February 5 | Acts 5:40-41 “Then after summoning the apostles and beating them, they ordered them not to speak in Jesus’ name and they released them. Then they went away rejoicing from the Sanhedrin’s presence because they were considered worthy to be disgraced for the name” (Acts 5:40-41) In America,…
now St. What is the New Testament referring to, when it tells us about the "paths of life" in Acts 2:28? Peter quotes this small passage from Psalm 16:8-11. Peter was declaring the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. He then connected this passage in David’s Psalm prophesying about the…
Are modern day missionaries the equivalent of what the Apostle Paul was at one time? The twelve apostles and other apostles mentioned in the New Testament, like Paul, where a special type of apostle for the first century only. These apostles had the ability and authority to write Scripture for…
In what ways did the Apostle Paul and Peter disagree? To my knowledge, there is only one disagreement between Peter and Paul. Paul mentions it in Galatians 2:10-14. When Peter visited Antioch, and the Christians there, even though he was the first apostle to witness to the Gentiles at Cornelius’…
What is the “Lot” in Proverbs 16:33? “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.”Proverbs 16:33 This proverb concerns the decision making process. The “lot” here refers to a decision-making device. Casting lots in the Old Testament refers to the practice of throwing…
After Paul’s supernatural change from Saul to Paul, is it possible that his missionary life would have been the most Christlike besides the savior himself? I don’t know that it was a supernatural change that happened as far as Paul’s name change. His experience with the Lord on the road…
What are some examples of God’s judgment of believers in the New Testament? We’ve already discussed some of the judgments of God in the New Testament, like judgment beginning with the house of God (1 Peter 4:17). We also went in-depth about judgment at the Lord’s Supper. But the New…
In 1 Corinthians 11:29-32, what is the judgment poured out on believers to partake of the Lord’s Supper unworthily? The context of 1 Corinthians 11 and the Lord’s Supper in New Testament times will help us understand what Paul refers to. Christians in the Roman Empire regularly practiced “love feasts.”…
What were the problem churches for Paul and how do his letters show it? There were several churches that Paul had odd relationships with. Even though he founded these churches, his enemies found ways to take them off track from what he taught. These people chased Paul around and taught…
Is the coronavirus a sign of the end times? This is a good question that a lot of people are asking right now. I want to start by explaining what the “end times” are. The end times happen at the end of the world. The world will be ripe for…
