Tag: james
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What God Hath Wrought 2
Paul’s Mission – 2 REPORTS A.D. 57Previously: TO James and the Church: And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry. Acts of the Apostles 21:19 – ASV – Paul’s account of his third mission to th James and the leaders…
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What God Hath Wrought
Jerusalem, Jerusalem ! And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. – Acts of the Apostles 21:17 ASV That’s it, really – the end of a THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY OF PAUL (and many other apostles and disciples of the risen Jesus Christ). Acts of the Apostles 21: NOTE: Due to the…
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Sanctification and your Walk Toward Holiness
WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION and WHY DOES IT MATTER? Walking instructions to please God more SOUNDS LIKE GOOD FATHERLY ADVICE, doesn’t it? Allow me to tell you a story about a letter. ONCE UPON A TIME there were some gentile pigs (as Jews supposed them to be) who having fled their straw and stick houses to…
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Corinth – 1st Church Plant in ACHAIA
So why did Paul leave Athens, Greece? These apostles to the Gentiles are sent to Corinth by the Holy Spirit to plant a church in Achaia. ACTS of the Apostles 18: THIS summary of Paul’s first two missions INCLUDES a 20 YEAR TIMELINE OF THE EARLY CHURCH. You’ll recall the Apostle’s great proclamation of the…
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Epistle from the Council of Jerusalem – Acts 15:20
The Council of Jerusalem has come to a decision. They will write an epistle of instruction to the gentile churches. Let’s focus for a moment on a HOT TOPIC of A.D. 50 on which future missions of the apostles hinged. (HOW will JEWS worship with other CULTURES?) Church leaders ANSWERED with an EPISTLE from their…
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Truth for Gentiles who turn to God
How will the Jerusalem Council judge Gentiles according to the Jewish Law of Moses? Acts 15 6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. Simon Peter has testified. “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear…
