June 5 Up to this point, most of the missionary emphasis by the apostles had been aimed at Jewish people. Here, years later, Paul begins to reach out to Gentiles, and the apostles affirm his and Barnabas’ calling to go to them. However, many Judaizers were influencing Christians with the false gospel, which taught that…
June 4 Galatia is a region located in modern-day Turkey. False teachers had influenced the church there, and Paul writes this letter to correct their bad teachings. In fact, most of Paul’s letters were written to correct bad theology and behavior in churches. He begins his letter, stating that he was called as an apostle…
June 1 When we began reading through the Book of Acts on May 4, I said I prefer to call this book The Acts of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles. Acts 16 is a fine example of the outworking of this title. If you have been around church for very long, you may be…
May 31 We will see throughout the book of Acts that there are some people who will just never accept the simple Christian life and teachings. Legalists show up again and again causing problems. Just as the Jewish leaders did during the ministry of Jesus, religious, graceless people raised their objections over and over again….
May 30 James 5 contains some of the most familiar passages on prayer. But much of what we think we know with isn’t what the Bible says. And that’s a problem. James tells us that if someone is sick, they should pray and call for the elders of the church to anoint them with oil….
May 29 James draws sharp contrasts between pride and humility in Chapter 4. He begins by saying that our hearts are divided between the ways of God and our own, fleshly ways. The source behind all of this is pride. James even says that his readers are committing adultery because they aren’t fully devoted to…
