out of envy and rivalry, I am here for the defense of the gospel..former preach out of selfish ambition..stir up trouble for me while I am in chains..chirst is preached because of this I rejoice...for me to live is Christ to die is gain..If I go on living in the body, fruitful labor for me..I desire to depart and be with Christ..but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body..whatever happens conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ...I will know yo stand firm in one spirit...without being frightened by those who oppose you...sign to them that they will be destroyed but you will be saved..not only to believe in him, but to suffer for him...going through the same struggle i had and still have |
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imitating Christs humilty
encouragement form being united with Christ...comfort from his love..fellowship with the spirit..make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose..do nothing out of selfish ambition...consider others better than yourselves..look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others... ( christian hymnody) |
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shining as stars
my dear friends as you have always obeyed..not only in my presence but now much more in my absence..continue to work out your salvation in fear and trembling for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose...do everything without complaining or arguing...blameless and pure children of God..without fault in a crooked and depraved generation..shine like stars in the universe..that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing..even if I am being poured out like a drink offering I am glad and rejoice with all of you..be glad and rejoice with me |
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timothy and epaphroditus
I hope to send Timothy to you soon..takes genuine interest in your welfare..he has proved himself..confident I myself will come soon...send back to you Epaphroditus....he longs for you and is distressed because you heard he was ill...God had mercy on him..to spare me sorrow upon sorrow...eager to send him..wlecome him in the Lord with great joy.. |
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no confidence in the flesh
Rejoice in the Lord, no trouble to write same things..safeguard for you..watch for the dogs, men who do evil..mutilators of the flesh..we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the spirit of God..who put no confidence in the flesh..I have more..circum on the 8 th day..hebrew of hebrews in regards to the law.. a pharisee as for zeal, persecuting the church, as for legalistic righteousness, faultless..whatever was my profit I now consider loss..everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of Knowing Christ Jesus my Lord of whose sake I have lost all things...consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ and be found in him..not having righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is faith through Christ...I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death |
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pressing on toward the goal
not that I have already been made perfect..i press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me...to win the prize for which God has called me..let us live up to what we have already attained..join with others in following my example..live according to the pattern we gave you..but our citizenship is in heaven, transform our lowly bodies so they will be like his glorious body
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i plead with Euodia and syntyche to agree with each other...help these women...whose names are in the book of life..rejoice in the lord always..gentleness be evident to all..dont be anxious about anything, bu tin everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God...peace of God..trancends all understanding..will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ...finally whatever is true, noble, right pure, admirable,think about such things...put into practice.. and the God of peace will be with you. |
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thanks for their gifts
i rejoice greatly in the Lord, you have renewed your concern for me...I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.. I know what it is to be in need and plenty, secret of being content in every situation..fed or hungry, plenty or want...I can od everything through Him who gives me strength..good of you to share in my troubles..not one church stood with me except you...not that I am looking for a gift. but that it may be credited to your account..received payement in full..ample supply( with the gifts from epaphroditus)...fragarant offering...pleasing to God..My God will meet all you needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus to our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever |
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| Pauls longing to see the Thessalonians |
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