The Priority of Preaching in the Local Church

As you make your way through Paul’s New Testament writings, you will uncover a common thread woven through each of his individual letters. In twelve of the apostle’s thirteen epistles (Philemon being the exception), Paul devotes large sections of his letters to either expositing sound doctrine or to exhorting the leaders in the church to … Continue reading The Priority of Preaching in the Local Church

Jesus Christ, the Firstborn of all Creation

If you've had much engagement with Jehovah's Witnesses (JW), you've likely been confronted with the Watchtower interpretation of Colossians 1:15: "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation." The JW translation of the Bible (The New World Translation, NWT) reads the same as any standard English version of Scripture at … Continue reading Jesus Christ, the Firstborn of all Creation