In Acts 2, in the earliest days of the Christian church, the church was composed primarily of Jewish Christians. By Acts 8, the gospel had spread to the Samaritans who were ethnically mixed Jews and Christians who also accepted the gospel of grace. In Acts 10, Peter is the first apostle to take the gospel…

We have been talking about grace, that elusive concept about God’s mercy and forgiveness. Part really of the mystery of godliness, grace elicits strong emotions—anger and jealousy, joy and enthusiasm, peace and tranquility. Today we’ll consider: Is there such a thing as too much grace? Can grace be too much emphasized? Can it be overemphasized? …

We have been talking about grace in the context that God is seeking to reveal his secrets, which are called “mysteries” in the New Testament, meaning truths previously unknown or truths poorly understood but now more clearly revealed.  We have talked about the mystery of iniquity—the source and the meaning of evil. We have talked…

When last we met, we looked at the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. We’re trying to answer the question: What does it mean that God is the God of all mankind, that none are excluded, and that it’s a learning experience, it seems, for both the apostles and the Gentiles—those who are the…

We have been talking about the mysteries of God, about truths revealed, about concepts concerning God that were previously misunderstood or unknown. The concept we’ve been discussing for the last few weeks is that God is the God of all mankind.  Last week we looked at the story of Peter and the sheet full of…

We’re talking about the mysteries of God, of truth revealed in the New Testament—timeless truths that for some reason were not known or not understood by mankind until they became revealed.  Last week, we introduced the truth that God is the God of all mankind. We asked ourselves: “What does it mean to me to…