Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.
Summary: In this passage, we have to peek behind the curtain of the translation to capture the sense of what Paul is really saying.
Timothy must have been someone very special.
I think it is a tremendous testimony that the Christian brothers who surrounded Paul understood what he meant.
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… and he began to teach them.
Summary: Jesus’ role as a “son” defines him in an entirely different way from who he is as a God, Creator, and King.
God, Creator, and King are three radically different roles for one person to occupy. Even with just these three aspects to consider, the implications are staggering. Yet we have only begun to explore the various roles that Jesus fills. Of those that are left to discuss, his role as “Son” is perhaps the most important.
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