Testament

life is an extension of this and a story of great faith told in narrative form to inspire, teach and instruct future generations of God’s faithfulness and the importance of human obedience. Them For those reading and studying the scriptures in Old Testament times before the birth of Christ the life of Abraham would have been a key teaching in obedience and faith.…

historians, philosphers, scientists, and everyone in between have questioned the credibility of the New Testament's account of the life of Jesus Christ. Athiests, agnostics, and Christians alike all doubt the feasability of the events depicted in the New Testament. 2In a world where science rules, it is unsurprising the events depicted in the Bible would be scoffed at by many, shrugged off as absurd. Others question how a book can last centuries in human hands without the story it tells being…

used before the writing of the New Testament, and “occurrences that clearly antedate the New Testament are difficult to find.” This means that the Scriptures will need to be the source of understanding χάρισμα. This reality led Hans Conzelmann to write, “Since the material outside the New Testament tells us nothing, the context must decide in each case.” If this is the situation, then to understand it would mean that each use of χάρισμα in the New Testament would need to be examined in its…

Our roles to the current generation should be as the Old Testament Prophets. The prophets of the Old Testament had very specific roles. God called some to foretell, some to be messengers, and some to forthtell. God used some of the most unlikely men and women to do His will. God used Noah to build an Ark. The Ark was meant to preserve His animals and Noah’s family. It was also used as a sign of His majesty. God used a prostitute to show that He could forgive anyone their sins and to also show…

The prophets in the Old Testament were people who profoundly understood the relationship between God and His people through the Covenant. They were touched with the Holy Spirit (Num 11:29, Num 27:18) so that they could provide counseling and guidance to God’s people in the Old Testament, until the pouring out of the Holy Spirit after the cross (Joel 2:28) when each of us is a prophet. In other words, each of us has within us, the ability to understand what is expected of us, and how to “get…

We have seen that in the Old Testament God is the Father of a People, whose King is His son in a special way. Ancient Judaism held this in a such a way, that it was predestined from creation for all the world to see. Some of Paul’s contemporaries held to universal Fatherhood of God with…

In the Old Testament, the prophets had a lot to say about idolatry, social injustice and religious ritualism. In this paper we will look at what the prophets had to say about each topic. We will also look at how we should use the teaching of the prophets on these subjects in our lives today. Idolatry is according to Webster Dictionary the worship of idols or excessive devotion to, or reverence for some person or thing. In other terms it is the worship of anything other than the one true God. God…

The Old Testament is filled with the history of ancient Israel. It relates to us stories and facts of what the people of Israel endured, as well as what their way of life was like. In Genesis we find out the lifestyles of many people. For example, we read about Abraham and Sarahs hospitality, the Sodomites and Gomorites, who did not please God, as well as how to people acted in the times of Noah. The book of Exodus is filled with the history of Israel when they were slaves in Egypt, and led to…

The role of Antipas can be interpreted as anyone who is unfamiliar with the context of the New Testament. Antipas started as a complete outsider to the Christians, but that didn’t discourage, nor did it stop him from interacting with Luke. As Antipas progressively learns more about Christ, and the Christian way of life, so does the readers of this book, who don’t understand the context of the New Testament. We are Antipas. We are the outsiders who don’t truly understand Christ, but we desire the…

John the Baptist is a standout amongst the most particular characters in the New Testament. He had a bizarre pizazz for design, wearing wild-looking garments made of camel's hair and a calfskin belt around his midsection. He lived in the left wild, ate beetle and wild nectar and lectured an abnormal message. John the Baptist knew his fundamental purpose for existing. He unmistakably comprehended that God had separated him for a reason. Through God's bearing, John the Baptist tested the general…