New Testament

I agree with the doctrinal distinction of total depravity. This doctrinal belief comes from the Reformed tradition. Total depravity means that humans are completely wicked and morally corrupt. This means that human nature is fully dead. Without Christ, it is not possible to have true life because of the depravity of humans. I believe this is true because human nature is corruptible and mutable. Consequently, humans live in sin and are tempted by evil throughout the entire time on heaven. Satan…

course of AP Irenaeus claims that God is Father to the faithful '[…] since "in the last times" he opened the testament for the adoption as sons; while to the Jews He is as Lord and Lawgiver […]'. Crucially, this claim frames the Christian understanding of God according to a Trinitarian pattern, and one which passes necessarily through Jesus. This, follows, insofar as in him the new testament “was opened”, and only with respect to the only begotten and incarnated Son we can understand God as the…

Genesis 12:3 he shows that from the start of his covenant with Abraham, God intended to bless to all nations and people (v. 6-9). Therefore, there has been no fundamental change in the sign of the covenant membership. Additionally, as it relates to the New covenant community, Colossians 2:11-12 reminds us that in Christ we have been given a “spiritual circumcision” when we are “buried with him [Christ] in baptism.” Ergo, true circumcision, Paul boldly declares, is not about what one does…

Spirit in the Old Testament, a more extensive review of the Gospel will be investigated as well as an assortment of Bible commentaries, theology and various doctrinal teachings to discover John’s purpose. All sources will be cited and will be used to expound on and explain John’s point of view. An assessment of the main perspectives and a conclusion of the topics will close out this research…

2.3 Suffering in the New Testament Suffering in the New Testament has a positive connotation because its complete meaning comes from the suffering and death of Christ on the Cross. Jesus talks not only about suffering theoretically but through His endurance, completes the meaning of it. When Jesus talks about suffering and evil, it does not have origin from the Father, rather it is introduced by the enemy of this world who is Satan. “While everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds…

allows him or her to approach the Holy God. As defined by pastors Chandler, Patterson, and Geiger, “In its simplest form, the Gospel is God’s reconciling work in Christ-that through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, God is making all things new both personally for those who repent and believe and cosmically as He redeems culture and creation from its subjection to futility” (Chandler, 7). The essence of the Gospel is the story of how God has redeemed His people. In class, it has been…

Religion plays a significant role in people’s lives as it guides the relationship between God and man, as observed in the various doctrines found in the Quran, the Bible, and many other religious publications. One of Christian religions, the Roman Catholic Church, has used the Bible to show that Jesus is the Christ, son of God, and Lord. The Church is an old religious institution established long before the civilization of many nations on earth. Moreover, it has a huge followership on many…

Matthew, Luke and Mark: Proclaiming the Divinity of Jesus The beginning chapter of the Books of Matthew, Luke and Mark have a common underlying theme: the confirmation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah. These books serve to establish the New Testament’s claim that Jesus is the Savior that the Jewish people had long been awaiting for. Nevertheless, the individual approach that the said Books has opted to endeavor differs from one another; for Matthew it is through an extensive and detailed…

The Gospel of Peter is obviously not found in the New Testament or in any other part of the Bible for that matter. This is for both obvious reasons and likely some reasons we do not know. When deciding what Gospels to include in the New Testament the religion leaders of the time chose not to include Peter’s Gospel. Scholars recently discovered this after finding Peter’s Gospel someplace in Egypt. Scholars found that Peter reserved a large portion of his story to describe story of Jesus’s death…

rehearsing his dealings with individuals, the Pentateuch demonstrates God's supreme dominion. This teaches us that God is powerful and that he is always beside us protecting us and guiding us. A second dominant theme is the history. In the Old Testament God…