“Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy — Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth Demands That We Follow Paul — Part 6”

Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 12 & 13 highlight not only the temporary nature of those sign gifts and other miraculous gifts if the Spirit, but also the reason why they were soon to pass away.  That reason was that through Paul the completed word of grace would be completed and then there would not longer be a reason for these gifts.  Even the gift of apostleship would pass away when the apostle himself was martyred.  With that teaching in mind, Paul teaches so powerfully (in Philippians 4, for example) that those that reject the Word of God Rightly Divided will suffer the consequences, whether in this life or in the next.  In addition, those that love grace and its fullness — and love his appearing, will be blessed greatly in this life and eternally.  Amen.