In chapter 3 of Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medearis talks about what it means to own Christianity. He says "If we don't truly know what the gospel is, we have to find an explanation for Christianity." Meaning that if we do not know what the gospel is or what it is teaching us, then we try to define it by our own standards, and that is where it gets messy. Medearis talks about how Christianity is more than a religion, but it is a relationship and people tend to not understand that. He explains why people are so defensive and put up their guards towards Christians, because Christians can be so judgemental.
Message: Paul’s Final Greetings from the Jail Cell After reviewing the passages in Book of Philippians it was very apparent that Paul had a beginning and end story to tell & write about. The Final Greeting: is the most intriguing part of book of Philippians which depicts the events that lead up to the writing in which he wrote the four (epistles) letters from the jail cell, and the shortest of them all were that of which came from the smaller books listed in our New Testament Bible. The shortcomings of the message had such a powerful influence that one should be able to hear if not see that the message was giving thanks to Philippians Church people.
Bart D. Ehrman. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings. New York: Oxford University Press, Fifth edition, 2012 SUMMARY The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings is an 536 page, illustrated, historical guide to early Christianity and many of the early writings of the time—not just those of the New Testament Canon. As the title boasts it is used as an introduction textbook for scholars studying the New Testament.
JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE of MacLeod, David J. "The Present Work of Christ in Hebrews" Source: Bibliotheca sacra, 148 - 590 Apr - Jun 1991, p 184-200. THEO 510 LUO (fall 2015) Work of Christ Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary James E. Thomas (ID# 25797530) October 8, 2015 Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................1 Commencement of Christ 's Present Ministry ................................................................................2 Activities of Christ 's Present Ministry............................................................................................3 Critical Evaluation .........................................................................................................................4 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................5 Bibliography.................................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction This journal article comes from, David
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, written by A.J. Jacobs, is precisely what the title states: one man documenting his year of living the ultimate biblical life. Jacobs grew up officially Jewish, though he was “…Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant. Which is to say: not very,” (4). In this book, he takes on the challenge of following every rule of the Bible, to the letter. Jacobs dives down to the core of biblical life by taking each meaning literally, or so he hopes.
Ellen Gerstner Professor Pruett-Davis Religion 103-14 25 September 2015 In Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, Borg reveals both the human and divine aspects of the Bible. Without biases, Borg comes to the logical conclusion that the Bible is a human product and the reasons for this will be addressed below. My preconceived belief that the Bible is both human and divine has been changed through Borg 's compelling argument, which states that it is necessary to see the Bible as either thoroughly human or divine. Before coming to the conclusion that the Bible is thoroughly human, Borg points out the opposing side and how its argument can be disproven.
The end goal of almost every religion has to do with the afterlife. Whether it be reincarnation, heaven, resurrection or memorial immortality, most religions lay the foundations of how you can perfect or achieve this afterlife. For Chrisitians this afterlife is eternal life in heaven, we believe we become justified, and then saved by God. This justification is the means to achieve the overall goal of Christianity, as David Lumpp emphasized in his chapter from God Words: Intro to Classic Christian Theology, “the theme of the entire Bible is rescue”, which means it’s imperative we understand what the Bible and different theologians have to say about rescue through justification. We can truly understand Justification through discussing it from a biblical, theological, and modern perspective.
Matthew 20: 1 -16 is about a vineyard owner and his workers. The vineyard owner need workers so he hires some people at the beginning of the day he hires some workers to work in his vineyard. Then in the middle of the day he hires more workers to work in his vineyard. The at the end of the day he hires some more workers to work in his vineyard. At the end of the day he paid all the workers the same amount of money even though the morning workers worked longer than the other workers.
When, where, and by whom some books were accepted as parts of the Bible, and others were rejected, is discussed below in the chapter labeled “BIBLE”. This chapter, and the chapter on “WRITING” examine the sources of the information that the various authors put into those books. There are three ways an author could have gotten some or all of the information he put into his book: 1. He might have been an eyewitness to the event, 2. He might have been divinely inspired, or 3.
One of the General Epistles that I love the most is the Book of First Peter. First Peter was written around A.D. 63 by the Apostle Peter. The intended audience of this book is Christians of all generations, the same as the rest of the General Epistles. The purpose of this book was to bring encouragement to persecuted Christians. The key themes of this book include persecution, obedience to God, salvation in God, and referring to the believers as living building stones.
Chapter one of the Acts of the Apostles begins with the resurrected Jesus shortly before his ascension into heaven as he speaks to the eleven apostles about what is to come during their journey to spread His word. The eleven apostles listen to Jesus; Matthias becomes the twelfth apostle, replacing Judas after his betrayal. In chapter two, Peter preaches to the people and gains many followers after the Holy Spirit fills the apostles and makes them each speak a language different from the next. In chapter three, Peter and John heal a man in the temple. Peter tells those who witness the event to repent for thinking Peter and John heal the man alone, instead of through God.
Realign: To every Christian, the New Testament is the book which is recorded their god’s words. They believe the everything in this book. They will do everything to attain the requirement of the New Testament, even their life. To those Christians, it’s their duty to spread the glory of the God.
Not all threats to the Church are as obvious and direct as those aimed at the creeds. Some assaults even appear benign, borrowing their roots from Christian tradition. One of those comes in the form of the Church’s social justice movement. Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote, “There are certain phrases which only serve as an excuse for not thinking.” A few years back, as I was listening to a sermon, the Supreme Court Justice’s words came back to me.
In the first chapter of Revelation, John is given a vision from God. In Revelation 1:12-13 John writes that within the vision, he saw seven golden candlesticks and the Son of man in the middle of the candlesticks. According to verse twenty, each one of the seven golden candlesticks represent a church in Asia Minor. The names of the seven churches are as follows: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. There is much detail given in Revelation chapters two and three about these seven churches and the way they conduct themselves.
Topics such as: the preaching of the word, healing the sick, deliverance for the oppressed, signs, wonders and miracles are a few within the context of this book. In the book of Acts, an ecclesia community is established. This community will be lead and directed by the Holy Spirit in the lives of the believers. Authority and power will not just be assigned to open person, but all believers will have a responsibility to do
