The word ‘covering’ is not new around the church. We have all heard references to spiritual covering, like: – “Who is your spiritual covering?”, “What is your spiritual covering?”, or “You should be under covering,” etc. Generally this expressed the need for everyone to be a...
“There is no limit to the height to which a woman may aspire in service to Christ” – John Alley This question can be a difficult question for people, and is certainly an emotive one. But there is a positive answer that will satisfy most people, as...
Many believers consider that for someone to be an apostle they must have personally seen Jesus. This is not necessary. This concept of having to personally see Jesus comes from two scriptures, which at face value seem to indicate this. Acts 1:21-22 discusses the selecting of...
Can anyone be an apostle? Biblically, it seems that it is not ours to decide. What then are the requirements, or the qualifications for an apostle, and how exactly does one become an apostle? Assumed Qualifications: Often, without actually thinking it through, ministers have assumed that certain things...
Apostles do a variety of things, and have a variety of personality types and traits. Aside from their own “quirks,” expressions of speech and habits, what is the nature of an apostle? It is not from the personality of the apostles that we draw this,...
There are obvious differences between the world we live in, and that in which the Bible was written. These differences are cultural, technological, and practical, plus it seems evident that the early church had more grace and power than we typically experience. Reading the book...
Many people in reading their Bibles look through religious eyes, and this can sometimes taint the ability to see clearly. The Pharisees knew their Scriptures well but didn’t recognise the Messiah when He came. Over the years, people have had such a religious image of...
There is a huge and largely unrealised need for apostles. The Church is supposed to become one, to become like Christ and to reflect Christ, and yet the Body of Christ in the main seems to be unaware that this is essential. The Church cannot...
It has been common teaching for many years that once the original apostles died out, that the apostolic age had ended. Along with this it is believed that there were no additional apostles, and moreover that we no longer need them since the completion of...
An honest comparison of Christianity as a whole today, with the same 100 years ago, reveals huge contrasts, and the change continues. We can trace the roots of much change to Christ himself. From the time of the reformation onwards, God has worked with His...
