‘Apostle Paul Defended Himself.’
1 Corinthians 9:1-3.
In the Corinthian Church Paul was facing some Criticisms about his lifestyle. Here was his reply.
a) 1 Corinthians 9:1. He was a free man.
b) 1 Corinthians 9:1. He was an Apostle.
c) 1 Corinthians 9:1. He had seen the Lord Jesus Christ.
d) 1 Corinthians 9:1. The Corinthian Church was a result of his work for the Lord.
e) 1 Corinthians 9:2. The Corinthian Church accepted him as an Apostle. Their lives in communion with the Lord were a proof of his Apostleship.
f) 1 Corinthians 9:3. This was his defence when people criticised him.
(This QT: Apostle Paul Defended Himself should make us think much before carelessly criticising real men of God)
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‘A Real Finality.’
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9.
a) 2 Thessalonians 1:7. Finally relief comes to the True Believers who suffer. This relief happens when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from Heaven with His Mighty Angels.
b) 2 Thessalonians 1:8. Finally in this time of flaming fire there will be punishment for those people who reject God and who refuse to obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus.
c) 2 Thessalonians 1:9. There will be the final punishment of eternal destruction, being separated from the Presence of the Lord and His Glorious Might.
(This Second one reminds me of A Real Finality)
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Chris.
The Bible clearly tells us about finalities in God’s time frame. One of the finalities will be when the Lord Jesus Christ will be revealed from Heaven with His Mighty Angels. This time, the Bible says, will be a time of flaming fire, not for True Believers, but for those people who reject God and refuse to obey the Gospel.
