Summary:
Paul passes along greetings from the churches of Asia, especially from Aquila and Prisca and the church that meets in their home. All the brothers and sisters send their greetings, and Paul instructs the believers to greet one another with a holy kiss.
He personally writes his own greeting, declaring that anyone who does not love the Lord is under a curse and affirming, “Maranatha!” (meaning, Our Lord, come!). He closes by extending the grace of the Lord Jesus and expressing his love for the believers in Christ.
Teaching:
All of Paul’s letters contain teaching about the return of Jesus.
The return of Jesus is the conclusion of our faith. When Jesus comes again, judgment takes place, and God’s Word reaches its complete and final fulfillment.
Paul’s final greeting urges us to hold firmly to the hope of the returning Jesus, to carry out faithfully the work we must do until the end, and not to treat this message lightly but to live it out well.
Excerpt from the sermon by Pastor Lee, Dec 5, 2025
1 Corinthians 16:19-24
첫댓글 마라나타! Our Lord, come! - 2025년 12월, 토요일 오전. 제 마음을 쾅쾅 두드리는 단어, 문장입니다. 감사합니다.
(그리고, 전달하다, 대신 전하다 --- -를 pass along 이라고 쓰는군요. 찾아보고 알았습니다. 이 외에도 여러 문장이 멋있다, 맛깔스러운 느낌...오랜만에 영어 공부한 뿌듯함!)