apostles

One way in which we can assert that the sexual revolution has produced grave sin is its chief temporal celebration, that being Pride Month. Even a casual reading of Scripture will confirm that both pride and sexual perversion such as that being celebrated this month are viewed as dangerous sins...

I haven't posted in quite some time and would appreciate links to any threads where this has already been discussed. Are we following Ephesians 4:11? The gifts listed are 1) Apostle, 2) Prophet, 3) Evangelist, 4) Pastor, 5) Teacher. I believe most of the power and money in the modern church...

Does Paul/Saul make Apostle #13, or is he somehow 'part' of the twelve? Regarding the two James, is one of them the brother of Jesus?? Is James son of Alpaeus also the son of Clopus? Or is that an entirely different James? Is Thaddaeus the son of one of the James'?? Is Barnabas(Paul's sponsor)...

Hi there, The concept here is very simple: if I have variations of design, in the one species (not variations of species), what does the culmination of those variations, result in? In Evolutionary terms? A: the variations do not result in Evolution - leaving "Evolution" imaginary? B: the...

Acts 4 Summary (quoted passages in ESV) John and Peter were proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, and they were instrumental in the healing of a man lame from birth. The rulers in the temple of God were annoyed with them, though, so they arrested them and put them in custody for the next day...

A story with a story, than a talk on Scripture! ~~~~~ I just got done flipping through a biker magazine. The jokes were crude, the pictures of women are rather revealing, half the ads are for bars & strip clubs, and so on. But to really follow Jesus, should I have simply set down the...

Cited below is a presentation of the evidence for the martyrdom of the Apostles. Questions have been raised about this ... and this was the easiest way for me to publish it for viewing. The presentation below is a part of a larger presentation found at the following link ... Did the Apostles...

So let me preface by saying, I know not all Protestants are the same and I know they don't all deny Christian tradition in the same way. Once again, where I'm coming from is a very small corner of the American Evangelical world -- but most of what I have seen personally looks like this. One of...

The Hometown of Peter, Andrew and Phillip May Have Just Been Discovered. Archaeologist in Galilee claim they may have found the lost village of Bethsaida, the hometown of Peter, Andrew and Phillip. John 1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. The name Bethsaida means...

The Hometown of Peter, Andrew and Phillip May Have Just Been Discovered. Archaeologist in Galilee claim they may have found the lost village of Bethsaida, the hometown of Peter, Andrew and Phillip. John 1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. The name Bethsaida means...

"If" some of the "spiritual gifts" have not ceased, even with the completion of the New Testament, and without speaking of the specific gift of "speaking in tongues" how should we receive the teaching that apostles are still in existence today as well? My understanding is that an apostle in...