As Paul was finishing his life, he wrote to Timothy and told him to endure hardness as a good soldier. What exactly does that mean to be a good soldier and endure hardness? One example from Paul’s life involves Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. When Paul first visited these places, he was thrown our of Antioch; he escaped from Iconium before a plot…
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
Sermons by Galen Bloom (Page 3)
Paul’s ministry was prolific and fruitful. He accomplished the commandments given to the twelve apostles, but in a different manner than they would. While the twelve were preaching an earthly King-centric message, Paul was preaching a heavenly King-centric message. This message of the risen and glorified Christ landed Paul in prison. From that setting, he wrote his final epistles. Those epistles expanded…
When Paul addresses Timothy in his final letter, he tells him to be strong and of good courage, and to be faithful. His mission was to teach men who could teach others. What Timothy and Titus were to teach others was the sound words that they had heard of Paul, and what they had heard of Paul among many witnesses. As Paul…
What was the good thing that was committed to Timothy? Timothy and Titus are given the task of continuing the work that Paul began. Titus seemed to be more bold and assured. Timothy seemed to be a bit timid and frail. Timothy was told to stir up the gift that was given him and hold fast the good thing that was committed…
Henceforth is a time word. When rightly dividing God’s Word, understanding ‘henceforth’ can be helpful in discerning God’s earthly and heavenly divisions. It can also be important in knowing what is being spoken of and the time frame of the subject. When Christ is speaking, we see if it is Christ after the flesh or the glorified Christ, and which should be…
In Acts 1, after Christ is caught up into a cloud, two angels question the disciples as to why they are gazing up into heaven. Why did they ask that question, and what significance does it have to Israel’s prophecy and their future?
Much of what Christ spoke of to his disciples can be found in the Psalms and the prophets. First, Israel will have to go through a time of trouble to purify them. Then those that endure until the end will receive their deliverance. During this time of tribulation, there are songs of deliverance that they will sing. Many of these songs are…
When Israel again becomes God’s chosen people, the will have to become like Nathaniel. They will have to proclaim that Jesus is the Christ, the King of Israel. They will receive an earthly kingdom which comes down from heaven and will rule and reign on the earth. The Jews will be a kingdom of priests during the millennium and will fulfill the…
An introduction to this subject looks at who these commissions were given to. There were only eleven apostles that received this commission, but the kingdom required that there be 12. The twelve were required to fill the twelve thrones juding the twelve tribes of Israel. These commissions bind those to whom they were given to the law of Moses. They endow those…
Jesus Christ gave the keys to the kingdom to Peter. The Rock on which that kingdom church would be built was Peter’s confession: ‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ This is the same foundation that Paul establishes the body of Christ upon. Although the foundation is the same, the churches had to be different. If they were the…