Although the word church appears only three times in all of the gospels, in Matthew 16:13-23 and Matthew 18:15-20. However, the church figured large in the mission of the apostles, who they went out and made disciples by starting churches everywhere. By studying these three instances of the word church, we discover that Christ gave authority to his church to open the kingdom of God to those who receive the gospel. The health of Christianity and our own health depend on our recognition of the church’s kingdom authority.
In response to all of God‘s mercies described in the first 11 chapters, we are to present our bodies and be renewed in our...
I Corinthians 7:25-35. With an increasing number of adults living alone and only about half of American adults being married, it is important to...
An overview of the history of redemption, from Genesis to Revelation in four acts