To end this magnificent treatise on grace, Paul gives us a benediction of grace. The word benediction comes from the Latin word “bene” which means “well”, plus the Latin word “dicere” which means “to speak”. To speak well of; to bless, or to consecrate, is the dictionary meaning of this word. In the pronouncing of the benediction at the end of a church service, it is often the apostle Paul’s words of benediction that are used. The intent is to utter a short prayer which conveys the sure hope of the Lord’s blessing upon those gathered for worship. If you will read over these benedictions, you will find that the apostle Paul used them to bring instruction as well as comfort and encouragement to the brethren and the churches that he was writing to. “Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.” What we have here, in these few words of desired blessing, is a wealth of instruction. He is saying that it is more important than anything else, in living the Christian life, that you realize that it will take the imparted grace of Christ to live your life to the glory of God and to be able to manifest the fruit of the Spirit in your walk with Him.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...
