Bible Research You Are My Term Paper

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Paul twice refers to his helper, Onesimus, as "Beloved" (Colossians 4:9 and Philemon 1:16). But then, in Ephesians, Paul begins to speak of all of those who have been saved as the "Beloved." This is the first instance of a group being given this special blessing. In Ephesians 1:5-6, Paul says that we have been adopted as children of God, by God's own free will and good pleasure and praiseworthy grace, and we have been accepted into the Beloved who have been redeemed by the Blood and forgiven of our sins.

Truly, being the Beloved of God is a special favor. Paul tries to tell the members of the church in Rome how, though each one is favored by God in a different way, each is a member of a group that is loved by one another (Romans Chapter 12: 6-10).
In Verses 9 and 10, Paul says: "Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor.

If we belong to a group, Paul says in verse 6, we should work as a team, sharing our gifts as we have been given them. In verses 7-9 he mentions several gifts: ministry, teaching, exhortation, contributing of one's goods, overseeing others diligently and showing mercy.

Finally, in verses 10-13, Paul talks about the "beloved" loving one another with "agape" love - his.....

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