“What should we learn from the tribe of Benjamin?”……In Genesis 49 the patriarch Jacob, sensing his impending death, gathers his sons to his bedside to bless them. Each son became the progenitor of the twelve tribes of Israel. Benjamin, as the youngest, receives his father's blessing last: "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Issachar?”……Each of the twelve sons of Israel received a blessing from his father, Jacob, just before Jacob's death. The twelve sons were the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel, and Jacob's blessings contained prophetic information about the future of each tribe. In the case of the […]
“Why did Jesus ask Peter ‘Do you love me?’ three times?”……Answer:Jesus asked Peter the threefold question "Do you love me?" as recorded inJohn 21:15-17. This occurred when Jesus was having breakfast with His disciples soon after His resurrection. Jesus used this opportunity to encourage and exhort Peter about his upcoming responsibilities and even prophesies the […]
“What were the different missionary journeys of Paul?”……The New Testament records Paul taking three missionary journeys that spread the message of Christ to Asia Minor and Europe. The apostle Paul was a well-educated, leading Jew named Saul. Living in Jerusalem just after Christ's death and resurrection, he did his best to destroy the Christian church. […]
“What should we learn from the life of Paul?”……There is much we can learn from the life of the Apostle Paul. Far from ordinary, Paul was given the opportunity to do extraordinary things for the kingdom of God. The story of Paul is a story of redemption in Jesus Christ and a testimony that no […]
Paul and Titus “To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.”NKJV (Titus 1:4) On the surface, this verse might be considered insignificant and could easily be missed, for it is part of a lengthy greeting to Titus by Paul […]
“Are the writings of the Apostle Paul inspired (see 1 Corinthians 7:12)?”……Answer: The bulk of conservative evangelical Christianity believes in what is called the verbal plenary inspiration of Scripture, meaning that every single word of the Bible is "breathed out" by God (2 Timothy 3:16). If biblical critics can claim that 1 Corinthians 7:12 is […]