Although faith in Christ has become more and more of an individual matter in the West, those who became Christians in the New Testament were added to local churches. Acts 2:36-47 records the addition of 3000 new church members in one day and describes the privileges they shared.
The LORD uses leaders to deal with threats to the welfare of his people, and he is the God who delivers them.
Jesus' power over the forces of evil demonstrated that the kingdom of God had come.
In his greeting, Paul previewed coming attractions in the rest of the letter, including the main event of Christ’s humiliation and exaltation.
