By Tom Hamilton Paul met “certain disciples” at Ephesus in Acts 19. Paul knew that these men were “disciples” or followers of God, but he also knew that they were not Christians. Therefore, the question Paul put to them was, “Into what therefore were you baptized?” We, like Paul in this example, will not deny …
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Waiting for the Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ
By Dan King In the opening chapter of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, the writer encourages these brethren to “wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (v. 7). All of us understand this notion of “waiting.” Often we must wait in line at the check-out counter to buy groceries. We wait in …
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Thinking About the Family
By Greg Litmer What is the foundational unit of society as designed and created by God? The answer to that question is the family. In Genesis 2 we read some of the specifics of the creation account given in chapter 1. Included in Genesis 2 is the beginning of the family with Eve being created …
Even Barnabas Was Carried Away
By Connie W. Adams We are first introduced to Barnabas when this man of Cyprus sold a piece of property in Jerusalem to help relieve needy brethren (Acts 4:36-37). We next meet him in Acts 9:26-28 when he stood up for Paul in Jerusalem when the disciples were afraid of him because of his history …