Pharisees

7. Main Themes and Theological Message Hosea 6:1-6 reveals so much about God. First and foremost, God is compassion and his steadfast love towards his people causes God indecisive to execute punishment (Hosea 6:4). God’s punishment can be fatal as God is powerful and have no problems to launch any magnitude of punishment (Hosea 6:1,5). God is capable to heal people from severe and fatal injured, including those inflicted by him. God will heal those who repent and return to him (Hosea 6:1).…

1. How do each of the Gospel authors use parables to describe the Kingdom? One of the most common topics for Jesus in the Gospels is the Kingdom of God. Through allegories, analogies and parables, the Gospel authors try to explain the nature, timing, and requirements of the Kingdom of God. Matthew most often refers to the “Kingdom of Heaven,” perhaps because of the Jewish custom of not saying the name of God, although Matthew is not consistent in this practice, occasionally using the term…

significant figure in early Christianity. Paul was a wealthy Roman citizen and Jewish. He was a well-educated apostle that was given a very thorough Hebrew education as well as a traditional Greek education. Originally, Paul was a member of the Pharisees, an active persecutor group of Christians. He was strictly committed to Jewish law in which believed the Christians perverted Judaism by claiming Christ’s divinity. He was said to have encountered Jesus’s vision while on the road to Damascus to…

Currently in the Church of the Nazarene, individuals are being discriminated against for being involved in homosexual activity. As a Church, we have developed a mission statement that expresses our goal to go into the World and make Christlike disciples. We, as the Church of the Nazarene, should be open to changing our views of homosexuality and be concerned with the intent of making disciples, even if we do not agree with their lifestyle.. This paper will argue from the view of a rule…

Salvation Before and After Christ Death “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3: 23); however, no sin can enter heaven (Revelation 21: 27); therefore, the forgiveness of sins is extremely important to those who desire heaven as their eternal home. Yet, there is confusion in the world about how or upon what conditions sins are forgiven today and that has developed, in large measure, by not “rightly dividing the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2: 15) Nonetheless, God…

Introduction After researching and reading through all of the Rule of Life sample papers, I stumbled upon one which included John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer. I was not raised Methodist, so as much as I was familiar with John Wesley, I found myself unfamiliar with the prayer. Nevertheless, as I read it, I discovered it was honest and forthcoming. John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer seemed to come from a place of vulnerability and security at the same time. It shows a confident trust in God and a keen…

INTRODUCTION God is not the author of confusion, the Bible is clear in revealing not only the reality of miraculous events in the Book of Acts but also their purpose. One of the main purposes of the miracles in the Book of Acts was to create a platform for preaching and evangelism for the Apostles. The miracles in the book of Acts were not for the direct benefit of those performing the miracles or for material purposes. They were for the purpose of authenticating the message about Jesus.…

Merriam-Webster defines avarice as “excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain” (Avarice, n.d.). While that definition is fairly straight forward, a few synonyms including greed, covetousness, and cupidity provide a vivid picture of why this word has rightfully earned its place among the seven capital vices. It is noteworthy to mention a few near antonyms of avarice, for instance, are charity, generosity, and selflessness. This presentation will first look at how avarice is defined in…

have condemned the guiltless.” One can only examine their own heart when confronted with Jesus’ words of judgement. In his article entitled The Place of Wife Battering in Considering Divorce, Gary Liaboe makes the case that abuse is even more damaging to a marriage relationship than adultery. “It has been demonstrated that the key term porneia can most easily be considered as a generic term indicating immorality. Therefore, the concept of divorce for reasons of porneia can be considered as…

We first meet Saul during the murder of Stephen. While Saul took no active part in Stephen’s murder, he watched in approval as these Jewish leaders took off their coats, laid them at his feet, and stoned Stephen to death. The stoning of Stephen marked the beginning of the great persecution of the Christians. This persecution was so great, that the Christians fled Jerusalem and went to Judea and Samaria. Notice in verse 8:4 that these Christians who were scattered went and preached the Good News…