As the number of non-Jewish believers in Jesus began to overwhelm the original Jewish Christians, some wanted to make it harder for non-Jews to become Christians. As recorded in Acts 15:1-31, the church met in Jerusalem to discuss the matter and reaffirmed that both Jews and Gentiles receive salvation in the exact same way: by God’s grace through faith in Jesus.
In a second vision, Daniel saw into the future when the Jews would need to remain faithful under terrible persecution.
Between the establishment of a relationship with God and the final resurrection, Christians need to press on to know Christ and be more like...
The chief priest could not control his wicked sons, so God removed them all and raised up the one who could intercede between humans...
