YOU ARE CHOSEN BY GOD Paul goes on and he says "you were also chosen by God. This word is "Eklektos" and it means "to elect" or to choose which gets us into the really challenging doctrine of election and free will. Now if you know anything about those two doctrines, it promotes a lot of controversy at times especially like in Bible colleges and seminaries. Sometimes even in churches. What I want to do is take just a minute to explain it and then make some comments on it as it relates to this passage.
Read More"Remember "hupomone!" "hupo means under, "mone" means to remain "hupomone" means to stay under the weight of the trials or the challenges of life without running, collapsing or giving up. You're waiting for God to lift it off in his due time.
Read MoreI want to encourage you my friends that you are not designed to be boring. Never, never, never settle for boring when God's holding out in front of you epic. That's what you can live but you have to connect everything in your life and realize it's from God.
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