Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Corinthians 13:11-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28
by: Lisa Moore.
Paul ended both of these epistles by exhorting the Corinthians and Thessalonians in their faith. Paul addressed right relationships with God before addressing the way to express a right relationship with each other—a holy kiss. These Gentile believers were told to take the common and sanctify it—set it apart from the regular. The kiss was not to find a mate or a license for lewd or hypocritical behavior. The holy kiss was meant to strengthen the bond between the saints. May our relationship with God move us in visible, tangible ways to strengthen ministry bonds with our brethren.