Paul An Living Epistle of Jesus Christ
Apostle Paul wrote, Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. ( 2Corinthians 3:3) You show that you are a letter of the living Lord God , written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human heart. Clearly you are a letter from Christ . The letter is written not with pen and ink , but with the Holy Spirit. It is carved not in tablets of stone, but in human heart. You show that you are a letter from the Lord Jesus Christ, written not with computers but with the Holy Spirit of the living God , not in computer tablets but in tablets of human heart. You are demonstrating that you are the Messiah’s epistle , written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God , not in tablets of stone , but in tablets of human heart. It is clear that you are Christ’s epistle. You are a letter written not with ink but with the Holy Spirit . You are a letter written not in tablets of stones but in human heart. You are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ, written not with ink , but with the Spirit of the living of God, not in tablets of stones but in fleshly tablets of the heart. You are the living letter of the Lord Jesus Christ. Your hearts are the substance which God’s writing is made. The Holy Spirit produces the love in your heart and the mark of love becomes the evident to the world Paul did not actually wrote the epistles in the Bible. God already written the epistles in heaven before Paul ever written a single word. The Lord showed Paul the Lord's epistles and told Paul that in the future Paul would writes these epistles. The Lord would inspire Paul in the future to write the Lord's epistles. 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Does not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; 6 Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by faith Paul won God's approval. Through faith Paul understood that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which were seen were not made of things which appeared. But without faith it is impossible to please God ; for he that comes to God must believe that God is , and that God is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. By faith Paul looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Faithfulness to the Lord brings success. Disobedience brings disaster. The Lord said, For them that honor me, I will honour, and they that despise me shall I lightly esteemed. Faith works by love. Paul loved the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his mind, and with all his strength. And because he loved the Lord, Paul loved his neighbour as himself. These mighty people of God were not any different from ordinary folks. What lift them above ordinary men is that they have strong faith in God. They were obedient to God's call. But they didn't do these mighty works with human strength. It was God who did all these wonderful works through them. The message that Paul is saying to us is, " The Lord did it ". Paul was obedient to God's call. And Paul was used by God in a mighty way. The Lord prepared Paul for his life-work. Paul was fitted for the position to which he was appointed by the Lord.