After telling his disciples that they should love one another, Jesus began preparing them in John 15:18-16:11 to be hated by the world. Even so, he sent them out to be witnesses for him, but not on their own. He also promised to send the Holy Spirit to be the witness who would convince the world about the truth of the gospel.
Since James is the likely the oldest writing of the New Testament, it appears from James 4:1-17 that church conflicts have been around almost...
The same joy that the first disciples experienced upon seeing Jesus again is available to us.
The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.