On Binding And Loosing: The Keys Of The Kingdom.
Matthew 16:19 (NKJV) 19 And I WILL GIVE YOU THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, and whatever you BIND ON EARTH will be BOUND IN HEAVEN, and whatever you…
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…
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…