One chapter I found most interesting in his letters was chapter 15 in which Paul discusses the resurrection of Jesus. ... Paul then goes on to explain why Jesus resurrected and why it is so important that he did so. ... But the most important part of the resurrection of Jesus Christ came towards the end of Paul's passage, in which Paul describes the form that Jesus took when he rose from the dead. ... When Paul saw Jesus' body, sure it looked similar, but it was not exactly the same. ... Paul could not stress enough the importance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. ...

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Beginning in Chapter 6, Verse 15, Paul poses a key question to the believers in Rome; "What then? ... Paul answers with an astounding, "By no means!" Paul intends to combat the tendency of falling victim to the desires of the flesh. ... Paul confronts every reader to consider what good there is in offering your body to sin. ... In closing, Paul reiterates the benefits of obedience, which are holiness, and eternal life. ...

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The apostle Paul writes to a church that in many ways resembles a church from modern times. ... Paul wrote this part of his letter to clear up this confusion about the resurrection. ... Paul goes on in this passage to say what the end result of denying the resurrection is. ... If that is the case, then Paul's own preaching and the faith of Christians is in vain, a waste of time. ... Both Paul's preaching and their faith are empty if Christ has not been raised. ...

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Back to Romans 10 a. 10.13 - Paul quotes Joel 2.32, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."" ... -, then Paul quotes Isaiah 52.7, "Lord, who has believed our message?... Paul had brothers (and sisters too, obviously) who supported him (Acts 21). ... See Paul's account of cooperation in the Body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 12. ... Numerous accounts of Paul's philosophy regarding financial support: 1 Corinthians 9, 2 Corinthians 12.13-19, Philippians 4.10-19, Philemon 18-22. ...

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Two famous Vatican II documents are the Gaudium et Spes and the Lumen Gentium. The Gaudium et Spes was written on December 7, 1765 and procalimed by Pope Paul, the sixth. It is the pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world. It is broken down into three sections: the situation of men in...

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Daniel Wallace claims that the audience is not just limited to those areas. 2 Peter 3:15 also states that, "Paul had written to you." This suggests that Peter is talking to an overlapping audience between Paul and himself. ... Whatever church Paul's letter has been circulated around can fall under the umbrella of the audience for 2 Peter. ... This verse in 2 Peter citing Paul means that 2 Peter has a larger and wider audience than that just assumed from 1 Peter (Wallace 2004). It seems that the audience includes many churches that Peter and Paul ministered to. ...

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The Apostle Paul sheds some additional light on the subject in the book of Romans. ... (Ro 7:20) In frustration Paul goes on to exclaims: "Oh wretched man that I am, who will free me from this body of death?" ... Actions are external functions yet Paul clearly refers to sin as dwelling inside him. ... The sin that dwells within Paul in his letter to the Romans is the spiritual separation from God. ... As disturbing as it may be, Satan is referred to as the ruler, prince, or god of our world by Paul (2 Co 4:4) and by Jesus (Jo 12:31, Jo 14:30). ...

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However, in early Christian culture women are held in higher regard than the previous two cultures mainly because of Jesus and Paul. Jesus teaches equality, but Paul spread his message and popularized Christianity. ... To Paul, however, Christian faith transcends barriers to make all free and equal. Of all ancient writers Paul was the most powerful spokesman for equality. ... Paul also said a woman's body belongs to her husband and her husband's body belongs to his wife. ...

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Mark accompanied Barnabas and Paul on their first missionary journey, but Mark quit the expedition thus causing a quarrel between Paul and Barnabas. Later on, Mark stayed with Paul in prison in Rome. ... Paul separates him from those of the circumcision (Col. 4:14) , and his style suggests that he was a Greek. ... Paul. ... Paul calls him "the beloved physician" (Col. 4:14) . ...

