The Accession of Christ

The Accession of Christ

The Old Testament informs us about how events unfold by what occurs in the New Testament. More specifically, around the canonical gospels, we see echoes of Jewish life and religious tradition that reach back to …
The Anchoring of the Covenant

The Anchoring of the Covenant

This summary concerns this week’s reading between both texts ‘One Perfect Life, The Complete Story of the Lord Jesus’ (MacArthur), and ‘The Earthly Career of Jesus, the Christ, A Life in Chronological, Geographical and Social …
The Trajectory of Adummim

The Trajectory of Adummim

This summary concerns this week’s reading between both texts ‘One Perfect Life, The Complete Story of the Lord Jesus’ (MacArthur), and ‘The Earthly Career of Jesus, the Christ, A Life in Chronological, Geographical and Social …
Where Kingdoms Converge

Where Kingdoms Converge

This summary concerns this week’s reading between both texts ‘One Perfect Life, The Complete Story of the Lord Jesus’ (MacArthur), and ‘The Earthly Career of Jesus, the Christ, A Life in Chronological, Geographical and Social …
Interrogation of a King

Interrogation of a King

This post covers research concerning a comparison between the gospel event of Jesus before Pontius Pilate, ruler of Judea. The written text between the synoptic gospels and the book of John offers various perspectives of …
Emergence of a Kingdom

Emergence of a Kingdom

This summary concerns this week’s reading between both texts ‘One Perfect Life, The Complete Story of the Lord Jesus’ (MacArthur), and ‘The Earthly Career of Jesus, the Christ, A Life in Chronological, Geographical and Social …
Portrait of Hypostatic Unity

Portrait of Hypostatic Unity

The differences between content and substance in my reading this week and going forward appear to rest on the character, ministry, and activity of the “Son of God” within One Perfect Life, The Complete Story …
A Structural View of Acts

A Structural View of Acts

I.) The Message of Christ in and Around Jerusalem (Acts 1:1-7:60) Introduction and Instructions Concerning Holy Spirit (Acts 1:1-8)The Ascension (Acts 1:9-11)Matthias, the selected Replacement of Judas (Acts 1:12-26)Pentecost Arrival and Church Formation in Jerusalem …
For Zion's Sake

For Zion’s Sake

A careful survey across both Old and New Testament books present to us the anticipation of Christ’s arrival, the beginning of the Gospel, and His ministry. Specifically, interspersed throughout Scripture is a cross-section of written …
The Glory of the Saints

The Glory of the Saints

When Paul the Apostle referred to the pillars of the early Church (Gal 2:9), he brought attention to the leadership in Jerusalem that supported the spread of the gospel. While Paul identified Peter, John, and …
Artifacts of Time

Artifacts of Time

Historical questions can arise concerning events immediately after what occurred as narrated within the book of Acts. Within the first century after the death and resurrection of Christ, Pentecost occurred to set in motion the …
The Instrument of Suffering

The Instrument of Suffering

Today I completed the book entitled “Illustrated Life of Paul.” It was required reading for a course about the early Church and the book of Acts. The book is a walkthrough of the life of …
The Unseen Realm

The Unseen Realm

Today I completed this book word-for-word, all 387-pages. It took a few months to get through it as I’m normally reading several books at a time due to coursework, but I read through it carefully …
The Message of a King

The Message of a King

In September of 2017, I began reading and studying this book with close interest. It is an elaborate walkthrough of all 50 of the demands spoken by Jesus. Verbatim from His spoken words within the …
The Fountain of Antiquity

The Fountain of Antiquity

The Acts narrative presents a strategy involving the coverage of an area to reach new believers appointed to the Kingdom within the first century of developing Christendom throughout Asia-minor and Eastern Europe. At selected towns …