Tag: sanctification
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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…
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Sanctification and your Walk Toward Holiness
WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION and WHY DOES IT MATTER? Walking instructions to please God more SOUNDS LIKE GOOD FATHERLY ADVICE, doesn’t it? Allow me to tell you a story about a letter. ONCE UPON A TIME there were some gentile pigs (as Jews supposed them to be) who having fled their straw and stick houses to…
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From This World to the Next – Truth
Jesus continues to pray for those the Father has given Him: And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. John 17:19 KJV What is truth? ‘What is truth?’ Pilate will soon ask the Creator of all things who came to this world of His creation. Yet prior…
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From This World to the Next – Sanctification
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. John 17:17 CSB – Jesus’ prayer for disciples Between life & Eternal Life As Jesus intercedes for disciples our Master has just prayed: “I am not praying that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.“ Jesus, the…
