by Christ Company | Nov 2, 2015 | Bible
Galatians 1
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
No Other Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
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by Christ Company | Nov 1, 2015 | Bible
I. Titus 1:1-4
A. Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
II. Introduction
A. Who is Titus?
1. A Gentile Traveling partner of Paul’s (Gal. 2:1-3).
a) Not mentioned in the records of Paul’s missionary journeys in the Book of Acts.
b) What we know of Titus is drawn from this letter together with 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, and 2nd Timothy.
c) Titus was closely associated with Paul at Antioch and accompanied Paul and Barnabas from there to Jerusalem when questions arose concerning whether Gentiles must be circumcised to be saved.
d) Later, we find Paul at Troas, disappointed in not meeting Titus (2Cor. 2:13), who had been sent on a mission to Corinth; but later, in Macedonia Titus joined him (2Cor. 7:6–7,13–15).
e) Titus was sent back to Corinth in company with two other trustworthy Christians, bearing the second epistle to the Corinthians and with the request that he would attend to the collection being taken for the poor Christians of Judea (2Cor. 8:6,17).
f) The “brethren” whom Paul mentioned that took the first epistle to Corinth (1Cor. 16:11–12) are thought to be Titus and another unnamed companion.
g) It is probably in the interval between the first and second imprisonment of Paul at Rome, when he and Titus visited Crete. This is where Titus remained and received this letter written to him by Paul (Titus 1:5).
h) From Titus 1, verse 4, we learn that Paul was instrumental in Titus coming to faith in Christ.
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by Christ Company | Sep 5, 2014 | Bible
A Short Summary of Key Verses in The Book of John
12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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by Christ Company | Sep 4, 2014 | Bible
Notes on Acts with the Key Verses
1In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5For John baptized with[a] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
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