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This is the first in a series of studies in Acts. It is our intention to go chapter by chapter. We will not give an exhaustive study but highlight some things we believe are important for this day. ACTS 1 This chapter begins the only real history of the first century church found in the word of God. Luke is the human penman; he was inspired by the Holy Spirit. It seems that this was intended to be a part two of the gospel according to Luke. That is the “first account” (NKJV)

Matthew 27:38-44 Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. 39 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross." 41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, 42 "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down f

Today we conclude the three-part article on the Identity of the church of the New Testament. We begin by noticing that the church is not to be divided. The modern religious world is full of denominationalism; the idea that the biblical “church” is actually segmented and divided into several smaller denominations who believe and practice differently. In other words, denominationalists believe the church is like a pie and each denomination is but a slice of that pie. However,

Our article last week began with one part of a series of articles about the church of the New Testament. It is our intention to uphold the premise that the New Testament only pictures one church being established. That Jesus Christ is the head of only one church and that all other religious organizations are false and offer false hope. Today we see that the church belongs to Jesus. Jesus is called the “head” of the body, which is the church. Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is

Very often when one expresses their faith in the Only God there is, that person is asked “Where do you go to church?” This implies a desire to know the identity of the religious organization the person belongs to. This question is usually asked in innocence. But can imply a very dangerous concept about the church of the New Testament. As we discuss the Identity of the church of the New Testament it is necessary to know that Jesus Christ only established one church that is to

BUT WHAT ABOUT ERRORS?? Inquiring minds want to know about errors in the Bible translations. Yes, there are errors in all these 15,000 copies, there are some errors, about 400,000. Yes, 400,000! However, the errors are found in the manuscripts, not in the doctrine or teaching of scripture. As we will see at the end of this article the meaningful errors even in the ancient hand-written copies of the Bible are remarkably few. So few that the only real reason to mention them is

First off, we need to understand what we are referring to as the New Testament. It is the 27 books from Matthew - Revelation in the Bible. However, many seem to think it was written congruently as one whole, when in fact there are five individuals writing from different perspectives and some of them with different goals in mind. For instance, the Gospel according to Matthew is a primer introducing Jesus to the Jews. But much of Paul's writings are to the already established c

2 PETER 1:19 AND WE HAVE AS MORE SURE THE PROPHETIC WORD, TO WHICH YOU DO WELL TO PAY ATTENTION AS TO A LAMP SHINING IN A DARK PLACE, UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS AND THE MORNING STAR ARISES IN YOUR HEARTS. (LSB) In our previous article we discussed the concept of miracles as proof of the validity of the word of God. The God we serve, the God of the Christian Bible, the only God there is has given to us words of life. He has offered redemption from sin and from the eternal consequence

THE RESURRECTION: PROOFS John 20:1-8, Matthew 28:1-10 Jesus Christ was brutally murdered, and then kindly buried in a borrowed tomb. His friends and loved ones had to work quickly and were unable to finish the job because the sabbath was pressing upon them. So, he rested, his body not fully treated until the first day of the week. The language of the gospel writers indicate that the Lord’s friends and relatives rested also, and then early on the first day of the week, just be