Tag: spiritual fatherhood
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A Son in the Faith — 1 Timothy 1:2
1 Timothy 1:2 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. When Paul writes to Timothy, the tone shifts. He is not addressing a congregation here. He is writing to a young man he loves. “My own son in the faith.” That…
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Holy, Just, and Fatherly – 1 Thessalonians 2:10–12
1 Thessalonians 2:10–12 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and…
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One Heartbeat – Philippians 2:19–20
Philippians 2:19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you……that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. Paul does not move pieces on a ministry chessboard. He trusts in the Lord Jesus. Even something as simple as sending a young man to check on a…