“and I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; . . .” Matthew 16:18 I – We need a new Bible, the Word of God according to evangelical interpreters. Of course, you might argue that we already have such a book. I had two men…
Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law. Proverbs 29:18 Vision – I recently came across the very interesting comment (it’s worth quoting in full): “You have no doubt heard the biblical axiom, “Without a vision the people perish…” It is used often in an effort…
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service and to building up the body of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-12 Equipping – Why did the Lord provide the Body with all of these gifted…
Following the excellent post by Barry Jenkins (see his comment under the Today’s Word “Paradigm Shift”), I thought it might be useful to put back up an article that I posted on the old web site. Here it is: The Church Today Christians stand at a significant crossroads in spiritual growth. On the one hand,…
Let your women be silent in the churches, for it is not allowed to them to speak, but let them be submissive, as also the law says. 1 Corinthians 14:34 The Law – Some weeks ago, one reader wrote, “Perhaps at some point you could give a clear explanation as to what the thorough explanation…
“You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law;” Acts 21:20 Zealous – There’s a lot of discussion these days about the impact, power and outreach of the early church. There are a lot of books, programs, videos and…
And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel and said to them, “These are the words which the Lord has commanded, to do them.” Exodus 35:1 Congregation – It’s quite common for us to refer to the church as the ekklesia. That’s Greek for “called out ones.” That is an apt description. …
and greet the church at their house, and my beloved Epenetus Romans 16:5 Church – Yesterday we discovered that the two Hebrew words for “assembly” are not quite the same. Qehillah focuses on the event of experience with God. ‘Edah focuses on the unity of the whole people God appoints. We found that ekklesia, the…
History shows that the growth of who followed Jesus was faster during the first three centuries after His death than any other period. Of course, since that time a larger number of people have claimed Jesus as their Savior, but even though the total numbers are bigger, the rate of growth has never been the…
