New Testament

parables about then and gives the recognition, unlike other gospels. The Gospel of Luke was written around the same time as that of Matthew, around the mid-80s of the first century CE and was written in the most refined Greek of any gospels in the New Testament. Like Matthew,…

prophecies at the time Rome already existed to explain the mythology behind the name. In the Bible King David makes a prophecy given to him by God about what will happen to Jesus, “They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment” (Psalm 22:18 New International Version). The book of Matthew describes, “Divided his clothes by…

this study. Information is cited from commentaries in both Greek and English texts, and the works of many authors. The heart of the study will be done on the verse listed above in “The Scope of the Study.” All quotations from the English New Testament are from the New English Translation unless otherwise noted. Discerning the Will of God As stated above, the key phrase to be studied, “εἰς τὸ δοκιμάζειν ὑμᾶς τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ,” is central to the topic of discerning God’s will. Prior to…

The New Testament contains texts that are successful in converting many to Christianity. Paul the Apostle is one of its writers and one of his texts, the Letters to the Galatians, exemplifies Christianity’s persuasiveness. In Paul’s Letters to the Galatians, he explains to the Galatians that having faith in Jesus Christ is the only law they should be following in order to live an earthly life benefiting from the Holy Spirit. Paul effectively does this by dissuading against Judaism and its…

The Crucifixion of Jesus The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is recorded in four different books of the New Testament; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four of these stories are the same and very different at the same time, each telling generally the same story with differences and focus on different aspects of each. Of the four the telling that speaks the most to me falls between the telling by Matthew and the telling of Luke but after a second reading and more reflection the story that really…

ministry by being baptised by John in the Jordan River, an action that puzzles Christians and biblical scholars alike, as the stated purpose of John’s baptism is a “a baptism (ceremony) of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” However, the New Testament confirms Jesus was completely without sin ; therefore, the general belief is that the baptism was…

Baptism is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption with the use of water in the Christian church. Jesus came from Galilee to the River of Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist. Many have called baptism a sacrament and an ordinance of Jesus Christ. Baptisms in some denominations are called christening, but usually when you hear the word christening you think of the baptism of infants. Among the early Christians a candidate for baptism would be totally submerged under the water or…

So, if the preacher does not have a correct biblical theology of worship, passages about the Old Testament temple might be wrongly applied to the New Testament church building, rather than being fulfilled in Christ and his people. 6) THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE IS DIVORCED FROM ITS GENERIC IMPACT: THE ‘DOCTRINAL SERMON.’ God has deliberately spoken to us ‘in many and diverse ways…

Paul. Paul and Barnabas came to the church in Antioch to preach to the people, and help instruct them in their way of worship. Together they stayed for a full year, and taught much. Their job was to strengthen, renew, and create, by the grace of God, new faith. The disciples in Antioch were the first to be called disciples. Their teaching was faced with trials, one by the name of Agabus, who prophesied a great famine through the…

children of foreign women, would not be so. Today intermarriages are somewhat racially biased, and yet, spiritual differences are concerns of today. Intermarriages of today have become very common, widespread and yet very problematic. Although the New Testament says that believers should not team up with those who are unbelievers (2 Cor. 6:14). Many people today discount this problem only to regret it later. We must be careful, not to be blindsided to the importance of marrying someone with whom…