Epistle to the Romans

Paul was an educated man who had an encounter with Jesus and began preaching the gospel to the Gentiles while helping to establish the church through missions. He was a very passionate man who was inspired by the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel. He was formerly known as “Paul of Tarsus”. He had a troubled beginning before he took a journey down Damascus Road. After his conversion, Paul wrote 13 books in the New Testament. Many people’s lives were transformed by Paul’s willingness and…

Did God accept polygamy? Why then would He choose to bless the Old Testament leaders who seemed to have performed polygamy? It is easy to misinterpret that in God blessing them, it portrays that He promotes such a practice. But that argument is farthest from the truth. The leaders in question, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were blessed because our God is a gracious God. It is not what they had done that warranted God’s blessings. The majority of society today condemns the practice of polygamy.…

5. Give your understanding of the Scriptural role of your ministry in the context of the church, including applications of the principles of Christian unity in terms of your relationship a). To the church you minister in: God taught me something highly important; “Love them who they are, accept them as they are”; this is my principle as a pastor. People come from the world to the Word experiencing a huge difference. This is a great transition. Therefore, we should not expect anyone to be…

There were many other factors that contributed to the Reformation, one being the new humanistic fashion of reading and writing that allowed people to become more insightful and critical. A popular literary humanistic method introduced during the Renaissance was the reading of ancient texts and analyzing them to increase knowledge and insight. Writing became a key way to communicate thoughts and opinions to others. Reading and writing affected the Protestant Reformation greatly because it allowed…

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 freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (New International Version). John 3:16 provides love as the reason God did…

1. Who was Muhammad? According to a Britannica article by Annemarie Schimmel, the Islam religion views Muhammad as the last in a series of prophets. Equally important, Muhammad is considered the messenger of Allah given the words to write the Qur'an through the angel Gabriel (Schimmel, 2016). 2. How is the Qur’an structured? When is Ramadan observed? The Qur’an has 114 chapters describing different aspects of life, including God, Satan, Heaven, Hell, social justice, humanity, and so forth…

• It obviously does not do any good if we simply view the Bible as a text book. This is why we cannot refer it, sprinkle it, or concordance it. The Bible speaks in a manner of unfolding a grand drama. The Bible is sufficient and it speaks concerning the areas of our lives. Yet, because it doesn’t provide meticulous details for life, we must also excavate relevant applications from the truth hidden in the Bible, as the Bible provides general principles for the way of life. The Bible needs to be…

As one of the most prominent literary figures of the early seventeenth century, John Donne has engendered widely differing views regarding the merits of his work. His reputation stands on two distinct accomplishments: the witty, sensual love poetry of his early career and the serious, devout religious writing of his later career as the Dean of St. Paul 's. Donne 's poetry was influential enough to be considered the basis of the metaphysical school of poetry, as characterized by later writers…

THE LAW OF LIBERTY Introduction The Law of Liberty is initially mentioned in James 1:25, “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continue therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” At this point, James is referring to the Gospel, even though it is termed a law, it is not, firmly speaking; a law is authorized and obligated. But, here it is an affirmation of uprightness and deliverance by Jesus Christ, a proposal…

his heavenly orations brought peace wherever he went. Before he spoke the word of God to those gathered around him, he first prayed for peace: “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (Romans 16:20, RSV) He then preached repentance and the "Good News" based on the Gospels: Luke 24:44-49 (RSV) Then he said to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of…