by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
King Solomon sheds some light on this ingredient in Ecc. 7: 8b…the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. In contrasting patience with pride, it becomes evident that...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
A question that often arises from 1 Corinthians 13:3: How is it possible that this kind of giving does not demonstrate love? Especially, in light of the undeniable fact that so many needs are being met and so many people are being helped. Well there is certainly...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
At the very beginning of Rom. 12:9, Paul supplies an overall description of what kind of love is acceptable to God—it’s a love that is genuine or unhypocritical. That raises the question: What kind of love would be disingenuous or hypocritical? There are many answers...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Mar 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week we discovered from 1st John 3 that without love, individuals can have no assurance of possessing spiritual life and churches cannot be assured that God is working in their midst. However, there are several more catastrophic consequences of failing to love...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
In 1 John 3-4, it is made clear that only those who have personally experienced and continue to learn about the transforming love of God through the saving work of Jesus Christ, will love as God desires for them to love, since only then will we have the correct...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
A main theme that pops out from Eph. 5:19-20 and Col. 3:16 is the corporate emphasis. Yes, the singing and making melody and the giving of thanks is primarily directed towards the Lord, but also to each other in the gathering. In Eph. 5:19, it is speaking to one...
