1 Corinthians 15: 35-58

As the political landscape in the United States continues to include increasing levels of immigration reform and border security rhetoric, an understanding of current capabilities and operations becomes a vital component when forming an educated opinion. Army National Guard soldiers and aircraft provide a crucial layer of border security, employing the UH-72A Lakota helicopter equipped with technology designed to assist law enforcement agencies in drug interdiction and undocumented immigrant apprehension. Shortfalls in United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) capabilities opened the door for military involvement to stem the influx of illegal immigrants, as well as slowing human and drug trafficking (Lawson, 2012). Today, the UH-72A

Though there are not too many books in the bible which speaks on prison overcrowding however two biblical texts that would be relevant to our topic of prison overcrowding or prisoners experience are the books of Acts and 2 Corinthians. During the period of which 2 Corinthians was written in the year 52 AD the apostle Paul was reaching the end of his second missionary journey, and he had just spent about a year and a half in Corinth where he made many disciples (Acts 18:10, 11). Later on his third missionary journey he spent about three years in Ephesus, from about 54 to 57 AD. During this time Paul wrote his letter to the Corinthians from the city of Ephesus (1 Corinthians 16:8). It was around this time that Paul almost lost his life during

A number of settlement changes had occurred in California since 1796. The discovery of gold greatly accelerated these changes. Prior to the unearthing citizens from Russia, México, America and the natives themselves had already turned California into a universal frontier. It is due to this reason that immigrants from all over the world jostled up here. Many gold seekers and other investors flooded California all with the motive of benefiting from it. This in turn brought people from different races together and encouraged the spread and development of varying ethnic languages, social languages and religions to the new American state (Rawls and Bean 21). However, most of these visitors were not interested in settling down in California. The

Paul does an interesting job of linking Jesus' resurrection to Christians afterlife. He states in 1st Corinthians 15 that if Christ has died, then we do not have any faith and that it is useless. He also used an example that I find very intriguing. He says that Adam was God's first son on Earth and ultimately brought death to the human race in the Garden of Eden. Christ however was considered to be Adam's heavenly counterpart and brought salvation to the human race and is a new creation which in the end brought new life to everyone. Many people disagreed with Paul when he says that the afterlife is our spiritual bodies not our physical bodies. Many people thought this to be absurd and some people even to this day do not know what the afterlife

Exodus 15:1-21 contains two songs of praise aimed toward the God of the Israelites, and is just one example in the biblical texts of song being used as an instrument of worship; a form of worship that is seen regularly in the Psalms of David and in other areas of Bible. “In a nutshell, poetry and song are to prose speech what dancing is to walking. Walking gets you there, but dancing expresses the vivacity of spirit and style of soul.” The power of song is evident throughout the Scriptures, as detailed in the book of 2 Kings, “But get me a musician.’ And then, while the musician was playing, the power of the LORD came on him.” Music is often used as an expression of adoration toward Yahweh, and it highlights the importance of the exodus in the Israelite’s history by using the Songs of Miriam and Moses as a transitional piece in the Exodus

The bible passage 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 can relate to the characters in Romeo and Juliet very well For example, In 1 Corinthians 13 verse 5 it says “It does not dishonor others”. In the Romeo and Juliet story they are extremely in love with each other, so much to the point were they would kill themselves for each other. Even though they are from families that absolutely hate each other, they don't really care. They both still love each other even though there families disapprove. This shows that love has no dishonor. There not embarrassed or ashamed of their love instead they are passionate about each other. Another example is also from verse 5 saying “It keeps no record of wrongs” and “It is not easily angered.” In the Romeo and Juliet story,

Chapter sixteen of 1 Corinthians is a freshener of countless items. There appear to be a few final issues with which Paul wishes to deal. Two of these include the collection for the Jerusalem church and the return of Apollos to Corinth. The second part of verse six may be seen as an attempt to meet the Corinthian desire to give Paul some financial support. He will not accept support for preaching there or an offer of investment that would make him someone’s in-

The death, resurrection and ascension of Christ accentuates the importance his divinity and humanity is to the Christian adherents. Adequate reflections on the crucifixion of Jesus highlight the notion that death is an integral part of the human condition and one that is shared.

