Similarities Between The Book Of Acts And 2 Corinthians

This week’s reading focused on prisons. The Society of Captives was written by Gresham M. Sykes in 1958. He conducted a study on a maximum security prison in New Jersey. Chapter 1 focused on the prison and its settings. The author goes into detail about the size of the cells and what the prison actually looks like. He also writes about how the prisoner is no longer seen as man but as a number. My Sunday school teacher visits prisons to teach about the bible. He has commented to me that is exactly how certain correction officers see the prisoners. They are nothing but a number to some individuals. This can lower their self-image (Sykes, 1958).

The History of prisons goes through many eras. Many of these eras have a major impact on today’s prison system. The different was that the system worked and didn’t work really showed what was possibly and what should not be tried again. Each era tried to do something new are recreate something that had already been done by making changes to the way that they treated the inmates all the way to how they were housed and how much contact they had with one another. The different eras gave the present day prison system many great things to think about. Such as large capacity housing so you can properly use all the space in the prison and hold it to capacity. There is also the parole system that gives inmates a chance to work get out early and spend the rest of their sentence on the outside. These many great traits that the prison system today has all come from the hundreds of years of trial and error that occurred throughout the world.

The concept of the prison has existed for more than two thousand years. It probably goes back as far in time as practice of cannibalism, where victims had to wait for their turn in contributing to the chief course in the menu of their captors. Examples of prisons can even be found in the Old Testament when Joseph was incarcerated in Egypt. It was not until the 19th century that a clear shift occurred from corporal punishment to imprisonment. As societies prospered and the industrial revolution began, the formal prison system, as we know it today, developed. Throughout most of the world, the correctional system is administered by the state, and it is considered a key function that the government must fulfill: protect its citizens by

In this passage of the second letter to the Corinthians, Paul addresses several concerns. He is addressing the situation of a man who has sinned not only against himself, but against the Corinthian Church as well. He explains why he wrote a letter rather than bringing sorrow upon them. Paul is sensitive to the Lord’s leading, and in love, writes to the church encouraging them to discipline this man in love for the purpose of restoring him. He urges the Corinthians to be obedient and love the man through forgiving and encouraging him. Paul shares with them his trust in the Lord for the outcome of this matter and how burdened he was for restoration to take place. He warns them of the need to not allow Satan a foothold through this

The concept of the prison has existed for more than two thousand years. It probably goes back as far in time as practice of cannibalism, where victims had to wait for their turn in contributing to the chief course in the menu of their captors. Examples of prisons can even be found in the Old Testament when Joseph was incarcerated in Egypt. It was not until the 19th century that a clear shift occurred from corporal punishment to imprisonment. As societies prospered and the industrial revolution began, the formal prison system, as we know it today, developed. Throughout most of the world, the correctional system is administered by the state, and it is considered a key function that the government must fulfill: protect its citizens by

Prisons today are in no way pleasant places to spend time. But conditions have changed dramatically from ancient times. Before Emperor Nero sentenced him to death, the Apostle Paul faced time in Roman prisons. For those who have spent time in modern prisons, a comparison to Paul’s experience as a prisoner of the Roman Empire might prove enlightening.

The purpose of this paper is to look at the prevalence of overcrowding in the United States prison system, what led to its current conditions, and how it effects the its fundamental function. The explanation of growth is suggested by Davey 1998 and Anderson 2000. Jacobson, 2005 outlines some of the affairs leading to the change in prison functions. The dire state of conditions in prison facilities is exemplified by McConville, 1987. Furthermore McConville also offers some possible resolutions to the current problems.

The relationship that God has in our life as a saved Christian is authority. God has authority over our life because he is sovereign and all-mighty. In Romans 12:1-2 we are told that we need to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God. That is also a form of worship, because God sent his son to die for out sins we need to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God. It can be easy as a college student to focus more on school then God. So while at college I should use my time as worship. The Bible says we are created as a holy temple, so while at college everything I do should be devoted to God. I often do things and think how can this be used to glorify God? I am studying right now to be a teacher and through these studies one day

Minister Hyunhee Kim led the weekly Sunday bible study by first recapping the most recent message about being made in God’s image.

Paul discussed the subject of the spiritual gifts in three particular passages: I Corinthians 12-14; Romans 12; and Ephesians 4. His stress in these passages falls on the unity of the spirit, the diversity of the gifts, and the proper use of the gifts in all humility to accomplish their intended purpose. If the catalog of gifts that appear in this chapter were compared, differences as well as similarities would become apparent. The most extended treatment that Paul gave of spiritual gifts is found in I Corinthians 12-14. (Arrington, 123-124)

Overcrowding in prison has become a big issue. Having an overcrowded prison can create an aggressive atmosphere for innocent prisoners who want to better themselves in life for their mistake.

There are many barriers that could hinder us from spreading the gospel but if we are willing to overcome these barriers, God will definitely use us to spread the gospel. Some of these barriers include fear and conditional obedience. Fear comes when may be spreading the gospel means traveling to new areas or countries and the fear for our own safety may hinder us from traveling to those areas for example travelling to Mandera to evangelize. We may also fear how the people in such areas will receive our message or react to it. Conditional obedience could mean having a willingness to spread the gospel as long as God keeps us at a particular place where we feel comfortable evangelizing but would not be willing to take the message where we would feel uncomfortable or where we would face difficulties.

What holds more value to a person, their reason or their faith? The thoughts, ideas, or visions of a person requires multiple examinations at different perspectives stemming from various sources. Reason and faith intersect more than meets the eye as some ideas overlaps. One’s religion tells them their moral values that they must adhere to, but reasoning leads to the same values. Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens by questioning everything and as a result, he was convicted and sentenced to death. Plato writes that Socrates does not he does not consider emotional appeals such as his family and friends concerns. In contrast, in Saint Paul’s “First Letter to the Corinthians”, he attacks the lost sense of a community because

The Book of 1st Corinthians is letter from Paul addressing the church of Corinth about the immorality and divisions that had come about and how to correct these issues. In the first four chapters, Paul received reports of issues from the church residing in Corinth and he then address their disorders, “there are quarrels among you” (1 Cor 1:11). Paul later claims that God has “chosen them” and “because of Him you are in Christ Jesus” which relieves all believers because it lets them know God is in control of their lives. In chapters five through eleven, Paul exposes all of the issues of immorality that had occurred. The issues were: sexual immorality, issues of marriage, and lawsuits with other believers. Paul warns the believers to be

The book of Corinthians is a letter written by Paul and was sent to the church at Corinthians because they had allowed their sinful behavior to turn them away from following Christ. Paul warned the church to remember that they had been sanctified in Christ. The church struggled with its commitment and relationship with Christ. The Corinthian church was lacking knowledge pertaining to their spiritual gifts. They were reminded by Paul that they possessed all the gifts. The church of today is more disconnected, wherefore, unaware of Christ after their salvation. When the church’s not closely connected to Christ the old way of life can reappear in the relationship.