Notes On Paul 's Teachings

Paul’s distinctive contribution to Christianity is his heresy- the doctrine of salvation by faith. A salvation available not just to the descendants of Abraham, but to the pagan, non-Jewish world as well. When he was writing to those in the Roman capital, Paul makes the declaration that proved to be the cornerstone of all his writings Romans 1:16-17, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, ‘The one who is righteous will live

Saul was a person who individually wronged Jesus. Paul was one who did everything possible to further God’s Kingdom. Saul and Paul were the same earthly person, but Saul was personally confronted by Jesus after He rose from the dead. Jesus Himself questioned Saul as to why he persecuted Him. After this encounter, his heart was transformed and as a Christian became known as Paul. Paul was a tremendously devoted servant of God and set out to do God’s work. Paul’s work consisted of three missionary adventures to Asia Minor, Greece, and Macedonia (Bartholomew and Goheen 196, 204).

Paul was devoted to spreading the gospel to many different people groups. An example from Paul's life that has taught me about spreading God's word is when he preached on his first missionary journey in Acts 13, even after many Jews slandered him and argued against everything he said. Paul’s demonstration of courage in this situation is very inspiring to me. It teaches me to be bold in my belief of the gospel, even when people disagree with me. Another

Grace or unmerited favor given to believers from God is a word Christian can sometimes take for granted. Grace is given to people for believing in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Grace is not something people can earn or work for. It is a gift from a merciful God that loves humanity. Grace is the gospel. The Apostles of the early

Paul, formerly known as Saul of Tarsus, was raised in a Jewish household, but he also had exposure to Roman culture because his father was also a Roman citizen. After his family relocated to Jerusalem, he became the apprentice of Gamaliel, who was a Hillelites Pharisee member. Paul on the other hand, had become a member of the Shammaites Pharisee, who strictly followed the Jewish law, and believed that those who did not follow the Jewish law were preventing the coming of God’s kingdom. As a member of this Pharisee, Paul too part in the persecution of Christians who were accused of heresy, because he along with the other members believed that they were spreading and supporting a belief in a failed messiah, who we have come to know as Jesus Christ.

Paul’s strongest emphasis was on the death, resurrection, and lordship of Jesus Christ. He preached

People have thought wrongly about the Jewish religion back in Jesus’ time. We all thought Judaism was a legalistic religion. However, this is not the case. This is what started a new way of thinking about justification and Paul. This leads us to the New Perspective on Paul. In this paper, we will discuss where the New Perspective on Paul came from, what it is exactly as well as my personal thoughts on this subject. It all started in 1977 when E.P. Sanders wrote a book about this topic. Others come along and add their ideas to this new idea. Soon it became known to the world as NPP.

Paul was an important follower of Jesus and made a big impact on the growth of Christianity. Paul’s life span was 3-67 AD. Paul traveled 10,000 miles around Rome to teach Christianity. A couple of the places he visited were Ephesus, Philippi, Corinth and Athens. Paul taught to the Jews and Gentiles. The story of Paul is that his name was once Saul. Saul was traveling to Damascus and a bright light from heaven shone on him. Saul was before hand persecuting Christians for their faith. The bright light was God/Jesus. He asked Saul to why he was persecuting him. Saul realized what he was doing was wrong. He got baptized, changed his name to Paul and started preaching about Jesus and Christianity.

Religion is a major part of the majority of people 's lives which contributes in both negative and positive ways such as contributing to courses or war and answering the enduring questions of mankind. “All major religions begin with the experience of a particular historical individual” is a significant quote which applies to Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Islam. For Christianity Paul is known as the second founder and got Christianity the kick start it needed after Jesus’ death. Through his letters (Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Hebrews) he addressed and advised the corrected ways in God’s eyes. He addressed the problems in the early Christian communities such as ethics like homosexuality and women 's rules in the church. Beliefs like salvation and the trinity. As well as practices such as baptism, Eucharist and the stopping of the Jewish practise circumcision. The life of Paul had a significant impact on the expression of modern Christianity.

I agree that Paul had a very diverse beliefs. I think this helped him connect within the community and ​shared the Gospel easily to people like him (converts). I understand that it's hard to accept how he changed his belief quickly from wanting to destroy Christianity to giving his life to preserve it. He didn't tell the readers how it happened so it's very hard to perceive such thing could happen. But I believe that it's possible because Paul showed how much he loved his converts and even considered them his children. I think the reason why Paul didn't include his story was because he didn't want the readers to divert their attention and focus from Jesus. But don't you think that his actions and relationship towards the religion and the converts

It seems strange that so little is known biographically about one of the most important figures in Christian history, but this only serves to add to the mystery and grandeur surrounding the Apostle Paul of Tarsus. Much, however, is known of the time after his conversion to Christ and what he did to contribute to Christianity in this period, and it is this that leaves a greater legacy than the simple facts of his life. The contributions that he made towards the cause of Christ and the spreading and formation of Christianity are what he is perennially remembered for.

E. Randolph Richards. Paul and First-Century Letter Writing England.: InterVarsity Press, 2004 Pp. I+252, Soft cover, $32.15. ISBN 9781844740666

The very famous apostle Paul was born around A.D. 1-5 in what is known today as Turkey. He was raised in a very religious household and had Pharisees as parents. Saul went to school to study the Jewish law. He was in a position that I believe could be God-ordained because he had a thorough understanding of the Bible. So, it is not ironic that he wrote some of the Bible. It is believed that he might have been present at the hearing of Stephen. He was defiantly present at the death of Stephen. Acts states that, "the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul” (New International Version, 7.58). After Stephen, Peter was the next on trial; however, he was not stoned. This infuriated Saul and created a ruthless religious terrorist.

Apostle Paul was once known as a man with a bad reputation. He was once a persecutor of the church, but he later became “the persecuted among Christians” (Shelly 40). He later became known as a man of perseverance, endurance, and knowledge through proclaiming Christ Jesus. Apostle Paul was a man of “three worlds: Jewish, Greek, and Roman” and he was a “Roman citizen” (Shelly 40). As a result of his familiarity with Greek thought and literature and being able to speak Greek fluently allowed him to express the doctrines and teachings of Jesus more effectively so that the pagan mind could understand (Shelly 40).

For some background information on Paul. His original name was Sual in Hebrews announced in the new testaments. He was yoked to a rabbi so he can become a rabbi him self. Paul converted to christianity when he saw the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the road of Damascus. During his life he created three big ministries to travel through the Roman Empire, and he did this because he was planting churches. His goal was to preach to the new Christians the word of God, and to give encouragement. Paul started his mission because the Lord asked of him to do so, and so the Lord provided him with wisdom and strength to for fill his journey.