“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”
Hebrews 6:10 (KJV)
John Gill spoke of this passage being sure to point out that the "work" was not "good works" hypocrites do trying to earn salvation. He also spoke of ministering to the saints, and how this was far more rewarding than just loving everyone.
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in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister;
in seeking both their temporal and spiritual good; and though all men in general are to be loved, yet especially the saints, who are set apart by God, whose sins are expiated by Christ, and who are sanctified by the Spirit; and love to them being laborious, and appearing in many instances, and this shown for the Lord's sake, for his name's sake, might lead the apostle more strongly to conclude better things of them, even things of a saving nature; since charity or love to the saints is better than gifts, and is the evidence of grace, of passing from death to life, and of being the disciples of Christ; see ( 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 ) .
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2And 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 charity, I am nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
This reveals the importance of our loving and caring for one another who belong to the Church, and are heirs to the Promise IMO.
God bless you one and all this Sunday morning!
Hebrews 6:10 (KJV)
John Gill spoke of this passage being sure to point out that the "work" was not "good works" hypocrites do trying to earn salvation. He also spoke of ministering to the saints, and how this was far more rewarding than just loving everyone.
(excerpt)
in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister;
in seeking both their temporal and spiritual good; and though all men in general are to be loved, yet especially the saints, who are set apart by God, whose sins are expiated by Christ, and who are sanctified by the Spirit; and love to them being laborious, and appearing in many instances, and this shown for the Lord's sake, for his name's sake, might lead the apostle more strongly to conclude better things of them, even things of a saving nature; since charity or love to the saints is better than gifts, and is the evidence of grace, of passing from death to life, and of being the disciples of Christ; see ( 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 ) .
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2And 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 charity, I am nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
This reveals the importance of our loving and caring for one another who belong to the Church, and are heirs to the Promise IMO.
God bless you one and all this Sunday morning!
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