Read more about the article The Gods Have Become Like Men
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra, Johann Heiss, 1678

The Gods Have Become Like Men

The book of Acts should play a key role in the development of our theology because it demonstrates what the early Church believed and taught.  In other words, the book of Acts offers a firsthand look at how the disciples implemented Jesus' mandate to go into all the world "teaching them all that I have commanded you."[1]  If the doctrine of the Trinity and Jesus' incarnation are foundational teachings, as modern orthodoxy claims, we should find them in abundance in the book that records the…

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Read more about the article Saul of Tarsus’ Damascus Road Christology
The Conversion of St. Paul, by Bartolome Esteban Murillo c. 17th century

Saul of Tarsus’ Damascus Road Christology

One of the most dramatic events in Luke's historical account of the birth and development of the early Church is Saul of Tarsus' conversion from Christian persecutor to Christ follower.  Jesus appeared to Saul on the road to Damascus as the zealous Pharisee was en route, having been given authority by the high priest to arrest Christians and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.[1] How did Saul's view of Jesus change after he encountered the resurrected and exalted king?  Did he realize that not…

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