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“Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation and teaching. Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.”   I Timothy 4:13, 15 This is Paul’s clear and emphatic instruction to Timothy, the young pastor.  He is to “take pains” and “be absorbed” in public scriptural “exhortation” and “teaching” - in other words, in the preaching of the word. “Take pains” has the... Read More

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren . – Romans 8:29 This verse gives us the definition of glorification – “ to become conformed to the image of His Son .” Now first of all, let me point out some things that glorification is not. Glorification is not “becoming the best me I can be.” There is a lot of pop psychology, and watered-down, worthless teaching in pulpits today which... Read More

“ For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law .”  Romans 3:28 This word “justification” is an official word from the law courts of the day, coming from an ancient practice. As judges heard a case, they would consider the man being charged. If the judge considered him now “just” and free to go, he would put a white marble in an urn that sat on his desk. If the judge considered him unjust and punishable by law, he would put a black marble in that urn. Now,... Read More