It’s grace, not ritual
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 2): Galatians 4–6 Paul invested some effort into explaining to the Gentile believers that …
Monthly Archives: November 2014
We’re all believers: Jews, Gentiles, everyone
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 1): Galatians 1–3 Opening the gospel to Gentiles as well as Jews wasn’t easy: there …
Left for dead, left the next day
James is killed, but an angel leads Peter out of gaol before Herod can kill him too; Herod dies after …
Two visions bring salvation to everyone
God shows Peter in a vision that he can eat anything, clean and unclean, then sends him to the house …
From violent enforcer to missionary of grace
Most of the believers, other than the Apostles, leave Jerusalem from fear of Saul and other authorities, nut this just spreads the …
Stoned for a vision
Administration needs grow with the number of believers; Stephen is arrested, gives the High Council a history lesson before telling …
It won’t last if it’s not God
Judas is replaced; the believers wait in Jerusalem, get filled with the Holy Spirit, start preaching and healing people, which …
Jesus ascends without a restored Israel
The resurrected Jesus goes to heaven (the Ascension): Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:1-11 So Jesus was alive. Did that …
Thomas who wasn’t there
The resurrected Jesus appears to His disciples and other people, and has some trouble convincing them who He is, then …
He’s alive!
Nicodemus and Joseph put Jesus’ body in a tomb and then it’s sealed, but two days later, the women find it …
The Son of God dies
Simon of Cyrene carries the cross for Jesus to where He is crucified with two criminals, one of which asks Jesus for redemption; …
No show for Herod Antipas
Pilate questions Jesus, sends him to Herod (who sends Him back), still finds nothing wrong with him, but sends him …
Condemned by the Truth
The High Priest and Sanhedrin condemn Jesus (meanwhile Peter denies Him), hand Him over for abuse and then to Pilate; …
Jesus the I AM
Jesus is arrested in the olive grove called Gethsemane: John 18:1–2; Mark 14:32–42; Matthew 26:36-46; Luke 22:39–46; Mark 14:43–52; Matthew …
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