Paul has many favorite words and favorite expressions found throughout his letters.  One of them is the word “always,” which is found in every Pauline epistle except First Timothy.  Notice how Paul uses this word. Paul uses the word “always” most frequently with reference to prayer. “I make mention of you always in my prayers” (Rom. 1:9; cf. Phile. 4).  “I thank…

All things being equal, if someone was offered the choice of being given a new car or a used car, most individuals would choose the new one.   The same would probably be true that most of us would prefer to live in a new house, have a new computer, wear new clothes, watch a new movie on our new home theater system…