Tarsus

I have enjoyed reading all the passages and commentaries about the first Christian martyr, Stephen. It has really been eye opening and God has showed me some amazing things through this study. Before I get into anything I just want to summarize what I read. In the book of Acts, early church members in the church in Jerusalem were giving their money freely to help the poor. But this caused a bit of a problem because the church was growing so fast that some of the widows in the community were…

Philippians 2:1-11 The main point is to pursue unity, It’s an exaltation to unity, having the same mindset, humility promotes unity and consideration of others. In doctrine and the work of Jesus. Nevertheless, meaning, to love God, fellowship with each other and with and humble spirit, and esteem others higher than yourself; in other words, look out for each other. Philippians 2:1-4. What are your most significant observation of the passage? Intimating Christ humility, and his attitude.…

Liberty University Online October 11, 2015 BIBL 425 B07 BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW 1. Paul spent much of his missionary time teaching Jesus’s word. Paul often refers to himself as a salve of God, and with this he brings the true meaning of Jesus’s message to us on many instructional levels. His instruction is from everything to creation to marriage, justification and salvation. Our biblical worldview is constructed according to the Book of Romans, to view our death,…

Due to Paul and Barnabas’ first extremely successful missions trip, there arose a problem within the growing church regarding the varying beliefs of the Gentiles’ acceptance into the church (Wilcox, 2014). Although Paul believed that they Gentiles acceptance of God’s salvation was enough to join the church, certain Jews believed that there were others stipulations that they should follow. These terms were circumcision, kosher dietary restrictions, and significantly stricter sexual restrictions…

The Gentiles Even though the Middle East version of Christianity was not very welcoming of differing opinions, one of Paul’s missions was to include everyone in the church. He even says “Considering that I'm an apostle to the Gentiles, I publicize my own ministry in the hope that somehow I might make my own people jealous and save some of them” (Romans 11:13-14). His vision of unity between both the Gentiles and the Jews was strong in 1 Corinthians, but this theme keeps on recurring…

The book that I have chosen for my book review is entitled, The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul, written by Wayne A. Meeks. The book is an account of what it was like to be a Christian in a Pauline church living in the first century. The book draws upon archaeological biblical and non-biblical literary sources to back up its claims. Since the author is a professor at Yale University, it is written in a scholarly manner and relies on up to date history and…

This chapter reviewed relevant literature on the ministry and ordination of apostles from biblical, ecclesiastical and theological reflection of the cessationist and the proponents view. At the same time, the historical significance and tradition of ordination is reviewed briefly. 2.1. Divergent Views on the Ministry of Apostleship from Biblical Point of View Biblical scholars and theologians have diverse views on what the Bible teaches about the ministry of Apostleship. Benjamin G. McNair…

Paul’s letter to the church in Roman is quite a fascinating document especially when you take into consideration the continuity of the text. It is easy to forget that when the letter was first written, it was not written in chapter/verse format. It was written as a letter to a group of individuals with the intent of expressing a series of thoughts that were interconnected. In particular, the first 8 chapters help us to understand the “what’s” and “why’s” of justification by faith. As such, I…

The apostle Paul, in Hebrews chapter 12 verses 1 and 2, uses Jesus as the example of how we should live our lives. He admonishes the reader to run with perseverance the race set before them. Looking deeper into the thoughts of this particular phrase one can surmise that not every race is identical. Each runner with have a different course and be expected to run it at a different pace. Further, some runners will be long distance runners, some will be sprinters, and some will be a combination of…

Before the Great Awakening, Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, a German pastor’s son, born on November 6, 1692 in Lingen, Germany answered the call to theology. Shortly thereafter, whether answering a call from God, or at the urging of the Reverend Sicco Tjady, Frelinghuysen came to America, because the Dutch population needed ministers,/ along with his wife Eva Terhune, a farmer 's daughter; and five sons that all entered the ministry, and two daughters that married clergymen./ Frelinghuysen’s…