Love Fulfilled Ministry

if we sowed spiritual things to you what much if we we reap fleshly things from you? if others share in this right of you do not we more? Rather we do not employ such rights rather we endure all lest we place any obstacle to the gospel of Christ (1 Corinthians 9:12) Paul labored with his own hands often going hungry and thirsty, being homeless and poorly clothed ( 1 Corinthians 4:12-13). Paul was a tent maker by trade and while in Corinth he worked with those of the same trade as he taught and preached the gospel (Acts 18:3-5; 11). He could write the words in Romans 8:35-40 because he experienced hunger and nakedness among other hardships. One of the hardships that Paul experienced and took on, that you don't here preached much is that of working with his own hands, and not employing some authority or entitlement to live off the people. He took on this hardship for one reason only; "lest we place any obstacle to the gospel of Christ." Or did I sin humbling myself so that ...

For what the Law had no power to do, weak through the flesh, God sending that his son in likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin condemned sin in the flesh so that the righteous requirement of the Law is fulfilled in us the ones walking not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit (Romans 8:3-4) I have written about this in the past and I still come across those who do not understand that we live in a new covenant, bound to Christ, not to the old covenants in the old testament. Going back to the old is not a good thing and putting people under the Law will cause sinful nature to increase and become more sinful, this is how the Mosaic Law was weak according to the flesh. Laws nor serving will mature anyone in regards to fulfilling God's righteous requirements. The new covenant introduces a new living way (not the old written code nor a fleshly way) but a spiritual way that fulfills the righteous requirements of the law. because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God, ...