New Testament

If you are like me, you have heard at least a dozen theories on the basics of Christianity from different preachers. I was raised in a Christian school and had the privilege of hearing preaches of all different denominations and ways of thinking give their opinions of the world in a Biblical context. The problem seemed to be that many of them had different opinions. I found that Romans 1-8 is a good place to start uncovering God’s truth for areas such as: the natural world, human identity, human…

Being a part of the church is having a constant sense of peace and being part of a strong community. The church is said to be the Body of Christ. It is made up of gifts from the Holy Spirit and a variety of different relationships with God. The New Testament talks about ‘holy people’. Holy people are people who have been adopted by God to be a part of His relationship. This relationship can be explained when Christians are together stating who they are. This has often been referred to as…

mentions a king (Matt 22:2), which evokes images of a palace and/or a throne room. As the author does not offer much more information beyond this, it is best not to read too much into this setting, but we can make a few observations. In the Old Testament, there are a number of stories wherein a king gives orders to his servants from his throne room. Pharaoh gives Joseph charge of his kingdom in his throne room (Gen 41:14-40). Saul orders his servants to find a harpist for him from his throne…

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus used parables directed at the often hypocritical religious leaders of the time and used it to bridge the transition from Judaism to Christianity. The Parable of the Tenants is a great example of Jesus chastising the Jewish lawgivers and the leadership of the religion. In doing so establishing the 'cornerstone ' of the new church. In Matthew 21, Jesus tells us the Parable of the Tenants while instructing these elders and leaders to listen carefully because…

will not make it to paradise. Human life is a gift, taking human life is a sin in which is against God’s highest creation. According to the Old Testament, there are five records of suicides. What makes this a terrible act is not taking an innocent life but it constitutes upon God himself. The question is, is this an unpardonable sin? The Old Testament speaks about five men: Abimelech, Saul, Ahithophel, Zimri, and Judas. Abimelech was wounded by a woman who dropped a stone on his head and…

Chapter Eight Summary Chapter eight introduces the valley sermonic form. Here the pastor brings them deeply into issues, problems, to the point it causes emotion and rises up with the good news that addresses and solves the issues that the pastor presented (Allen Jr., 55). The introduction starts with creating an itch such as ethical issues, sociopolitical situations, personal struggles, or biblical misinterpretations (55). The introduction moves into a deepening descent that uses imagery to…

Christopher Hutchins tries to minimize C.S. Lewis by saying that he openly trusted the documents (the New Testament). He goes onto explain that the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke contradict each other. In Matthew, is says Jesus was born in Bethlehem, taken to Egypt, and then to Nazareth. In Luke, is says Jesus was born in Bethlehem and then later taken…

field of Christian theology and Early Christianity, and especially Pauline texts . Despite his reluctance, N. T. Wright is unavoidably associated with more or less a different approach to the reading of Apostle Paul, which has gained currency as “the new perspective” – a term coined by James Dunn . While Wright regards himself as “deeply orthodox theologian”, or an evangelical with unswerving commitment to the Christian orthodoxy, some of his contemporaries see his influence in Pauline studies…

Thus, the whole world will have heard the good news that is mighty to save: “But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have… But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, ‘I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry” (Romans 10:18-19) – (Referencing Deuteronomy 32:21). C. Paul then goes on to specifically reference Isaiah 65:1-2 while still referencing multitudes of other Old Testament verses such as Isaiah 6:10, Proverbs 1:24,…

The Proclamation of John the Baptist 1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; 3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” 4 John the baptizer appeared[e] in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the…