Church

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…

Jesus promised Peter before His crucifixion that he will have a specific role in spreading His truth in the early church. “And I also say to you that you are…

Luke doesn’t give us details in the book of Acts of the Apostles about what took place during the two years of Paul’s house imprisonment in Rome. The only information…

The name Phoebe means “radiant,” or “bright.” It is is a feminine form of the male name Phoebus. Not much is known about Phebe in the Bible except what is…

Timothy, in Greek is Timotheus, which means “honored of God.” His father was Greek but his mother was Jewish. He was a native of Lystra in Lycaonia (Anatolia). Paul wrote…