New Testament (Page 2)

The Sufficiency of Christ As an integral part of the Prison Letters, Paul wrote Colossians to reinforce the believer’s faith. The church was in dange of becoming extinct, because it was trapped in an error that Paul calls an outside “philosophy” (2:8, 16-23), which treatened their assurance. This error was not a heresy or some kind of false doctrine. The…

Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians to acknowledge the gifts from them (4:10-19). Along the way, he also urges two individuals to be reconciled to one another (4:1-3). One of the key features of this letter is the so-called hymn of Christ (2:5-11). This, along with John 1:1-18, is one of the most exalted statements about Jesus’ divinity and pre-existence in the New…

Christian Identity, the Church, and Mission  Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is probally the least situational of all his  letters, because it does not explicitly address any specific problem. As a circular letter, it is a manifesto to the church, describing its identity: who it is, how it came about, how it must conduct itself, and its mission within…

Christian Identity, the Church, and Mission  Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is probally the least situational of all his  letters, because it does not explicitly address any specific problem. As a circular letter, it is a manifesto to the church, describing its identity: who it is, how it came about, how it must conduct itself, and its mission within…

Paul’s letter to the Galations addresses a situation in church Paul’s Gentile converts are being told by a new group of teachers that in order to be fully intergreted into God’s covenant people they need to enter into the Mosiac covenant by circumcision. Having to defend his apostleship and message, Paul explains the origins of his theology by giving us…

Paul’s letter to the Galations addresses a situation in church Paul’s Gentile converts are being told by a new group of teachers that in order to be fully intergreted into God’s covenant people they need to enter into the Mosiac covenant by circumcision. Having to defend his apostleship and message, Paul explains the origins of his theology by giving us…

Paul: An Example of Pastoral Care  Paul wrote his second letter to the Corinthians with a couple of purposes in mind, namely, to express his great relief that the Corinthians responded positively to his first “severe letter” that Titus had delivered (2:9-14; 7:5-16); and to encourage the Corinthians to complete the collection they promised to take for believers at…

Paul: An Example of Pastoral Care  Paul wrote his second letter to the Corinthians with a couple of purposes in mind, namely, to express his great relief that the Corinthians responded positively to his first “severe letter” that Titus had delivered (2:9-14; 7:5-16); and to encourage the Corinthians to complete the collection they promised to take for believers at…

Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians to address 2 main concerns: conflict within the congregation and allowing the pagan values of the Greco-Roman society to infiltrate the church 5 themes are connected with congregational conflict: church leaders, lawsuits, the Lord’s Supper, spiritual gifts, and Stephanas & Apollos 7 themes are associated with…

Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians to address 2 main concerns: conflict within the congregation and allowing the pagan values of the Greco-Roman society to infiltrate the church 5 themes are connected with congregational conflict: church leaders, lawsuits, the Lord’s Supper, spiritual gifts, and Stephanas & Apollos 7 themes are associated with…