Missions in the Apostolic and Postapostolic Periods Rev. Kantilal Lavhade (B.A. B.D. M.Th. Missiology) Introduction Mission has its roots in the apostolic and postapostolic periods. Mission originated in those periods and now we can see the tremendous growth of mission everywhere in the world. "The aims of mission are derived from Scriptures‚ Jesus and the apostolic era..."1 In this short paper the main emphasis will be to show missions in the apostolic and postapostolic periods. 1.
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Harris calls Paul “the most influential apostle and missionary of the mid-first-century CE church and author of seven to nine New Testament letters” (H G-33). It would be quite an accolade to receive such recognition‚ but what makes it even more remarkable is that Paul‚ or Saul‚ (Saul was his Judean name and Paul was his Roman name (footnotes B 1943)) originally persecuted the ekklesia or “church”. Paul went from persecuting the ekklesia or “church” to being its “most influential apostle and missionary”
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Jeremiah 2:13‚ "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me‚ the spring of living water‚ and have dug their own cisterns‚ broken cisterns that cannot hold water." Key Words: Cistern- An artifical reservior for storing liquids usually water Forsake- To turn away or renounce Paraphase: Gods children commiteed two sins. They turned from them and made their own powerless gods. Observation 1: The firt observation in this is how he used the word cistern. He wrote the verse in a way that
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Jennifer Seker Professor Brant English 101 December 2‚ 2011 The Negtive Effects of Video Gaming on Children Children don’t have to buy an expensive gaming system to play video games anymore‚ than can simply log onto the internet through their home computer or their handheld devices and they have an array of videogames to choose from. Every time a child pops a role playing videogame
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Assignment Outline 1. Introduction 2. Millennial Models 2.1 Postmillennialism 2.2 Amillennialism 2.3 Historical Premillennialism 2.4 Premillennial Dispensationalism 3. Drivers behind the models 3.1 Relationship between the Old and New Testaments - Prophecy 3.2 Structure of Revelation 4. Conclusion Bibliography 1. Introduction The subject of Eschatology is vast with many differing views. The main preoccupation of Eschatological debates over the years has been around the
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purpose that must be full-filled within the book which is seeing the fall of Dorian; the catalyst being Lord Henry. Dorian regresses back to a state of the “ID” through a series of events that take place in the book. In the beginning‚ we see his gentile nature through his willingness to sit for Basil and his charming quirks that attract almost everyone he meets. Here‚ we see the superego. However‚ after meeting Lord Henry‚ he begins to suffer between the “ID” and the superego. After being cruel
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What is the fundamental difference between receiving praise and being praiseworthy? If we could only achieve one‚ which should we prefer? Praise means to say or write good things about‚ to express approval. Praiseworthy means deserving praise‚ worthy of praise. With that being said‚ you should strive to be praiseworthy. “We must at least believe ourselves to be admirable for what they are admirable. But‚ in order to attain this satisfaction‚ we must become the impartial spectators of our own
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Issues The great Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky wrote over a century ago: “Spiritual rootlessness is no less horrendous than physical insecurity.” He added: “The dangers of spiritual impoverishment were greatest exactly where external pressures were weakest or non-existent.” Today‚ this quote speaks much more than in the past to the American Jews. While there are isolated cases of anti-Semitism there aren’t real physical problems or many external pressures facing American Jewry. The biggest
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Ethiopia‚ and Assyria. They will be destroyed because of their arrogance and mistreatment of Judah. In Chapter three Jerusalem is specifically condemned for not changing its corrupt ways. However it provides some hope as it is written that the gentile nations will be converted and a faithful and righteous few of Judah will be saved ad Judah will once again regain its power in the
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In the chapters 13 through 17 of John Jesus takes the foreshadowing of his impending sacrifice and uses it at “The Last Supper” to show his love through the washing of his disciples feet. Within the text‚ Jesus is explaining why he is giving up his life while not saying that he is doing such. Jesus explains in John (15:12-17) “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this‚ to lay down ones’ life for one’s friends…..This I command you: Love one another”
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