Saul of Tarsus had a prophetic vision of Ananias restoring his sight before it happened. This vision took place before he was baptized by Ananias. Since the saved were the ones granted prophetic powers, does this not mean that Saul was saved before he was baptized? The Lord had told Ananias that Saul had already… Read More Bible Q&A: Did Saul’s Vision Before His Baptism Show That He Was Saved Already?
Who were the Hellenists in Acts 6:1? Here’s the verse in question: Acts 6:1 (ESV) 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. The word “Hellenists” comes from the Greek term hellenistes,… Read More Bible Q&A: Who Were The Hellenists in Acts 6:1?
How can faith – even a strong faith – in someone whom we have not seen produce happiness, specifically happiness and joy which is so powerful that the inspired writer calls it “inexpressible and filled with glory”?… Read More 1 Peter: How Never Having Seen Jesus Can Produce Joy That Is Inexpressible And Glorious
If the newly-baptized Christian’s brand-new “church family” is, weeks and months and years after their baptism, still nothing more than a bunch of strangers or barely acquaintances whom they see very briefly a couple of times a week at church, and if they’ve tried to study the Bible on their own but find it difficult without someone helping them (cf. Acts 8:30-31), then we should not be surprised to look around one Sunday and realize that we haven’t seen them in…well, months. And what were their names again? Is this what Jesus wants?… Read More The Parable of the Sower: The Ones on the Rock
“Wait, Peter!” these first readers of his epistle might have been thinking to themselves at this point. “Aren’t you aware of all the persecutions and hardships we are facing because of our Christianity?” The apostle acknowledged this. “…though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials…” (1:6b). He will elaborate further on what those trials were later in this book, as well as how Christians should respond to them. For now, notice that he still expects them to rejoice because of all the great blessings with positive eternal ramifications which the Father had and continued to shower upon them…in spite of the trials they were currently experiencing. The Lord expected the same from His apostles, and He expects the same from us today (John 15:11, 18-25; Phil. 4:4-7). Are our daily lives filled with joy in spite of whatever hardships life throws at us for these reasons…or are we too focused on the bad to see the eternal good?… Read More 1 Peter: Reasons to Rejoice…And Reasons for Trials
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