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H. Lecture 8 – 2 Corinthians Word Count: 525 1. Itemize four main principles of giving that Paul enunciates in 2 Cor. 8:1-15? The principles that Paul enunciates are for giving are: (1) it should be sacrificial. Paul contrasts them to the Macedonian church—which gave even in extreme poverty, (2) Christians should surrender even themselves as a gift to God, (3) giving should be done with sincerity and gladness, and (4) giving ought to be proportionate to ones blessings. Those with excess…

As the most influential book in the world, the Bible has been widely appreciated and studied by people from all nations through thousands of years. The Christian New Testament includes the Gospels According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the first four books, and they offer the most significant source of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Though there are some similar stories related to Jesus in these books, the four Gospels give four distinctive accounts of Jesus ' life, earthly…

The New Deal under President Franklin Roosevelt. The New Deal was a very critical period under Roosevelt as the president of the USA and the period describes the set of the federal programs which were launched by the president in 1933 after he took office (Rauch, 2012) .The federal programs which were formulated and implemented during the new deal were used to respond to the repercussions or the calamities which occurred after the…

1 Enoch Introduction 1 Enoch, also known as the Ethiopic Book of Enoch, is attributed to the seventh descendent of Adam and Eve: Enoch. Enoch is mentioned in Genesis 5:21-24 in which he was spiritually relocated by God. This account gave rise to the story of Enoch seeing the mysteries of the universe, the secrets of the world, and the predetermined course of human history. It can be argued that 1 Enoch is the most important text in the corpus of Jewish literature from the Hellenistic and…

Bittersweet Temptation Since the beginning of time—specifically when Adam and Eve were first created, Christians have always struggled with the seductiveness of temptation. For instance, in the first recorded case of sin, Eve, the first human woman, falls victim to temptation by eating “pleasant fruit” that God had explicitly told her not eat (7). After this incident, humans have a severed, disconnected relationship with God. As a result, a myriad of sins were recorded within the text of the…

The Person of the Holy Spirit is entrenched inside of the whole extent of Scripture. He is initially specified in Genesis 1:2 and shows up oftentimes all through the Old Testament. He is no less unmistakable in the New Testament, yet there is maybe not any more essential photo of the degree of His temperament and work than the one communicated in the Gospel of John. This paper will analyze both the Person and the work of the Holy Spirit as it is expounded in John’s Gospel. This paper will…

Throughout life many can agree on hearing or reading a quote about the importance of the youth and how they will affect the future. The fact is that a large percentage of the U.S. underestimates the influential power of the youth, and decide not to listen to them due to their “lack” of knowledge or experience. Aside from the younger populations, minorities are also some of the most overlooked people in the U.S., especially Latinos/as or those of Latino descent, and as a result the younger Latino…

Christians today understand the New Testament as a central part of their religion. Many of the writings, besides the Gospels, are attributed to Paul. Romans, one of Paul’s epistles, stands out because of its length, detail and writing style. The letter to Romans outlines Paul’s personal theology and details the nature of God’s love and justification. While Paul highlights several points about a myriad of topics, in Romans 8:31-39, he focuses on the cornerstone of his faith. As Paul explains, the…

INTRODUCTION God is not the author of confusion, the Bible is clear in revealing not only the reality of miraculous events in the Book of Acts but also their purpose. One of the main purposes of the miracles in the Book of Acts was to create a platform for preaching and evangelism for the Apostles. The miracles in the book of Acts were not for the direct benefit of those performing the miracles or for material purposes. They were for the purpose of authenticating the message about Jesus.…

In a nation dominated by Patriarchal Christian discourse, the role of women was highly problematizes as a source of weakness. In order to counteract decline and promote positive reproduction, women were pushed into traditionally Victorian roles of motherhood and passivity. Katrina Trask wrote in her 1895 article entitled “Motherhood and Citizenship: Woman’s Wisest Policy” that woman should bear children with “the mission of the perpetration of the race” and a woman engaging in sexual acts with…