The greatest threat to the Church has never come from the outside. Persecution may bruise the body, but it does not corrupt the soul. Heresy, however, begins in the pews and often climbs into the pulpit. It masquerades in robes of light, speaks in tones of piety,...
Barnabas first appears in Acts 4:36–37: “ And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” His...
The Johannine Comma is one of the most significant textual affirmations of the Trinity in Scripture and refers to verses 1 John 5:7–8 which read as follows in the King James Version (and NKJV), which both follow the Textus Receptus: “For there are three that bear...
Galatians is one of the clearest, most forceful defenses of the Gospel of grace in all of Scripture. It confronts legalism head-on, rebukes compromise, and elevates the sufficiency of Christ above all else. Paul was writing to the churches in Galatia, a region in...
Circumcision was first commanded by God to Abraham in Genesis 17:9–14. God established a covenant with Abraham and his descendants, saying, "This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you...
From the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, casting out demons was a public and powerful demonstration of His authority. In Mark 1:23-26, “Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out... But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be quiet, and...
Priscilla, also referred to as Prisca, is introduced in Acts 18:2, where Paul meets her and her husband Aquila in Corinth. Scripture says, “And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla…” They had...
Polycarp was born between AD 69 and 70 to Christian parents and became a disciple of the Apostle John. This direct tutelage positioned him as a vital link between the apostolic era and subsequent generations. Irenaeus, his pupil, attested that Polycarp was...
Stephen was a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit. In Acts 6:5, when the early church needed men to serve, Stephen was among those chosen because he was “a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit.” His life was marked by wisdom, power, and an undeniable presence of...
The distinction between clean and unclean animals is a theme that runs throughout Scripture, beginning in Genesis and culminating in the New Testament. This study will walk through the Bible, tracing how God defined these categories and why they were significant....
