Renee Masterson Young’s Reviews > Why I Love the Apostle Paul: 30 Reasons > Status Update

“God intends that part of my experience of sanctification be conscious, willed opposition to specific sins in my life…’Now stop being passive! Not all sin dies of itself. Some must be actively killed’.” (71-72)

“FROM him and THROUGH him and TO him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen”…If I have cancer (which I did), it is most certainly owing to God’s ultimate purposes...There are NO maverick cells outside his control. What Paul meant…was that “God is NOT punishing you.” This is not punitive. God has his purposes, but they do not include punishment for my sin. They are ALL mercy. ALL love.”(62)🔥

*he knew Romans 8:28 was NOT a trite saying, but ACTUAL hope to persevere

*refuses to be angry AT God despite sufferings ordained BY God

*exorbitant love for enemies & people who personally hurt him (this flies in the face of people who cancel “toxic” relationships/cancel culture)

*Paul didn’t minimize his suffering but instead found God’s merciful purpose in the pain

*not a complainer

🔥 this book

Going to use this as a devotion-like resource over the next few weeks. One in the morning with my QT and maybe one at bedtime.


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