The third gospel was written by “Luke the physician” (Colossians 4:14). It is the first of two historical volumes he wrote to Theophilus (Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1-2), who was possibly a Roman official or even Luke’s publishing underwriter. Luke stated his goal was to provide a clear, well-researched (although not necessarily strictly chronological) account of […]
The short letter to Philemon is the most personal of all of Paul’s preserved writings. In his three decades of ministry, Paul certainly wrote many other short notes and personal letters, but God chose to keep only this one for our benefit. Although nowhere does this letter give the location of Philemon, Colossians 4:7-18 provides
We are looking at the biblical teaching of water baptism. So far we have established: The word “baptism” means “immersion” or “to dip under” (Baptism, Part 1) The earliest Christians all baptized people by plunging them fully under water(Baptism, Part 2) Water baptism is a public symbol that a person has new life through Jesus
