SALUTED, v.3.
- Grace: the activity of God in power to fully meet needs.
- Peace: the ending of conflict and strife that follows acts of divine grace.
DESCRIBED:
- Grace of God, v.4: the source of this blessing; possibilities for success, not failure.
- Utterance, v.5: the ability to express the Gospel in words; knowledge – the ability to understand truth.
- Confirmed (past), v.6: intelligently proclaimed and demonstrated.
- Waiting (present), v.7: expectation – they had all they needed (gift) to carry out their purpose.
- Coming (future), v.7: the revelation of the Lord.
- Confirm, v.8: secured, preserved; blameless – the absence of charge or accusation.
Affirmation, v.9. God is faithful; fellowship of His Son (deity); Jesus (humanity); Christ (anointed, exalted); Lord (authority) – connect with 15:58.
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