New Testament Archive
In Acts 3, the story is told of a lame man who lays daily by a place he could have easy access to worshipers going to the temple for worship so he will ask them of alms. That is to be expected; people going for worship are generous he may have reckoned. Also, almsgiving was a normal part of Jewish society as it is today. …
John 20 The whole of John Chapter 20 speaks of Christ’s resurrection and the events surrounding it. The resurrection is a fundamental Christian doctrine upon which Christianity stands or falls. Without the resurrection, Christianity has no hope to offer. Paul makes that point clearly in 1 Corinthians 15:11-19. Now considering the centrality of the resurrection to Christian doctrine, it is important we study it. In …
John 15 When a child is born, we expect growth. When a seed or tree is planted, we expect growth and fruitfulness. Likewise, growth and fruitfulness is expected and actually required of the Christian. In John 15, Christ used an agricultural metaphor to describe his relationship with his disciples and by extension us and what’s required in that relationship–fruitfulness. How Does Fruitfulness Looks Like? According …