The “big idea” will be coming from three different texts in the Bible. The first text reading will come from Psalm 1 and its “big idea” concerns “Choice”. Secondly, Philippians 4:1-2 should draw a person attention to “The Fruit of Unity.” Thirdly, the text John 13:31-35 is a reflection of God’s nature and purpose for his ministry. Each text has its own individual story or illustration, but with a common purpose, that is, a person’s service to God. The entire book of Psalm is a tally of life choice written by the Psalmist David and other writers. The Bible records, as an illustration, several Bible characters that made a choice, beginning with Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve had a choice to listen and obey or disobey God. Jonah made a choice to obey

o But they don’t hear our unsure, insecure voice they hear his voice and follow.  Jesus does it, but He uses us as instruments of mercy in His hands!  Paul knew this, and that's why he could say in Romans 15:18, “I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has wrought through me to win obedience from the Gentiles.” • So take courage as you think about lost people in your life (the three you decided to pray for as we began this series for example): Be fruitful and multiply for He is God Almighty, (Gen 35:11) and He has said, "I must bring in my other sheep."

All that is known of Stephen is recorded in Acts chapters six and seven. The only other mention of him is in Acts 22:20 where Paul makes mention of his death. Anyway, almost everything that is said about Stephen occurred on one day of his life; the last.

Anne, thank you for your post. I too struggled with this question. My interpretation based on 2 Corinthians 6:14 – 18 was that long term relationships with non-believers was prohibited; however, as I read the previous verses it seemed as if Paul was speaking to non-believers. Wanda is a new believer and her faith has never been stronger. If Wanda was still deciding on her belief in God, then I would recommend heeding Paul’s warning in 2 Corinthians 6:14 (NIV). As for the recommended choice for Wanda to retain her stock in General Motors, would you not want her to research the history of this company at least to validate they align with Wanda’s new found belief? General Motors filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 as told by J.E. Kerr, “In

Both Jesus’ death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead are equipollently paramount; they cannot be disunited from each other. Without Jesus’ death, we have no hope of God’s forgiveness; and without Jesus’ resurrection, we have no hope of aeonian life. Like the two wings of an airplane, both are essential!

The Resurrection that conquered death was the finish line of Christ’s earthly race. The race is important, part of it being His passion, but as Orthodox Christians, we celebrate the victory. “Let the heavens be glad; let earthly things rejoice for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm. He has trampled down death by death.”(Troparion of Resurrection tone 3) As St. John Chrysostom, states in his Easter Sermon, “O death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? Christ is risen and you are annihilated, Crist is risen, and life is

Beginning as a direct rebuttal of Corinth beliefs regarding resurrection and eventually evolving into a explicit and according to Paul irritable account of the events that lead to resurrection of the dead. The passage showcases Paul’s authority on followers of Christ and just how seriously his understanding and beliefs regarding Christ were taken. Again as 1 Corinthians is in part a direct address to his intentions in helping the church and part response to Corinth inquiries.The Resurrection of the Dead passage Paul structures his response in a way that makes no room for his commentary to be misinterpreted or ignored. Verses 12-19 are a clear formulation of taking Corinthian rebuttals to resurrection and using their own phrasing to admonish their disbelief.These verses are structured as a continuous unfolding of Paul's response. It begins in verse 12 with an acknowledgement that some in Corinth do not believe in resurrection of the dead and then continues on verse after verse appealing to that disbelief. The structure is a very much a “this, then this, then this argument, mounting the consequences of not believing in resurrection of the dead on top of one another until he reaches a conclusion that should cause all disbelief to vanish; if Corinthians do not believe in resurrection then they cannot believe that Christ was resurrected and if they do not believe that then their faith must be in vain.