We have returned and are ready for things to get back to our regular schedule. Time away to enjoy friends and contemplate things is beneficial when not overused. Genesis 24:63, “One evening he went out to the field to think. As he looked up, he saw camels coming.” (ICB)
The Ten Plagues spanned the pantheon of Egyptian gods and realms, from the depths and underworld to the highest heavens.
Ten statements created the universe in Genesis. Ten statements destroyed Egypt in Exodus. Ten statements established God's covenant at Sinai.
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WORD FOR TODAY “does this describe America?”: Isa 37:29 "Because of your raging against Me And because your arrogance has come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back by the way which you came.
SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Pro 8:13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.
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"God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."
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Question 170: When was the first “church” so called?
Answer:
The word "church" is first applied by Luke the evangelist to the company of original disciples at Jerusalem at Shavuot (Acts 2:47) and is afterwards applied in Acts, Epistles and Revelation to the whole faith body or society, as well as the sanctified of YHVH (Ephesians 5:27) and to those who profess faith in Yeshua under pastors (1 Corinthians 12:28). It was also applied to early societies of believers in cities and provinces (Acts 8:1), to faith assemblies (Romans 16:5) and to small gatherings of friends and neighbours in private houses (1 Corinthians 11:18 and 14:19, 28). In those early days and for a long time afterward, there was no distinctive body and certainly no denomination; the church was simply an appellation describing groups of believers anywhere. Later, these groups were organized into congregations and districts and parishes were defined. Then they were called "believers (Christians)," the first use of this appellation being at Antioch. The Romanist claim to priority is an old one, but it does not stand the test of history. The title "Catholic Church" (meaning the "church universal") was originally given to the Christian Church on account of its not being confined to Jews but embracing other nationalities. The earliest use of this title was about 166 A. D., whereas the Roman Catholic Church as such did not come into existence until several centuries afterward, when the original church divided in consequence of the rivalry between the bishops of Rome and Constantinople.
Question 169: Who were the first believers?
Answer:
See Acts 11:26; 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16 which make the earliest mention of the term "believer (Christian)" being used to distinguish this from other religious sects. Thus, though the three Magi or Eastern princes, who came, led by the star, to worship the infant Moshiach (see Matthew 2:1-5) and the shepherds who also worshiped (see Luke 2:15, 16, 17) and the aged Simeon and Anna (same chapter) doubtless believed, they were not believers in name; nor does it appear that either the divine nature of the Master or His mission were clearly comprehended until John the Baptist proclaimed Him as Moshiach. His disciples were literally the first believers, being both believers and followers. The first
Believers known as such by name were those of the church founded by Paul and Barnabas at Antioch about A.D. 34. The term "believer" is said to have been first used in the Episcopate of Evodius at Antioch, who was appointed by the Apostle Peter as his own successor.
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