What happens in the 400 years between Malachi and Matthew? We fill in some of that history as we pivot from the Old Testament to the New in our exploration of 50 Books of the Bible in 50 weeks. We discuss the transition of Matthew, from hated tax collector to apostle, because of an encounter with Christ. Scriptures referenced include Amos 3:7; Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 19:10; and Matthew 15:24.
In the first century, widows were a real concern to the church. Soon after the birth of the church, shortly after the day of...
The church is the body of Christ, of which He is the head. Ephesians 1:22–23 says, “And God placed all things under his feet...
By the time of Jesus, the fourth commandment had been inverted from a life-giving gift into an oppressive legalistic trap. The religious authorities had...
