PHI 1163 ACTS AND THE EPISTLES REVELATION The description of the Book of Revelation as “the strangest book of the New Testament” could be the reason for the general neglect that is afforded it today. Such neglect did not characterize the earliest history of the book. Currently there is a general tendency to identify the book as Revelations as there are multiple revelations in the book. This is not the case. The book is the Revelation of Christ to John. The definition of the term “revelation”
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DIOCESE OF IFO CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) “FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP” BEING THE TEXT OF A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE IFO DISTRICT CHURCH COUNCIL PARISH COUNCILORS’ RETREAT HELD AT THE CATHEDRAL OF HOLY TRINITY‚ OKENLA‚ IFO‚ OGUN STATE ON SATURDAY‚ 21ST MARCH‚ 2009. All protocols observed. “And the Lord said‚ ‘Who then is that faithful and wise steward‚ who his lord shall make ruler over his household‚ to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant‚
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The Game of Shadows Resit Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) is the long awaited sequel to the first Sherlock Holmes film. Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law star in this thrilling action packed film. The storyline is carried on from the previous film; Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and his sidekick Dr. Watson (Jude Law) join forces to outwit and bring down the fiercest enemy yet‚ Professor Moriaty (Jared Harris). They face tough challenges to this notorious criminal. Like in the first
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listening to 104.7 FM Radio National Breakfast and it is time for films with Jane Smith. Today I’ll be reviewing Gattaca‚ There is no gene for the human spirit. Gattaca enters the same category as Contact (1997). Starring Ethan Hawke‚ Uma Thurman and Jude Law Gattaca is a Science Fiction film about a possible future dystopian world. The movie draws on what it means to be human and the concerns over reproductive technologies which facilitate eugenics‚ and takes the possible consequences of such technological
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Historical Background of Paul The Apostle Letter to Philemon Author – Apostle Paul 1. Family Heritage Paul was born in Tarsus‚ the capital of Cilicia‚ a Roman province in about 5 A.D.‚ which is in present day southeast Turkey. Thus‚ he was born very close to the time that Christ was born. His circumcised name was Saul but it is believed that he was also given the name “Paul” in his infancy to be used by him when in the Gentile world. In Greek‚ “Saul” is “Paul” or “Paulos”. It was usual at the time
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the apostolic ways of the founding fathers who came before them and that their primacy was derived from Peter and not from their political setting which in turn made their claim to fame to be truly based upon the “apostolic”(Elwell‚ p. 888). The Apostle Peter was sent to Rome by Jesus to build God’s Church. In Matthew 16:18‚ NLT‚ says 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’)‚[a] and upon this rock I will build my church‚ and all the powers of hell[b]
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identifies the author as Peter to the exhortations regarding proper response to suffering. The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed‚ but the weight of evidence is wholly in favor of its claim to be the production of the apostle whose name it bears.(4) Authorship Peter a genuine Galilean‚ which was known to be unschooled‚
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First Vatican Council This council was summoned by Pope Pius IX by the bull Aeterni Patris of 29 June 1868. The first session was held in St. Peter’s basilica on 8 December 1869 in the presence and under the presidency of the Pope. The purpose of the council was‚ besides the condemnation of contemporary errors‚ to define the Catholic doctrine concerning the Church of Christ. In fact‚ in the three following sessions‚ there was discussion and approval of only two constitutions: Dogmatic Constitution
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The life of Jesus‚ and the spread of Christianity The beginning: Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph sometime in the fourth century according to the gospel of Matthew. The exact date is not sure because there were no records kept at that time. It was told that Mary had conceived a child before she was married to Joseph. In that time‚ it was taboo to have a child before marriage. When Joseph found out about this‚ he was going to call off the wedding. That night an angel appeared to him in a dream
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views (1:6; 3:1). This epistle was written for the purpose of counteracting this Judaizing tendency‚ and of recalling the Galatians to the simplicity of the gospel‚ and at the same time also of vindicating Paul’s claim to be a divinely-commissioned apostle. Time and place of writing. The epistle was probably written very soon after Paul’s second visit to Galatia (Acts 18:23). The references of the epistle appear to agree with this conclusion. The visit to Jerusalem‚ mentioned in Galatians 2:1-10
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