“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” vs3 The whole earth is filled with the glory of Christ. He has the glory of condemnation and the super glory of His mercy [2 Cor 3:7-11]. He has the glory...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up— And it shall be brought low—” vs12 The Lord will humble all of us! No flesh shall glory in His presence. Salvation...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ, but we do all things, beloved, for your edification.” vs19 Everything is to build others up. Paul does nothing for himself. He has learned the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Zion will be redeemed with justice, and her returners with righteousness.” vs27 The Church of the Lord Jesus will be saved. The elect will be gathered in. This remnant will be spared from Sodom, which includes false religion [Isa...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;” vs19 Here are the conditions or the terms of salvation. We must be willing and obedient. We need a new will that enables us to obey. We must be born from heaven...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.” vs1 There's nothing to be gained by Paul boasting. He doesn't walk around puffed up, bragging about himself. He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.” vs10 The authority of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches." vs28 Care for the churches is one of the biggest things that bothers true preachers. We love them because Christ first loved us, and we are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraha? So am I.” Paul silences the boasting of the opposition. He’s got every qualification of heritage, but he counts it as nothing. None of these...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
