Apostle TRUE Appointed Christ Faith Fiction Gentiles Herald Lie Lying Nations Ordained Preacher Regard Speak Speaking Teacher Telling Truth Verity Whereunto
2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in {c} faith and verity.
(c) Faithfully and sincerely: and by faith he means wholesome and sound doctrine, and by truth, an upright and sincere handling of it.
2:7 Whereunto. To testify of this ransom.
I am ordained a preacher. Appointed a herald (Revised Version, margin).
And an apostle. An apostle also, with the authority of an apostle.
I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not. The Judaizers denied his apostleship. Hence this special affirmation.
2:1-7 The disciples of Christ must be praying people; all, without distinction of nation, sect, rank, or party. Our duty as Christians, is summed up in two words; godliness, that is, the right worshipping of God; and honesty, that is, good conduct toward all men. These must go together: we are not truly honest, if we are not godly, and do not render to God his due; and we are not truly godly, if not honest. What is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, we should abound in. There is one Mediator, and that Mediator gave himself a ransom for all. And this appointment has been made for the benefit of the Jews and the Gentiles of every nation; that all who are willing may come in this way, to the mercy-seat of a pardoning God, to seek reconciliation with him. Sin had made a quarrel between us and God; Jesus Christ is the Mediator who makes peace. He is a ransom that was to be known in due time. In the Old Testament times, his sufferings, and the glory that should follow, were spoken of as things to be revealed in the last times. Those who are saved must come to the knowledge of the truth, for that is God's appointed way to save sinners: if we do not know the truth, we cannot be ruled by it.
Apostle Appointed Christ Faith Fiction Gentiles Herald Lying Nations Ordained Preacher Purpose Regard Speak Speaking Teacher Telling True. Truth Verity Whereunto
Apostle Appointed Christ Faith Fiction Gentiles Herald Lying Nations Ordained Preacher Purpose Regard Speak Speaking Teacher Telling True. Truth Verity Whereunto
