Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:1-2) Paul opened his letter to the churches in Philippi not by listing his title as Apostle or Timothy's as a Pastor. Instead, he began by identifying himself and Timothy as servants. The Greek word for servant is doulos , which means bondservan

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. (2 Corinthians 12:1-2) Paul did not sensationalize this encounter. He acknowledged that visions and revelations from the Lord are genuine, aligning perfectly with Acts 2 , where God promised vi

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. (Psalm 115:16) Psalm 115 expresses the truth so beautifully. God owns the heavens, but He gave the earth to mankind. That is not poetic language; it is legal language. God delegated authority; He gave dominion. Genesis makes this clear. God told Adam to rule, subdue, and have dominion. He even brought the animals to Adam and allowed him to name them. Whatever Adam named them, th