Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In John 3:22-36, John the Baptist put an immediate stop to the idea of competition between Jesus and himself. His response provides not only pastors but all Christians with an excellent motto for our lives. (Here is a link to the full sermon notes.)
Not only are believers in Jesus justified before God, but we also have peace, grace, hope, love, reconciliation, and salvation.
In his teachings on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus announced the great reversals that the kingdom of God produces among the first and the...
Because of a general persecution in Jerusalem, the believers were scattered and took the gospel to Judea and Samaria, where many believed in Christ.
