…What are the Pauline epistles?……What are the prison epistles?……What should we learn from the life of Paul?……What are principalities and powers?……What does it mean that Jesus is the ‘first-born’ over Creation?……Does God require Sabbath keeping of Christians?
Book of Colossians Author :The apostle Paul was the primary writer of the Book of Colossians (Colossians 1:13). Timothy is also given some credit (Colossians 1:1).……Date of Writing: The Book of Colossians was likely written between A.D. 58-62.……Purpose of Writing: The Book of Colossians is a mini-ethics course, addressing every area of Christian life. Paul […]
…Who was Theophilus at the beginning of Luke and Acts?……Was Matthias or Paul God’s choice to replace Judas as the 12th apostle?……Should we be baptized in Jesus’ name (Acts 2:38), or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)?……Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?……What does the Bible […]
Book of Acts The Book of Acts does not specifically identify its author. From Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-3, it is clear that the same author wrote both Luke and Acts. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that Luke, a companion of the apostle Paul, wrote both Luke and Acts […]
How were the books of the Bible selected and compiled, and how were the decisions made as to what would be distributed as the Word of God? Even though we think of the Bible as being one book, it’s actually a collection of sixty-six books, and we realize that there was a historical process by […]
“How and when was the canon of the Bible put together?”……The term "canon" is used to describe the books that are divinely inspired and therefore belong in the Bible. The difficulty in determining the biblical canon is that the Bible does not give us a list of the books that belong in the Bible. Determining […]
“When were the Gospels written?”……It is important to understand that the dating of the Gospels and other New Testament books is at best an educated guess and at worst foolish speculation. For example, suggested dates for the writing of the Gospel of Matthew range from as early as A.D. 40 to as late as A.D. […]