In the dramatic concluding section, Galatians 6:11-18, Paul brought the whole message of the letter together by writing about boasting. He contrasted worldly religious boasting with Christian boasting. Christians are to boast only in something that was and is despised by most people: the instrument of execution known as a cross.
A depressingly common theme that runs through human history is the oppression of the poor by the rich. In the first century, Christians were...
Within the final greetings in his letter to the Romans, Paul included a declaration about the final victory of the church.
I Corinthians 7:25-35. With an increasing number of adults living alone and only about half of American adults being married, it is important to...