Romans
The Book of Romans is an Epistle authored by the apostle Paul and penned in the winter of AD 56/57. Perhaps most know for the Romans Road, the Book of Romans was written to ease the issue of confusion arising in the Roman church. It appears that the Roman church consisted with both Jews and Gentiles which in turn, caused friction and misunderstandings (Zondervan, 1993). It seems that the unsound doctrine of salvation by works was causing much confusion among the congregation and immediately Paul penned his most extensive and theological letter, the Book of Romans (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Paul begins the Book by showing how inherently evil and wicked the world is and immediately moves on by saying how the matter of sinfulness, both in …show more content…
Before being led to Christ by his brother Andrew, Peter was a fisherman from the shores of the sea of Galilee (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Immediately after being led to Christ, Peter's name was changed from Simon to Cephas being interpreted a rock or stone. Out of the twelve disciples, Peter was their spokesman in the upper room and had been the one who preached the powerful sermon on the Pentecost where approximately 3,000 accepted Christ as their Savior (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Besides being the spokesman for the disciples and preaching powerful sermons, Peter had penned the books of First and Second Peter and a letter to a Roman citizen. After having a powerful ministry for the Lord, Peter died a martyr's death by the hand of Nero during his reign of persecutions of the Jews and Christians (Dockrey, Godwin, & Godwin, 2000). Overall, Peter was a naturally forward man who was often inclined to being rash, and liable to instability and inconsistency, but it was his love and association with Jesus Christ that molded him into a man of stability, humility and courageous service for God, becoming known as one of the most noble pillars of the church (Zondervan, …show more content…
With the immense population of 250,000 only two of the most prosperous nations, Rome and the city of Alexandria, were larger than it (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Ephesus was built on a major road that was approximately two miles in length which went into the interior of the Asia Minor and was connected by other highways that led to all the other cities in the province (Hindson & Towns, 2013). The people of Ephesus built many easy accessibility routes for all many of trade which in turn added to their political diversity and commercialism among the population (Hindson & Towns, 2013). One of the largest factors of the city of Ephesus is the temple built to the Anatolian goddess of fertility, Diana. Through this pagan worship, the leaders of this temple leaned more to that of trade and commerce from this sizable cult (Zondervan, 1993). Once the Gospel had been spread throughout Ephesus, many converted to Christianity and left the pagan and blasphemous practice of idolatry. Immediately those who profited from the worship of the pagan idol became riotous and furious for their profits began to plummet (Dockrey, Godwin, & Godwin,
The Book of Romans is an Epistle authored by the apostle Paul and penned in the winter of AD 56/57. Perhaps most know for the Romans Road, the Book of Romans was written to ease the issue of confusion arising in the Roman church. It appears that the Roman church consisted with both Jews and Gentiles which in turn, caused friction and misunderstandings (Zondervan, 1993). It seems that the unsound doctrine of salvation by works was causing much confusion among the congregation and immediately Paul penned his most extensive and theological letter, the Book of Romans (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Paul begins the Book by showing how inherently evil and wicked the world is and immediately moves on by saying how the matter of sinfulness, both in …show more content…
Before being led to Christ by his brother Andrew, Peter was a fisherman from the shores of the sea of Galilee (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Immediately after being led to Christ, Peter's name was changed from Simon to Cephas being interpreted a rock or stone. Out of the twelve disciples, Peter was their spokesman in the upper room and had been the one who preached the powerful sermon on the Pentecost where approximately 3,000 accepted Christ as their Savior (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Besides being the spokesman for the disciples and preaching powerful sermons, Peter had penned the books of First and Second Peter and a letter to a Roman citizen. After having a powerful ministry for the Lord, Peter died a martyr's death by the hand of Nero during his reign of persecutions of the Jews and Christians (Dockrey, Godwin, & Godwin, 2000). Overall, Peter was a naturally forward man who was often inclined to being rash, and liable to instability and inconsistency, but it was his love and association with Jesus Christ that molded him into a man of stability, humility and courageous service for God, becoming known as one of the most noble pillars of the church (Zondervan, …show more content…
With the immense population of 250,000 only two of the most prosperous nations, Rome and the city of Alexandria, were larger than it (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Ephesus was built on a major road that was approximately two miles in length which went into the interior of the Asia Minor and was connected by other highways that led to all the other cities in the province (Hindson & Towns, 2013). The people of Ephesus built many easy accessibility routes for all many of trade which in turn added to their political diversity and commercialism among the population (Hindson & Towns, 2013). One of the largest factors of the city of Ephesus is the temple built to the Anatolian goddess of fertility, Diana. Through this pagan worship, the leaders of this temple leaned more to that of trade and commerce from this sizable cult (Zondervan, 1993). Once the Gospel had been spread throughout Ephesus, many converted to Christianity and left the pagan and blasphemous practice of idolatry. Immediately those who profited from the worship of the pagan idol became riotous and furious for their profits began to plummet (Dockrey, Godwin, & Godwin,