Praying For Ministers Of The Gospel (Colossians 4:2-4).
Paul often asks the Churches he wrote to to pray for him (see 1 Thess 5:25, 2 Thess 3:1). Here (Col 4:2-4), Paul asks the Colossians to pray for his…
The Gospel of Christ (1 Corinthians 15)
1 Corinthians 15 is crucial to our understanding of the Gospel message. There, the Apostle Paul gives a definition of the Gospel. Paul explains that which he initially preached to…
What Are “The Sure Mercies of David”?
Acts 13:34 (NKJV) 34 And that HE RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, no more to return to CORRUPTION, He has spoken thus:‘ I will give you the sure mercies of…
Ecclesiological Metaphors: The Church as an Army.
The imagery of an army is also used for the Church in the Bible. God wants every member of the Church to see himself as a member of the Lord's…
Ecclesiological Metaphors: The Church As Christ’s Body.
This imagery of a Body appears quite often in the New Testament. The Church is one Body in Christ. Romans 12:4-5 (NKJV) 4 For as we have many members in…
Ecclesiological Metaphors: The Church as a Temple.
In the New Testament, the Church is described as God's Temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16 says, "Do you not know that you (plural in the Greek i.e. the whole Church) are…
Ecclesiological Metaphors: The Church As A Flock.
God often describes His people as sheep and Himself as the Shepherd. This imagery is first used in the Old Testament. Ezekiel 34:31 (NKJV) 31 “You are MY FLOCK, the…
What Was Paul’s “Thorn In The Flesh”? (2 Corin 12:7-10)
Paul had explained from vv. 1-6 how he had been granted special revelation from the Lord. Because of these revelations, he was persecuted, "And lest I should be exalted above…
Ecclesiological Metaphors: The Church as a Vine.
The Church of Christ is also referred to as branches in a vine in the Bible. This imagery actually originates from the Old Testament. Israel is Yahweh's vine in the…
Ecclesiological Metaphors: The Church As A Family.
The Biblical writers often used metaphors to help their readers grasp spiritual Truth. Metaphors are God's mercies to man who, most times, cannot readily understand spiritual things (due to the…