Do you ever say one thing and then do another? Paul opposes Peter in this passage because Peter, being convinced and convicted of the truth of the gospel, yet acts in such a way as to deny that truth. Peter was not acting in line with the gospel, but hypocritically, out of fear and consequently […]
A unified church, built on the foundations of apostolic preaching and teaching is a powerful witness in the world. To Satan, The church is a theatre of war. Satan seeks to destroy the harmony of the church. A church, which is full of hypocrites is a church that Satan knows to be ineffective. A church […]
The thing is that the city of Ephesus was known for its goddess Artemis, the goddess with multiple breasts. Ritual sexual behaviour and prostitution was part of their worship and the language and jokes in the city of Ephesus were often overtly sexual and crude. In that sense, the language and humour of Ephesus are […]
It isn’t that we initially said “no” to God and then said “Yes” to God and proved that by our obedience. The point is that our works prove our faith as genuine. Words can be cheap but they are not always cheap. They are only cheap if there is no “obedience” or no “action” to […]