Tag: fear of God
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Trusted With the Gospel – 1 Thessalonians 2:3–4
1 Thessalonians 2:3–4 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. Paul defends his ministry on three negatives and one glorious positive.…
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Mutual Submission – Ephesians 5:21
Before Paul speaks to husbands. Before he speaks to wives. He speaks to all of us. Ephesians 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Submission is not weakness. It is alignment. It is choosing to lower yourself for the good of another. It is yielding your rights, your preferences, your insistence…