Exegetical study on: 1 Corinthians 14:1-6 Principles of Biblical Interpretation Dr. Dale Hutchcraft 10/23/09 Alex Sullins The passage that I chose to exegete is 1 Corinthians 14:1-6‚ the main idea of this passage is for the apostle Paul to confront the Corinthian church in Corinth about their misuse of the spiritual gifts‚ namely the use of tongues. The following is a full outline of the passage with the main point of each verse‚ it goes as follows: 1 Pursue love‚ yet desire earnestly
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structure: 1.) Introduction‚ indicating the sender‚ the receiver of the letter‚ and a greeting‚ 2.) body‚ 3.) and a conclusion‚ which usually ends with a farewell prayer. The literary context of Ephesians is that it seems to have any confrontation on regards to any heresy within the church like Colossians. Paul writes to the Church of Ephesus to encourage them to be united as a one under Christ. Paul does tell both Jews and Gentiles that they are equal as being children of God. Ephesians 2:1-10 comes
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Let’s open our Bibles together to Philippians 3. We are continuing our series entitled “Joyful Living”. Today we are going to be looking at Philippians 4:1-4. The title of my sermon is: “Resolving Conflicts God’s Way”. In Philippians 4:1-4‚ Paul addressees the problem of disunity in the church and gives us some practical and valuable advices on how to resolve relational conflicts God’s way. (read). “William Borah was a prominent Republican Senator from Idaho. Everyone who knew Idaho’s Senator respected
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Bible as the "Word of God"‚ or as having been composed by the Jewish and/or Christian God. The Hebrew Bible is the gathering of sacred writings making up the Bible utilized by Judaism. Over the human writers‚ the Bible was composed by God‚ according to 2 Timothy 3:16. God superintended the human writers of the Bible so that‚ while utilizing their own written work styles and personalities‚ despite everything they recorded precisely what God intended. The Bible was not dictated by God‚ but rather it was
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Introduction The book of Philippians is an encouraging letter from the Apostle Paul to the church in Philippi. Paul’s purpose in writing this letter was to thank the church for their devotion to him and to the gospel‚ warn them of the opposition they faced both inside and outside the church‚ and to encourage the believers to continue in sharing the gospel. In Philippians 1:12-26‚ Paul focuses in on exhorting the believers to be bold in sharing the gospel and to make Christ the center of every circumstance
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As one looks at the nature of his letters‚ one finds that the letters to the Churches in Corinth and Galatia attempt to address conflict and false teaching; Philippians‚ Ephesians and Colossians are written as letters of encouragemen;‚ and the letters written to Timothy‚ Titus‚ and Philemon serve as mutual encouragement and requests for prayer. “Paul’s overriding concern is the edification of the community‚ and much of his energy is spent restoring unity to the church” (Rosner‚ 2003‚ p.217). His
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1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Corbin Randall The passage of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 has caused great division in the church. What is the word “head” suppose to mean in this context?Are women to wear head covers? In what way is the head of man Christ? And why does Paul go into detail on creation? These are all questions that anyone might ask concerning this passage. From a personal examination‚ I would have to say that I agree with the main point of the complimentary perspective. In the body of Christ
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history of the chapters leading up to 2 Samuel 7:8-19 are important in understanding its meaning and significance. The first thing that is important is the death of Saul and Jonathan. Saul was the current king of Israel‚ and Jonathan‚ his son‚ was David’s best friend. After they were killed at Mt. Gilboa‚ David was probably torn in how to feel. Saul was jealous of how popular David had become and tried to kill him‚ but David hid from him. Because of what God told him in 1 Samuel 16‚ David knew Saul’s death
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Exegesis for a Parable (Luke 18:9-14) • Reading & Preliminary Exegetical Statement. Read the parable several times until you are quite familiar with it. Prior to completing any of the following exegetical steps‚ write a preliminary exegetical statement that reflects what you think the parable means. Preliminary Statement: I think that this parable means that there are two types of righteousness. One that can be "work righteousness" and the other "gift righteousness." We see this through
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Philippians Lesson plan Jennifer Bennett October 13‚ 2012 Philippians Lesson plan Introduction: Only one person should be talking at a time. When someone else is talking‚ please do not have a side conversation with someone else. Respect others point of views‚ not everyone will have the same opinion. Say what you think in a respectful way. Combing topic: think and act like Christ. Be like mind‚ having the same love‚ being
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