I cannot think of a better farewell advice than this: Remain strong in your faith. Your faith alone is more previous than all earthly gifts. Earthly gifts secured the past, they can secure the present. Your faith alone secures your future in Heaven. Hold on to your faith.
To be part of God’s family, one has to be invited by the Holy Spirit. Christians, endowed by the Holy Spirit, look at being part of the family of God as a precious privilege.
Paul was made a minister of the Gospel. As such he passes it along, that is, he administrates, he gives it away. We are all ministers of God’s grace. We all proclaim God’s love when we live according to His will.
In reading the first chapter of Ephesians one gets a clear picture: God relates to us through His Son. Paul uses a lot of Greek word endings relating to Christ. These are all prepositions to us!
Glory to God in the highest and peace to His people on earth. The birth of our dear Savior is the most subjective event in the history of the world. He came to save the world. He was born for you, for me!
A strong faith is easy to have: accept God’s gifts to you! Many still believe that they need to do something for their salvation. Their good work is a gift from God to them. Relax, and live a holy life for the salvation of many.