AUTHORITIES INTRODUCTION This exposition is designed first to set out the Apostle Paul’s teaching on the relationship between Christians and civil authorities‚ and then to examine its contemporary application for Christians using the clearest New Testament text‚ Romans 13:1-7. This passage contains general commands for both Christians and non-Christians. Paul reasons that obedience is required as civil authorities have been ordained by God (13:1b-2) and because civil rulers are responsible to maintain
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Evidence of Pre-tribulation rapture in 1Thessalonians 4:13-18 Submitted to Dr. René A. Lόpez‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course SEMI 500-B10 LUO 201430 Summer 2014 Introduction to Seminary Studies by David P. Vélez May 24‚ 2014 Thesis This paper will present evidence of pre-tribulation rapture according to 1Thessalonians 4:13-18. To one side from the pre-tribulation evidence
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Scott notes God’s determination to save man from their sins. Scott recalls how God started this journey of rescuing man from our sins began in the old testament with Abraham and his descendants from slavery‚ and "from exile in Babylon" (23). Gods previous rescuing acts in the old testament points to a future event of Him saving us from the "bondage and alienation of sin" (23). The person that God sent to deliver man from sin’s chains is Jesus Christ‚ "Jesus answered them
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to the save the world. Christianity is also noted for its emphasis on faith in Christ as the primary component of the religion. The sacred text of Christianity is the Bible‚ including both the Hebrew scriptures (also known as the Old Testament) and the New Testament. The belief of Christianity has influenced the culture of the areas in which it is currently practiced because its believers gather at churches for worship‚ fellowship‚ and study‚ and engagement with the world through evangelism and social
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Bibliography: Stein‚ Stephen L.‚ ed. The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism. Vol. 3‚ Apocalypticism in the Modern World and the Contemporary Age. New York: Continuum‚ 2000. McGinn‚ Bernard‚ ed. The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism. Vol. 2‚ Apocalypticism in Western History and Culture. New York: Continuum‚ 2000. Himmelfarb‚ Martha. The Apocalypse: A Brief History. Chichester‚ UK: Wiley-Blackwell‚ 2010. Cook‚ Stephen L. The Apocalyptic Literature. Interpreting Biblical
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associated with ‘Pastor’ in the modern Christian mind. This may be because ‘Pastor’ is the Latin translation of the Greek ‘poimen’ for ‘shepherd. ’ Kinnison‚ in his writings‚ suggests that the Shepherd metaphor has three main usages in the Old Testament.3 The first being a traditional Shepherd‚ who had a life full of challenges. They had a clear-cut responsibility to find pasture and water in a land that was arid‚ protect the sheep‚ and search for any that were lost.4 The second is the one denoting
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Prophets are called to speak God’s word. A critical piece of their service‚ which we need to initiate testing of prophecy‚ just as Elijah did will exposing false prophets. Elijah had several commendable traits‚ he was still subject to human frailty. This was shown when Elijah ran for his life after receiving the threatening message from Jezebel. Supplication to God was key to the prophetic service. It fell into place naturally for the prophets and was the lifeline of their service. Prayer to God
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collected in the New Testament‚ which are the first Christian theological writing and the source of much Christian doctrine. It was due to Paul more than anyone else that Christianity became a world religion. Two ways in which Paul contributed to the early church and Christianity Paul is an extremely significant figure in Christianity and is said to have an unequalled place‚ through his key contributions of Writings and letters which now form a fundamental section of the New testament‚ his significance
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The four Gospels are the accounts at the beginning of the New Testament about the saving work of God in his son Jesus Christ. The writers of the four gospels introduced a new literary category into literature. The gospels are not exactly biographies‚ because apart from certain events surrounding Jesus’ birth‚ (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2) and one from Jesus’ youth (Luke 2:41-52)‚ they record only the last two or three years of Jesus’ life. Moreover‚ the material included is not written as an objective historical
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However God may impact all of our lives daily‚ only those who allow him to are influenced significantly. The death and ressurection of Jesus Christ is an event that occurs in the New Testament where Jesus‚ God ’s only son‚ is crucified‚ buried‚ and three days later rises from the dead. Christians accept the New Testament story as an historical account of a ressurection‚ which is central to the christian faith. However its impact on other religions reinforces the gravity of this event. Non-Christians
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