Bible study

At the heart of the debate concerning women in office, all scholars and pastors address 1 Timothy 2:11-12. Those who do not affirm women in office argues that Paul specifically states "Let women learn in quietness.... I do not permit women to teach or to exercise authority over a man... she is to remain quiet." In order to best understand Paul 's statement, we must focus on three words which are "quietness (ἡσυχίᾳ),"permit (ἐπιτρέπω)," and "exercise authority (αὐθεντεῖν)." "Quietness... (γυνὴ ἐν…

of individuals’ steadfastly believes in their cultures’ ideology. So much so that some even chose, and consider it an honor to kill or die themselves, to demonstrate what they believe. The two different cultural groups that come to mind from the studies in this course are the Judaism and the early Christianity and Byzantium and Islam. Although the text book describes that both groups had many of the same beliefs, particularly that they came from the same God, Islam refer to him as” Allah”, and…

my shepherd, in him, I have all I need.” The Shepherd’s care for his sheep is a dominant theme. Sheep from different cultures thousands of years ago worried about this same stuff we do today; provision. Am I going to have enough? Look at just a few Bible verses reassuring a caring Shepherd cares for his…

Covenant vs. Contract: No “Ifs, Ands, or Buts...” Only “Therefore…” We talk about it all the time in Church, books, worship songs, Bible studies, or conversations: human’s natural tendency and struggle of applying human behavior, concepts, expectations, and categories to God. Obviously, because of the Fall - which severed our relationship with the Lord and twisted our human nature - we will always be dealing with the allure of imposing our nature onto the Lord’s. Also, the “Enemy” or Satan’s…

When witnessing to a Muslim it is critically important to be acquainted with more than the basics of their religion or faith as it will give you a better understanding to witness to them. It is therefore important as a missionary apologetic to study their faith, believes and customs in depth, as facts have proven that to witness to Muslims are one of the most difficult religions to witness to. As a missionary apologetic witness it is essential to know the people-group that I will be working with…

The Godhead encompasses everything we can imagine, see, and touch. We know this because the Father is God, Jesus is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. He created the heavens and the earth. He gave us life and is constantly with us. Three important aspects to the Godhead are cooperation, doing what God calls us to do, and witnessing to people that are non believers that have not accept Jesus Christ as their savior. Cooperation is a large aspect in our everyday lives. As our notes mentioned…

feel. Journey Church is where I grew up learning about faith. Journey was a non-denominational church. I went to Sunday school when I was younger until I was old enough to go to the primary service. I also went to church camp in the summers and Bible studies during the weeks. The only real tradition that my parents had to compromise on was my baptism. My father believed that you should be baptized as a newborn while my mother believed that you should wait until you are old enough to decide for…

the Holy Scriptures, fasting, silence and solitude, stewardship, worship and thanksgiving, learning, and serving. First, with prayer, I practice this daily. Usually, I strive to make this the very first thing I do upon waking, along with reading the Bible. Likewise, I use…

Edwards had a feeling that the new world was built upon ideal principles which were slipping away while Winthrop wrote in order to describe the progressions of the new religion as well as social experiences of the new religion. The main aim of this study is to elaborate more on the connections and the breaks of John Winthrop and Jonathan Edwards works and the way the two were able to adopt different styles in their writings and the importance of each other’s work.…

The theme of the kingdom of God runs all through the Bible. It is the one unifying theme found in every book of scripture Old or New Testament. Although the kingdom of God is present in every part of scripture it is not always the same, rather it grows and develops through stages. Every stage of the kingdom of God is recognizable by the characteristics of being “God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule and blessing” (Roberts 22). Scripture supports this description as God commands his…