For example, the Apostle Paul speaks of his calling in Galatians 1:15-16, "But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles..."· To Particular Tasks: God also ...
According to these interpretations, Paul's theology offers us elements to resist the nihilist utilitarian instrumental reason that prevails today, the reason that has transformed all politics, all human praxis, into what Agamben and Milbank call biopolitics. On the other hand, the aim of the ...
Serving God's people: Protestant women answer call to diaconate "The love of money,'' it appears, "is the root of all evil.'' (Apostle Paul'sFirst Epistle to Timothy). Football plumbs new depths Still, a bit of wisdom from Paul'sfirst epistle to Timothyhas a tenacious hold on a seg...
The Apostle Paul also addresses the call to innocence in his epistles. In Philippians 2:15 , he encourages believers to be "blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world." Here, innocence is associated ...
He investigates the nature of second century apocalyptic teachings and the legends of the apostles to determine the relationships between the Hippolytan ... WB Shelton - 《Journal of Early Christian Studies》 被引量: 3发表: 2004年 The Acts of Paul DUNN, Peter W. Women's Liberation, The Acts...
One seasoned, veteran missionary in Africa once said, "God always heard the scraping of the bottom of the barrel," and He always provided the necessities of life. That was also true in the Apostle Paul's personal life. He found the LORD faithful and true in his prison cell in Rome. He...
It is the gratification of vanity which is, with us, the stimulus of toil, and balm of repose; so closely does it touch the very springs of life that the wounding of our vanity is always spoken of (and truly) as in its measure mortal; we call it "mortification," using the same ...
The Apostle Paul often refers to himself as a "servant of Christ Jesus" (Romans 1:1), indicating a life wholly devoted to the service of Christ and His gospel.Exemplification in the Life of JesusJesus Christ is the ultimate model of servanthood. His life and ministry were characterized by...
This verse underscores the continuous and deliberate engagement with God's Word as a source of spiritual nourishment and guidance.In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul encourages believers to engage their minds in Philippians 4:8: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, ...
According to them, it could not have been otherwise: how could God and his Apostle have left the crucial question of his succession open? Is it conceivable that they were so indifferent to the leadership of the community of the faithful as to leave it in a state of vagueness and confusion...