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A beautiful figure the apostle uses here in defense of his God-given ministry when he refers to letters of recommendation, written on tables of flesh. The idea is that a pen and paper letter is not necessary because Christ has done his own writing upon their hearts, writing through the Holy Spirit,
They passed these things on by “word, or epistle.” “Word” includes preaching (and other forms of oral teaching). Thus Paul writes, “Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told ye these things?” (2:5). “Our epistle” (singular) is I Thessalonians. Thus the tradition of II Thessalonians 2:15
Writes Paul to the Corinthian church: “Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart” (chapter 2:3). Yes, the conversion of the Corinthians
Wherefore these Galatians, and we with them, ought to give the more diligence to read this letter very carefully. With this end in mind Paul writes: Behold how great a letter I have written you with mine own hand. Verse 11. 2.
Protestant Reformed Theological Journal Vol. 46, No. 2 52 this task. And you who are aspiring ministers of the Word and who will be called upon sooner or later to sign the forms of unity of our church federation will, I trust, eagerly follow as I present, first, the history of the origin of the symb
Dees the last part of verse 2 indicate that the letter of Paul was designed for more than the Church at Corinth? 4. Is the greeting of the apostle a mere wish, or a statement of fact? OUTLINE 3 The Apostle Gives Thanks I Corinthians 1:4-9 1. Common practice on the part of the apostle. A compar
Let's turn to God's Word in 2 Corinthians 3. Do we begin again to commend ourselves, or need we of some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men, forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to