Gnostic Gospels

This book review offers a critical analysis and evaluation of Sze-Kar Wan’s book, Power in Weakness: The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. First published in 2000, Power in Weakness, examines 2 Corinthians with a focus on Paul’s rhetorical strategies and the various conflicts Paul has with the church. Before launching into the summary and critique of this book a brief synopsis reveals Wan’s interpretation of 2 Corinthians’ construction. After contextualizing the book, attention turns…

why Samaritan’s Purse was my first and only choice for internship this summer because of the ability for growth in organization that has continually shown that Glorying God and spreading the message of the Gospel is of the utmost importance. The ability to learn how to better share the Gospel of Jesus Christ better will enable me to gain a very valuable tool to my skill set to glorify the…

word “peace” (shalom), which means fullness, completion, total well-being, and it is a common greeting even today among the Jewish people. Therefore, this way of greeting people makes of his letters a very important tool for the enculturation of the Gospel and for opening doors in different communities where he preached the good…

1. Identify four things in the Narnian Creation Story that differ from the traditional Judeo-Christian one. There are several differences between these two creation stories. In the Narnia creation story, a great lion by the name of Aslan is the creator while in the Judeo-Christian one, God is the one who creates the world and everything in it. In the Judeo-Christian creation story, Adam and Eve, created on the sixth day, were God's crown of creation. They had the responsibility of taking care…

James specifically designates his writing to “the twelve tribes in the Dispersion” (ESV, James 1:1). This can be taken as a figurative representation of the scattered Gentile church, however, as stated by Robert H. Gundry in A Survey of the New Testament, it is more likely to Jewish Christians living outside Palestine” (Gundry 518). This is defended by the overarching theme of Jewishness throughout the letter. Specific examples of this can be found in the language employed, James 5:4 refers to…

salvation. If we do not trust in him alone, it is a sign we do not believe (Martin, year unknown) In Galatians Paul repeatedly refers to Abraham, mentioned him eight times in Galatians 3 alone. This leaves us to believe that Paul preached the true gospel that was centered on Jesus Christ’s atoning death that was foretold by the Old Testament prophets. Paul’s teaching was that we only had to rely fully on Christ’s self-sacrifice for salvation and a new…

everyone the life saving Gospel, and by leading in a way that reflects the glory of Christ. It has been my immense pleasure to have had the opportunity to preach God’s Word to thousands of people over the past fifteen years. It is my sincere passion to see people embrace Christ Jesus as their Lord and savior and to be transformed by the renewing of their minds through the Word of God. As a minister, I feel it is my job to communicate, in word and deed, the unchanging Gospel to the modern…

there are people who are attempting to dissuade the Philippians from following Paul. But Paul does not seem too concerned. In fact, he states that in their attempts to defame, they actually assist him in his own mission to proclaim Christ. How the Gospel is Spread The proclamation of Christ is most powerfully made through the demonstration in one’s life. Paul is confident in his own activity that he is doing exactly what God desires and in so doing imitates Jesus. This imitation is so well done…

Background Throughout Bible history, God raises up Peter, a leader who brought His people together and gave them hope and direction to overcome forces of evil that were trying to discourage and divide the believers. A brief discussion about the author, Peter and the audience he addressed provides a background for an inner textual analysis of 1 Peter 5. This analysis is the framework used to enhance the contemporary leadership theory, Servant Leadership. Author Peter was an Apostle sent to…

addition, this chapter lives on in infamy for offering one of the most misunderstood concepts stemming from this gospel: the trinity. The Father, the Son, and the Helper are all present characters in this section, but we must allow ourselves to read the words undiluted from popular understanding. 14:1-14…