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The Acts of the Apostles contains many famous stories about the early Church including: the Ascension, Pentecost, and the conversion of St Paul. Originally Saul, St Paul was possibly the most notable of all who preached Jesus' teachings. Paul wrote letters to explain these teachings and to challenge and encourage the early converts to live moral lives. ... Some of the books known today as the Letters of Paul are made up of inspired writings of Paul. Of the twenty one letters there are seven that are not attributed to St Paul. ...

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When Paul wrote to Philemon he also addressed his letter to Archippus and to the church in his house (v. 2). ... When Paul taught the newly formed churches, he did so from "house to house" (Acts 20:20). ... During the missionary journeys and evangelism of Peter and Paul an incredible number of people were made aware of salvation. ...

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He makes a citation of Paul's letter to the Colossians, wherein Paul cautions the Church there against philosophy lest they be taken in by it and act in ways contrary to the wisdom of the spirit. ... Scripture, especially the epistles of Paul, make his case for him and his cites little of the philosophers themselves. ...

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Another research material used was an Internet publishing of a statement by Pope John Paul II. ... (Lecture) Christianity In one of his statements, Pope John Paul II emphasizes the biblical quote that humanity is not complete without women. ...

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He converted to Christianity, later changed his name to Paul, and became a missionary. ... "Paul's conversation was all part of God's sovereign plan to take His message from the Jewish-centered church of Jerusalem to the Gentile church of the Roman world, which was just about everywhere else " (Bickel & Jantz, 1998, p.245). ...

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According to Paul, "Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures." ... "Paul spoke of the Son Of God who loved him and who gave himself for him, and that is the simplest expression of Jesus as the supreme and availing sacrifice for all mankind." ...

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--- ---Jesus Essay--- --- God had promised a messiah to the oppressed Jews. This messiah would be the savior of the world and bring prestige back to the Jews by conquering their enemies, and letting them reclaim their land, the land that God gave them. There were two ideas of what this messiah would be, a "suffering servant" or a strong military leader who would rule the Jews. The Jews favored the latter because they wanted to conquer their enemies and gain their land back, proving their dominance over other nations. Well, it didn't quite work out as they hoped. ...

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The two themes which I have chosen to talk about in this essay are Faith and Triumph turns to trouble through sin. Although these books are historical, the lesson we learn from them are very much needed today to all Christian believers. FAITH Genesis is also known as the seed plot for the bibl...

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St Paul, an early christian leader taught that the body and the soul are in conflict because the soul wants to be with God and wants to do what is right but sometimes the body prevents this from happening. ... For Paul, the faithful will enjoy enter life, but those who don't know Christ will 'be punished with everlasting destruction'. ...

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Paul, who studied Jesus, knew very well about the love of Jesus which followed Paul all his life until he was able to say: "And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. ...

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Jesus had no problems with acquainting with both males and females he had both male and female disciples, Pope John Paul II stated recently "Jesus went out of his way to include men and women disciples". ... In 1994, Pope John Paul II stated "priestly ordination is to be reserved to men alone the church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women" this is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church stating that women are to have a minimal role within the Catholic church and that under no circumstances should a women be allowed to be ordained. ...

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" Similar usage is found in 2 Tim. 1, when Paul reminds Timothy that "Rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands.... Paul orders Timothy, whom he had ordained, " In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without favor, doing nothing from partiality. ...

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Even Paul said, Hebrews 5:7, "During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who would save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission." In this verse, Paul clearly states that Jesus would usually offer up prayers to God. ...

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One example is Saul who did everything he could to try and stop the growth of Christianity ends up being Paul. ... Both believe in one god and believe in similar stories like Abraham, Noah, Paul and Moses for example. ...

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Roman Catholicism is one of the largest religions in the world, with over a billion adherents distributed all over the world. Catholicism's history began when followers of Judaism accepted Jesus Christ as not just a prophet, but as the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Roman Catholicism was ...

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Creative expressions are used to deepen our understanding of religion and the different religious teachings bin them. They convey through music, film and literature. Furthermore music essential part of creative expressions as it holy mentioned that we should praise God through music - ''sing to him,...

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