By Carl A. Allen “For by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man should glory,” Eph. 2:8-9. The writer of the Ephesian letter attributes salvation to two things — grace and faith. The first is what God has …
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Living Godly in a Hellenistic Culture
By Daniel K. Williams The test had come. Four godly young men, who were hundreds of miles away from their homeland, had to decide whether they would give in to the worldly culture around them or would remain faithful to the Lord. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego made the right choice. At the risk of …
Other Jewish Sects
By Steve Willis From the Scriptures and from history we learn of many Jewish sects that would have been present in New Testament times. The Pharisees and Sadducees are covered elsewhere in this issue. A few others are: the Hellenes (see Acts 6), the Diaspora (Acts 18:1-2), the various “messianic” movements (Acts 5:36; 21:38ff; Matt. …
The Sadducees
By Jerry Fite In 168 B.C., conflict over the Grecian influence in the lives of the Jewish people came to a head. In December of that year Antiochus IV (Epiphanes), the Grecian ruler in Syria, plundered the Temple in Jerusalem; sacrilegiously offered swine upon the altar that he had built over God’s altar; and commanded …