Hebrews By Rev. Jack Simonds‚ PhD The epistle to the Hebrews reveals Jesus as the Center and Circumference‚ Beginning‚ Ending and Entirety of the Gospel. Hebrews is the first book of the eight General Epistles. Hebrews was written before the destruction of the temple which took place in 70 AD. Even before the destruction of the Temple‚ the original disciples had begun to preach among the Gentiles. It was perhaps during this early period that the Epistle to the Hebrews was written. Paul is the
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faith one final time to warn against false teaching and to provide instruction to the church at Ephesus through Timothy’s conduct and church life. Even though false teaching is addressed‚ Second Timothy differs slightly from the other two pastoral epistles in that this letter is written on a much more personal level than the others. Timothy‚ the intended recipient of Paul’s letter‚ served as one of Paul’s inner circle and accompanied him on his second and third missionary journeys. In Paul’s first
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C h u r c h H i s t o r y I By Mr. Kennedy K. Kirui I. Benefits to be gained from the study of Church History A. A perspective informed by a sense of continuity 1. The whole family in heaven and earth (Eph.3:14) 2. Connecting the canonical history with our own time (Acts 28ff) 3. Escape from the theological and ecclesiastical provincialism (1 Cor.14:36). B. The encouragement of a Godly Heritage 1. The great cloud of witnesses (Heb.11; 12:1) 2. Perspective on persecution
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arrested and stoned to death while praying. The church begins to disperse. King Herod arrested Peter but Peter was able to escape. The book ends with Paul preaching in Rome while being held by guards. Philippians The book of Philippians is of epistle genre. The key theme in the book of
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In the Nineteenth century the discussion of American slavery in Christian circles reached a climax regarding whether American slavery resembled God’s ordained slavery—stated within Mosaic Law and later affirmed in the epistles—or the oppressive slavery practiced by many heathen nations. Abolition or regulation of racial‚ chattel slavery required the newly established American church to set a protocol in the use of the interpretation of Scripture to procure God’s regulation of social issues. This
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as a prisoner under house arrest for two years. He was released in AD 63 and finally was rearrested and executed there in AD 68. This grandest of Paul’s epistles‚ teaches us many great lessons‚ but perhaps the greatest principle it teaches us is the fact that man is justified by faith in Jesus Christ. Paul’s main focus in writing this epistle to the church at Rome is to emphasize this point. The doctrine of justification is developed throughout the first eleven chapters of the book. The remainder
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James McMaster Bible Worldviews essay 201440 Fall 2014 BIBL 104-D63 LUO The Epistle to the Romans‚ was written by the Apostle Paul to “To all in Rome who are beloved ones of God‚ called as saints‚” (Romans 1:7)‚ to explain how salvation is offered through the gospel of Jesus Christ (“Epistole to the Romans” 2014) This is considered to be one of the most important religious texts of any time and a major teaching tool that can be used today. What is it that the Book of Romans can teach us today just
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assembly is a microcosm of the spiritual body of Christ‚ which is God’s representative on earth. You can’t function in that body until you function in the local assembly. The early church was made up of local assemblies and several were mentioned in the epistles‚ for example Romans 16:5 and Revelation 3. 4. The Church Is The Pillar And Ground Of Truth (1 Timothy 3:15): God wants His children to know the truth about life‚ because the truth makes you free from bondage
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The Essential Arguments of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture Following are 25 salient apologetics for the Pre-Tribulation Rapture position. While only a few of these are powerful enough to sway the argument in and of themselves‚ these arguments taken in their entirety present an overwhelming body of reason that is not easily (and certainly not logically) contraverted. Although there still remain a few problem passages which are not interpreted easily‚ it must be remembered that proper hermeneutics
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History The general epistle of First Peter speaks to the condition of the churches across the traditional lines of the time and place. (1) Written to a group that is located in what’s generally known today as Asia Minor it has provided comfort to many believers for many years. What encouragement to find reminders to keep the faith and to hold onto the hope of heaven. From the salutation that identifies the author as Peter to the exhortations regarding proper response to suffering. The question of
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