A young church welcomed the gospel with Spirit-given joy, turned from idols, and became a model as the Lord’s message rang out. Their faith worked, love labored, and hope endured while they waited for the Son from heaven.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
A young church welcomed the gospel with Spirit-given joy, turned from idols, and became a model as the Lord’s message rang out. Their faith worked, love labored, and hope endured while they waited for the Son from heaven.
Paul’s final letter opens with courage rooted in grace. In 2 Timothy 1 we fan the gift into flame, stand unashamed of Christ and His servants, and guard the gospel by the Spirit’s help while we wait for that day.
Titus 3 gathers public gentleness and private grace. God saves by mercy, renews by the Spirit, and makes us heirs who devote themselves to good works while avoiding unprofitable quarrels.
The Athanasian Creed arose to teach the Bible’s truth about the Trinity and Christ with precise, memorable lines. Rooted in Scripture, it still shapes worship, catechism, and confidence in the gospel.
Born in a crisis, the Nicene Creed gave the church clear, biblical words about the triune God. Each line rests on Scripture and still trains hearts to confess Christ.
God used sign-gifts to attest Christ and His apostles and to lay the church’s foundation. Today He builds by Scripture and the Spirit’s ordinary power through a unified, holy people.
God’s glory draws near to dwell with His people. From the cloud and fire to the face of Christ and the Spirit’s indwelling, Scripture shows a presence that guides, cleanses, and will one day light the world.
Koinonia is shared life and partnership in Christ that flows from fellowship with the Father and the Son. Rooted in truth and proven in love, it becomes visible in worship, care, and mission as believers walk in the light together.
John shows what it means to live as God’s children now—pure in hope, turning from sin, and loving in action. From that identity flow assurance in prayer and steady life by the Spirit as we await Christ’s appearing.
John binds discernment to love: confess the real Jesus, receive the apostolic witness, and let God’s love mature into fearless assurance. From that center, believers love one another because He first loved us.
John gathers God’s threefold testimony to His Son and shows that eternal life rests in Christ alone. From that assurance flow love, obedience, confident prayer, wise intercession, and freedom from idols.
The giving of the Law at Sinai and the giving of the Spirit at Pentecost illustrate one of the greatest biblical contrasts—how the Law exposes sin and brings judgment, but the Spirit gives life and redemption. This contrast reveals the unfolding of God’s redemptive plan, where righteousness is no longer found in the Law but in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Peter’s fearless defense before the Sanhedrin reaffirmed Jesus as the exalted Prince and Savior and declared that salvation is still offered to Israel. Though the Jewish leaders resisted, the Holy Spirit bore witness to Christ’s resurrection, foreshadowing the future restoration of Israel.
Peter’s sermon at Pentecost was a bold proclamation of Jesus as Israel’s Messiah, calling the Jewish people to repentance and faith. His message ignited the birth of the Church, laying the groundwork for the spread of the Gospel and the future restoration of Israel.
Prayer is a powerful means of communion with God, aligning our hearts with His will and purposes. Through faith, persistence, and humility, believers can experience God’s presence and power in their lives.