Scripture is a lot like the sun: It is our ultimate source of illuminating truth and spiritual revelation. But just as we need open eyes to see sunlight, God has given us the Church, including pastors and teachers, to help us see His Word rightly, receiving and responding to His Truth. Christian creeds, traditions, and… Continue reading Do We Need Pastors? The Church? Tradition?
“...devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture…” (1 Timothy 4:13) When we consider what it is that we “devote” ourselves to, what comes to mind? A close friend? A spouse? Children? Certainly many Christians would say, “God.” But how is it that we do this? Regarding the verse from 1 Timothy above, Jesus sent… Continue reading Devoted To The Public Reading Of Scripture
A personal relationship with Christ matters most, but a relationship with a local gathering of His body, which is called a church, is also indispensable. A Physical Assembly The word we translate "church" in the Bible is "ekklesia" and literally means a physical assembly of people. It's the same word we sometimes use to describe… Continue reading The Importance Of The Weekly, Sunday Morning, Local, Physical Assembly Of Qualified Churches
Hellenist is a word that means one who speaks Greek, not simply a Greek person. In the New Testament it is only used in Acts, and referred to Greek-speaking Jewish Christians (Acts 6:1 ESV), Greek speaking Jewish non-Christians (Acts 9:29 ESV) and more. The country of Greece itself is written Hellas in Greek so the… Continue reading In the Bible, who was a Hellenist? Are they a Gentile? A Greek? A Jew? A Christian? A combination?
In case you missed it, there are 8 chapters total, and all the published chaptersso far are listed here. Jesus appears, after the resurrection, to the disciples "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) This next chapter is about what we now are and do with the good news. A… Continue reading The Ax and Ox – Chapter 7 – FAITH
Adorn the Gospel 