“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” —Acts 2:46,47. The early church's sense of urgency could not have been stronger.
There is no doubt that the ministry of Paul has a huge impact on the New Testament writings, enduring through to our day, but Paul didn't begin like that. He had a very different beginning, so great that he wasn't even Paul, but Saul.
And he said unto them, “Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.” —John 8:23
Time has slipped past so quickly that we now face the end of this year. Soon and very soon, we will begin the new year of 2025. In Genesis 1, we have the very first 'New'.
We left off in Part I in August newsletter in the progress of the early Christian church and its development.
At the closing of Jesus' earthly ministry, He gave assurance that His presence would be with His followers, from the day He spoke those words, until the end of the world.
The word 'prison' conjures up, usually negative thoughts in our minds, and rightly so.
This editorial is taken from Daniel Pel’s last presentation of our North Island camp last month as a sample for you, to taste the blessings from the camp.
I saw that God sent His angel to move upon the heart of a farmer (William Miller) who had not believed the Bible, and led him to search the prophecies.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. - Ephesians 6:4
I was rostered on to take a lesson recently and as I was reading the Bible texts through, I became more and more intrigued with it, so much so, that I want to share it with more than our Sabbath School class at our local church.
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