Tag: joy in christ
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Background to 1 John
First John is a powerful epistle written by a very old apostle near the end of his life. John had walked with Jesus personally. He had heard His teaching, seen His miracles, stood near His cross, and watched the early church begin to spread. Though the other disciples, apart from Judas, were martyred, John was…
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Written in Ink That Cannot Fade – Philippians 4:3
Philippians 4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow… Paul moves from pleading with two women to pulling in a third voice. “True yokefellow.” That is not a casual nickname. A yoke is wood laid across two animals so they move as one. It rubs. It presses. It distributes weight. Whoever this man was, he…