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1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Paul is a minister of Christ and steward, or manager, of the mysteries. Paul states there are multiple mysteries. Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ...

Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Matthew 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the...

Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. Some say that verse 6...

Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Jesus, in his earthly ministry, ministered only to the house of Israel...

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Genesis 18:18 Israel is the nation; the Gentiles are the nations. Israel is not reckoned among the nations, but is a separate nation (Numbers 23:9). And ye shall be unto...

1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. Peter is an apostle to Israel. Peter was commanded by God to preach to the people (Acts 10:42). Peter is preaching the cross; by...

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the...

1 Corinthians 15:11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. There were some saying that there was no resurrection of the dead. Paul is saying that if there is no resurrection then their preaching is in vain. In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul is recounting that the apostles...

[2Co 3:2-6 KJV] 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3 [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart...

Romans 2:28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. There are many...

IS THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE NEW COVENANT THE SAME? I contend that there is a difference in the new testament and the new covenant. First, let us examine the new covenant: [Jer 31:31 KJV] 31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and...

Luke 1:5 THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord...

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Jesus was commanding the twelve disciples to go and preach the gospel. Whoever believed and is...

Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: [Luke 12:32 KJV] 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. The nations are in...

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. To love one another was not a new commandment as it could be found in the old...

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. This was fulfilled by the disciples after Pentecost through healings and miracles (Acts 3:6 Acts 6:8). John 14:13 And...

Here are differences in preaching between the twelve apostles and the apostle Paul: 1) The name of Jesus The twelve preached whosoever believed in the name of Jesus was saved (John 1:12 John 3:16-18 John 20:31 Acts 10:43). There was no mention of reconciliation by the cross (Colossians 1:20)...

The gospel preached by Jesus and the twelve apostles was different from the gospel preached by Paul. Jeremiah 33:17 For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; 2 Samuel 7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever...

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. This verse is often used in the context of proclaiming the gospel of salvation, the "Roman's road", but in the context of Romans 10 it is best viewed as being directed to Israel. The subject of Romans 10 is the...

Romans 9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 9:4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Promises were...