Following Paul’s discussion of the whole armor of God, he concludes with a reminder that we have within our power the strongest weapon God provides in our spiritual battle with the world.
Sermons on Encouragement (Page 5)
Paul claims he was called to preach “unsearchable riches” to the Gentiles. This is one of the great expressions in the New Testament for the gospel of Christ. Just what are these riches Paul was called to share?
The Hebrews writer needed encouragement, but he also knew how to give encouragement, the focus of this spiritual text. There is much to learn here on how to be encouraged and how to be an encourager, one of the great needs of the church and the world.
Perhaps no greater example of true friendship in the Bible is that of David and Jonathan. We must learn the meaning of true friendship before we can become one ourselves.