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His Habitation in the Spirit
The New Testament applies Temple language and imagery from the Hebrew Bible to the Body of Christ, the Habitation of the Living God. Apart from conta…
The Mission
The mission of the Church is to proclaim the Good News of God’s Kingdom to all nations without exception until Jesus returns. Jesus commanded us to a…
Food and Holy Days
The Law of Moses specified what foods the people of Israel could eat by distinguishing between the “clean” and the “unclean.” The consumption of the …
Ignoring Scripture
The public exposure of gross sin among church leaders is all too common, and often church members discover later that their more egregious faults beg…
Bethel, House of God
The Gospel of John presents Jesus as the True House of God and the open way of access to the presence of God. He is the Greater and True Bethel, the …
One Spirit, One People
The Apostle Paul is adamant. There no longer can be “Jew or Gentile” for disciples of Jesus. The old distinctions are inappropriate among the One Peo…
Pentecost - Outcome
The end of the second chapter of Acts summarizes the results of the Spirit’s outpouring by describing the basic practices of the young and now Spirit…
A Female Apostle?
Proponents of appointing women as apostles in the church cite Paul’s reference to someone named “Junia” in his letter to the churches of Rome as evid…
The Final Harvest
The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost fulfilled what the Feast symbolized and marked the start of the Final Harvest. On the Day of Pentecost, wha…
The Assembly
New Testament references to the “assembly” or “church” in English are based on the language of Israel when the nation was assembled before Yahweh for…
