After telling his disciples that they should love one another, Jesus began preparing them in John 15:18-16:11 to be hated by the world. Even so, he sent them out to be witnesses for him, but not on their own. He also promised to send the Holy Spirit to be the witness who would convince the world about the truth of the gospel.
Timothy and Epaphroditus demonstrated the mind of Christ in the way they lived.
The opposite results of David’s and Saul’s desperate measures hold lessons about how to live in the world while not being of the world.
During three weeks, we will look at Matthew 6:1-18, moving from the outside toward the Lord’s Prayer in the middle. First we considered Jesus’...