Jars of clay were common, everyday jars, the type of thing that doesn’t last very long and isn’t very valuable. The great treasure is the message of salvation through faith in Jesus. The startling contrast between jars of clay and a treasure shows that the excellence of power is not in the jars of clay, is not in us as […]

Yesterday we looked at why some don’t respond to the gospel. Why do you respond to the gospel? It is God who has taken away your blindness. It is God who has shone light into your heart so that you know yourself, you know your need. It is God who has granted the gift of faith by His grace so […]

There are people who think that they can make the gospel of Jesus Christ more attractive by dressing it up. In this passage, Paul firmly renounces any belief or any practice that tries to make the gospel more attractive. He steadfastly maintains that what God has given is the best. Paul renounced any teaching or practice that would disguise the […]