26 The name "Christian" is Latin in its termination, so seems to have
been given by the Romans. It is mentioned only twice more (Act_26:28;
1Pe_4:16), and was a term of contempt. It is never used by the saints
of themselves, though there are hundreds of passages where we would
use the term today. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
17 The death of James and the escape of Peter mark a crisis in the
history of the kingdom proclamation. The power in Jerusalem passes out
of the hands of the apostles into the hands of James, the Lord's
brother. Note that Peter does not ask them to report to the rest of
the apostles, but to James an... [ Continue Reading ]