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Trinity of Pauline Ethics
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Freedom, love, Holy Spirit
all make references to Jesus' teachings |
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Pauline Ethics: Freedom
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freedom leads to service, we have the freedom to serve
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Pauline Ethics: Love
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the law of Christ is love your neighbor as yourself, don't view yourself as more important than other people
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Pauline Ethics: Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spirit is the key to our ability to discern right and wrong, not just feelings but learning to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit
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Pauline Ethics Problem
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letting the Holy Spirit guide us can seem vague, if we don't feel convicted when we do something wrong it must be okay
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Pauline Ethics summary
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Paul’s ethical system isn’t vague, the all make references to what Jesus taught: we have the freedom to serve and love as Jesus did, and the Holy Spirit helps us do this
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Indicatives
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what Christ has done for us
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Imperatives
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commands given to us by God
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Indicatives versus Imperatives
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From the indicatives (what Christ has done) come the imperatives (commands given to us)
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Saints
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a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence
people who aspire to be holy believers |
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Main indicative (blessing from God)
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we are loved by God, because of this we are adopted by Him, we are His sons and daughters
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Redemption
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to recover something pledged or mortgaged by payment or other satisfaction
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Forgiveness
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to pardon for remission of an offense, debt, etc
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What is one of the indicatives God promised us?
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the Holy Spirit
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Hope
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the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best
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God's inheritance
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isn't money, is the community of believers, is lived out in community on this earth
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Dead
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the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the virtual functions of an organism
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Enslaved
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A person entirely under the domination of some influence or person
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Mercy
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Compassion or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one’s power
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Grace
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Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification
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God raised us up
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not only do we receive forgiveness but as adopted children we are elevated with Christ
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Peace
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a state of tranquility or quiet
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Fellow Citizens
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a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government (God) and is entitled to its protection
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Ministry
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Everyone who lives for Christ is living in ministry, not just pastors and missionaries
Living in ministry is living your life for God Ministry is about who you are and how you live out your life, not your job |
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Why Philippians for discipleship?
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Gives us a good model of how to apply the model of discipleship that we find in the Gospels into our time
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Problems in the church at Philippi
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egoism, self centeredness, pride
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The solutions for the church at Philippi
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Be like Jesus
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Bond Servant
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“one bound to service without wages” or “devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests”
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If you can't be like Jesus then be like
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Paul
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If you can't be like Paul then be like
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Timothy: a true servant
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If you can't be like Timothy then be like
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Epaphroditus: almost gave his life for the Gospel and working for Paul
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Modern Discipleship conclusion
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• Christ like selflessness is the key to following Christ in a post-ressurection world
• Follow the examples of people around us that are doing this well |
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Big Picture/Message of the New Testament
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the witness of Jesus
the work of the Holy Spirit God's Glory |
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The NT Diversity and Unity
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human diversity: the context of the NT
Divine unity: the message of the risen Lord |
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Unity expressed in diversity
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the fact that we there are so many different viewpoints, backgroudns, and ideas in the NT but they come together to form the same message attests to the unity of the NT
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the themes of the NT
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sin and the need for judgment
redemption brought through Jesus new life for those who believe the consummation of God’s redemptive plan |
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Where does the NT start?
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the centuries of silence, intertestamental period, 400 years of silence, Jews wondering if God had abandoned them
Matthew 1: the promised Messiah crashes the scene |
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Where does the NT end?
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Revelation 21-22
"Yes I am coming soon!" |
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last thing prof said in class
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"Amen, come Lord Jesus!"
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spiritual gifts
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trying to bring glory to themselves, spiritual gifts served to reinforce the unity of the body of christ
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marriage and singleness
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sexual relations within marriage…
"God gives some the gift of marriage, and others he gives the gift of singleness." Paul favored singleness. single person would remain 'single' minded in his/her service for the gospel |
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freedom and "rights"
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paul would challenge us to limit out 'personal rights' if doing so helps to spread the gospel
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2 corinthians as one letter
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combination of 2 (or more) of pauls letters
6:14-7:1-> one letter 10-13 lost tearful letter |
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jerusalem collection
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major fundraising campaign, to the poor in jerusalem church
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thorn in the flesh
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the proof of his apostleship was not found in his successes but in his sufferings
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weakness/power of God
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paul would remind us that God often uses us in our weakness rather than in our strength
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North Galatian theory
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Gauls from western europe had settled in north central turkey in the 3rd century BC, region named galatia for its connection to them
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south Galatian theory
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the area became a roman province in the 1st century BC, received the imperial provincial name galatia and expanded to include cities in the south
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works
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salvation is by faith not works
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fruit of the spirit
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those who were indwell with the holy spirit would display the fruit of the spirit
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circular letter
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intended for churches in a number of cities in the ephesus area
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"in christ"
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Destiny in christ, exalted status in christ
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armor of God
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God equipped them for spiritual battle
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humility
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christ humbled himself, need for humility
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"christ hymn"
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philippians 2:5-11, used to emphasize need for humility
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citizenship
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heavenly citizenship
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colossian heresy
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at least partially jewish in character, emphasis on circumcision, food laws, sabbath and purity laws
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syncretism
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mixing of jewish practices with pagan fold religion and its use of magical spells
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asceticism
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fasting brought on supernatural revelations, seek out angles as objects of worship
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day of the lord
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had not arrived (2 these 2:15) instead live in obedience to the truths they had been taught
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rapture
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latin- rapturo, meaning "caught up"
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pastor/elder/overseer
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to be godly, included in practical concerns of daily life
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deacon
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to be godly
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widow
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to be godly, church to only support godly widows
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apostasy
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rejection of the faith
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god-breathed
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scripture is god breathed-> divine origin and power of scripture
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