Epistle

Saint Thaddeus (Jude the Apostle) is the saint I chose to be the model of my Christian life. This is also the saint name I was given at Baptism. I have decided to continue my Christian life by learning from the ways of Saint Thaddeus. We celebrate his feast day on October 28. St. Thaddeus is believed to have been born in the town Paneas, which is located in Galilee. Thaddeus is a relative of Jesus since both of St. Thaddeus’ parents are related Jesus’ parents. St. Thaddeus’ mother is a cousin of…

Romans The Book of Romans is an Epistle authored by the apostle Paul and penned in the winter of AD 56/57. Perhaps most know for the Romans Road, the Book of Romans was written to ease the issue of confusion arising in the Roman church. It appears that the Roman church consisted with both Jews and Gentiles which in turn, caused friction and misunderstandings (Zondervan, 1993). It seems that the unsound doctrine of salvation by works was causing much confusion among the congregation and…

Reading Insights Discussions This week’s reading authored by James White expresses the importance of public prayer as worship by interceding on behalf of others. Mr. Smith references the scripture Luke 11:1 to make his case of daily public prayer being a school master for teaching how to pray. It is here that Jesus teaches His disciples what is known as the “Lord’s Prayer.” It is in this prayer that Jesus teaches them the basic components of prayer; adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and…

Gregory wrote letters, or epistles, both personally and professionally. He clarified his actions after his forceful ordination and subsequent escape with a letter. St. Gregory wrote many letters to bishops, public figures, government officials and congregations to convey his teachings. Writing was his preferred medium, and he certainly mastered his art form. The epistle he wrote explaining to his congregation why he fled Nazianzus is precise and…

Jews made their home in Antioch. Secondly, it became the primary church of the earliest Christianity, and this is because all of Paul’s journeys began in Antioch. Also it speaks on all three of the journeys that Paul went through. Paul “wrote the Epistle to the Romans in the early AD 57 during his…

Is the Bible trustworthy based on what we know from history? Sources outside the Bible all confirm what the Bible says. Josephus was a Jewish historian and mentions Jesus several times. He notes Jesus’ role as a religious teacher and his death by crucifixion. Tacitus was a Roman historian and says Jesus lived during the N.T. times and that he was referred to as the “Christ” by His followers. Modern historians accept these two as reliable reporters and historians and neither one were Christians…

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…

Jonathan Ventura Philosophy 1304 Professor Howard November 27, 2014 Catholicism Similarities and Differences from Christianity Christianity is the largest religion in the world today, and Catholicism is its largest denomination or subset. There are about 2.6 billion followers of Christianity today and growing. About 60 percent of these Christians follow Catholicism, which is roughly about 1.2 billion followers (Catholicism vs. Christianity). Christianity, in its simplest essence, is a…

however, gently reminds readers that Jesus Himself referred to the Old Testament as “the Scripture” and told people of how the Old Testament pointed to His coming. Paul and Peter also encourage others to refer back to the Old Testament in their epistles. In short, Luther declares that the Old Testament should be read diligently and should also be highly regarded. The preface to the New Testament is Luther’s explanation of what he considers it to be, that being the “good news” or Gospel of…

When looking at verses 4-14, Jesus in essence is trying to both calm his disciples’ fears as well as temper any expectations they might have concerning their questions in verse 3. Jesus is basically saying, “Guys, don’t let your mind wander too far and come up with wrong conclusions.” Jesus tells the disciples that there will be birth pangs before the end. In saying this and describing the birth pangs, Jesus is not telling his disciples when He would come back. Also, although many want to…