There is no commandment in the New Testament about when we should meet, only that we should meet regularly (Hebrews 10:25). So Christians have chosen to meet at different times and on different days depending on what is convenient. For example, Christians living in Muslim countries often meet on Fridays because that is the Muslim [...]
Answers about church
“I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church”. (Matthew 16:18) Though it is likely that Peter did spend some time in Rome in later life (cf. 1 Peter 5:13) and probably died there in the persecutions instigated by Nero, the tradition that Peter was the first bishop of [...]
What is the church? ‘Church’ is a word used to describe a group of people that are disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is frequently used in the Bible to describe specific groups of people that met together due to their geographic locality: “To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those [...]
The Greek word episkopos occurs five times in the New Testament (Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 2:25). The word is translated “bishop” in the King James Version, but “overseer” in most modern versions. The word means an overseer or superintendent. The term is used in reference to Jesus Christ in 1 Peter 2:25 [...]
You should attend whichever church you feel is teaching truly according to the Bible and where you will be helped to follow the way of Jesus Christ. It is important to check that what is taught is biblical and not just traditional church teaching. There are three Bible teachings that many churches get wrong, and [...]
“New Jerusalem” is only mentioned in Revelation: The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes [...]
