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Sep 3, 2019 · Learn how Paul, a former persecutor of Christians, became a converted and faithful servant of God through God's grace. Read about his life, his letters, his trials and his legacy in this booklet by United Church of God.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. New Living Translation. But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results.
- The Dispensation of Grace
- The Preaching of The Cross
- The Believer’s Walk
- Paul’s Oaths
- Paul’s Conscience
- Notes
Let us begin with his proclamation of grace. We are sometimes asked: “Did not others before Paul speak of grace?” Yes, others before Paul did speak of grace, but before we assume too much from this, let us consider a few basic facts: It is not merely Paul, but the inspired Word which declares that “the dispensation of the grace of God” was committe...
Let us next consider Paul’s presentation of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was again by divine revelation that the apostle claimed that his was “the preaching of the Cross,” i.e., as good news, and that the theme of his message was “Christ crucified” (I Cor. 1:18,23). Again, THIS CLAIM IS MADE FOR NONE OF HIS PREDECESSORS. Furthermore, this...
This is so again with regard to the broad subject of the believer’s spiritual life and conduct. no other bible writer devotes so large a proportion of his teachings to this subject. Moses had much to say about loving God and obeying His commands, but it soon became evident that the Mosaic Law would not produce results, as God pronounced it “old”2 a...
How often the apostle speaks with an oath! As Howson says: “When [Paul] makes a solemn statement under the sense of God’s presence, he does not hesitate to express this” (Hulsean Lectures for 1862, p. 160).5 But had not others spoken under the sense of God’s presence? Indeed Peter, by the Spirit, says: “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracle...
In the same way the apostle was keenly aware of conscience, and taught others to be so. Indeed, HE HAS MORE TO SAY ABOUT CONSCIENCE THAN ANY OTHER BIBLE WRITER. In Acts 23:1 we have his words to the Sanhedrin: He had even been conscientious (though conscientiously wrong) in his persecution of Christ (Acts 26:9) and while it is clear that he was not...
See the writer’s booklet: “The Preaching of the Cross.”“In that He saith, A new covenant, He hath made the first old”(Heb. 8:13).For a fuller discussion of this subject see the writer’s booklet: “The Believer’s Walk.”Hulsean Lectures for 1862.Mar 4, 2022 · In every letter, Paul greets the recipient with some variation of “grace and peace”—combining the standard Greek greeting, charis (grace), with the standard Hebrew greeting, shalom (peace). Taken together and in the right order, these two words give us a window into mysteries unknown apart from God’s revelation.
According to Paul, grace is a gift from God that cannot be earned through human effort or merit. In Ephesians 2:8-9, Paul writes, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”
May 10, 1998 · Paul says in Romans 5:21, “As sin reigned in death, even so grace reigns through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (my translation). Grace is the power of a king: it “reigns” and leads mightily to eternal life through Christ.
Dec 13, 2005 · Herbert Paul Grice, universally known as Paul, was born on March 13, 1913 in Birmingham, England and died on August 28, 1988 in Berkeley CA. Grice received firsts in classical honours moderation (1933) and literae humaniores (1935) from Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
