Social Gospel

there are people who are attempting to dissuade the Philippians from following Paul. But Paul does not seem too concerned. In fact, he states that in their attempts to defame, they actually assist him in his own mission to proclaim Christ. How the Gospel is Spread The proclamation of Christ is most powerfully made through the demonstration in one’s life. Paul is confident in his own activity that he is doing exactly what God desires and in so doing imitates Jesus. This imitation is so well done…

Background Throughout Bible history, God raises up Peter, a leader who brought His people together and gave them hope and direction to overcome forces of evil that were trying to discourage and divide the believers. A brief discussion about the author, Peter and the audience he addressed provides a background for an inner textual analysis of 1 Peter 5. This analysis is the framework used to enhance the contemporary leadership theory, Servant Leadership. Author Peter was an Apostle sent to…

addition, this chapter lives on in infamy for offering one of the most misunderstood concepts stemming from this gospel: the trinity. The Father, the Son, and the Helper are all present characters in this section, but we must allow ourselves to read the words undiluted from popular understanding. 14:1-14…

the prologue, “Heaven on their minds” brings us in with some groovy tunes and Judah is expressing his ager is what the audience took it about Jesus becoming known for the Messiah. Judah Iscariot was one of the twelve prophets. According to the Gospels, Judah was arrested due to betraying Jesus (Betsworth, 8). In the…

bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.” Paul is giving the reason here for not buying into the false teaching. First, Paul establishes that the fullness of God is found in the Gospel that was preached-in Jesus Christ. Paul reminds the Colossians that Jesus Christ came down to earth as fully God and fully man at the same time. As Pastor mentioned last week, theologians call that the hypostatic union. As a fun fact: How many…

Scriptural sources such as Mark’s gospel of the passion help support church’s assertion that sinners not Jews are responsible for Jesus death. This story in Mark's gospel begins with this observation in chapter 14, verse 53 quoting, and they led Jesus to the high priest, and all of the chief priests, elders, and scribes were assembled. Professor Anderson point out in his lecture, (Who is Responsible for Jesus' Death,) that the next verse 54 should inform of what ensues next in the Assembly.…

The main message that is highlighted in this passage is that Jesus is the fact that Jesus is always in union with God. In addition, Jesus is reiterating the primary message of following in his ways and that if you follow him, you will have eternal life. This passage is trying to teach us that Jesus is the way of life, and that we must listen and understand Christ. We must believe that through him we will love fully and that he is our all-powerful God. In the passage it states, “I give them…

The Gospels are an intertwining of history because they trace the life of Jesus, his miracles, ventures and ultimately his death and resurrection as well occurrences in Israel across numerous historical accounts (Strauss, 2011, p. 1035). “The Gospels begins with accounts of “the life of the historical Jesus” (Strauss, 2011, p. 1035). It is important to remember “the Gospels are historical in that they are set in a specific historical context” (Strauss, 2011, p. 1022). History displays that “it…

we do not know who the author(s) are. I believe that you have to integrate the historical, and archeology, findings with the messages in the Bible; you cannot ignore solid evidence. As we have learned in this class you must take into account the social norms of the time period of Jesus. You must also take into consideration the various meanings/translations of words from Arabic to Greek to English (Jews does not mean Jews as we know it today). As is noted in The Tensions Between…

In Scot McKnight’s The King Jesus Gospel, the questions begged include whether or not Jesus preached the gospel, whether the gospel Paul preached is the same gospel Jesus preached, and whether the gospel we as Christians currently preach are the same, or even close to, the gospel Paul and Jesus preached. McKnight begins the readers’ journey through the gospel by introducing what the gospel actually is. The apostolic gospel is defined as an expansion of 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul “quote[s]…