Tag: timothy

  • The Elder John and Leadership of the Church

    The A.D. First Century Church I tend to look at the Acts of the Apostles and oversimplify the History of the Church, Although Jesus says of Peter, “Upon this Rock I will build My Church,” we tend to miss the frequency of John at Peter’s side throughout the early acts of all of the Apostles…

    John the Elder
  • II Timothy i beloved son of Paul

    To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Timothy 1:2 KJV Timothy, beloved son of an Apostle Paul is about to send Timothy out as his continued Apostolic voice to a next generation of faithful believers. “Dearly BELOVED..” Do any recognize the greeting…

    2 Timothy 1 the Apostle Paul in a prison cell writing to Timothy
  • Consecration, Ceremonies and Rites

    Two weeks ago in my Saturday Post SERIES addressing the jargon of the church I asked, “Can you picture a process of ‘consecration?’“ That’s right and an important view of occasions of consecration. We also defined anointing, but today I’m not quite ready for ‘sanctification’ without first briefly examining what some view as consecration in…

    Jewish rite of passage a young man reads from the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah