Question Some passages (like Matthew 6:25-34) seem to say that God will take care of us, while others (like 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15) say that if a person does not work, he shouldn’t eat. So are we supposed to work or wait for God to provide? Answer This is a great question showing why the historical […]
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Question There are a couple passages in the gospels where Jesus refers to doing His Father’s will instead of His own (John 6:38 and Luke 22:42). Why (or in what sense) would Jesus’ will have differed from the Father’s? Answer Thanks for this great question. Two things are going on here, both related to the
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This post follows the Bible reading plan available at oaktreechurch.com/soap. You can read all my New Testament notes in my book New Testament: Chapter by Chapter. Chapter six closes this letter with some final instructions and thoughts on living out the fruit of the Spirit. Because believers will still be overtaken in sin, it is
