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.
The closing section of the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas moved from confusion to clarification to conflict to consolidation to celebration.
Recognizing the key role that hope plays in our lives, we encourage each other by saying, “Keep your hopes up!” We also realize that...
In 2 Peter 3:10-13, the apostle reminds us that in order to understand what life is all about, we need to read the last...