To learn the measure of your love
For God our Father up above
Just look at how you love His Son
within the one you’d like to shun
(based on Matthew 25)
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Category: Sacred Scripture
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GALATIANS
Now who on earth could have the Gall
To say law justifies at all?
The law of love does still us bind
And fruit of Spirit we must find!
*COLOSSIANS
Colossians croons that Christ is cause of all, yes, He’s Colossal
Before all things and first-born from the dead, says the Apostle
God’s image and the Church’s Head, the fullness of the Godhead
In baptism, we died and rose with Christ, our sin out blotted!
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PHILIPPIANS
In Philippi the church was suff’ring under fierce attack
Paul tells them don’t ‘Philip-out’, endure with joy and faith intact
“To live is Christ, to die is gain” he shockingly does say
His hymn of Christ’s self-emptying shows all of us the way!
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1ST & 2ND THESSALONIANS
The Thessalonians did need assurances from Paul
About the Parousia, lest in idleness they fall
He warned them to be ready for the Coming of the Lord
And comforted the grieving by reminding of reward!
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1ST CORINTHIANS
Divisions, immorality, and celibacy too
Plus marriage, lawsuits, idol food, liturgical snafu
Then charismatic gifts and questions on the resurrection,
And just before “Maranatha”, Jerusalem collection!
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2ND CORINTHIANS
The false apostles, churchs’ funding, boasting in the Lord
And boasting in his suffering and weaknesses galore
New Covenant and reconciliation ministry
Third heaven revelations and strong warnings to sin flee! -
Predestination,
Justifi-cation,
Sanctifi-cation,
Glorifi-cation,
(The latter is far better than
your greatest ever earth va-cation!)Please don’t forget
You “got all wet”
You’re Abba’s kid!
Of sin, be rid!
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We’re justified by faith, not works
which gives us peace with God
And joy in suff’ring, which produces
patience, char’cter, hope
“and hope does not us disappoint” for
it is based in God
Christ by obed’ience fixed our lack there-
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(ch. 1) The truth suppressed (God not impressed)
(ch. 2) The Nat’ral Law (God wrote in all)
(ch. 3) For all have sinned (with conscience dimmed)
(ch. 4) Faith made Abe just (In law don’t trust!)
(ch. 5) Our death, man brought (Our life, Christ wrought)
(ch. 6) Live righteously! (All sin do flee!)
(ch. 7) By law sin kills (My love sin chills)
(ch. 8) Live by the Spir’t! (The “flesh” do fear’t!)
(ch. 9) The Gentiles spared (The Jews poor fared)
(ch. 10) Confess He’s Lord! (Bring Gospel forw’rd!)
(ch. 11) God calls the Jews (But they refuse)
(ch. 12) “Don’t be conformed…” (“…but be transformed”!)
(ch. 13) God’s rulers heed! (Cast off dark deeds!)
(ch. 14) God shall us judge (Don’t food begrudge!)
(ch. 15) Yourselves don’t please! (Give neighbors ease!)
(ch. 16) Paul’s greetings sent (Beware dissent!)
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