“And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that He hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee” (Acts 13:32,33).

“And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation” (Acts 17:26).

“Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come” (John 2:4).

“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5).

Although salvation is free, it is not cheap, since it required the Creator, Himself, to become man and submit to an agonizing death on the cross. This was the mind of Christ!

“Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy” (II Timothy 1:4).

Paul greatly loved young Timothy, his son in the faith, and that love was fully reciprocated. When Timothy learned of Paul’s latest sufferings and approaching execution, he unashamedly wept, and Paul was greatly moved by it.