Epistle to the Romans

back” what he had written about the indulgences within the theses. He continued to proclaim his belief of the corruption within the Roman Catholic Church. He said he would remain doing so unless he could be proved wrong by the Bible, which he couldn’t because the churches teaching were truly immoral and corrupted. Martin was later officially excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church in January of 1521. The Edict of Worms, which took place during May 8, 1521, declared that Luther was a…

did not follow the command of God and sinned; yet, he still loves human and sent his son – Jesus Christ – to be the sacrifice to wash away the sin of mankind. As one is baptized, the Holy Spirit is filled within his soul to guide him through life. Roman 8:5-6 states, “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but…

For the believer, looking to craft a framework for living in time of waiting, Jesus words offer a starting point, love others, following the example of Jesus’ love. The authors of the epistles admonishes believer to live holy lives, even the time of waiting for the parousia: Act as if the Lord’s day is here (Romans 13:12-14), be gracious to others by holding back on prematurely judging others (1 Corinthians 4:5), be faultless in faithfulness (1 Timothy 6:14), Let go of the world and “live a…

The New Testament of the Holy Bible is a collection of twenty-seven writings that have been deemed as canon by the early church. The term canon comes from the Greek word kanṓn representing a carpenter’s rule. The current list of books first appeared in a festal letter from Athanasius, the bishop of Alexandria, in 367. Athanasius wrote this letter in an attempt to clarify the true writings that defined the true message to the Christians of his period. Other Christian schools and sects followed…

Comparing the Protestant and Catholic Reformations of the Sixteenth Century At the end of the fifteenth century and toward the beginning of the sixteenth century, reform was already under construction with the hope of reforming religious orders in the Catholic Church. There was a strong emphasis on preaching to the masses (Spielvogel, 2015, p. 371). However, not everyone was satisfied with the doctrines of the Catholic Church, and one prominent example of someone who responded with a new…

The study of religious missions and the methods and their purposes are being revealed in the Christianity of the early church. As I was studying this subject the words of Isaiah 53:7-8 began to resonate in my heart. In this we see Jesus’ sacrifice and the martyrdom of the disciples of Jesus Christ that reveals the missiology of Christianity in the early church. Opened not His mouth speaks of the Servant’s willingness to die for sinners; it also marks His dignity and authority as a lamb to the…

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…

where it was written, and to whom it was exactly written to. There are debates as to whether this letter was sent to the ethnic Galatians who invaded and occupied central Asia Minor (North Galatian theory), or to the racially mixed inhabitants of the Roman province of Galatia (South Galatian theory). Even though there is not much evidence as to which side is correct or incorrect, historians lean more towards agreeing with the South Galatian theory because they find it hard to believe that…

22 which tells about Jesus’s cry for mercy while on the cross was what did it. Psalms 22 reminded him of himself and his cries for Christ’s mercy. One day Martin finally understood the key to spiritual peace and salvation. Thanks to Paul’s Epistle to the Romans that says “The just will live by faith”, he understood that the point was not to fear God or Hell but to believe that only through faith could you reach salvation. This understanding would be key in Martins…

An Exegesis on Ephesians 2:1-10 Introduction: Paul gives an important description of salvation and what it's concept sustains for an individual. The meaning of the passages within Ephesians was to institute identity of Gentile believers as a fragment of the universal body of Christ. In preceding this Paul must first construct the specifications of the Gentile as an individual, his proclamations of salvation that convert the individual and at that moment incorporates that person in the body of…