Holy Spirit
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How will you put on your panoplia?
As we are one with him, we are not deliberately putting on the ‘full set armour (panoplia)’ ourselves. Because we are one with him, we are also in the state of wearing the armour HE himself wore when he saved us and gave us faith (Isa. 11:5). Continue reading
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Galatians 6.1–5 Give me your bag
Then, who would dare carry someone else’s burden when you have enough of your own? – Under the old law, nobody. They were busy loading others while they themselves carried nothing (cf. Matt. 23:4; Luke 11:46). Continue reading
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Galatians 5.14–26 Born of the Spirit at last
The only way out is to walk by the Spirit. He is the one who makes Sarah ‘born of Sarah’—and can even transform Hagar into ‘born of Sarah’, for that matter. He is all about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Nothing could hinder this One from freely coming by and… Continue reading
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Philippians 3.10–14 The Joint
If we had not thought of the role of the Holy Spirit, we would have almost taken these struggles as Paul’s own endeavour. But thanks to Paul’s teachings about Christ and his Spirit, we know, at a step back, that he is describing the work of the Holy Spirit. Continue reading
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Ephesians 4.20–24 The Changing Room
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Eph+4%3A20-24&version=NIVUK and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:24 Put off the old and put on the new. Putting off the greed and putting on the full gear of Christ, filled with God—this is described as ‘creation’ in v. 24. Imagining that the first Continue reading
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1 Timothy 4.1–5 Causing (not) to Stumble
If there was a way for you to be more godly and holy, would you be interested? As disappointing as it may be, there is no such a way, in short, because godliness comes from God alone, and his granting it to you is more than sufficient. False teachers put cunning bait in front of Continue reading
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2 Thessalonians 2.15–17 A New Tradition (Set by the Paraclete)
15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. 이러므로 형제들아 굳게 서서 말로나 우리 편지로 가르침을 받은 유전을 지키라 So then, therefore, because it is God who seals us from the beginning to the end as his children, Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 5.19–22 Extinguisher?
22 reject every kind of evil. 악은 모든 모양이라도 버리라 Some tend to understand this as various outward behaviour patterns that remind people of evil. But this is more defintie and active rejection against being filled with the Spirit God gives. Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 3.1–5 Comforter
5 For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. 이러므로 나도 참다 못하여 너희 믿음을 알기 위하여 보내었노니 Returning and tying back to v.1, adding the hindering counterwork of the Tempter (2:18) at work (which we must resist and fight back, but must also remember that… Continue reading
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