How to be someone God uses in a powerful way
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· 6 viewsGod uses all sorts of people to do His will. How do we be people God uses to love on others? This passage will show us several people who God used.
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I trust Silas to deliver this letter to you.
I trust Silas to deliver this letter to you.
By Silvanus (Silas)
Silas took the message to be delivered.
A faithful brother
Paul describes Silas as someone who is faithful.
Paul had travelled with Silas in the past.
40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Peter declares that this letter is the “true grace of God”
“Stand firm in it.”
She who is at Babylon sends you greetings
She who is at Babylon sends you greetings
Nickname for people who live in Rome, a place where many people sinned against God.
God calls us to live as “Aliens and Strangers” in the world.
11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
Mark sends greetings
Greet one another with a kiss of love.
A gesture of fellowship like handshaking.
Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
The final wish of Peter for his readers.