He was starting to become a good person because he saw how his dad was and he didn't want to turn out like him. He didn't disrespect Carlos, but he didn't respect him either. His mom was happy that Jesus wasn't causing any trouble in the house and in school. Jesus was trying ...
How Did The Romans Build Their Religions The conversion of Constantine had a direct impact on the conflict between pagans and Christians in that it brought the persecution of Christians to an end in the Roman Empire. Before his conversion, paganism was dominant in the Roman Empire, which put ...
11I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous. 12But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater...
a pastor using this method might preach for 16 weeks on Romans. John Calvin famously used this method. The method does have advantages. What I have found, however, is that staying on the same text or theme for more than a few weeks invites disinterest. Further, it risks ...
Had there been a switch from the Sabbath to the first day of the week, you can be sure the controversy would have been more explosive than any other to those Jewish Christians. History Gives Some CluesIf the change did not take place in the Scriptures or through the influence of the ...
As we get closer to the release ofThe Passion of the Christ, more and more people will be talking and writing about Jesus. Opinions will differ, sometimes widely, about who Jesus was, what he did, and how all of this matters today. No doubt you'll run into claims that we really can...
Joe Heschmeyer explores what constituted Sacred Scripture in the time of Jesus. Transcription: Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. What did the Bible look like at the time of Jesus? That’s the question I want to explore today. Did it look more or less like the Bibles that we have ...
And this is not the type of death Paul has in mind in Romans 5:12-21.Natural death is natural, and while God did not want or intend for us to die natural deaths, it is not primarily this type of death that Jesus came to rescue and deliver us from....
If the church is opposed to homosexuality, which seems to be the case, why did they agree to allow the funeral to be held there in the first place? Was there an agreement between the church and the family of the deceased concerning the content of the service? The comments about the chur...
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers. ...