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| 2 Thessalonians, man of lawlessness will appear before the Lord's return. Sits in the temple and claims to be God, some may have thought Paul was talking about Roman officials which may be a misunderstanding |
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| There is a power restraining the man of lawlessness and once that power is removed, Jesus will destroy him. |
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| Exile ends, foreign domination terminated, davidic king/messiah restored to the throne, Messiah anointed with God's spirit, renewed permanent covenant with God's spirit, people cleansed, Like their representative God's people receive the indwelling of the spirit of God, Nations/gentiles come to know yahweh, creation itself restored to Edenic conditions. |
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| trained rhetor, capable of demonstrating from the OT that the Messiah was Jesus. Paul shows high regard for Apollos, Apollos is causing divisions in the Church as individuals are trying themselves to either Paul or Apollos |
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| Collect funds to relieve the poverty of the Jerusalem church, its purpose was to help the poor, unity of the church, and eschatological fulfillment |
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| Bi-annual athletic competition in Corinth, 2nd to olympics. Paul was in Corinth when it was held in 51 which is why he started using athletic language (perishable crown vs. eternal crown). |
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| Professors of higher education that had followers. Argumentative technique over truth. Paul counters their rivalry with the church, Paul does not accept money because the Sophists did. |
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| could be called beginning Gnosticism, gnostics believed you needed secret knowledge to be Christian. Belief that physical world is evil and spiritual world is good. |
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| Over-realized eschatology |
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| One that thinks you can have heaven on earth in some form before the return of Christ in consummation. |
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| Patron/Client relationships |
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| Clients would support patrons financially in order to boost their social standing. Corinthians identified with Paul and Paul confronted them about it disrupting the unity of the church. |
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| caused divisions between the rich and poor in the Church, especially in Corinth. |
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| 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 Should be used to build up the church, should be glorifying God and not the individual. |
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| The first fruits were sacrificed by the Jewish people. Jesus was seen as the first fruit, people can be sure of their salvation because the Spirit represents a portion of what is to come. |
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| Christ came as the "new Adam," to undo what Adam did. |
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| Rhetorical Forms of Persuasion |
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Exordium: part of speech where you establish report
Narratio: Background statement of facts that pertain to the argument
Proposition: The thesis statement
Probation: positive proof in favor of thesis
Refutation: the refutation of the opponent's position
Peroratio: conclusion, summarizing and making an emotional appeal |
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Judicial/Forensic: past time, law court, did something happen?
Deliberative: persuasive, future, political assembly
Epedeictic: ceremonial, to inspire, not persuade |
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| Branches remain in tree by faith, they are dependent on the roots and don't support it. Branches that are grafted in share richness of the root, not monopolize it. Even the broken off branches will be grafted back in. |
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1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus
Addressed to individuals. |
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| Shortest, most personal letter. Philemon was a wealthy gentile Christian in Colossae who became a believer under Paul's ministry. Written by Paul while he was in Roman prison |
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| Philemon's slave who wronged him, made his way to Paul in prison, was converted, and became a useful partner. Paul tells Philemon to receive, forgive, and acknowledge Onesimus' new status as a believer. |
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| Christ "emptied himself," idea of emptying or willingly letting go of Godly priveleges. Christ did not want to be divine even though he was. |
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| Faith and works, you must keep the law to be right with God. |
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