Paul Rand

Paul was a well-known author in the Bible, for he wrote books of Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and he added some scriptures in the book of Hebrews. God ordained and inspired Paul to write so many books to encourage his people to live right, do right, trust, and apply their trust only in God. In this Exegesis, one will take a journey with Paul as he witnesses and encourage this young…

Jewish people. Paul on the other hand was both a jewish and roman citizen which gave him sort of credibility when he was “converted” to christianity and gave him his previous career of persecuting the followers of Christ. The main difference between the Gospels and the Pauline texts is that the Christ references many Jewish landmarks and references many stories from the old testament. He speaks of the destruction of the temple and cites Daniel for emphasis. However, given the fact that Pauls…

Fear Fear has many manifestations: ranging from the monster under the bed and the creatures hiding in the closet to the growing self doubt that people have after every choice they make. There are things that are known but more things that are not known. As fear hungers for worries and self doubts about the unknowns of life, opportunities and decisions become limited, sometimes leading to no decisions to choose from. Fear is limiting the choices that may not need to be limited at all. Even…

In the book of Romans the Apostle Paul writes to Rome to present his basic statement of the gospel: Gods plan of salvation for all peoples, Jew and Gentile alike. Written, what scholars believe to be around AD 59, Paul writes to the Christians living in Rome; in chapter 16 of Romans it is suggested that there were at least five house churches stationed in the city. The believers in Rome were predominantly Gentile, however Jews must have constituted a substantial minority of the congregation (ch…

BOB DYLAN One of the most legendary names in the American music industry is no one else but the singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The influence he made in popular music last for more than five decades and still echoed through generations till this very day. Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA. Dylan’s parents Abram Zimmerman and Beatrice “Beatty” Stone were part of a tight local Jewish community. As a…

Help the Rwandans On April 6, 1994 the United States and the United Nations stood by and watched the Rwandan Hutus wipe out 800,000 Tutsis. I believe that the US could’ve helped the Rwandans during the brutal genocide. First the United States has the UN on their side and could use them to get the Rwandans help. Second since we had the UN on our side, we had plenty of knowledge of their situation. The US could of helped the Rwandans and reduced the amount of deaths that had happened. Remember…

Paul uses the words “justification”, “righteousness, and “faith to convey the importance of the Torah’s ordinance, and the words were used to convince the people that they are “justified by faith” for triumphantly abiding by the law (Romans 3:28), (Harris, 2014, p.364). To begin, Paul used “justification”, which means being made righteous or having the proper relationship with God (Harris, 2014, p.364). Passionately, Paul communicated that the Torah’s purpose is to bring consciousness about…

The Sins of the Corinthian Church The Corinthian Church was found in the city of Corinth which is located in Sothern Greece. The Church was found by Paul when he went on his second missionary journey, which he ministry for a year and half. The Corinthian Church was built-in by some Jews but it was mostly tranquil by of Gentile converts. According to Paul the Corinthian Church congregation were socially and humble people with a mix of slaves. He also indicates that members of the Corinthian…

an angry in Jerusalem had almost killed him in A.D 57. But the romans arrested him saving his life from the angry crowd. Then put him Caesarea for two long years. Now in A.D.59 his life was still in danger but this time from sea voyage not a mob, Paul got on a ship full of grain that was heading west of the Mediterranean sea He was going because he wanted to get a triail before Emperor Nero. The grain ships were the largest vessels at the time so the ship would be bringing food to rome and…

Twenty-seven years ago today John Lennon's life was taken from him in front of his New York City apartment with his wife Yoko by his side. Like millions of others, I remember to this day exactly where I was when I heard the news (in my case, in the cold, dark parking lot of Mt. Hood Community College following a late night jazz rehearsal on campus). We were all shocked. Stunned. Deeply saddened. John Lennon was only 40. Today we are reminded what a great loss and a tragic waste his death was.…