Social Gospel

For the honors program, I will continue to personally apply the implications of the Gospel. Meaning, beholding Christ in the gospel, learning the proper relationship of dependency, and the cost of discipleship, making a commitment to holiness, and developing Bible-based convictions. In terms of the everyday application of scripture, it implies learning to make the right choices, mortifying sin, and being wary of temptation. My interests and prospective major fall directly under the same category:

The Apostle Paul’s strategic mission of expanding the church and spreading the Gospel was significant considering the challenges he had to conquer. His life and example was and is applicable to modern cross-cultural leaders and organizations. Philippians 2 is a letter written by Paul to the church of Philippi. It was prepared during his imprisonment in Rome for spreading the Gospel of Christ in an area where people predominately and traditionally believed in Judaism. His writing in this passage highlights

of the world’s largest Christian social welfare organizations providing social services to millions of people across the world every day as well as operating retail thrift stores and providing housing to the poor. The non-profit organization’s mission statement “preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination” has been the goal since its founding. All operations of the organization follow in accordance with the Gospel of Jesus Christ allowing for a more

During the course of 2,000 years of Christian history, the cross, the symbol of salvation, has been detached from the ongoing suffering and oppression of human beings. In other words, the cross has been transformed into an ornament that Christians wear around their necks. Rather than reminding us of the “cost of discipleship,” it has become a form of “cheap grace,” an easy way to salvation that doesn’t force us to confront the power of Christ’s message and mission. In Luke chapter 4, shortly after

words. This book was written with some pieces of fiction and pieces of non-fiction bundle into one story. If a reader is looking at getting an insight on how the world worked during the time of the New Testament this storyline or the power of the Gospels this would be the book to read. This narrative story line is filled with compiled letters between a group of people who hold importance during the first century. This group of men were Antipas who was a wealthy man from Pergamum, Calpurnius a nobleman

Scripture Analysis of Luke 2:41–52 The scripture passage Luke 2:41–52 is the only story of Jesus' boyhood and can only be found in the Gospel of Luke. This passage has a deeper meaning, and includes historical contexts, literal interpretation and metaphorical contexts. Historical Context - Refers to attitudes, and conditions that existed in a certain time. It is very important to consider the time and setting this scripture was written about. I watched a Noah’s ark documentary with my class, and

With an evaluation on the book of Romans and Chapters 1-8, there will be four specific areas to uncover which will include the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. The author of the the book of Romans, Paul wrote this due cause of an imperfection, more so to address this break within the Roman culture and society. This happened because Paul observed this “break” within the culture of Rome and then proceeds to capture this as the center for the book of Romans. My personal

Overcoming Barriers to the Gospel There are many wonderful truths that can be learned from an examination of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4. Things that if applied can be very helpful in understanding how to reach every man, woman, and child for Christ. We learn from the text that Jesus went through Samaria on purpose, not by mere happenstance. The scripture says, “And he must needs go through Samaria.” This immediately poses the question to us, Why? Why did he need to go through

The Apostles and the Early Church J.Trimble GBST 164 In the Gospel of Matthew the term “apostles” is only used when introducing the list of twelve apostles commissioned to follow Christ. “Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: the first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; Simon the Canaanite, and

the churches were plainly and sharply worded. Paul's writings make up a good portion of the New Testament and demonstrate his position of prominence as an apostle of the early Church. Saint Paul was a significant contributor to the spreading of the Gospel through the early Christian communities, particularly through his Epistles, that were established across the Roman Empire. Paul's letters make up some of the earliest of Christian documents and, as such, they are a window into early Christianity,