Epistle to the Hebrews

Martin Luther depicted Roman epistle as “truly the most important piece in the New Testament,” “the purest Gospel,” and he highly esteemed the letter insomuch that he wrote, “It is well worth a Christian’s while not only to memorize if word for word but also to occupy himself with it daily, as though it were the daily bread of the soul.” Foundational, vital, Christian subthemes are within Romans that are under the overarching theme of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. One of these themes is one that…

IV Atonement in Paul’s Epistles and the Book of Hebrews (three pages) A. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians emphasizes that Israel’s sin was so severe that “The sacrifice of his life was the huge gift necessary to offer God on the Day of Atonement. That is what Paul meant when he said…

of Judaism on Christianity that is well known is the messiah. This means “anointed” in Hebrew. For the Jewish people, the messiah’s arrival will be the gathering of Israel’s dispersed tribes and restoration of the David Kingdom. Moreover, Christians believe Jesus Christ has fulfilled the role of the messiah and his death and resurrection allowed all mankind to be saved by God. Furthermore, the Jews use the Hebrew Bible which is an integral part of the Christian Bible. It is clear to see that…

A Baptist church is concerned with theological truths. This is particularly true with absolute adherence to biblical authority. Not only is scripture infallible in it’s interpretation of written revelation, but it is also it’s own best interpreter. As Baptists, our theological identity is derived from the New Testament. However, we also affirm the inspiration and authority of both the Old Testament and the New Testament. If the church ignores the Old Testament, then they miss the beauty of…

promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation." This saying is of a different "sort of proverbial maxim" according to Eugene Stock, author of Practical Truths from the Pastoral Epistles. This saying is often debated whether or not to include verses 7 and 8a. For this passage, it makes sense that Paul would not make an important statement about the lack of profit of exercise. Paul, instead, showed that in verse 8a as an…

uses the Bible that outlines the rules and measuring sticks for the Church. The term Canon is used to establish this measurement so that young Christians can use to ensure that they are meeting the standard. So what is Canon? Canon is “derived from a Hebrew and Greek word denoting a reed or cane. Hence it means something straight, or something to keep straight, and hence also a rule or something ruled or measured.” (Easton 1997)…

Voices of Criticism The development of modern medical technology is increasingly impacting this strict dichotomy. cosmetic, application of assisted reproductive technology, artificial limbs, transgender, blurring the distinction between natural and artificial, man and machine, resulting in blurred personal identity. Descartes' dualism has become as the theoretical basis of patient materialization and reductionism. Mark Sullivan stated that Descartes' dualism such that split relationship between…

The Foundation of the Canon Almost 1,982 years ago Joshua (whose name means Yahweh is salvation ) was crucified. Since that time a substantial amount of writings both, canonical and non-canonical were written about Him and His teachings. I learned in the past that there are certain qualifications that have to be passed in order for a writing to be considered canon and placed in the New Testament of the bible, however when looking back through history I see something quite different has…

Internal Evidence of Early Authorship All of the New Testament was written in the first century. Some scholars date them toward the middle and others toward the end. Usually, the late dating of the gospels is based on knowledge and predictions around the destruction of the temple. That is since some do not believe in the message of the New Testament––they do not believe Jesus could predict future events––and so the gospels must have been written after AD 70 if they predict these events. This is…

5 Jesus is the One When sin entered the world of humanity through Adam, the relationship between God and man was broken. In order for restoration to occur, it became necessary to substitute the lifeblood of another. Because love is at the core of God’s character, he granted mercy and forgiveness to all of humankind by providing the perfect sacrifice for the redemption of his creation. Romans 3:23-24 says, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified…