In his greeting, Paul previewed coming attractions in the rest of the letter, including the main event of Christ’s humiliation and exaltation.
In some of his last words, in Matthew 28:16-20, Jesus gave a clear mission to his disciples: to make more disciples of all people...
To be ready for Jesus’ coming, we need to be doing what he has already told us to do.
Salvation is not a matter of racial identity or religious privilege but of true righteousness, which comes through the gospel.
