When Paul discipled the new believers in Thessalonica (present-day Thessaloniki, Greece) he made it clear that they would face persecution and affliction because of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and his Kingdom. Jesus made this a promise of sorts.
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For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in...
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Have there been “gay Christians” in the history of the church? Or is this strictly a 21st-century thing? History shows us that homosexuality is not new (go all the way back to Sodom and Gomorrah and Leviticus 18 as evidence), and homosexual people have been coming to faith for a long time. So, I would say the issue of “gay Christianity” is not a new phenomenon. The question is, how does the Scripture deal with “gay Christianity”
Read MoreMiracles, signs and wonders, and healings were a consistent part of the proclamation of the gospel by the early church in the book of Acts. No one who reads the Bible seriously as the very word of God understands it otherwise. How we read the book of Acts will determine what we expect in the life of the church today. Is it the story of the primitive church, or is it the story of the prototypical church?
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Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him...
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Paul’s prayer is for experiential knowledge, the enlightening of your heart, not just your brain. Good academics, sound doctrine, is very good. I get thrilled with academically sound doctrine. But, sound doctrine, even with a little questionable academics, that has been seared into your heart by the Holy Spirit’s spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him is far better. It is the truth that has been made powerfully alive in you as a result of this encounter with the Holy Spirit that Paul is praying for the Ephesians, and we should pray for ourselves.
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