Sent or Not Sent

SENT

Have you ever noticed how the apostle Paul begins his letters in the New Testament?

Galatians 1:1 “…. – sent …..by Jesus Christ and God the Father,…..”

First Corinthians 1:1 “…..by the will of God, …..”

Second Corinthians 1:1 “…. by the will of God, ….” Also Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1;  Second Timothy 1:1.

First Timothy 1:1 “….by the command of God our Savior and of Christ….”

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Read also Saul’s (Paul’s) conversion. His conversion is three times related in the book of Acts: Acts 9:1-19; Acts 22:3-21; Acts 26:2-23. Also Galatians 1:11-17.

NOT SENT

Jeremiah 14:14 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘The prophets (prophets and priests: Jeremiah 23:11) are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them.'”

Jeremiah 14:15 “….: I did not send them,…..”

Jeremiah 23:21 “I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message;…”

ARE YOU SENT OR ARE YOU NOT SENT?

IT IS A BLESSING TO LISTEN TO SERMONS BY PEOPLE WHO ARE SENT!