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The woman Paul entrusted with such an important task is mentioned in only two verses of the New Testament, but with that one reference, Paul leaves a treasure of insight into the early...
- A Biblical Portrait of Phoebe’s Exemplary Lifestyle
- A Typical Gentile City
- Pagan Roots
- A Trip to Rome
- A Transformed Life
- A Faithful Servant
- A Woman’S Reflections
- The Way We Live
- You Are A Letter from Christ
- Two-Dimensional Communication
Though Paul’s reference to this woman is very brief, it’s amazing what we can learn about the way she lived her life as a Christian. Here are Paul’s words:
Note that Paul identified Phoebe’s hometown as Cenchrea, which is located just seven miles from Corinth. Like Corinth, Cenchrea was a Roman city permeated with pagan practices. Describing Gentile behavior in his letter to the Ephesians, Paul pulled no punches:
Phoebe probably became a Christian during Paul’s extended ministry in Corinth (see Acts 18:1-18). Interestingly, her name is the feminine form of “Phoibos,” a name given to the god Apollo.1 In other words, Phoebe had been converted from a pagan lifestyle, although like many Gentiles, she may have initially become God-fearing because of her associat...
t some point in time, Phoebe traveled to Rome and when Paul wrote his letter to the Christians living in this imperial city and extended a series of greetings, Phoebe was literally at the top of the list (see Rom. 16:1). In fact, some believe that Phoebe actually carried Paul’s letter to the Roman Christians, demonstrating how much Paul trusted thi...
Paul wanted everyone in Rome to know that Phoebe had helped him personally. How, we’re not told, but we can assume she came alongside him in a very special way when he ministered in Corinth — perhaps offering her home in Cenchrea as a place to stay or as a place where the believers in that city could worship. Without question, Phoebe was reverent i...
Phoebe definitely developed a good reputation in the Christian community. Not only did she help Paul but she helped many others as well. In fact, some believe this godly woman had an official position in the church in Cenchrea, serving as a deacon. In Romans 16:1, Paul used the Greek word diakonos to describe Phoebe’s ministry. This word, translate...
Over the years, we’ve had the wonderful opportunity of ministering together with the wives of elders at Fellowship Bible Church North in Plano, Texas. We’ve asked each of these women to write a letter to you, the reader, reflecting on the qualities of maturity outlined by Paul in his letter to Titus. In this chapter, it’s a privilege to introduce y...
The Greek word Paul used, which is translated as “reverent,” comes from hieros, meaning holy. In fact, this is the term Paul used to describe the Word of God when he wrote his final letter to Timothy. He reminded his “son in the faith” (1 Tim. 1:2) that he had become a Christian because his mother Eunice had laid the groundwork by teaching him “the...
Someone once said that our lives may be the only Bible some people will ever read. Paul underscored the importance of this idea when he wrote to the Corinthians: This is a very important truth. We cannot expect others to hear what we say unless they first see it demonstrated in our own lives. As a young man himself, Titus could not expect other you...
Modeling is a foundational concept in New Testament communication. In actuality, Paul exemplified a twofold teaching approach in his own life-on-life ministry — modeling Christlikeness while verbally instructing believers. When he wrote to the Thessalonians, he reminded them of the way he, Silas and Timothy had utilized these two dimensions in thei...
Feb 9, 2021 · Did Paul have the views expressed in this poem when he met Cephas and James on his first return to Jerusalem?
In Titus 2:3-5, Paul teaches that, as older men must be "temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance," so older women must behave reverently, refrain from slander and alcoholism, and teach "what is good" to younger women.
Jul 26, 2018 · So what did Paul say? Here’s a sample: But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. (1 Cor. 11:3 NIV) Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
Nov 10, 2008 · The best measure of Paul’s egalitarian sensibility lies in the way he talks about different Christian women. Paul was no lone ranger in his apostolic ministry, and many of his co-workers were...
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Letter of Paul to the Philippians, eleventh book of the New Testament, written by Saint Paul the Apostle to the Christian congregation he had established in Philippi. It was penned while he was in prison, probably at Rome or Ephesus, for preaching the gospel of Christ.
