In the letter to the church in Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-13, we read the second of two letters that contains only praise and encouragement from Jesus for the church. Although the church in Philadelphia looked weak, it was actually strong, because it had done the one simple thing that all churches and all Christians must do: keep Christ’s word. Jesus’ instruction to them (and to us) was correspondingly simple: hold on to what you have.
It is easy to miss something right in front of us when we are looking for something else. Many people missed Jesus, because they...
In order to be strong in the Lord’s strength, Christians need to put on the whole armor of God.
In the previous section, Paul asserted that no one can be right before God by observing the law but rather through faith in Christ. ...