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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"2 Corinthians"”.
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Who is the "God of this age" in 2 Corinthians 4:4?
… and "Satan". Most modern commentaries on 2 Corinthians explain that the phrase is a clear reference to Satan, and argue that Paul's conceptualization of the devil and his views of "this age" grew out of categories used in Second Temple Judaism, especially apocalyptic literature. They also …
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Developing an Expository Preaching Series On Financial Stewardship at Living Water Church in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
… of the following passages: (Matthew 23, 1 Corinthians 16, 2 Corinthians 8-9, Ephesians 4, Proverbs 3:1-10, 1 Samuel 2, Malachi, Nehemiah 10-13, Numbers 18:26 and 1 Corinthians 9:14 along with Exodus 36 and 2 Corinthians 9:6, and Matthew) to show that biblical financial stewardship honors …
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Utilizing Personal and Corporate Spiritual Disciplines to Foster Emotional Health at West Hickory Baptist Church, Hickory, North Carolina
… overarching passage for the whole curriculum, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, is explained and then other passages are discussed in relation to each of the disciplines covered in the project curriculum: Psalm 1 (Bible meditation), Philippians 4:1-7 (prayer), Psalm 40 (worship), and 2 Corinthians 8:1-6 …
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Second Corinthians: St. Paul’s political displacement from Corinth and his rhetoric of return
… and thus its impact upon the interpretation of 2 Corinthians. What form of antique social interaction best describes a situation in which a leader exits a community in response to communal hostility only to face a series of judgments including the erasure of his political legitimacy and withdrawal …
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Refining the Corporate Worship of Crossroads Church in Hammond, Louisiana, According to Scripture
… 3:14-17, Luke 24:13-49, Colossians 2:6-8, 2 Corinthians 3:18, and Hebrews 10:19-25. Chapter 3 is an examination of current scholarship in the area of corporate worship and an examination of six models of liturgical worship. Chapter 4 explains the process of implementing the project. Chapter 5 …
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All of Christ for All of Life: Discipling Believers in the Christian Worldview at Riverview Baptist Church in West Saint Paul, Minnesota
… Colossians 1:15-20, Matthew 28:18-20, and 2 Corinthians 10:3-6. Chapter 3 addresses the challenges secularism and postmodernism pose to the Christian worldview. Chapter 4 explains the specifics and details of how this ministry project was conducted. Chapter 5 evaluates the project’s success, …
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Implementing a Premarital Curriculum Using Biblical Counseling Principles at Bay Life Church in Brandon, FL
… are five biblical passages: Genesis 2.18-25, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Ephesians 5:22-25, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, and James 4:1-3. Chapter 3 considers contemporary marital and premarital resources using biblical counseling principles and seeks to apply these principles to themes in marriage. Chapter 4 …
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Measuring the Usefulness of the Discipleship Pathway Assessment in the Local Church
… by examining Hebrews 5:11-6:3, 1 Peter 2:1-3, 2 Corinthians 3:18, and Ephesians 4:11-16. Chapter 3 provides a brief history of how the DPA came to be along with theoretical support from other resources affirming the 8 Biblical Signposts as useful. Chapter 4 details the planning, preparation, and …
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A Strategy to Improve the Use of Illustrations in Expository Preaching at First Baptist Church, Broomfield, Colorado.
… Hosea 3:1, Acts 17:28, Romans 10:14, and 2 Corinthians 4:7. Chapter 3 focuses on examples of how to illustrate points in expository preaching. Principles are given on how to determine the needs of the original audience as well as a contemporary audience. Framing the illustration and filling …
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Equipping Students of Chaparral Hills Baptist Church in Amarillo, Texas, to Meditate on the Bible
… Psalm 119:15-16, 23-34, 97-98; Joshua 1:8, and 2 Corinthians 3:17-18. Chapter 3 reviews and synthesizes literature discussing meditation from Catholic and Protestant traditions to gain a better understanding of how Christians have practiced meditation as well as analyzing strengths, weaknesses and …
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Equipping Members of Kingsboro Baptist Church in Kingsboro, Prince Edward Island, to Counsel One Another Biblically Through Fear and Anxiety
… care for one another amid fear and anxiety in 2 Corinthians 1:3-11. Chapter 3 demonstrates that biblical counseling uniquely addresses fear and anxiety by targeting the heart, as expressed in the mind, affections, and will as the source of these responses and the focus of change. Chapter 4 …
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Evangelism Approaches to Latter-Day Saints Evaluated in Light of Acts 17:16-34
… the Bible instructs. Specifically, I analyze 1 Corinthians 15:1–6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and Galatians 2:15–21, in order to determine how someone can be saved. Next, I show what evangelicals Greg Gilbert and Wayne Grudem teach about how someone can be saved; evangelical teaching is consistent with …
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Imitation As a Means for Strengthening Pastoral Perseverance
… Paul’s perspective on pastoral perseverance: 2 Corinthians 4, 1 Timothy, and 2 Timothy 4. Paul exhorts believers to press on by fixing their hope fully on God’s grace as they shepherd the flock of God. Chapter 3 focuses on Jonathan Edwards as an example of pastoral perseverance. He maintained a …
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Paul's Use of Canonical and Noncanonical Wisdom Literature in Romans and the Corinthian Letters
… the Wisdom of Solomon) in Romans, and 1 and 2 Corinthians.</p> <p><em>Method</em> . The present study adopted the intertextual approach, which detects components of the wisdom books in Paul's letters and examines the significance of the use in the Pauline context. In order to make objective …
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The Renewal of Song: Metalepsis and the Christological Revision of Psalmody in Paul
… this appears at selected sites in Romans and 2 Corinthians, focusing on those sites which best demonstrate the distinctive character of psalmody, and so offer to refine an account of metalepsis. In particular, it examines quotations which are attributed or attributable to David or to Christ, and …
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The Beginning and Before: Interpreting Creation in Paul and Philo
… It compares his reading of creation in 1 and 2 Corinthians and Romans with those more detailed treatments of the same texts by Philo of Alexandria in his commentary on Genesis 1-2, De Opificio Mundi. The central thesis is this: Paul’s interpretation of creation, like Philo’s in his commentary, …
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Rethinking Myth as a Hermeneutical Tool in Pauline Studies
… of the Pauline corpus—including Romans 6:3-11, 2 Corinthians 1 and 4, and Philippians 2:5-11.
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A Training Curriculum Based on the Five Step Healing Model at Vineyard of Harvest Church, Walnut, California
… ministry of Christ. (4) In the epistles of 2 Corinthians 10 and Ephesians 4, Paul states that deliverance ministry is needed for people who suffer from sinful strongholds. (5) In the epistle of James, church believers are commanded to pray for one another for healing. Chapter 3 discusses the …
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The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Interpretation of the Word of God
… is done on each of the four sets of passages: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; 2 Corinthians 3:16-4:6; John 14:26, 16:13; 1 John 2:18-29. Chapter 4 constructs the CPA view based on the exegetical work in Chapter 3. Chapter 5 provides a critique of the four representative evangelical views, both biblically …
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Paul's opponents and views of women in 1 Corinthians
… Paul’s Opponents and Views of Women in 1 Corinthians, Master of Theology (MTh), Middlesex University/London School of Theology, 2021. This thesis will aim to explore the identity of Paul’s opponents in Corinth and seek to prove that they consisted of a group of Jewish-Christians. Different …
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