Titus

My personal response to the Egalitarian views of Linda Belleville and Craig Keener is varied. When reading and learning from Belleville I would go from understanding and personally align in thought, to feeling her view was somewhat stretching for me especially when other references were used outside of scripture. I was able to follow Keener closer, but this could be based on my up bringing in the evangelical church. It was very helpful to learn from Belleville the difference between…

Before entering this class, I thought that the views and preconceived ideas that I had about slavery were accurate. I thought that the education I had received on slavery when I was in middle and high school was enough for me to say that I understood the effect that slavery had. However, my apathetic nature towards this subject had caused me to remain complacent in all of the issues that have stemmed from chattel slavery and are still ever present in today’s society. A common misconception that…

In evaluating the weaknesses of the Egalitarian view, one of the difficulties I had was the perspective of Genesis 1-3 in that it represents the sequence of creation and not a difference in the role of male and female. The position also seemed weak in determining that there is no hierarchy of authority consideration of the word ‘helper’, of man’s responsibility to name woman, the name of Adam, and that Adam was created first. For when we recognize a difference in gender roles it also helps…

trinity is made up of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. “Who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father (1 Peter 1:2)…” “While we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13).” “Then Peter said, ‘Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit… You have not lied just to human beings but to God’ (Acts 5:3-4).” Those last three verses show the Father, Son, and Holy…

Topic Since the eighteenth century, scholars have debated whether William Shakespeare, high school dropout and glove maker’s son from the backwoods town of Stratfordupon-Avon, would have had the education, sophistication and literary skill to have written plays that are considered the most important works of literature in English. In the course of this debate, scholars have put forward many contenders as the “real author” of the plays, Queen Elizabeth I, Francis Bacon, and Christopher Marlowe.…

mistakes that our forefathers made in the Old Testament and learn from them. The New Testament gives us some clarity and transparency into God’s mind about His thoughts on polygamy. Male spiritual leaders are commanded in 1 Timothy 3 to have one wife. Titus 1 also mentions a similar phrase: “the husband of one wife.” While these applications may be for leaders within the church, one can easily argue that it should also apply to the congregation and all clergy within the body of Christ. Holiness…

Love is argued to be the most powerful emotion one can receive. It is crazily complex and cannot be explained simply to anyone. While love cannot be explained, every person has the capability to feel it. Love feels different every time and that must be why no one can fully explain it. Love one can feel is sporadic and mostly doesn’t make sense but you can figure it out through time and many other factors that can be shown or taught. There are many different types of love according to…

favorite in the song, they give me the strongest sense of encouragement. One thing that will never not fascinate me about our heavenly father is that his love is unwavering no matter the circumstance. This song sheds a light on what the bible says in Titus 3:4-5 “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (ESV).…

Paul wrote this letter while he was a prisoner in Rome, possibly Ephesus. Philemon was a slave owner, like many others. Onesimus was one of Philemon’s slaves, one that had stolen from him and then ran away. This was a crime punishable by death under the Roman law. While he was in Rome, he met Paul and became a Christian through his ministry. Paul sends this letter with Onesimus, back to Philemon, so that he might be accepted as his Christian brother. “Therefore, although in Christ I could…

When reading this paper, it is important to keep in mind that many of the sources that were used were written after the events had already occurred. With saying that, one should still take into consideration that these pieces of written history are valuable and can shed some light on Roman history, culture, ideologies, and beliefs. Most of the information in this paper comes from the works of Polybius, who lived between 200 and 118 BCE, Livy, who lived between 59 and 17 BCE, and the Twelve…