… to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Summary: Loving God is a big deal, especially for God. Learning to love God is a life-long endeavor.
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… according to the will of our God and Father,
Summary: When we look at something extremely large and complicated, it is difficult to grasp the full measure of what it is. God’s will is like that. Take, for example, the universe. We know a lot about the night sky, but compared to what there is to know, we are about as knowledgeable as a two-year-old in a modern car factory.
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… to rescue us from the present evil age …
Summary: Being rescued suggests a person is removed from harm’s way. In today’s passage we find out that being rescued also can involve being protected from harm while still being near harm.
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… who gave himself for our sins …
Summary: The idea of someone giving himself for our sins only has meaning if we understand what sin is all about.
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… to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Summary: The value of the offer of “grace and peace” depends entirely on who is making the offer.
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… and peace …
Summary: Peace is a word that can describe the world around us, but it also describes the state of our soul. The peace that God offers us through Paul’s words today is a gift for the soul.
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Grace …
Summary: What a word means depends to some extent on its context. The usage tells us what the author or speaker intends it to mean.
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To the churches in Galatia:
Summary: The churches in Galatia have become a battlefield, and they don’t even know it.
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… and all the brothers and sisters with me,
Summary: Paul continues to add layers of authority to his message.
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… who raised him from the dead—
Summary: When Jesus his raised from the dead, he is not raised up as he was, that is as a mortal. Instead, he is raised immortal and imperishable.
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