In his letter to the Thessalonian saints, some of whom anticipated that the second coming of Jesus Christ would come in their day, Paul clarifies that “that day shall not come except there come a falling away first” (2 Thessalonians 2:3). Following this apostasy, there was a reestablishment of truth and authority through the Restoration.
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After Paul was imprisoned in Rome, he wrote letters to the saints in Philippi and Colossae to encourage them. Even in a time of such uncertainty in his life, Paul understood that “Sharing [his] testimony often [was] one of the most powerful ways of inviting the Spirit and helping others feel the Spirit” (Preach My
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul encouraged the people to “put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness” (Ephesians 4:24). With similar language, the Book of Mormon prophet Benjamin told his people, “For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall
In his letter to the saints of Galatia, Paul wrote that “they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham” (Galatians 3:7). Despite their worries that they might not receive the same blessings because they weren’t literal blood descendents of Abraham, Paul’s teachings indicate that all those who accept Christ and His
In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul talks about the importance of helping those who are less fortunate than ourselves. He begins the chapter talking about the church in Macedonia and how the members there take care of each other, sharing their wealth with the poor. Extending this comparison, Paul talks about Jesus Christ and His wealth.
Paul’s letters overflow with joy in the promise of resurrection and redemption. In 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, Paul wrote, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus
Paul’s writings to the Corinthians express the significance of Christ’s resurrection: “If Christ be not raised, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain…If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are…most miserable” (1 Corinthians 15:14, 19). His resurrection, and the gift of our own, are a central tenet
One of the common threads that unites the chapters of this week’s “Come, Follow Me” lesson is Paul’s celebration of the freedom the Gospel brings. In these six chapters, he uses the words “liberty” or “free” six times, variously emphasizing the importance of not allowing our freedom to get in the way of others practicing
When Jesus Christ visited ancient America after his resurrection, he took time to heal the people, bless their children, and pray for them. The people who heard Jesus pray on their behalf bore record that “The eye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard before, so great and marvelous things as we saw and
In Romans chapter 8, Paul tells the Romans about the blessings that come with following Christ’s gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ comprises five parts: faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. While seemingly simple, life has a way of complicating what it means