The church as a chosen people In his two New Testament letters, Simon Peter, that impetuous but loyal disciple of Jesus, wrote to the Christians scattered across Asia Minor, located in the territory that is now in the nation of Turkey. He challenged his readers to hold steady in the face of a serious challenge to their stability, their effectiveness, and their message. Peter reminded them ...
I Corinthians 10:31 "Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." Last week, we looked at how we can give glory to God by how we face death. Today, let's look at how we give glory to God with how we use the life we have before death. Let's start by imaging yourself on the hospital bed, given one week ...
The New Testament gives us a variety of images to describe the church: the people of God, the body of Christ, the bride of Christ, the believers, the saints, the elect and the field of God, just to name a few.