| | The NIV Application Commentary Ser. NIVAC Bundle 2: Historical Books by Andrew E. Hill, Bill T. Arnold, K. Lawson Younger, August H. Konkel, Karen H. Jobes 3,520 Pages, Published 2015 by Harpercollins Christian Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-310-53003-9, ISBN: 0-310-53003-2
"theirs in Christ (1 Cor. 3:21–23). He uses the metaphor of a steward to describe
the calling of Christians to represent God in his world. All things belong to Christ,
and by extension to his followers. When Paul refers to “stewards of the mysteries
of God” (4:1, NASB), he means that Christians fulfill the work of God's kingdom in
this world until such time as it is consummated in the second coming of Christ. As
stewards responsible ..."
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