2. Yes, there is a certain incomprehensible dignity in being called a servant of Jesus Christ And at the same time an object of slavery – a term of humility.
4. 1 Corinthians 4:1 Ministers of Christ “under row.” Paul was saying he was a third-level galley slave for Christ.
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7. Acts 9:15, 22:14-15, 26:16-17, 1 Corin. 9:16, Gal. 1:1When first he "
saw the Lord"
; the indispensable qualification for apostleship. ( Acts 9:5, 22:14, I Corin 9:1). “Apostle” means “sent one”. Commissioned one, dispatched one, a messenger, ambassador. One must know he has been sent and not that he is just going. The official sense and general sense of the word. All Christians are apostles ‘sent ones, to present the gospel. There are Apostles who were specially called by God. 3 Separated873unto the gospel2089of God. Set Apart You can not serve God unless you are separated. Separation has the idea of setting apart. Numbers 15:20, Numbers 8:11, Lev. 20:26 separated unto the -- preaching of the gospel -- neither so late as when "
the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul"
( Acts 13:2), nor so early as when "
separated from his mother's womb"
(Gal 1:15). He was called at one and the same time to the faith and the apostleship of Christ (Acts 26:16-18). of God -- that is, the Gospel of which God is the glorious Author. (Rom 15:16, 1 Thess. 2:2, 8, 9, 1Peter 4:17). Once Paul knew he was called, he knew he was disconnected from the past. THE SECRET OF PAUL’S SERVICE 1AHe was a bond Slave. 2A Utterly surrendered to the Lord. 3A Sent to carry the Message of the Cross. 4AHe cut the cord with the world. TIMOTHY’S LACK OF CONSTANCY AND PERSEVERANCE 2 Timothy chapter 2 1A `Getting lazy in the ministry 2A `Becoming shy and not bold 3AHe was ashamed of the Gospel 4AHe was not doing his job with the Word of God 5AHe was getting entangled in youthful lust 4AHe was getting involved with speculative philosophy. 5AHe was being influenced by the world’s system.