Acts of the Apostles

especially the pope, who were godless men, whose positions were man-made and without divine authority. Thus for many years the “true church” arose out of the mess of historical church. It is a Christian community, rather than a church, “defined by the Apostles’ Creed as a ‘communion of saints’” (The Theology of Martin Luther, 288). Luther’s personal interpretation of the Scriptures led him to dispute three aspects of the Catholic Church, which sparked the Reformation. First, the Catholic…

Looking to Scripture: The Biblical Texts” Richard S. Hess, the author of this chapter, reflections of the biblical text of Genesis chapters 1-3 teaches us people are special and unique to God. Likewise, Genesis is the important starting point for the study of the biblical teaching of gender equality. However, through intense study of the beginning of the Bible (Genesis), God created human beings in His image. And yet, sometimes others may treat other humans disrespectfully, but one…

For example, "Allah's Apostle never killed anyone except in one of the following three situations: (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and deserted Islam and became an apostate." as mentioned in Sahih Bukhari(83:37). This kind of punishment has been practiced…

My critical review is about Hays’ argument of homosexuality. My essay is formed with two parts: summary and evaluation of his argument. In order to articulate each part, I chose a way to answer specific questions referred to in the assignment’s direction. 1. Summary ❙ What are Hays’ methodology and important premises? As a way to provide the answer to ethical question of homosexuality, which the church faces with in today’s context, Hays uses the Fourfold Task of New Testament Ethics: the…

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God (Colossians 1:1) wrote a letter to the church in Colosse about 64 A.D. from his imprisonment cell in the city of Rome. Speaking with apostolic authority, Paul greets the Colossians with powerful words of confidence and truth after hearing how the Word of God was spreading through their area. He was a man of prayer and his prayer in this letter is a request that they may be filled with the knowledge of the will of God. The early church was able…

In early Christianity there was an evolving community. There were three main community conflicts during this period with the Romans, Jews, and Christians vs. Christians. The Christian vs. Christian conflict can be seen in the Acts of the Apostles. In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul really strived to emphasize putting community first. Putting community first is a very important value to share. Putting community first could e difficult especially when in the concept of individuality in the…

Christian vocation is a life calling from God, relating to work, personal growth, career and often marriage. All baptised Christian are called to live a vocation of priest, prophet and king, three anointed figures in the Old Testament. Jesus lived as an example of all three offices, his very name, ‘Messiah’, meaning the ‘anointed’ one. In living a priestly life, Christians are required to make sacrifices and walk in fellowship with God. Jesus fulfilled both these tasks, further acting as the…

The churches in surrounding Ephesian were given the appeal to change the way they lived their lives. Apostle Paul stressed the necessity of the body to be united to build itself up through love. Therefore, Paul exhorted the churches to live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. Paul stress that through love the body would become united. Through this unity of love, the body would continue to grow in harmony. Paul indicated that maturity and growing faith would be…

communities are what make up most of the New Testament. These letters were important for early Christian communities since the letters served as a guide in practicing their faith. The New Testament includes the life of Jesus as well as the Acts of his Apostles. Later on, Christian authors began to write their own interpretations of the Bible. A canon began to form and people began to refer to New Testament writings which is made up of Paul who referred to the Jewish Bible. Soon Christians…

Simple throwing away trash into garbage cans instead of on the ground is considered being a Creation-Caretaker. Well, at least I consider that being a creation-caretaker. Picking up trash from the ground is just a small act towards taking care of the beautiful world given to us by our Heavenly Father above. There are many different performances people can do to be a care taker of our world. As people, I feel like, it is natural to destroy things. Trees have been destroyed…