Members of the Church: Who are These People? (Part One)
Paul’s salutation and description of various Christians in Rome provide a flesh-and-blood glimpse into the people who are members of churches of Christ. Send article as PDF
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The Church in Their House
“Likewise greet the church that is in their house” (Romans 16:5). Send article as PDF
Priscilla and Aquila
“Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the church that is in their house” (Romans 16:3-5). …
Where’s Peter?
“…Priscilla…Aquila…Epaenetus…Mary…Andronicus…Junia…Amplias…Urbanus…Stachys…Apelles…Aristobulus…Herodion…Narcissus…Tryphena…Tryphosa…Persis…Rufus…Asyncritus…Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes…Philologus…Julia, Nereus…and Olympas…” (Romans 16:3-15). Send article as PDF
Phoebe
“I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has…
The God of…
“Now may the God of patience and comfort…the God of hope…the God of peace…” (Romans 15:5, 13, 33). Send article as PDF
Paul’s Deliverance
“Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my…
Striving in Prayers
“Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my…
When I Come
“But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ” (Romans 15:29). Send article as PDF
Paul and the Great Collection–Part Two
After making an analysis of Paul and the Great Collection, one writer concluded—There is no nobler example of disinterested benevolence in history. Except for the false accusations, constant character assassination, and a bogus arrest in Jerusalem, Paul profited nothing from it. We, however, can profit…