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Of all the books in the New Testament, 1 Timothy perhaps gives us the fullest picture of what local church leadership is meant to look like. Yes, it was written to address particular issues in Ephesus, but it contains timeless principles for how the local church is to operate. And teaching is... Read more -
In the year 250 an edict was issued that everyone throughout the Empire was required to sacrifice to the Roman gods and the well-being of the Emperor Decius. These sacrifices were to be witnessed and certified by a Roman magistrate. This was state-enforced conformity. Read more -
"And do you have family?" he asked. I was slightly thrown, as we'd just been talking about my brother and his wife and kids in California, and my parents in Northampton. Had it not been clear that they were my family? Then I realised what he meant: are you married? Read more - Page ‹ First < 173 174 175 176 177 > Last ›