Edify One Another (Source: Bellevue Church of Christ)

At the close of Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica. he exhorted them to “edify one another” (1 Thes. 5:11). The word “edify” comes from the Greek word oikodomeo. This word occurs thirty-nine times in the original text, and all except eight times it is translated as “build” or “built.” Our Lord chose to use this word in Matthew 7:24 when He spoke of the wise man who “built ... (read post)

SAUL AND PAUL (Source: Bill Irby)

Men change but there has never been as significant a change in a man as that which occurred when Saul of Tarsus became the apostle Paul. Saul’s conversion is recounted in Acts 9, 22, and 26. This was a change in the substance of a man; Luke records the change of name off-handedly in Acts 13:9 where he wrote, “Then Saul, who also is called Paul….” The change from Saul to Paul is among the most profound cases of before-and-after in history. Paul wrote abo... (read post)