Tag: love

  • A First Letter to the Corinthians Intro

    in the year of our Lord ano Domini 55 [A.D. 55] & in the context of the culture of Corinth Intro PREVIOUSLY in this Talk of Jesus series from CHURCH LETTERS – IS HE WRITING TO ME? we have glanced at a few of Paul’s LETTERS (Epistles) to the Church written during his just completed…

    The Apostle Paul most likely sent his first letter to the Corinthians from Ephesus
  • Paul’s unfinished encouragement of the Thessalonians

    Previously on Paul’s Second Mission The apostles sailed to Macedonia, Greece and Achaia Second major stop THESSILONICA where they proclaim the Gospel to the Jews for THREE WEEKS. THREE WEEKS? Hardly enough time to establish a firm foundation of faith in NEW BELIEVERS! ~A.D. 51 – Paul writes to encourage the Thessalonian Church Certainly Paul…

    sanctification `1 Thessalonians
  • Therefore encourage one another, members of Christ

    How do your encourage one another? Beloved brother in Christ, dear sister in our Lord — encourage one another. This is the message of the Apostle Paul to the Church. And recall Jesus’ new Commandment to ‘Love one another as I have loved you. Agape love must be both active and personal in the believer…

    that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.