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2 Corinthians 4:1
1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don`t faint.
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Before the first battle, Maximus rallies his men: "What we do in life echoes in eternity." It's a soldier's cry, but it carries theological weight. Paul writes: "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
Consider any discipline of human knowledge: a man who disbelieves the principles of astronomy or geology yet pretends to teach these sciences will find his teaching rendered useless by his own heartlessness.
This architectural image was so revered in both pagan and Christian societies of the Roman Empire that centuries later, when Basilicas became models for Christian worship, the bishop's chair occupied the apse in the very position of the praetor's judgment...
First, the *phobos* (fear) of preparation for judgment itself.
First, the gospel illuminates what was previously hidden.
By virtue of Christ's death and resurrection, Christians obtain the grace of a new life.
Being "in Christ" involves three dimensions of spiritual reality.
This love proves reasonable, soul-satisfying, and soul-ennobling in degree beyond all earthly affection.
First, Christians are objects of *special Divine regard*.
There exist two worlds: the world of sense and the world of spirit.
The devotional reflects on Paul's teachings about suffering, emphasizing the importance of viewing present hardships through the lens of eternal glory. It highlights that while suffering is real, it serves a purpose in refining faith and motivating actions for justice and compassion in the present, rooted in the hope of future healing and glory.
In 1873, Phoebe Knapp sat at her piano in Brooklyn and played a new melody for her friend Fanny Crosby. "What does this tune say?"...
The devotional reflects on Paul's teachings regarding suffering and the importance of viewing present troubles through the lens of eternal glory. It emphasizes that while suffering is real, it serves a purpose in refining faith and motivating actions towards justice and compassion in the present, grounded in the hope of future healing and glory.
This devotional emphasizes the transformative power of viewing suffering through an eternal lens, as articulated by Paul in 2 Corinthians and Romans. It encourages believers to understand that present hardships are temporary and serve a greater purpose in refining faith and motivating acts of justice and compassion in the present world.
On August 29, 1831, Michael Faraday sat in his basement laboratory at the Royal Institution in London, wrapping copper wire around opposite sides of an...
Paul's perspective on suffering reveals the transformative power of eternal thinking: 'For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all' (2 Corint...
On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano needed help just to reach the podium at Madison Square Garden. The former NC State basketball coach — the...
If only we possessed unbounded wealth, we imagine, how generously we would serve mankind.
"The oppressed know bodily suffering—wasting under injustice. But inner renewal is resistance; hope persists when bodies are broken. Light affliction? The suffering is real—but so is the coming glory. Fixing eyes on justice not yet seen, we endure. Resurrection hope...
"Do not lose heart—though the body decays, the spirit is renewed daily. Light affliction, momentary trouble—producing eternal glory beyond comparison. We fix our eyes on the unseen: what is visible is temporary; what is invisible is eternal. This is the believer's arithmetic." — Charles Spurgeon.
"Don't lose heart—YOU are being renewed. YOUR troubles are light; YOUR glory will be eternal. Fix YOUR eyes on what YOU cannot see but CAN trust. YOUR body may weaken; YOUR spirit grows stronger. This is YOUR promise: what awaits...
"Day by day—renewal is a daily choice, a daily grace, a daily practice. The outer person decays; the inner person grows stronger. We cooperate with grace: fixing our eyes, choosing the eternal, receiving daily renewal. Sanctification continues even as bodies weaken." — E.
"Present affliction is momentary; coming glory is eternal. This age brings suffering; the age to come brings reward. We fix our eyes on what is unseen—Christ at God's right hand, our future resurrection, the millennial kingdom. What is seen is...
"The crucified peoples know bodily wasting—martyrdom, poverty, violence. But inner renewal persists; hope refuses to die. Light affliction? The suffering is not light—but the coming glory is heavier still. Eyes fixed on the kingdom of justice, the poor endure." — Jon Sobrino.