Barnabas, “son of consolation” (Acts 4:36)., a person Luke described as “a good man” (11:24), was chosen and sent by the Jerusalem church to investigate the mixed congregation of Jews and Gentiles in Syrian Antioch.
Jesus once asked his disciples, “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am” (Matt 16:13)? Who was Jesus anyway? Most people of His day viewed Him as some sort of prophet (John
Most of us live hurried lives. We are hard pressed at work, at home, and at church to accomplish more than a twenty-four hour day seems to allow. The demands are overwhelming. In fact, full
The most celebrated city in the world at the time of Christ. It is said to have been founded B.C. 753. When the New Testament “was written, Rome was enriched and adorned with the spoils of” “the world, and contained a population estimated at 1,200,000, of” “which the half were slaves, and including representatives of” nearly every nation then known. It was distinguished for its wealth and luxury and profligacy. The empire of which it was the capital had then reached its greatest prosperity. “On the day of Pentecost there were in Jerusalem “strangers from “Rome,” who doubtless carried with them back to Rome tidings of” “that great day, and were instrumental in founding the church” “there. Paul was brought to this city a prisoner, where he” “remained for two years (Acts 28:30, 31) “in his own hired” “house.” While here, Paul wrote his epistles to the Philippians,” “to the Ephesians, to the Colossians, to Philemon, and probably” also to the Hebrews. He had during these years for companions “Luke and Aristarchus (Acts 27:2), Timothy (Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:1),” “Tychicus (Eph. 6: 21), Epaphroditus (Phil. 4:18), and John Mark” (Col. 4:10). (See PAUL.) “Beneath this city are extensive galleries, called “catacombs,” which were used from about the time of the apostles (one of the inscriptions found in them bears the date A.D. 71) for some three hundred years as places of refuge in the time of “persecution, and also of worship and burial. About four thousand” inscriptions have been found in the catacombs. These give an interesting insight into the history of the church at Rome down to the time of Constantine.
Definition of Rome: “strength; power”
Posted by webmaster on Thursday, August 24th, 2017 @ 9:48PM