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1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Acts 2:42-47, Luke 24:13-35

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Russell F. Anderson

... 5. We witness to the risen Christ when coin-o-nia is at the heart of our koinonia There is a pattern in laying bricks that greatly strengthens the structure under construction. It is called the common bond pattern. Every so often a brick (called a header) is laid crossways to the other bricks, so that brick ties together two other bricks. This process creates a bonding that is hard to break. A house or a wall so constructed will long endure. Bonding is a fact of nature. All things, including the human body ...

2. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

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F. F. Bruce

... participation (koinōnia).” It understands “participation” in an active sense, of the Philippians’ sharing in Paul’s gospel ministry, and this is certainly right. However, H. Seesemann, Der Begriff Koinōnia im Neuen ... :19; 1 Thess. 2:8). But the terms he uses in addressing the Philippians “show a depth not plumbed elsewhere” (O’Brien, p. 29). He longs for all of them with the affection of Christ Jesus—it is an utterly selfless affection. “As it is not Paul, but Jesus Christ, that ...

3. Slaves to Righteousness

Romans 6:15-23

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James R. Edwards

... change are possible. Here Paul speaks of shame as the condition of repentance (see Ezek. 16:61–63; Ezra 9:7–15). As long as one takes delight in sin (no matter how subtly) and inwardly desires its furtherance, one secretly hopes for some gain from sin, ... is a telling contrast between the wages of sin and the gift of God. Hans Heidland notes that opsōnia, “wages,” were subsistence payments to soldiers. Thus, in the present context, sin promises to pay subsistence wages, to provide for our needs ...

4. Concluding Exhortations

Hebrews 13:1-25

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Donald A. Hagner

... ) occurs only here in the Greek Bible. To share with others translates the common NT noun for “fellowship” or “sharing” (koinōnia), in Hebrews found only here. The notion of being “well pleasing to God” (euaresteō) is found several times in our epistle (11 ... Ephesus are good possibilities for Timothy the disciple of Paul. The author is hopeful that Timothy can meet him before long and accompany him on a visit to the church, apparently already planned. 13:24 The author now urges: Greet all ...

5. One in Christ

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Arthur G. Patzia

... Since the author returns to the concepts of “far away” and “near” in 2:17, it appears that 2:14–16 is a rather long parenthesis on how Christ’s death brought a divided humanity together. He already has given a number of reasons why the Jews and the ... time of baptism. Additional Notes 2:20 This idea of a “keystone” apparently was first initiated by J. Jeremias in his article “akrog?nias,” TDNT, vol. 1, p. 792, and is championed by Barth in Eph. 1–3, pp. 317–19. Mitton lists a number of ...

6. Paul's Charge to Timothy

1 Timothy 6:11-21

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Gordon D. Fee

... anything, it is that Timothy will experience the Parousia, and that scarcely reflects the perspective of a church settling in for a long life in the world. 6:15–16 What is of greater moment about this mention of the Second Advent is Paul’s ... not clear, good deeds is further defined as being generous and willing to share. This last item, an adjective form of koinōnia (“fellowship”), implies the liberal sharing with others what is one’s own. Hence true “riches” is found in the giving, not ...

7. Paul’s Request for Onesimus

Philemon 1:8-25

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Arthur G. Patzia

... The new relationship that Philemon and Onesimus have to each other is one in which the human and the spiritual overlap. 17 At long last, the request: So (lit., “therefore”) … welcome him as you would welcome me. All along Paul has been appealing to Philemon on ... before the request comes, Paul lays out yet another incentive—namely, that of partnership. When two people are in koinōnia they have common interests, feelings, and goals (cf. v. 6). Paul and Philemon certainly had this by virtue of their ...

8. The Living Stone and a Chosen People

1 Peter 2:4-12

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Norman Hillyer

... Christ’s resurrection and the life-giving power that flows from it (1:3). Christ was rejected by men, a reaction foretold long ago (Ps. 118:22); however, the last word was not a human verdict but in accordance with the divine will and purpose ... the humble shepherd who was overlooked by his brothers yet exalted to the throne. Capstone is the NIV translation of kephalēn gōnias, “extremity of the corner.” The stone referred to is not necessarily at the top; “capstone” tends to miss the thought of a ...

9. No Confidence in the Flesh

Philippians 3:1-11

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F. F. Bruce

... :20) or, more relevantly, Paul’s own claim before the Sanhedrin to have maintained a good conscience before God his whole life long (Acts 23:1; cf. 24:16). To conform with the righteousness required by the law called for infinite painstaking, but (as Paul ... B. M. Ahern. “The Fellowship of His Sufferings (Phil 3:10),” CBQ 22 (1960), pp. 1–32; also H. Seesemann, Der Begriff KOINŌNIA im Neuen Testament. 3:11 And so, somehow: Gk. ei pōs, “if perhaps,” “if by any means,” introducing a clause of ...

10. Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

Romans 15:23-33

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James R. Edwards

... the eastern Mediterranean. But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, says Paul, the way is clear for the long-awaited visit. On the face of it, that is an astounding claim. As we noted at verse 19, the claim that there is no more place ... in rehearsing them. His response was one of ministry, not analysis, endeavoring to unite the church in charity (lit., koinōnia), for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem (v. 26). Many reasons have been advanced for Paul’s intentness on ...

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