there were many false teachings and legends that could lead believers astray. Paul emphasizes the importance of adhering to the truth of Scripture, as myths can distort the Gospel and lead to confusion and error. This is a call to discernment, urging believers to focus on the truth of God'...
writers embrace the renewal of the visible creation, the moral and spiritual elements of restoration were present and prominent; cf. 2 Peter 3:13, Romans 8:19-21, Revelation 21:5. So too the παλινγενεσία, in Matthew 19:28, is joined with the rule which the disciples ...
Thoughts on life, some of which are about what it's like to be a single woman who is a member of and loves the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, loves the gospel, and is just trying to find her place in it each day.
In the “Acts of the Apostles,” we have an inspired record of the apostolic church. Immediately following the ascension of their crucified and risen Lord, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit which was to fully qualify the ministers of Christ for their great work of preaching the gospel of...
this was the normative practice of the apostolic church as the gospel went to Gentile families. The gospel and its outward sign went to families because families were to be saved (Acts 16:31b). The salvation of ethnic families was the goal of the covenant: “The covenant which God made wi...
The gospel does have an effect. There is an impact. And this was the point of the verses I cited — and I did notice that in all the responses to me, there has been precious little interaction with those texts. “Do not let your adorning be external—the brai...