Preaching The Word, Acts 8:3-4
When the apostles first began preaching the word, they were under severe persecution. By Acts 8:3-4, Stephen had just been stoned and Saul was making havoc of the church. Nevertheless, they kept preaching and spreading the gospel. We should follow the pattern of the early church. Notice, from whom Saul haled, who was preaching the […]
The Word’s Free Course, 2 Thes 3:1
In 2 Thes 3:1, Paul requested prayer from the Thessalonians “that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you.” In this sense the word course is a moving or motion forward. So, the course of a river, for instance, is the the direction that the […]
The Spirit of the New Testament, 2 Cor 3:1-18
Throughout 2 Cor 3:1-18 Paul contrasts the spirit of the new testament with the tables of the old testament to show that the spirit of the new testament is far better. The Spirit of the new testament is better than the law of the old testament because the Spirit of the new testament: Is written […]