How do we live a godly life? What does it mean to take up our cross and follow Jesus? Throughout 2 Timothy, Paul draws a picture of a disciple's walk, but before we jump into the details, he greets Timothy. These two verses encapsulate the reality of believers: who we are in Christ, our future hope, and the love that fills us and flows out of us.
A clean house, a clean car, clean clothes, even the proverbial 'clean slate' - why do we so enjoy things that are clean? Perhaps...
A wise pastor often shared with his congregation a beautiful truth: that Jesus on the cross represents "the death of death in the death...