Acts 11 niv the apostles and the believers throughout judea heard that the gentiles also had received the word of god so when peter went up to jerusalem the circumcised believers criticized him. Acts 1 in my first book i told you theophilus about everything jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the holy spirit read verse in new living translation. The roots of the hcsb can be traced back as early as 1984 when arthur farstad general editor of the new king james version of the bible began a new independent translation project in 1998 farstad and lifeway christian resources the publishing arm of the southern baptist convention came to an agreement that would allow lifeway to fund and publish the completed work. Philippians 3 amplified bible classic edition ampc 3 for the rest my brethren delight yourselves in the lord and continue to rejoice that you are in him to keep writing to you over and over of the same things is not irksome to me and it is a precaution for your safety 2 look out for those dogs judaizers legalists look out for those mischief makers look out for those who . No other letter in the new testament gives us a more practical pic ture of applying the christian faith to the day to day issues of life and work than 1 corinthians topics such as career and calling the lasting value of work overcoming individual limitations leadership and ser vice the development of skills and abilities or gifts fair wages en vironmental stewardship and the