New Testament

for a writing to be considered canon and placed in the New Testament of the bible, however when looking back through history I see something quite different has taken place. There were different defensive reasons that were taken into consideration as to why writings were separated from other writings and placed into the “New Testament” canon. The first defense was from legalism which was quickly handled by Paul as described in the New Testament. This was followed by the church fathers defense…

The word is used throughout the New Testament for the Church. Jesus used this term in Matthew 16 when He spoke on how He will build His church. Again, Jesus used this term as a body of Christians, which is then later referred in church discipline (Hayes, 3). In the New Testament, this new gathering can be represented as getting called out together. When Jesus came, He started a new adventure that would unite believers and the Church would then become the…

the Lamb of God as this animal gave heightened significance in the Old Testament by what it represented in the Jewish sacrificial system. Furthermore, Jesus Christ…

I am writing about faith and the Required Human Response as found in Galatians; however, I wanted to point out that faith is mentioned in 18 verses in Galatians, 287 verses in the New Testament and 171 verses in the Old Testament. The Pauline epistles were written to the churches and individuals who already believed in Christ so throughout Paul calls for the fruit of repentance and faith. The apostle Paul wrote the book of Galatians in the form of letters that were written to the churches he…

that even though music is mentioned frequently throughout the Old Testament, in the New Testament there is no mention of musical instruments being played in the Temple for worship. If we look at the surface of this belief, we conclude it is true that there is no reference and authority given in the New Testament for the playing of musical instruments in the Temple. In fact, every time the word ‘music’ is mentioned in the New Testament, it is only in reference to singing (using the voice as an…

primitive Church outside of the New Testament. ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΑΙ ΙΓΝΑΤΙΟΥ: The Letters of Ignatius is a unique tool that assists those with an intermediate level of Koine Greek in reading these valuable epistles. Using the text of Kirsopp Lake’s 1919 edition of The Apostolic Fathers, ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΑΙ ΙΓΝΑΤΙΟΥ provides definitions and parsing information in footnotes in the bottom margins of the page for every word in the text that occurs 30 times or less in the Greek New Testament. ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΑΙ ΙΓΝΑΤΙΟΥ is the…

(Highfield, 2008, p. 105). Scripture offers much in the teaching of the triune; however, as Highfield states, “the traditional doctrine has a solid scriptural warrant” (2008, p. 108). As one begins to understand the Scripture ties between Old Testament theology and Jesus’ participation in creation and divine ability to forgive, it will influence how they view the…

established order and pending events, is subject. Furthermore, creation’s primary function is to bear witness of God’s greatness. Mansoor has observed the progression in describing God that clearly took place between the Old Testament and the Hodayot; whereas the Old Testament primarily referred to God in anthropomorphic terms, the Hodayot speaks specifically of “God’s absolute word, his absolute will.” Included in God’s absolute control of creation is his absolute control of humanity. The…

of Hebrews the writer utilizes passages from the Old Testament scriptures to affirm that the person of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant, the Messiah. The utilization of Old Testament scriptures communicated the message in a means they understood, while also giving authority and validity to the position. “The New Testament writers, evangelists and apostles give no reason to doubt that Jesus is the Messiah, or in New Testament language, the Christ. He came, born of Abrahamic…

Anything titled ‘new’ in regards to views on the Bible should be dealt with cautiously. Of course, throughout history it was necessary that some doctrines be revised (e.g. the Earth as center of the universe***) and in such cases, ‘new perspectives’ were quite beneficial. While the New Perspective on Paul is certainly thought provoking and even brings up some good points in regards to Judaism, the Church should treat it with caution and not regard it as a replacement for the traditional views of…