Charles Le Brun - "Announcement to the Shepherds"2 Timothy 2:8
Remembering that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel....
Remembering that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel....
It's interesting, perhaps even curious, to me that I have come to this verse in my personal study a week before Christmas. As wonderful as Christmas is, the events in Bethlehem are only prelude to Passover in Jerusalem, and even the Crucifixion loses its significance without the Resurrection. So when Paul defines the energizing element of our faith and action it is the fact that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. Merry Christmas!
(Notes from my personal study, dated December 18, 2010)
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