A clear conscience doesn’t make you right
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 2): 1 Corinthians 4–7 Although we often talk about the ‘inner witness’, …
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It’s sin: keeps you on milk forever
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 1): 1 Corinthians 1–3 Paul had spent some time in Corinth. it …
Even the Bereans had to send Paul on his way
The circumcision question is resolved in a meeting in Jerusalem; Barnabas goes to Cyprus, and Paul goes to Syria and …
How can you tell if you’re living to please God?
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 2): Galatians 4–6 While all believers benefit from God’s grace, Paul sounded a warning …
A decade later: the first use of ‘Christians’
God shows Peter in a vision that he can eat anything, clean and unclean, then sends him to the house …
Elisha’s bones
Jehoash rules Israel, seeks help from God through Elijah to defeat Hazael (king of Aram) for a while; Hazael also …
Paul’s last words
Paul’s second letter to Timothy: 2 Timothy 1–4 This letter to Timothy was the last surviving record of anything Paul wrote. …
The slave is ‘one of your own’
Paul’s letter to the believers in Colossae: Colossians 1–4 Along with Paul’s letter to Philemon, Paul sent a letter to …
Your slave is your brother
Paul’s letter to Philemon In a society where slavery was normal, an escaped slave who had stolen money (probably to …
Two years in Rome, and then …
Paul travels to Rome, surviving a shipwreck at Malta on the way. He’s placed under house arrest in Rome for …
Demanding rights leads to Rome
Paul languishes in prison, appearing before the governors Felix, then Festus, and then King Agrippa: Acts 24–26 The Jewish leaders …
Rash vows and hungry conspirators
Paul appeals to the Jews, starting a riot, appeals to his Roman citizenship to avoid a flogging, then the Roman …
Paul: bound by the Spirit to go
Paul goes to Jerusalem and gets arrested when the Jews riot: Acts 20:13–21:36 Paul knew this would be his last …
Jews and Gentiles to live in peace
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 5): Romans 15–16 Paul instructed Jewish and Gentile believers to live in …
Has God rejected Israel?
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 4): Romans 11–14 Paul was unequivocal: God has not rejected Israel. Romans …
Try hard, trust or both?
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 3): Romans 8:18–10:21 Paul quoted several of Isaiah’s prophecies to help explain that no …
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