Apostle Paul Research Paper

Joe Michael Pleasant New Testament Survey January 29, 2016 Paul or Saul The man that was once known as Saul is one of my favorite bible characters in the whole bible. He was by far one of the most influential people in the book of acts, and all of the New Testament. Saul was the modern equivalent of a Islamic radical pushing his religious agenda. He was a monster. The lowest of the low in the scumbag world would be hands down Saul. On top of being the tool of extermination for Satan in Jerusalem, shortly after the death of Christ, he was also extremely religious. He was a Pharisee. While extremely well educated in the religious practices of Judaism, Saul was differently a hypocrite. He completely pushed is religious agenda while he completely

Paul and Silas went to Philippi to preach the gospel. One day, they met a slave-girl on the way to the place of prayer. The girl was possessed by a ghost which made her a fortune-teller. Paul ordered the ghost in the name of Jesus to come out of the girl, and immediately, the ghost left her. Her owners, however, became annoyed with Paul. The girl could no more tell the future and the owners could no more make money through her. They captured Paul and Silas, and accused them of making trouble in the city. Paul and Silas were stripped of their clothes, beaten, and fastened in the innermost prison. However, they didn’t blame God but praised God and prayed to him. A jailer was ordered to keep Paul and Silas securely. About midnight, suddenly an earthquake shook the prison. All doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. The jailer thought that he would be punished because the prisoners might had escaped. So he drew his sword and was about to kill himself. Then suddenly, Paul shouted loudly and said: “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” The jailer ran to Paul and Silas and fell down before asking: “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And

On the road to Damascus the Lord intervenes in Saul’s life (Acts 9: 3-6) and he is genuinely converted during that encounter with the Lord Jesus. Under the ministry of Ananias (a disciple) he was also healed and filled with the Holy Spirit. Saul now known as Paul from that moment on immediately began preaching Christ in the synagogues of Damascus. Paul’s preaching was very convincing and disturbing to the Damascus Jews to the point where they desired to kill him. Therefore, the other Christian disciples assisted him in his escape by night (Acts 9:22-25) that he may escape to Arabia. Paul’s missionary Journeys were defining actions of him, he usually set foot with other companions and he endured hardships on these voyages. He was imprisoned, lashed and stoned several times and almost murdered once (2 Cor. 11:24-27).

On May 18, 1920, in a small Polish town just outside of Wadowice, a child was born to Karol Wojtyla (1879-1941, and Emilia Kaczorosks (1884-1929). His name was Karol Jozef Wojtyla. Little did his parents know that one day their child was destined not only to become a priest and a bishop, but the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, and only the second non-Italian pope.

In this paper, I will analyze the memo by applying the steps of the critical thinking model discussed in Asking the Right Questions to assess the arguments made. Among the other tasks I had to make, I will not just analyze the memo but I will evaluate the author’s argument as objectively as possible. I will also provide a thorough evaluation of the issues presented and assess ideas critically, demonstrating clear and consistent treatment of each evaluation. Furthermore, I will verify the information that was in the memo and I will note what is not in the memo. For the last closure of the

Saul’s (Saint Paul’s) upbringing in some ways were similar to ours. He was born into a relatively wealthy family with a mother, farther and a sister. He was well educated, learning the language of Greek and a trade which in their time was the custom for Jewish males. He followed the same religion and way of life as his parents and focused as at the age of 14 he went to the school of Gamaliel to study the Torah and become a Rabbi. On the other hand living in the time Saul was born which was around 10AD was very different to our lifestyle. He was born in Cilia a part of the Asia Minor which was a Greek speaking town. Unlike we do these days Saul was born into the tribe of Benjamin as a Jew of the Roman Empire. In this time there were many extreme believers of religion, Saul was a Pharisee and a fanatical defender of Jerusalem. This meant arresting Gentiles and executing them for not following the

“And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability” Acts 2:4 (NLT).

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

If there is any one person in the New Testament that can be defined by the word inspiring its the apostle Peter. Out of all the apostles Peter is the one that we hear the most about. From a life of a simple fisherman to a devoted follower of Jesus, Peter continued to be an example of how we should live our lives. It's encouraging to know that Peter was no one special by himself, until he met Jesus. In fact Peter is often times a great example of how we are: loud mouthed, quick to judge, and cowardly. Peter not was only referred to as Satan by Jesus himself but also denied Jesus not once but three times. Even after all of that Jesus still looked at Peter and said through you, a messed up fisherman, I will build my Church. Peter went on to do

When Pope John Paul II, now St. John Paul II, was elected to the papacy in 1978, he became the first Polish pope to serve in the history of the Vatican. He began his life’s journey in a small town and went through suffering loss of family, Nazi’s invasion, and the steps to become a great pope and eventually saint. St. John Paul II was one of the most influential people of the 20th and early 21st century because of the people who influenced him leading him to become pope and modernized the Catholic church.

His brothers were also Apostles but Jude in particular betrayed Jesus. This made James wonder, what will happen to my brother. James was said to be a Jew, but he ended up being christian. James was the first Bishop of Jerusalem. James had been labeled "the minor","the little", "the lesser", or "the younger", according to the Scripture. In the Bible, James was only mentioned 4 times in the new testament each in the list of the 12 apostles.

Ephesian 6:10-20 states Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Paul originally was named Saul, and he was a Pharisee with some power. He used that power to torment Christians. “One day, on the road to Damascus, Paul had a vision and Jesus appeared to him and asked,”Why are you persecuting me?” Jesus then made Paul blind to help teach him that God has all the power and he should believe and stop persecuting His believers”(Acts 9: 1-9). Later, a Christian man named Ananias was told by God to visit Paul and cured him of his blindness through the work of Jesus. Paul’s eyes were opened literally and figuratively and he began to preach the word of God.

The Saint I admire is Saint John Paul The II. Saint John Paul was a special man in many of ways. Saint John Paul grew up without any family members around because they all passed away at an, early age. He turned to Mary the Mother of God for his mother in his life, which results to be the best decision in his life. He also survived the times of Hitler and the concentration camps by hiding, and lying about his identification. Saint John Paul was a hard working guy, as he would work extra time for other people so they could do things with their family. He eventually became the Pope on October 16, 1978. John Paul then went on to become the greatest Pope this world will ever have to offer. Many of these reasons make me admire Saint John Paul

One of the most common things that is celebrated is love. We have marriage ceremonies centered around our love for our partner; we have special days such as Valentine’s Day to show our appreciation for others; and we have songs about our loved ones. Almost all of the things we do are ways for humans to dedicate their life to love. In the New International Version of the Bible love is stated about five hundred and fifty times. One of the most memorable references of love in the Bible is one that is commonly read at sacred marriage ceremonies and is frequently quoted in captions on social media. The verse mentioned is 1 Corinthians 13.