Acts of the Apostles

part of my life, it is my life and from it everything else follows. A person is not “of Christ” unless the Spirit of God is in him or her (Romans 8:9). This Spirit is imparted by the laying on of hands by an authorized representative of Jesus Christ (Acts 8:17-18). Through repentance, baptism and the receiving of God’s Holy Spirit, a Christian is then able to understand the spiritual truth of God and His Word (1 Corinthians…

Not unlike Lydia in the (Acts 16:13-15, 40), Mistress Hutchinson was already devoted to God. She too felt the Holy Spirit touch her heart upon hearing the gospel as told by the Apostle Paul. Such a revelation inspired her to spread the Word. Contrast to Winthrop, God did not condemn Lydia or any other woman for spreading the gospel. Mistress Hutchinson’s…

Jim Shaddix (M.Div., Southwestern; D.min., Southwestern; and PhD., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is a preaching professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Shaddix also serves as the Pastor of Teaching and Training at The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Shaddix desired to develop a theology for expository preaching. Before he began his argument, he expressed some basic assumptions: God has spoken, and contained within the Scriptures are these words.…

outstretched hands. When he had satisfied them he paused and looked round. The littluns watched him inscrutable over double handfuls of ripe fruit.”(Golding 56). “A nice image of selfless caring, but also an observance of Christs injunction to his apostle Simon Peter. (Kruger 3). When Simon sees the littluns, he goes over to them and grabs the fruit they have been trying to get from the tree, that is an attribute of a Christ like figure because not only was what he did a nice gesture, but it is…

Fasting was not something for just the Apostles or the writers of the New Testament. Fasting was a simple, hidden essential in the lives of those who walked in tune with the Spirit. In this section, a few scriptural examples will be given of those for whom fasting was vital. Keep in mind this…

ago, and my grandfather recalling what his first words to her were; it comes from sitting on the dock with my dog while loons sing and the warm colors of the sky bleed into the water; it comes from cutting the hair of an older gentleman at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen so he can go to a job interview later in the day. Devoting my life to companionship and generosity in order to make the world a brighter place for all offers the happiness I require. I don’t believe a lonely life in the Alaskan…

With all the various forms and flavors of false doctrine that exist in our current world, it is important to maintain familiarity with these different erroneous teachings. One teaching that has plagued the Lord’s church as of late is that of “Realized Eschatology”. This radical approach to interpreting Biblical prophecy has caused a number of Christians to stray from the faith. Members of the church should educate themselves in error like this so as to resist falling prey to it and be able…

with God, the audience, and what his letters represented are the main elements that make up why these letters were so impactful. Paul went through a lot of pain and agony but God had is hand upon him the entire time. Most scholars agree that the Apostle Paul wrote the book of Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon, and Philippians in the majority of the time he was in prison. “It was in 60-62 AD during Paul’s Roman imprisonment that he wrote what we call the prison epistles” (Bucknell, 2014). During…

such as loving kindness, forgiveness, humility, healing, or sacrifice. They also have to face circumstances similar to what Jesus faced. From being tempted to being crucified, Christ figures endure many hardships and often act as a savior to others in the story. Billy Bud acts as the Christ figure in Billy Bud because he shows great innocence and humility as well as endures hardships and even death in a humble, Christ like way. As Billy Bud is introduced, he is leaving his old ship, the Rights…

I explored Canto XXXIV of Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno. This canto describes Dante’s and Virgil’s expedition into the last circle of hell, Cocytus. As well as detailing their interactions with a number of significantly important characters. Virgil leads Dante into the last circle of hell and they are immediately shaken by a great icy wind. They look over to see a massive horrid creature stirring up the windstorm by flapping it’s wings. Dante said “I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath”…