New Testament

significance of the vision”. It was in the third person talking about God, to confirm the relationship of the Lord with His people; He was dwelling among them. This is not new to John’s hearers, because they are already familiar with the language of “dwelling among them” in John 1:14. Again, the scene has come to the beginning, but in a new dimension; divine access is more immediate and direct. This is a fulfillment of the eschatological promises to those who come out of great tribulation;…

We live in a society that have different moral differences. It is hard for people to actually understand the concept of right and wrong. Because, not everyone shares the same idea of what constitutes decent behavior. Rosenstand has four major paths to choose from. There is nihilism, ethical relativism, soft universalism, and hard universalism. They are all very different, she puts nihilism and hard universalism one opposite ends of a spectrum. After reading these moral beliefs, I am…

the life that He lived when He came in the flesh. Also it was written to show Him in the form of flesh and as God. Luke was written in an excellect style and the only Greek gentile author who used many of the wrods were only used by him of the New Testament writers. This means that the author of the gospel was very educated and gifted as a ariter and this great book worked as a doctor. Luke is also known to be the author of The Book of Acts and was a great friend of Paul’s. Luke had people in…

Christians believe Believing in one God and knowing that Christianity is the true religion will help you stay on the path to the Lord. Jesus Christ said himself that he is the way to our father. Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. There is only one God, many religious teachings are the same, and Christianity is the only right religion. God said “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.”(3) In the bible God uses the word “I” as in one…

John the Apostle was born to his mother, Salome, and his father, Zebedee, around 6 A.D. in Bethsaida, Syria. John the Apostle is also called John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, the Beloved Disciple, and the Apostle of Charity. John’s family was falling into poverty during John’s childhood. John worked with his brother and dad as a fisherman in the Sea of Galilee to support his family. John had one sibling named James. James was also known as James the Son of Zebedee and James the Greater. James…

and the post-ascension work of the disciples. There are also clear instructions in Phil 2 to be imitators of Jesus (vv.1-5). Further, the encouragement for the youth minister to be both self-sacrificial and a servant is a value prized highly by New Testament writers, especially in their qualifications for ministry (Tit. 1:5-9; 1 Pt. 5:1-4). There are, however, some theological…

BSERVATIONS OF THE PASSAGE 1. My initial paraphrase of the passage is: v. 24 Now I am rejoicing in my suffering for you and I am filling up what is lacking from the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for the body which is the church. v. 25 Which I have become a servant according to the plan of God that was given to me for you to make the word of God fully known, v. 26 the mystery that has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been made known to his saints. v. 27 To whom…

start like many other religions. Before Christianity got its popularity, what kind of problems did the religion face? How did it all start? The start of a monotheistic religion began when Egypt collapsed and the Hebrews took control. They created a new form of religion based on the…

apply principles to today’s occurring issues. Being able to discern between whats Biblically right or wrong is a strong trait Christians should have. Luckily, the Bible does explain some strong attributes that all Christians should portray. In the New Testament there is a list of the fruits of the Spirit and it goes through nine different characteristics that show that the Spirit lives within someone. A separate attribute from the Fruit of the Spirit is giving. Christians should be known by…

unique and many details are foretold in Old Testament, the Christian sacred scriptures. The claims that Jesus made about himself infuriated the religious establishment of his day and they had him crucified. Every aspect of Jesus’ life was extraordinary and worth examining. The gospel writings of Matthew and Luke both tell the story of the birth of Jesus. According to the gospel writers, Jesus was born to a virgin and his birth was foretold in the Old Testament…