I chose this topic because it is one of the hardest things for me to accept concerning “religion” in general. The mere fact that the individual writings are written by human men “under the inspiration of God” just bothers me to no end. Knowing the imperfections of man‚ and how things always get twisted‚ embellished‚ misinterpreted‚ and/or generally made more grandiose than originally told has always made me wonder: What were God’s original thoughts and meanings on any particular subject? What has
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idea of Peter Abelard‚ “Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans” is the death of Christ showed how much the Lord loves humanity and humanity should show that same love and passion towards God to make us closer. Abelard states “he has more fully bound us to himself by love. As a result‚ our hearts should be set on fire by such a gift of divine grace‚ and true love should not hold back from suffering anything for his sake” (Peter Abelard‚ Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans). Abelard argues that God’s
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LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BIBLICAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR LOCAL CHURCH LEADERSHIP A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. LARRY McDONALD IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II THEO 530 BY JOE SMITH DECEMBER 7‚ 2013 Thesis Statement The ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ must have certain biblical‚ and ecclesiastical‚ and societal qualifications to ensure that this divine calling is implemented and executed with the
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The New Testament is the second part of the Bible and is more concise than the first. It is made up of the Gospels‚ The Acts of the Apostles‚ epistles‚ and the Book of Revelation. The center or core of the New Testament are the Gospels because they are the most important source to understanding the life and teachings of the savior‚ Jesus Christ. There are four Gospels named for Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. Being similar in in teachings and writing‚ the Gospels according to Mark‚ Matthew‚ and Luke
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com/hub/An-Exegetical-Paper-On-Galat... by Van Lal Hmangaih 74 Followers INTRODUCTION In this exegetical study‚ the paper focuses on Gal 5:1-6 with the HistoricalGrammatical method and it contains three sections. The first section presents the historical context of the Epistle which contains authorship‚ recipients/addressees‚ occasion‚ purpose‚ place and date of writing. The second section follows with the literary context which includes the genre‚ themes and sub themes‚ the outline of the book‚ and the immediate
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Power of Christ Sustaining Weakness (II Cor. 10-13)‚ Review & Expositor 86‚ no. 3‚ 381‚ [23] James Strong‚ the Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: [24] James Strong‚ the Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: [25] J.B. Lightfoot‚ St. Paul ’s Epistle to the Galatians: A Revised Text with Introduction‚ Notes‚ and Dissertations.183 [26] Adolf Deissman‚ trans. Lionel R. Strachan‚ (1912; 62‚ 2007) [27] Neil G. Smith‚ “The Thorn that Stayed: An Exposition of 2 Corinthians 12.7-9‚ Interpretation
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The Twelve Apostles • St. Peter Simon‚ son of Jona‚ born in Bethsaida‚ brother of Andrew‚ a fisherman; called Cephas or Peter by Christ who made him the chief of the Apostles and head of the Church as his vicar. “As one leaves behind the great city of Rome‚ the statue of Peter‚ and the great basilica‚ and turns his attention to the Gospels‚ he finds that the simplicity of this man‚ the lightning of God flashing around him‚ leaves him speechless. So expressive‚ in this fisherman that He should
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Blake’s use of the pastoral in Songs of Innocence and Experience Put simply‚ Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience juxtapose the innocent pastoral world of childhood against an adult world of corruption and repression. The collection as a whole‚ by means of paired poems in Innocence and Experience (The Lamb‚ The Tyger; The Ecchoing Green‚ The Garden of Love/London; The Nurse’s Song (I and E); Introduction (I and E); The Chimney sweeper (I and E)‚ etc) explores the value and limitations of
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mentioning of Jesus’ biological family which consists of James and the importance of knowing the Jesus Christ had blood relatives as well as Mary was not a virgin afterward. b. The names of his other siblings and knowing that James and Jude wrote epistles in the bible and were known after the resurrection but only mentioned twice in the gospels. ILLUSTRATION Looking at James as the middle child in the family who does not receive any attention and also looking for ways to be accepted amongst other
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of Religious Praxis Roy Lazar A Pastoral or Practical? The youngest branch of the oldest discipline of the academic world is Pastoral or Practical Theology. Is it pastoral or practical? Pastoral is from predominantly Catholic circle denoting a science dealing with the religious activities of the Christian community. Practical is from the German Reformation churches giving a theoretical framework for the life and action of a Christian community. Pastoral is derived from the Latin word‚ Pastor
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