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La Bénédiction d'Abraham

Pierre et Jean ont prié pour un homme qui était “boiteux depuis le ventre de sa mère” en mendiant l'aumône près du temple de Jérusalem. Plutôt qu…

Time of Fulfillment

God foresaw the sins and downfall of Israel, therefore, He determined from the beginning to institute a New Covenant energized and characterized by H…

My Words are Life

The Spirit makes alive. The flesh profits nothing. The words which I have spoken to you, they are spirit, and they are life.” This declaration by Je…

Une Communauté d'Alliance

L'apôtre Paul était catégorique. Il ne pouvait plus y avoir de “Juif ou Gentil” pour ceux qui appartiennent à Jésus-Christ. Les anciennes distinc…

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 …

Baptized, Filled, Received

When describing the receipt of the Spirit, the Book of Acts applies several Greek verbs, including “baptize,” “receive,” “filled,” “given,” and “came…

Earnest of the Inheritance

Israel’s possession of Canaan was an earlier stage in God’s redemptive plan, which always envisioned something larger than Israel or a small plot of …

We are Witnesses!

At the start of the Book of Acts, Jesus predicts that his disciples will be “baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence,” and they will “receive…