By Max Tice Among a seemingly endless list of misunderstood Bible phrases, is the expression “until the times of restitution” found in Peter’s sermon in Acts 3:21. In order that the reader may be able to easily consider the context of its usage, the relevant portion of the text is cited below. After preaching the death, …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
At The Beginning
By John Isaac Edwards The book of Genesis is a book of beginnings. Genesis, meaning origin, ascribes an origin to all things except God. There are many different beginnings in the Bible. A lot of people fail to understand how the word “be-ginning” is used in the Bible. A failure to make a distinction in these …
“Spiritual Gifts”
By Johnie Paul Edwards The very nature of that which was received by early Christians was spiritual. That is to say that the gifts were supernatural or miraculous gifts, rather than natural. The apostle Paul said, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant” (1 Cor. 12:1). Even with the apostle’s plea for …
The Dead In Christ Shall Rise First
By Ron Daly Paul wrote in his first letter to the Thessalonians, that when the Lord descends from heaven, “the dead in Christ will rise first” (1 Thess. 4:16). Apparently, Paul had reason to be concerned that some of the Christians in Thessalonica, were uninformed regarding the status of fellow-believers who had died. He wrote to …