Church

According to Acts 11:19-26, the Jewish believers in Jerusalem scattered abroad after the persecution that arose after the first martyr Stephen. These journeyed as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch…

The yoke Peter said to the Jewish believers, “Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor…

Barnabas is first referenced in Acts 4:36-37. Luke interpreted he name Barnabas as meaning “son of consolation,” or “son of exhortation” (Acts 11:23). The Scriptures do not state how Barnabas…

Paul went to Jerusalem to hand the gifts from the gentile churches to the Jews. And he, “declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry”…

The lesson The lesson that the church learned from the experience of Cornelius was that God wanted to erase the “middle wall of partition” (Ephesians 2:14) between Jews and Gentiles.…

A Sanctuary is a place that is holy or set apart for a holy purpose. In Isaiah 59:2 it says that sin separates us from God. In response to this…

Terminology Elders are in Greek presbuteroi, “older [men],” and so “elders,” are “presbyters.” In the early church the elder was also known as an episkopos, meaning “overseer,” which means a…

The Areopagus sermon was delivered by the apostle Paul in Athens, at the Areopagus (a rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece). This sermon is mentioned by…

Many Christians have wondered what is the difference between tithes and offerings. The word “tithe” literally means “tenth.” The tithe is one-tenth of a person’s income. The Bible teaches that…

In the Old Testament The word saints (Hebrew qodesh or qadosh) means “separated from a common to a sacred use.”  And this term was addressed to the Jewish people as…