If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation.
Introduction In writing this I read and analyzed two pre-Civil War articles.[1] The first article we will look at argues in favor of the continuation of slavery. The second article is written in response to the first and argues for immediate abolition. After looking at both articles we will look at the differences between the […]
Galatians* Who: Paul (authorship undisputed) Where: Asia Minor When: c. 48 Why: To warn against legalism and defend justification by faith as well as Paul’s apostolic authority. Short Outline • Paul’s defense (1-2) • Justification by faith (3-4) • The Christian life (5-6)
What do we learn about Onesimus? Paul calls Onesimus his child, as he often does with converts, especially, it seems, those whom he had a special connection with through discipleship (cf. 1 Cor. 4:14-15; 2 Cor. 6:13; Gal. 4:19; Phil. 2:22; 1 Tim. 1:2). Onesimus, had a common slave name, his name meant “useful.” Paul […]
We see in Paul’s letter to the Colossians[1] that Christians are to put on the new self with new practices, new characteristics. And Paul tells us about the unprecedented unification and reconciliation that happens in Christ between all sorts of different people. Paul says, “there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, […]
