After relating terrible events that must happen before Christ’s coming, this text leaves believers with a simple message – Stand Firm!
God's presence in the early church produced awesome acts of community giving and healing but also an awesome judgment against hypocrisy and deception.
Timothy and Epaphroditus demonstrated the mind of Christ in the way they lived.
The parable of the workers in the vineyard reminds us that entering the kingdom of God is not about our work but God’s generosity.
