Many explain away the largest rummage sale in church history as being a leadership mistake made by the uneducated fishermen who were chosen for the task. ‘If only they knew what we know today about church organization’, some scoff. However, it seems that there is a more plausible reason why they sold all their possessions. […]

There is no doubt that Paul was a zealous evangelist and successful in his church building mission around the Mediterranean. However, Scripture reveals that Paul may have been more than simply the Billy Graham or George Whitfield of the first century. Having been used to write thirteen epistles in God’s Word, Paul testifies in multiple […]

There are multiple times in his epistles where Paul writes about ‘my gospel’ or ‘our gospel’ or ‘the gospel I preached unto you’ (Rom 16:25, 2 Cor 4:3, 1 Cor 15:1). As a result, many describe Paul as being either overly ambitious or arrogant. Paul even goes as far as to magnify his office: “For […]

Sometimes called the New Testament, the new covenant is a fulfillment of the promise God made with Israel to bring them back to the land and to help them obey the law. As a result this better testament would allow Israel to reap the blessings of God’s covenant made with their fathers (Luke 1:72-75). The […]

Many people are seeking a greater more committed spirituality. In the name of ‘going back to Pentecost’, Christians seek the supernatural intervention and power manifested to the Jewish believers in Acts 2. While there seems to be nothing wrong with a fervent desire to know God and experience his life-changing love, following the wrong example […]