Epistle of Jude

Acts chapter 16 contains a story of an unnamed slave-girl who was following Paul and Silas. When read with a feminist interpretation, the seemingly minor text revealed unique and problematic power differentials between the girl and the other characters. Every character in the story used the girl for a purpose, which illustrated the power differentials. The spirit of divination that possessed her used her to speak through, the apostle Paul used her by casting out her spirit, the owners used…

While there is controversy about the authorship of Galatians due to the style and context of the book, it is evident that the author is Paul according to most historians. James Boice notes in his commentary, “Paul, as the author, is mentioned by name not only at the beginning (1:1) but also toward the end of the letter in verse (5:2).” The first people who first became known as the Galatians were known as Celts from the barbarian tribal stock, also known as the Gauls. There are difficulties in…

Pauline Studies & New Perspective - Philemon The letter to Philemon is the shortest of the writing of Paul. It deals with the practice of slavery in suggestive form, he was in prison at the time of this letter. In writing this paper is it has caused me to thinks in “historic-cultural critism” of the Scripture. I will present a contrast of Onesimus’s Life with the history of the Island of Puerto Rico both of them under an oppressive control and indeterminate destiny. During the time of Paul's…

The purpose of this section of the book of Philippians was to serve as a model to the church at Philippi with absolute humility. All of God’s creations are called to become servants like Christ. This is done through having the mindset of Christ. The intent of Christ’s humility was in hopes to decrease strife amongst his believers and look to each other instead, as seen in Philippians 2:1-4. The design of verses 5-11 follows in terms of Christ’s activity and God’s activity. The Father’s activity…

St Paul’s second stop on the second missionary journey in Corinth, a pot of people from different religions and cultures and had no strong religious traditions. Paul set up his tent making shop in one of the back streets of Corinth were he could converse with people as they passed. That way he could spread the word of God to people of all different cultures and backgrounds. During the second journey Paul travelled by boat preaching to everyone in Corinth. Pauls message was if you stayed with god…

seeking a more personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and understanding the benefit of being a true and committed servant of Jesus Christ. The goal of this class is to assist each student to gain a greater understanding of the Prison Epistles of The Apostle Paul and how his letters to the Church at Philippi are still relevant to life as a believer today. This Bible study lesson is structured for adults who have had the opportunity to study scripture in some capacity, but who are…

grant us life eternal and make it possible to live for God in order to be with God again. Next, Paul displays how we should live for God by the Spirit, and how certain qualities of this life cannot be restricted by the Law (5:22-26). He ends his epistle by showing how the true liberty is found in love and service of the other (6:1-10). He then unmasks the motives of the Christian Jews that tried to derail the Galatians and compares these motives to his own…

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…

Bible Study Overall Series The Great Galatian Debate Galatians 1- On Defense (Paul’s Reason for Writing) Galatians 2- Real Talk (Holy Conferencing) Galatians 3- Believe or Be (Faith vs. Good Works) Galatians 4- Freedom to Live (Slavery vs. Freedom) Galatians 5- Lifestyle (Fruits of the Spirit) Galatians 6- Sharing is Caring (Instructions to the Community) Behind the Scenes This Study of Paul’s letter to the Galatians uses the style of a presidential political debate to better understand…

For my final topic, I decided to utilize the doctrine of justification by faith in Christ. This doctrine is central to our Christian faith and shapes how we view our salvation in Christ. It is key that we have a good understanding of it because it can have an impact on how we view ourselves and how we view God. What is justification and how are we justified? Pastor R.C. Sproul speaks of this in a sermon on Martin Luther. He points out that our English word for justification comes from the Latin…