How to Organize a Church – The New Testament Church

The Greek word from which we get the term church is ekklesia. It is in the New Testament that we see this term come to have its technical sense of a group of people who have gathered for the purpose of instruction and worship. It is used in the broadest sense of the universal church – that body of all believers in Christ from Pentecost to the rapture e.g. ‘I will build my church’ Matthew 16:18. In another facet of meaning it could be used of believers in a certain city e.g. Revelation 1-3. It was also used in the New Testament to describe those believers meeting in one location Romans 16:3-5.

Old Testament Is Just As Inspired As New Testament. So Why Do So Many Ignore it?

The Old Testament lays the foundation for the teachings and events found in the New Testament. First, the Old Testament is of great importance to Christians because it is inspired of God (2 Tim. 3.16-17). Some Christians ignore the Old Testament and focus on the New, but only those who read the New in light of the Old can really learn what God is saying in His Word. The Old Testament provides a fore shadow of the blessing revealed in the New Testament (Hebrews 10: 1).

Myths About Studying Bible Prophecy

People that study end-times Bible prophecy (a.k.a. “eschatology”) know that there is an overwhelming amount of evidence suggesting it should be studied-and that it is very relevant for us today. Yet we also encounter people that do not appreciate that concept for a variety of reasons. I hope the following information will help people that already understand the importance of prophecy to better defend their understanding of that matter, and that it will dispel a few common myths that some people believe so they too will fully grasp all that God’s Word has to say about Bible prophecy.

One Night with the King

The moving biblical tale of Esther–a humble Jewish girl who saved her people from annihilation and won the heart of the handsome Persian king Xerxes–is the subject of One Night with the King, a lush ode to one of the Old Testament’s most inspiring women. Esther, played with spark and confidence by Tiffany Dupont, could perhaps be said to be the first career woman to “have it all”–while also serving her people, and God.

Companion to the Bible

Since Christianity rests on a basis of historic facts, special prominence has been given to the historic side of these evidences; those, namely, which relate to the genuineness, integrity, authenticity, and inspiration of the several books of the Bible.

The Bible – An Explanation of The New Testament

The authors of the New Testament did not deliberately try to create a Christian Bible. The early church already had a Bible, the Old Testament of Judaism. However, differing views of Christian faith during the A.D. 100′s led the church to form the New Testament canon. It needed the canon as authority against unacceptable religious views.The church also wanted to preserve the authentic story of Jesus’ life and death.

Bible: Is It A Riddle?

It may be true that the entire Holy Scriptures are perfectly inerrant, but that can be adhered only with the original writings. Though, all of us claim to have the holy copies on our bookshelf , those are just duplicate copies and all those have ample chances of spelling errors, repetition, omission and many more.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

A humourous musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.Following the successful 1998 video release of Cats comes another Andrew Lloyd Webber blockbuster musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and it’s a savvy choice.

The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

“The Jesus Storybook Bible” tells the story beneath all the stories in the Bible. At the center of the story is a baby, the child upon whom everything will depend. Every story whispers his name.

Where Are The Miracles?

Miracles and healing are not dead today, nor are they reserved for the ultra-pious. God’s people can and do see them happen all the time. Would you like to see them happen in your life?

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