In
1451 BC, Joshua led the twelve tribes of Israel into the Promised Land. There
they remained until 721 BC, when Yahweh allowed the ten northern tribes to be
dragged into exile and oblivion for their faithless devotion to the Olympian
gods. Then, in 588 BC, Yahweh allowed Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to exile
even the two remaining tribes. While Yahweh later enabled a remnant to return
to Jerusalem, from 588 BC until now most descendants of these tribes have lived
outside of Jerusalem and its surrounding land.
(1) Jesus Christ sets us on the path of freedom which is based on truth and leads through love to eternal life. (2) Yet false gods continue to enthrall us with the path of power which is based on falsehood and leads through indifference to death. (3) Even Christians have fallen under their spell. (4) But Jesus is calling us to join him as prophetic witnesses in breaking their spell beginning with his Church. (5) Use this website to strengthen your witness to Jesus for our good and his glory.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The Strange Journey of the First Church (AD 33-66)
The Book of Acts gives us few but illuminating insights
into the life of the first church. That congregation began on Pentecost (May 24, AD
33). Father had raised Jesus from the dead fifty days before (April 5). Jesus had then
ascended into heaven only ten days before (May 14). Just before his ascension, Jesus had
told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until empowered as his witnesses by the
Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4, 8).
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