"That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowedging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus." PHILEMON 1:6

If we do not acknowledge by knowing and saying the good things that are ours or in us in Christ Jesus, then we can not communicate or tell others about our faith effectively!



Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. 
They have the same Lord, 
who gives generously to all who call on him. 
For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.
If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord 
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, 
you will be saved. 
For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, 
and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
For Christ has already accomplished the purpose 
for which the law was given. 
As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. 
My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.
I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.
neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, 
neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow
not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
Who then will condemn us? 
No one—for Christ Jesus died for us 
and was raised to life for us, 
and he is sitting in the place of honor 
at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? 
No one for God himself has given us right standing with himself.
Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, 
won’t he also give us everything else?
If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
And we know that God causes everything 
to work together for the good 
of those who love God and are called 
according to his purpose for them.
And the Father who knows all hearts 
knows what the Spirit is saying, 
for the Spirit pleads for us believers 
in harmony with God’s own will.
 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness.
Yet what we suffer now is nothing 
compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
And since we are his children, we are his heirs. 
In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. 
But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”  
For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. 
Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children.

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