Early Christian Churches Research Paper

Flatland, written by Edwin A. Abbott, is about a Square whose goes on a journey to the third dimension, Spaceland. Square is from the second dimension, Flatland. In this story Abbott incorporates many Christian principals into the book. All throughout the book there are references towards events in the Bible and biblical characters. The main character A. Square is similar to the biblical characters Paul and Thomas, also known as doubting Thomas.

Paul Fisher is an outsider in the city of Tangerine and even in his family, in the book Tangerine by Mike Lupica. Paul moved from Houston, Texas to Tangerine, Florida which is a big change of environment for him and he will be forced to find new friends. In his family, his brother Erik steals the spotlight as a star football kicker. That has cast a shadow on him his whole life. Paul also is legally blind, which makes it hard to fit in at his school. Throughout the book Paul becomes more confident with himself and does not care what other people thought about him.

Philippians 2 :1-11 is one of many passages that Paul wrote to the the Philippians through his letters. There are several morals and principles included in these verses that are applicable to one’s life. Through this Biblical eisegesis, I will examine the beliefs that can be drawn out of Philippians 2 : 1-11,which lead to some examples of applications and the results of applying that same principles.

Paul's life is hard. His brother Erik makes choices that affect him drastically. In this book, Tangerine, Edward Bloor talks about the choices people around Paul's life make and how they affect him.

a. Then Agrippa said to Paul: Remember Paul stands before the man whose great-grandfather had tried to kill Jesus as a baby; his grandfather had John the Baptist beheaded; his father had martyred the first apostle, James. This was a man whose family history made him unlikely to receive Paul warmly!

Introduction: This paper is on the Apostle Paul, who has an incredible story, and happens to be one of my favorite people from the Bible ( which is why I chose him ). This Apostle did some cruel things to God 's people. He did these things out of religiousness, and the fact that he didn 't have a true relationship with Jesus. I have 3 main points in this research paper, and the first one will be titled ' ' life before Christ ' '. This will discuss/ inform the reader on the Apostle Paul 's life before Christ. My second main point will be titled ' ' Life Encountering Christ ' '. This point will tie into a lot of the previous point, but it is supposed to. I will discuss Paul 's radical encounter with Christ, and how it ties into the ministry of an Apostle. My third and last point will be titled ' ' Life in Christ ' '. This is the part of the

Willa Cather’s short story, “Paul’s Case” is about a young man who is determined to make his aspirations a reality by all means necessary. That meant being deceitful as a start of gaining control and social status and telling lies to get to where he felt like he belonged, but where did he belong? This desire was the beginning of a journey that would eventually leave him with nothing. There is something unusual about Paul, something that can only be explained by his demeanor and actions throughout the story. With that said, I intend to construct a complete character analysis of Paul as he searches for satisfaction.

Paul Rutaganda was an innovator who stood up against ethnic prejudic In the Rwandan civil war between the Hutus and tootsies. We see Paul use his reputation, charismatic charm, and influential power to save the lives of almost a thousand people during the genocide perpetrated by the Hutu.

This event of the coming of the Holy Spirit is important to the church because the Holy Spirit becomes a part of us when we are baptised and become Christian, it helps us to understand that Jesus died and rose from the dead for us. The Holy Spirit connects is with god and brings us closer to him. At the time of Pentecost people were Christians but they had not yet received the Holy Spirit so when Pentecost came they were filled with the Holy Spirit, thus this is why it is so significant for the church.

The Bible was written in three different languages on five different continents and the most copied book written of all time. The Bible contains 66 books written by 40 authors about both groups of people and individuals. Some individuals were notorious for being evil, wicked people and some were acknowledged for having hearts out for God. One man who was evil and wicked actually turned his heart to God and became one of the most prominent evangelists of all time. This man’s name was Paul. Paul persecuted many Christians throughout his early adult life. Eventually, Paul surrendered his life to God and is credited with writing thirteen books in the New Testament, including one of the most famous books ever written, Romans. Paul’s testimony is a tremendous story of how God can turn a wicked person in to a great role model and leader. This is the quite opposite story in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, however, as the main character Macbeth was a glorified warrior and battle hero. Eventually, Macbeth became king, began a descent in to madness, and unknowingly planned his own murder. All of this was done because Macbeth loved his wife, Lady Macbeth, and through supernatural prophecies given by Three Witches.

The letter of Philippians was argued to be written by Paul the Apostle. The writing itself reveals the stamp of genuineness, since it bears upon it most vividly the impress of the Apostle’s personality and character. The letter begins in standard form for an ancient Hellenistic letter structure, with author or senders first, then recipients with a greeting:

Have you ever wonder about your future as kids? When I was little, I imagine the life of being a photographer who travel to remarkable places to take stunning pictures, a successful artist who paint astonishing images and living a lavish lifestyle or an astrophysicist who get to experienced the vastness of the universe. Many of us don't achieve or give up our dreams due to the environment or change in personal interest. Based on the research, there's only 23 percent of people ends up with their dream job and Paul Kalanithi is one of them. Paul Kalanithi is both the protagonist and the author of When Breath Becomes Air. Not only was he a talented neurosurgeon, an intelligent litterateur but also a thoughtful and empathic man. Paul wrote his memoir When Breath Becomes Air to share his passion and journey of fighting back and dealing with cancer. The story shows the fortitude and intelligence in one's life.

The New Testament has several categories (genres) one being the Gospels which is a category that was invented by the early Christians known as the good news about Jesus. Then it has the early church history that tells about Jesus’ life and his death. The New Testament has 21 Letters some of which gives a theological over view of Christianity in which Paul was a great contributor of most of these letters.

Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians is a rich, upbeat, and positive letter, full of warmth, theological insights, and spiritual depth. “Pound for Pound,” writes Klyne Snodgrass (1996), “Ephesians may well be the most influential document ever written” (p. 17). Its application for believers today is as significant as it was then. The Church in America, Snodgrass (1996) writes, “need[s] nothing less than a new reformation, and Ephesians is the document to bring it about” (p. 18). If Ephesians is such an important epistle, it might be helpful to know a little about who the Ephesian’s were and why Paul wrote to them.

He did visit Corinth in between the two letters and as stated in 2 Corinthians 2:1, he knew his visit was a hard visit for all. Now, a deeper look at 2 Corinthians offers us a look into the heart of Paul. First he writes defending his conduct as an apostle and his reasoning for not being there in person, plus defending the critics’ charge of him during his visit in chapters 1-7. In the next chapters Paul touches on being a true apostle and then he writes about some points on reconciliation (chapters 2-7). In the second half of the book Paul writes more then on the hopes he has for the Christians in Corinth. In Chapters 8 and 9 he writes about Generosity as a Christian, both the need and the results, and in Chapters 10-11 he swings back into talking about apostleship and his work as an apostle. In this area he very intentionally points out how God’s glory is easily seen through his weakness, which has been wrongly brought to everyone’s attention. He ends this writing with a plan to visit again with some boundaries around that future