Post Tagged with: "paul"

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  philippians 2:1-11 [Christ's example of humility]

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  Read Philippians 2:1-11 (ESV, NIV, The Message) If we are not careful, culture rather than God will actually define reality for us. This is the core of many problems in discipleship today. American Christians need not worry of persecution from the world, but seduction by the world. The world we live in is [...]
   
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  philippians 1:12-18a [the advance of the gospel]

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  Read Philippians 1:12-18 (ESV, NIV, The Message) Paul was nothing if not focused, his field of vision bounded above and below, across and between by a landscape of always and only the Gospel. When Paul tested and probed the value of a thing, he seemed always to do so through [...]
   
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  philippians 1:1-11 [greeting, thanksgiving, and prayer]

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  Read Philippians 1:1-11 (ESV, NIV, The Message) In these first eleven verses, Paul establishes a tone and message that will continue throughout this letter. He speaks with love of hope, grace, joy, and peace–words that will continue to echo. He also states his opening wish for the church of Philippi: [...]
   
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  introduction to paul’s letter to the philippians

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  The letter to the Philippians is a well known text in the Bible and the apostle Paul is the undisputed author. May the following serve as an introductory background concerning this great New Testament letter. The city of Philippi. The city of Philippi is located in Macedonia.  It was named after Philip [...]
   
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  paul’s epistle to the philippians [online group study]

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  It’s likely that the first time the Gospel was preached in all of Europe, it was done by Paul in Philippi. And that was an interesting trip (see Acts 16)… After being “forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,” Paul and his entourage arrived in Philippi [...]
   
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  interpreting the bible in community

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  Last week I shared 3 misunderstandings concerning Bible interpretation and suggested that the Bible should be interpreted in community.  Allow me to give some precedent on interpreting the Bible in community. First, the birth of the church is perhaps the most significant precedent for community interpretation of the Bible. Obviously, [...]
   
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  women ministry leaders in the new testament

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  Usually when one considers gender leadership issues in the New Testament the first place to look is the well-known verses of Paul that seem to suggest that women should either be quiet in the church or that they should not hold any leadership positions over men. However, before one makes [...]
   
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  books, poverty, and marriage: [january 2011 top content]

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  In an effort to better understand what’s bringing people to BibleDude.net (and what’s keeping them here), I’ve been looking at my Google Analytics a little closer. The list below represents the top 10 posts by pageviews during the month of January 2011. I notice a few interesting trends here… book [...]
   
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  a hermeneutic on gender and ministry [#ICSEX]

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  Few things bother me as much as misinterpreted and misapplied scripture. And (I believe) one of the worst examples of this is around the issue of women’s role in ministry in the church. There are many that disagree with women being active in ministry, and others that would go so [...]
   
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  the apostle paul in arabia

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  I was recently awarded my Teaching Ministry Certificate from Sarasota Bible College. More than the accomplishment of earning it, I am grateful for the education that I have been through. Now, instead of being a student of the organization, I am an Instructor of Biblical and Ministerial Studies. This means [...]