Showing posts with label Paul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul. Show all posts

Friday, July 5, 2013

Hospitality

If the Apostle Paul, is the pattern for those who would believe after him, that Christ might continue to shew forth all longsuffering (1 Tim. 1:16), then not only is the revelation of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery important to doctrinally understand, as it was committed solely to Paul, but his life should set forth details of that doctrine effectually working in him.  Paul says this himself in 2 Timothy 3:10,
"But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,"
Therefore, is should be easy to find the action or active process of the doctrine moving from the mind and come out of the body in specific ways, or to at least find a descriptions that this

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Permission

As I was reading through the progressive edificational content for godliness, more and more connections are made. 
In Romans 12:2, Paul explains we will 'prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God'.  In other words, with the instruction to follow in the remaining content of Romans, we are going to try, test, and gain experience with the information as we by 'proving' see and learn the best fit and application for the instruction we receive is.  This 'proving' is fitting for 'the sons of God' (Rom. 8:14-15).  This 'proving'