12 This is a crucial test of our true state. Are we suffering
persecution? If not, are we in earnest in our will to live devoutly in
Christ Jesus? All who tread this path will be persecuted. Paul himself
delighted in persecutions for Christ's sake (2Co_12:10). His bold
stand for the evangel invited... [ Continue Reading ]
18 Paul realizes, at length, that his work on earth is finished and he
now looks forward to the celestial kingdom, of which he, and all who
accepted his message, were participants.
20 Trophimus is a picture of the place the nations occupied before
Paul's final ministry. His name means "nourished".... [ Continue Reading ]