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Chapter. 1 v 3-14

 

Paul was proud of his appointment of an Apostle and made it known, which confused people,  for Paul was well-known as a persecutor of Christians, and had some badly treated and arrested.

Paul was pondering about Christians being people of God. During his pursuit of Christians, he was struck by lightning which blinded him, and a voice was heard saying, why are you persecuting me Paul?  He knew then Jesus was alive. This led to him becoming an Apostle, for the purpose of leading Gentiles to become Christians.  For Paul everything was for God, his persecution of Christians was because he thought that would please God.

Paul thought of the bounty of God’s choice. God has chosen us to bless us with blessings, which are found in heaven.  There certain things we can do for ourselves, but there are things beyond our obtaining.  A man can with a certain skill  of science, attain a position in society, but by himself he cannot attain peace of mind. God chose us to give things which only He can give.

Paul  thinks of the purpose of God’s choice.  God chooses us to be holy, which means we are different.  A Temple is different from all other buildings because it is holy.  Priests are expected to be different from the normal man by not getting involved in particular worldly activities; so Christians should be different by not taking part in worldly acts.

The modern Church does not always take seriously the Word of God, tendering to please society, and  thereby  does not recognize the holiness of God.  How must God feel when He sees the Church using false doctrine, that His Word condemns The Christian lives, works, and behaves not as everyone normally does, but as the law of Christ compels him/her,  A Christian teacher is not meant to satisfy the idea of an education authority,  but to follow the demands of Christ.  A simple statement would tell Christians they must follow the teachings of Christ as laid down in the Bible. Thus ,always remembering you are a Christian and this can be revealed in your daily life.

The call this passage is making, means commitment to the lowly work persons.  I know how hard all this can be, and I write as someone who has been through the tumble of this ungodly world

People say they have faults and cannot change them.  The Christian standard is to aim for perfection, and does not give in to worldly standards. We must strive to  satisfy the choice God made of us.

Praise the Gospel of God and Glorify His Holy Name.