“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 15:58 NASB’95)
At the beginning of this chapter Paul talked about the gospel of our salvation which he preached to the people...
This is a continuation of the lesson from Acts 26:12-20 in the devotion titled, “Turning from Darkness to Light.” Paul was under arrest and was serving time in prison for his testimony for Jesus Christ and for his testimony of his salvation from sin, i.e. for the sake of the gospel message. And...
So, when I first read this I thought, “What? The Pharisees are concerned about Herod wanting to kill Jesus?” These were Jesus’ enemies, although perhaps not all of them. But they mostly wanted him dead. So this made no sense to me. So I looked it up in an old commentary, and the author said...