“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost” (1 Timothy 1:15 ESV). In this verse, the Apostle Paul captured the essence of the gospel in a single phrase: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” He
“As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good” (2 Thessalonians 3:13 ESV). Paul’s words come near the close of his second letter to the Thessalonian believers. Some among them had grown idle, refusing to work, meddling in others’ affairs, and living off the generosity of the faithful. Rather than laboring quietly and
“Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste” (Jeremiah 25:12 ESV). Jeremiah delivered this prophecy before Judah’s fall to Babylon. He foretold that God would use Babylon as His instrument
“They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed…” (2 Thessalonians 1:9–10 ESV). Paul wrote to the weary Thessalonian believers
“For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him” (1 Thessalonians 5:9–10 ESV). Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica to comfort and encourage them concerning the coming “Day of
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9 ESV). The prophet Jeremiah delivered this sobering truth to Judah during the last days before Babylon’s invasion. The people of Judah had turned from trusting in the Lord to trusting in false prophets and manmade idols. But Jeremiah exposed
“And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers” (1 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV). Paul wrote this letter
“But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts” (1 Thessalonians 2:4 ESV). Paul reminded the Thessalonian believers that his ministry among them was marked by sincerity and divine approval, not human ambition. Having
“And say to Archippus, ‘See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord’” (Colossians 4:17 ESV). Paul concluded his letter to the Colossians with a personal exhortation to a man named Archippus. Although his name means “master of horses,” suggesting strength and leadership, Archippus still needed encouragement to remain faithful. He
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (Colossians 3:16 ESV). Paul wrote this letter to the believers in Colossae to affirm the supremacy and sufficiency of Christ and to protect them