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.
If we died and rose with Christ, we need to strip off the rags of the old life and put on the habits of...
Jesus concluded his final discourse with his disciples before his death in John 16:12-33. He developed previous lessons and added that they would have...
Because they questioned and rejected Jesus’ authority, the chief priests were removed from their post and replaced by others from all the nations.