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SUMMARY. With this chapter we find Paul on his second missionary journey that began in Ac 15:40 with Paul and Silas passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening churches along the way. In Derbe and Lystra, Paul enlisted a young disciple named Timothy who would become a life-long fellow-worker in the kingdom.
Paul understood that his coming imprisonment was would be "for the name of the Lord Jesus." That is, the Holy Spirit was going to use Paul’s coming imprisonment as a means to advance the gospel and minister to the church. And Paul had good reason to trust the Holy Spirit as he faced these dangers.
- Introduction
- Background
- Ongoing Ministry
- Theological Unity
- Conclusion
- Contributors
- Glossary
In the year 1675 in Bedford, England, the famous puritan preacher and writer John Bunyan was arrested for preaching publicly without a license, and he was jailed for six months. Previously, he had spent twelve years in prison, during which time he had written many books and pamphlets. So, rather than seeing this new imprisonment as a great tragedy,...
As we approach Paul's prison epistles, it's important to understand that scholars are somewhat divided on where Paul was imprisoned when he wrote his letters to the Colossians, Philemon, the Ephesians, and the Philippians. Some believe he wrote from Caesarea, while others believe that he wrote from Rome. In this lesson we'll take the view that Paul...
Paul was an apostle. Jesus had personally called and trained Paul and appointed him to serve as his ambassador, his covenant emissary. And as strange as it may sound to us today, Paul's appointed tasks were not put on hold when he was imprisoned. On the contrary, in God's providence prison was exactly where God wanted Paul to be at this time in his...
Needless to say, Paul's letters from prison share a number of important doctrinal foundations. Most basically, they all affirm the same gospel. But as we all know, the Christian gospel is a multifaceted message. So, it's also important to realize that Paul's letters from prison are unified by several aspects of the gospel that were especially impor...
In this introductory lesson to Paul's prison epistles, we've examined the background of Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea and in Rome and the circumstances that gave rise to these letters. We've explored Paul's ongoing ministry in prison, both his face-to-face ministry to others and his ministry through his letters. And finally, we've introduced the ...
The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie M. Kidd (Host) is Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Luke and Professor of New Testament Emeritus at Reformed Theological Seminary. He received his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Christian Origins from Duke University. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and is ...
Agabus– Prophet who warned Paul that he would be put in chains in Jerusalem apostle– Special New Testament office held by someone who had been taught by Jesus, had seen the risen Lord, and had been chosen for the office by the Lord himself; from a Greek word meaning "one who is sent" Asia Minor– A geographical area that is now part of western Turke...
This assumption can be derived from Eusebius (Historia ecclesiastica, 2.22.6–8) and suggests that there was a second imprisonment of Paul in Rome. Between Paul's two Roman imprisonments, it is commonly assumed that Paul undertook a mission trip to Spain (cf. Rom 15:22–9). However, as I will attempt to show in this article, evidence for a ...
Aug 14, 2017 · Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. . . . Accordingly, an arrest was first made of all who pleaded guilty [of being Christians]; then, upon their information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much for the crime of firing the city, as of ...
Jul 31, 2020 · The number of the archangels as seven is referred to by St. Raphael in Tobit 12:15. These seven spirits who stand before the throne of God are also referenced in St. John’s Apocalypse (Rev 1:4). The first listed is Uriel, a very prominent archangel in Second Temple literature, mentioned in Scripture only in 4 Ezra/2 Esdras.
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