It is good to have more than one person ready to verify facts, especially when they are well-informed and honest. In the case of the remarkable life of Jesus, we have four accounts written by people close to the source, which we traditionally call the Gospels, because they record the gospel, or good news, about Jesus. After considering their authorship, we look at their overall structure and the curious methods that Jesus used to reveal himself little by little to his followers and to others. These culminated in the crowning acts of his work: his death and resurrection.
It is hard to imagine what the world would be like without Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul), but it would have been harder...
Disorderly members can wreck a church, but a firm and loving response by other members can save them and the church.
If someone hears a message but does not act upon it, sometimes we say that “it went in one ear and out the other.”...