"…the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth." —1 Tim. 3:15
Regarding the New Testament church—i.e., the collective body of Christians in the first century A.D., that we read about in the New Testament—which Jesus promised to build (Matt. 16:18), which God established in Him (Eph. 2:22; Col. 1:13; Rev. 1:6; et al.), and purchased with His precious blood (Acts 20:28)—so far we’ve seen that the
2. That there is only one. According to the New Testament, there is only one church: “…upon this rock I will build MY CHURCH…” (Matt. 16:18). “…we have many members in ONE BODY…in Christ…” (Rom. 12:4,5). “…we who are many are ONE BODY…” (1 Cor. 10:17). “…this body is ONE… …baptized into ONE BODY…” (1
1. That it was the eternal purpose of God. The Holy Spirit stated through the apostle Paul that, even before the foundation of the world, God had ordained that “His manifold wisdom” would be made known to all the world “through the church” (Eph. 3:10). This, the apostle affirmed with unmistakeable certainty and conviction, was
#1: THE DATING METHODS USED BY EVOLUTIONARY “SCIENTISTS” ARE FLAWED AD ABSURDUM. Here’s the thing: we are supposed to believe it when a man wearing a glistening lab coat and tinkling test tubes tells us that he and his colleagues, in their little diggings, found a rock that is a million years old. Tragically, most people don’t
“Mama always said, ‘Life is like a zombie apocalypse.’” …Wait, that doesn’t sound right… For those of you don’t know me (likely about 98% of you), I am somewhat of a nerd. I like fantasy/science-fiction novels, appreciate fantasy/science-fiction movies (rarely), and enjoy fantasy/science-fiction video games. One of my favorite sub-genres (in theory, at least) is the good ol’ zombie apocalypse.