It was the apostle whom Jesus loved, who commenced his first epistle with the majestic words, “that which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life…declare we unto you, that ye…
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On three occasions in the gospel of John, the Lord declares that he can do nothing of himself. The first occurrence of this affirmation is in John 5.
He had just healed a man at the pool of Bethesda, but having done this on the Sabbath day, he immediately incurred the indignatio…
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One Mind in Christ v1-3
Paul begins chapter four with a rebuke directed at two sisters – Euodias and Syntyche. How carefully and tenderly he frames his words: “my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown1, so stand fast in the Lord2, my dearly beloved”. Paul refers to the Phil…
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United through Humility and Service (v1-4)
Having received a generous gift at the hand of the Philippians, Paul knew that the ecclesia was overflowing with a spirit of comfort, love, fellowship and compassion. Yet there was one further characteristic he dearly wanted to see flourishing in the Phili…
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