It was here that Paul came to preach the glad tidings of the Gospel of Christ; it was here that the disciples were first called Christians, as a nickname; all followers of Christ before that time having been called "saints" or "brethren." As has been well said, out of that spring at...
--Not in places where there were Christians already. Another man's foundation.--Comp. 2Corinthians 10:15-16; and for the use of the word "foundation" for the first preaching of the gospel, 1Corinthians 3:10. Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Yea (or, but), so striving (or, earnestly ...
How did the First Crusade end? Where did the Ninth Crusade take place? What year was the Second Crusade? How did the Fourth Crusade end? What did the Christians do during the Second Crusade? What happened in the Third Crusade? What happened after the Third Crusade?
Yes, a small number of Arabs have historically lived in the Biblical Land of Israel, however, even the Jews were called Palestinians under British Palestine, a name given by the Romans to mock the Jews. Arabs did not come up with the name of Palestine, nor did they identify as a distinc...
The first Christians were all Jews. When they became followers of Jesus, they kept much of the Jewish perspective. There was nothing in Judaism which was in conflict with Christianity. Jesus, the Christ, was also the perfect Jew. So one could be a good Jew and a Christian at the same ...
Adamu Garba, a chieftain and politician of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress, has affirmed the allegations that the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, was funding Boko Haram, ISIS and other Islamic terrorists organizations known for murdering Christians. ...
with barriers constructed between them and the loathsome Gentiles. Clearly that was not the model of the New Testament Christians. Christians are not “of the world” but are called to live “in the world.” There is a presumption that Christians are to even obey “Caesar” unless that obed...
Mary Magdalene's role as the first witness to the resurrection highlights the importance of sharing the Good News. Christians are called to testify to the transformative power of the risen Christ. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?-...
The early persecuted Christians were considered martyrs and, in the early days, called saints. There were so many people who were martyred during the first, second, and third centuries that the local churches called for one day tohonorthe many “saints” who suffered for Christianity. ...
The word “pope” comes from the Greek term “pappaas,” and means “father.” At one time, all bishops used the title because they were all considered fathers. It is difficult to determine which pope was the first to apply the term to himself. By the eleventh century, the title of ...