Paul had seen the Righteous One
Paul had seen the Righteous One. He saw the Lord Jesus Christ. That qualified Paul to be an apostle.
The second Person of the Holy Trinity.
Paul had seen the Righteous One. He saw the Lord Jesus Christ. That qualified Paul to be an apostle.
We humans rejected the Lord Jesus Christ and crucified him. Yet he became the foundation of God’s great work on our behalf.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the Holy and Righteous One. We humans rejected and murdered him.
In ancient times, the LORD God sometimes made his guidance known to people in their dreams. Even today, this is still possible for the all-powerful LORD God.
We “put on the Lord Jesus Christ” like we put on a coat. Or like we put on a suit of armor.
Nothing can separate us from the love of God. No location or person. No spirit or power. Not even death itself.
Some Christians imagine the Lord Jesus Christ is always on the cross, always being crucified. However, he died for sin once. It was once for all.
[Japan; the late 1980s] After a year in Japan, I observed that nobody, including myself, was having much success with evangelism. I became convinced we needed Power From On High.
[Adventures in Faith: England; 1992] In London, we were sensing a change. Our era as a team was about to end. It was time for each of us to go our own way.
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; 1991] We became friends with a Catholic woman named Tanaka. We esteemed her as a great hero of the faith.