The task of preforming a biblical exegeses of Philippians 4:1-9‚ mean exploring ““associative” concepts in the letter‚ for example‚ the emphasis on friendship and Paul’s close ties to this Church” (Willis). This task cannot be accomplished without examining the author‚ audience and culture surrounding the text. In the detailed analysis of this letter‚ we will examine the benefits of Christians remaining like-minded in Christ and the impact it has on the church. Paul used this letter to the Philippians
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A Simple practice of the Catholic Church such as “selling of Indulgence” arose a spark to reformation of Germany and towards the peasant’s war. This practice of selling of indulgences was questioned by a german monk “Martin Luther”‚ the man who believed in “sola fide”‚ meaning faith alone. Moreover‚ his ideology towards salvation was the sole authority of scripture‚ no human authority is required for salvation‚ all Christians are spiritually equal. Luther’s primary purpose was to reject authority
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persons to the throne of Peter‚ and to the chief church whence priestly unity takes its source; and not to consider that these were the Romans whose faith was praised in the preaching of the apostle‚ to whom faithlessness could have no access.” (Epistles 54‚ 14) In context‚ St Cyprian is stating no error can come from the “throne of Peter”. St. Augustine of Hippo concisely and briefly expressed this attitude with his written statement in the 5th century‚ "…for already on this matter two councils
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Pseudonymity Pseudonymity is defined as composition of new works in the name a popular author who is deceased. Pseudonymous works were widespread in Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity. The book of Daniel which was accepted into Hebrew Bible Canon was a pseudonymous work. Other pseudonymous composition includes Wisdom of Solomon‚ Baruch and Apocalyptic 2 Esdras. In early Christianity‚ after the death of Apostle Paul‚ pseudonymity was rampant. In II Thess. 2:1-3‚ the author warns his audience
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Furthermore‚ Margaret‚ being Forster’s mouthpiece throughout the novel‚ is able to convey his opinions and ideas on society‚ therefore the key messages of the novel‚ especially class and imperialism. We are first introduced to Helen by the impulsive epistles she sends to Margaret‚ these personal letters provide a stark contrast to the impersonal telegrams which the Wilcoxes dispatch‚ immediately putting the two families at odds with one another. The nature of her writing alone reveals something of her
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English 2323 25 July 2011 Religion of the Victorian Era: Faith in Crisis “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ it was the age of wisdom‚ it was the age of foolishness … it was the spring of hope‚ it was the winter of despair.”(Charles Dickens‚ A Tale of Two Cities) The Victorians had a society comparable to ours with an explosion of ideas and innovation. Today our American society is famous for being a “melting pot.” Each individual has a different background where they
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THE LITERARY CONTEXT OF 1 PETER 2:21-25: § Key Questions: ü How does this passage fit into Peter’s flow of thought? ü What contribution does it make to that flow of thought? ü Why did he include this passage at this point in the book? ü What is the main purpose of the passage in its original context? Ø Peter’s ultimate purpose in 1 Peter 2:21-25 was not to teach Christology in a vacuum‚ so what was his purpose? The Purpose of the Passage As reflected in the outline above‚ in 1 Peter 2:18-20 the apostle
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Festal Letter‚ Athanasius listed his canon and declared it to be closed. Athanasius’ list differed from Maricon’s list as Maricon did not include the Old Testament‚ the Gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ and John‚ Acts of the Apostles‚ all of the Catholic Epistles‚ and finally Hebrews‚ Timothy (1 and 2)‚ Titus‚ Philemon‚ and the Revelation of John. Athanasius wanted his readers to know this was the complete list of the biblical canon. He closed the canon by saying “let no one add to these; let nothing be taken
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John R. W. Stott‚ The Message of Ephesians: God’s New Society (Downers Grove‚ Illinois: Inter-Varsity‚ 1979)‚ 131-141. [ 4 ]. Peter T. O’Brien‚ The Letter to the Ephesians (Grand Rapids‚ Michigan: Eerdmans‚ 1999)‚ 252-270. [ 5 ]. F. F. Bruce‚ The Epistles to the Colossians‚ to Philemon‚ and to the Ephesians‚ The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids‚ Michigan: Library of Congress‚ 1984)‚ 316-323. [ 10 ]. Edward W. Goodrick‚ and John R. Kohlenberger‚ The NIV Exhaustive Concordance
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may be compared to a magnificent edifice that took seventeen centuries to build. Its architect and builder is God. Like this beautiful world‚ the work of the Author‚ it bears on it everywhere the impress of a Divine hand. This majestic temple contains 66 chambers of unequal size – 66 books of the Old and New Testament. Each of the 31‚173 verses is a stone‚ a beam‚ a panel of the building which is a Temple more glorious by far than that of Solomon or of Zerubbabel. Would you have fellowship with the
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