http://www.thechristianreader.com Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:14:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that ... http://www.thechristianreader.com/2007/11/21/how-personality-should-affect-our-evangelism/ For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not ... http://www.thechristianreader.com/2007/11/21/true-freedom-in-christ/ Acts 10:34, "So Peter opened his mouth and said: 'Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.'" In this verse, one can either learn wonderful biblical truths, or one can become greatly confused. One ... http://www.thechristianreader.com/2006/10/10/can-the-man-on-the-island-be-saved-without-christ/ "But the Lord said to him, 'Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name'" (Acts 9:15-16). Many Christians are familiar ... http://www.thechristianreader.com/2006/10/07/suffering-for-christ-versus-material-prosperity/ In my reading today, I came across this passage that is often misconstrued: (Acts 7:14-16) Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy ... http://www.thechristianreader.com/2006/10/05/receiving-christ-and-receiving-the-spirit-two-separate-events/