Kenneth W. Yates Editor I. INTRODUCTION “I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit” (Mark 1:8). In Mark 1, John the Baptist comes to the nation of Israel. His ministry is one of preparation. He paves the way for the coming Messiah. Part of that ministry involved baptizing

Robert N. Wilkin Executive Director Grace Evangelical Society I. INTRODUCTION Final Destiny1 is a major expansion of Jody Dillow’s earlier work, The Reign of the Servant Kings. Chapters 18-22 deal with the Lord Jesus’ kingdom entry sayings. The author has been a friend of mine for thirty years. He has written for our publications and

Eric Svendsen1 I. CHAPTER 1: PAUL’S CONCERN FOR UNITY IN 1 CORINTHIANS 11 First Corinthians 11 has long been the standard Lord’s Supper text used by Protestants in their communion services to recite the words of institution; and rightly so. The Pauline version of the Last Supper is the only one which we may be

William Fiess Richlands, VA I. INTRODUCTION In Luke 20:34-38, the Lord responds to a question by the Sadducees regarding the resurrection of the dead. The Sadducees denied the bodily resurrection and gave an example of how absurd it is to believe in it. Jesus answers them: The sons of this age marry and are given

Shawn Lazar Associate Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society What role did eating play in the NT church? While that may not seem like a particularly interesting question, my growing conviction is that theology should emphasize what the Bible emphasizes, and there are at least eight important connections between eating and a healthy NT