Of all the ways Paul affected Christianity, the biggest was arguably his role in spreading the gospel to non-Jewish communities. He certainly wasn’t the only apostle to do so, but he is known as the “apostle to the Gentiles” because that’s who Jesus specifically called him to minister...
He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit,[c] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, ...
After Jesus was executed, he had to work hard to make Jesus the son of Jehovah because their personal safety was guaranteed only by exaggerating and promoting Jesus as the "son of Jehovah," inheriting Jewish nationalism. In order to justify "we are the same Jews in the same boat," Matthe...
17When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,they were all seized with fear,and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.18Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.19A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls...
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles — 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which...
It was always moving. I know—I’m repeating myself. It’s still true. Again and again, I’ve been moved. It all changed drastically this year, especially on the final night. I had always thought it was only that last verse—when we raised our candles—that was moving. ...
This biblical truth, which is rejected by the Protestants, was taught repeatedly by the fathers of the Church – that is, those prominent Christian writers of the earliest centuries who repeated the truths learned from the apostles. Here are two of numerous examples that could be given. ...
Key Verse "I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ." (Galatians 1:11-12, NIV) ...
It was a place influenced by various religious and philosophical ideas.3. The GospelThe good news of Jesus Christ, which Paul emphasizes as the foundation of faith and hope.4. CreationRefers to the entirety of the world, indicating the universal scope of the gospel's proclamation.5. FaithThe...
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in