Paul of Tarsus and Judaism

Paul is one of the most prolific writers in the Christian faith. After his conversion following his persecution of members of the Christian faith, Paul dedicated his life to spreading the word of Jesus Christ and helping maintain the Church alongside the Apostles. Paul eventually suffers for his role in the church by being beheaded. However, in his various letters, Paul helps guide the early church with various problems that arise. In his letter to the Galatians, Paul is specifically guiding…

Introduction What is true sacrifice? In part, it can be described as placing a higher priority on someone else’s needs comparatively to our own no matter how they have treated us. Similarly in Romans 1-8, the Apostle Paul described how the Lord created Earth because He wanted to have a personal relationship with everyone. However, mankind turned away from Him and followed after their sinful passions leading to a downward spiral of righteousness in society. Despite this, God had a plan to save…

actions. One’s deeds are reflective of one’s being. Therein lies the real issue, as sin, according to the Apostle Paul, produces death (Romans 6:23). Further, Paul teaches, all are dead in their sins (Col. 2:13). The solution, therefore, is not to change one’s behavior, but rather, to receive new life. A corpse cannot behave as if it were alive as its core is lifeless. In Colossians 2:13, Paul writes, “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive…

Saul, who would later become known as Paul after his radical conversion to Christ, was a man who represented the most extreme pathway towards Christianity one could take. A highly educated Jewish religious leader, Saul hunted down and persecuted Christians for what he believed to be ultimate blasphemy. Saul experienced an incredible interruption on his mission to eliminate Christians. In Acts 9:1-6, Jesus himself appeared in a bright light, and commanded Saul to turn from his ways and follow Him…

remember why Paul wrote what he did. He had received word that the church of Corinth did not believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead at the return of Jesus. The question at hand is whether or not those who place their faith in Christ will be resurrected at Christ's return. This is is evident earlier in verse 12 when Paul asked “how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?” Paul uses the arguments given in verses 29-32 as grounds for verses 33 and 34. In verse 29 Paul…

The Apostle Paul, wrote the book of Romans around 56-57 A.D. The book of Romans is a letter Paul was writing to the Roman people, to give them a foundation for their faith in Jesus. Paul is trying to get the point across to the Romans that your works will not get you into heaven, its all about your heart. In Romans 7:6, Paul says, "But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the spirit, and not in the old way of the law.”…

1:1–5 Luke introduces his letter to Theophilus and provides the beginning context. Title: Greeting and Jesus’s Departing Speech  Title: A Continuation of Luke’s Gospel and Jesus is Leaving, but His Spirit Remains Luke, the writer of both the Lukan Gospel and the book of Acts, commences the book of Acts by revealing that this book will differ from the Gospel: in the Gospel, Jesus personally taught; in Acts, Jesus teaches by His Spirit through His people. Seeing their Master on the verge of…

Unfortunately, it is not entirely clear from Scripture why Paul wrote to the Ephesian Church back in 62 A.D. from behind the bars of a Roman prison. However, Acts 20:31 (READ THE TEXT) reveals Paul spent three years in Ephesus so he knew the Ephesians well, so one theory as to why Paul wrote Ephesians can be found in (TEXT) Eph. 6:21 in which Paul says, “so that you may also know how I am and what I am doing.” From the text, it can be concluded that Paul was simply letting the Ephesian Church…

“under the power of sin” or living in “the flesh” (Thibodaux, video). To the Gentiles, from chapter 1:18-32, Paul addressed idolatry (1:22-25) and sexual perversion (1:26-32). St. Paul said, "They are filled with every form of wickedness, evil, greed, and malice" and then lists a multitude of sins: envy, murder, rivalry, treachery, spite, gossips, and hate of God. According to St. Paul, the Gentiles are "insolent, haughty, boastful, ingenious in their wickedness, and rebellious toward their…

the sermon that the pastor wants the congregation to remember the most and take away. I think this section is the part that Paul wanted all the people to especially take away. Verse nineteen Paul says, "For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God", which means that he gave up the rules back then so that he could be a Christian living for God. "When Paul says that he is not speaking of physical death. In his vocabulary, to die to something means to have no further relation…