Early Church, Home Church
The teaching of the apostles included both standing and taking new ground. Many of us can recall Ephesians 6 where we are commanded to stand and given the armor to do so. But this specific teaching of the apostle Paul does not constitute the entire picture of the...
Early Church, Pauline Thought
Keeping ourselves in a healthy state of mind is essential to Christian living. The Holy Spirit tells us in 1 Corinthians that we are to “take heed unto ourselves” (1 Corinthians 10:12) and 2 Timothy 1:7 states that God’s spirit that has been given to...
Early Church, Home Church, Pauline Thought
1 Thessalonians 1:4-6 NAS, “Knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for...