LIBERTY UNIVERSITY The LIFE AND MINISTRY OF PAUL THE APOSTLE A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO Dr. LORNE A. MCCUNE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 522 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY BRYON GROSVALET LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SAUL OF TARSUS 3 The Early Years 4 Saul Receives Rabbinical Training 6 Saul is Zealous to Defend the Jewish Faith 7 SAUL'S CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY 10 Jesus Disciples Saul 12 Saul is Zealous for the Christian Faith 13 God Prepares Saul for the Work of the Ministry 14 Saul Ministers to the Believers at Antioch 14 PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS 16 Paul’s First Missionary Journey 16 Paul’s Secord Missionary Journey 19 Paul’s Third Missionary Journey 20 CONCLUSION 24 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 INTRODUCTION Paul the Apostle was a very important man in the history of Christianity as a theologian, missionary, and writer of the New Testament. Ordained by God, he was one of the major interpreter’s of the teachings of Jesus Christ. During 30 years of ministry, Paul wrote 13 epistles of the New Testament while under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The epistles address the life, death, resurrection of Christ and its implications for all humanity. In His divine wisdom, the Lord foresaw that Paul would best fulfill His plan to spread the gospel of the resurrected Christ to the entire known western world in order to reach His people with the story of redemption.
Liberty Theological Seminary Book Critique on Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ Submitted to Dr. Christopher Moody in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of this course THEO530- B02LUO Systematic Theology II June 26, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………....3 Summary………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Critique ………………………………………………………………………………………..…4 Conclusion ………... ………………………………………………………………………….…7 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………..9 Introduction In their book, Believer’s Baptism, the authors Schreiner and Wright attempt to incorporate their views on why baptism is essential in the Christian church. Along with its importance they also go further by promoting the believer’s baptism over infant baptism. They begin by attacking the Christian claim found among many that baptism is a trivial issue. They quickly negate this statement with an alternate point of view, that Christians who suffered persecution and martyrdom did not believe it to be so. Summary Placing aside the foreword and introduction, there are ten chapters or sections to this book.
Running head: EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY Evangelical Theology Dianna Barr 440-527-8677 Grand Canyon University Contemporary Theology - HTH 469 May 23, 2011 Evangelical Theology Stanley Grenz and Roger Olsen co-authored 20th Century Theology – God and the World in a Transitional Age (1992). The book gives their interpretation of the way religious theology developed in a modern age and how they saw divine transcendence and immanence, especially from the Evangelical viewpoint. Grenz & Olsen Chapter Ten – Evangelical Theology Evangelical theology had a tough assignment. It had to stay balanced between divine transcendence and divine immanence while discerning factual biblical truths. To do this it also had to stay within the
Mentor BOOK REVIEW: AUGUSTINE AS MENTOR BY: EDWARD L. SMITHER Liberty University History of Christianity I (CHHI 520) Dr. David Pederson June 20, 2011 BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY Smither, Edward L. Augustine as Mentor. Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2008. Author Information Ed Smither is currently functioning as an Associate Professor of Church History and Intercultural Studies at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He also served as an Assistant Professor for the Department of Humanities at the University of Tunis-el Manar form 2002-2006. He and his wife Shawn have three children: Brennan, Emma, and Eve.
THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS A Paper Presented to Dr. Pederson Liberty Theological Seminary In partial fulfillment Of the requirements of GLST 500 By Kasey Espinosa January 29, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Missions in the Old Testament 4 Missions in the New Testament 5 The Nature of God and Missions 6 Mission Theology relates to other aspects of Theology 7 Two key themes or Motifs of Mission Theology 8 Conclusion 9 Introduction Throughout the entire Bible any reader can tell that God is moving toward an ultimate purpose. In theological circles, it has been called the “Missio Dei”, or Mission of God. The mission of God is the idea that God wants to save mankind from
Joshua, Church, and Dwight: Pioneers of Their Ages Miguel Womack Business 520-D15 October 28-Sunday, 2012 Brooke Quigg Joshua, Church, and Dwight: Pioneers of Their Ages One can never exclude the story of Joshua when compiling the extensive list of loyal, unwavering children of God in the Bible. We can assume common knowledge of the allegory by all even if only recollected from a gospel hymn: A General, chosen of his people, who themselves have little military discipline, to lead the Israelites into battle as God’s will is done to reach a land of prosperity promised to them. Fast forward to the 1840’s where a small company named Church and Dwight packed bicarbonate soda by hand into paper bags in one pound portions to be used
As a result the writer starts the information by concentrating on the first three chapters which Intel’s counseling from a biblical viewpoint. Wright makes it certain that he wants to display the countless responsibility that is required for pastoral care and counseling through Christ Jesus in the first section of the hardcover. In the next two chapter’s the author gives instructions for applying Biblical principles, implementing
Elisha School of Prophetic Ministry Instructor Apostle Glen Prince Synopsis of The Seven Churches Assignment Two Dawn Crockett Seven Churches Revelation 1:18-20 in verse 18 of this scripture three tenses of Christ’ existence are emphasized (1) His ever abiding life; (2) His death as God man; and (3) His resurrection to everlasting and authoritative life. He has authority over death and judgment, and therefore has the keys of hell [Hades] and death. Verse 19 is a key verse of the book. Revelation has three major sections (1) The things which thou hast seen-chapter 1, especially the vision of Christ. (2) The things which are –chapters 2 and 3, the conditions in the churches; and (3) The things that shall be hereafter –chapters 4-22, beginning with the judgments of the Tribulation period.
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Liberty University DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES PROJECT Submitted to Dr. Allan England in partial completion of course requirements for DSMN 500 – Discipleship Ministries Elke Speliopoulos Downingtown, PA July 8, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction 1 Step 1: Diagnosis of Need 2 Mission Statement 4 Goal Statement 4 Vision (based on Scripture verses) 5 Target Group 5 Step 2: Formulation of Objectives 6 Competencies Expected of Disciple-Followers 6 Goals of “Cord of Three Strands” 7 Step 3: Selection of Content 8 Step 4: Organization of Content 8 Step 5: Selection of Learning Experiences 9 Step 6: Organization of Learning
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Research Paper: The Role of Culture in Gospel Communication Submitted to Dr. Fred Smith in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of GLST 650 Intercultural Communication and Engagement By Jermaine Ramsey May 10, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………….1 What is Culture………………………………………………………………………2 Communicating the Gospel…………………………………………………………..3 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………5 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….6 1 Introduction When we evaluate the manner in which Christ entered into the cultures where He ministered to the people; he took into consideration the “cultural norms”. This is not to say He agreed with it or took part in it; He did not; however, He was still aware of the norms within the culture. We as missionaries, evangelist, or anyone reaching out to a culture, should practice the way Christ demonstrated to us. Christ demonstrated to us when you walk through a culture it is vitally important to share the Gospel with them in the cultural context. However, this requires some familiarization with the culture one is interacting because there could be some cultural hurdles to overcome.