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Coming on Clouds

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After describing the destruction of the Temple, Jesus went on to the subject of his return. How much time would pass between the Temple’s demise and his arrival he did not say, but in the intervening period, he warned his disciples to steer clear of deceivers and “ false prophets ” who would disseminate false information about his coming.

Day of Christ

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The coming of Jesus is not a major topic in Paul's letters to the Corinthians though it is in his Thessalonian correspondence. However, he does touch on several aspects of the event, including its identification as the “ Day of the Lord ,” the consummation of God’s kingdom, the resurrection of the righteous, the judgment of the wicked, and the cessation of death.

Lumière du Monde

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La “ vie ”se trouve dans la “ Parole ”, et cette vie est la “ Lumière des hommes ”. Il “ brille dans les ténèbres ”, et les ténèbres “ ne peuvent pas le saisir ”. Cette même “ Parole ” ou Logos est devenue “ chair ”, la Parole Vivante de Dieu manifestée dans l'homme, Jésus de Nazareth, en qui la Vie du Dieu qui a créé toutes choses est manifestée à la vue de tous les hommes.

His All-Sufficiency

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Membership in God’s people is determined by our submission to Jesus Christ, especially the Messiah who was revealed on the Cross, and nothing else! The forgiveness of our sins is obtained “ through the faith OF Jesus ,” not “ from the works of the Law .” His self-sacrificial death is the all-sufficient basis of our acquittal of sin’s guilt before God.

Another Gospel

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The epistle to the Galatians opens with a stern warning. What some believers contemplated doing would replace the true Gospel with something quite alien to the Apostolic message. To turn from the “ faith of Jesus Christ ” to the “ works of the law ” for justification meant abandoning the grace of God and rejecting the message preached by Paul, which is why he summoned God to “ curse ” any man, even “ an angel from Heaven ,” who preached “ another gospel .”

One in Christ Jesus

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In Galatians , the Apostle Paul compares the Mosaic Law to a “ pedagogue ” in its supervision of Israel “ until the seed came .” That “ Seed ” was Jesus. In Greco-Roman society, the “pedagogue” was usually a slave with custodial and disciplinary authority over an underage child until he reached maturity. The minority status of the child and the authority of the custodian over him were both temporary.