Cephas to His Friends Have you ever wondered why the apostles often seemed to have more than one name? Let’s take the apostle Peter, for example. He is sometimes in the Bible called Peter; he is sometimes called Simon; and … Read More
Hearing the Light It has often been speculated as to what the Apostle Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” might have been which caused him such difficulties (2 Cor. 12:7-8). Some believe it to have been his eyesight, injured and never … Read More
Peter, Cornelius, and Antioch One of the great things about the Bible is the great life lessons that are wrapped up in the shroud of faith. Peter, for all his faults, was a great man of faithfulness. When confronted in … Read More
Was Peter the First Pope? With all of the recent news regarding the Catholic Church many have heard stated as fact by news media and others that Peter was the first pope. This is, of course, official Catholic doctrine. But … Read More
Galatians 2:1 “Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.“ Paul writes that after the space of fourteen year” he went back to Jerusalem. After leaving Jerusalem the … Read More