Assertion: apostle | /r/HasProperty | paul
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type: OTHER
value: in context
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Source sentences:
text: DEATH OF THE APOSTLE PAUL.
text: After starting new churches, the Apostle Paul maintained a connection with the leaders of those communities.
text: It was this apostle, Paul, who wrote over half of the books of the New Testament.
text: We know him as the Apostle Paul.
text: apostle” means, he will quickly refer to Jesus’ original twelve apostles and possibly even include the Apostle Paul, but most Christians struggle when trying to identify the specific characteristics of an apostolic ministry.
text: All of the original 12 apostles (except John), as well as the apostle Paul, were martyred for the gospel.
text: also continued in the life of the Early Church through the writings of Luke (Acts 6:2) and the apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 15:5).
text: The Special Case of the Apostle Paul
text: On this or some similar issue, even the two apostles Paul and Peter initially came to conflicting opinions (Galatians 2:11–14).
text: Those confirmatory signs were given to other apostles than the twelve, such as the apostle Paul, who had “the signs of a true apostle” (2 Cor. 12:12).
text: The apostle Paul declared things from God that had never been spoken before.
text: The apostle Paul had something essential for effective evangelism: a God-given burden for those who did not know Jesus Christ.
text: Yet, the Apostle Paul commended the people of Berea for checking what he said against the Word of God to make sure he spoke the truth (Acts 17:10-11).
text: The Apostle Paul also stated to those in Galatia that if anyone, including himself, should teach another Gospel, that person should be "accursed" (Galatians 1:8-9).
text: Thirteen of the Epistles are written by the Apostle Paul.
text: Whether we acknowledge his lordship or not, the apostle Paul says “every knee” will “bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil.
text: The Apostle Paul calls them here "signs," i.e., they have symbolic meaning; they signify something; they represent something.
text: Now almost all of these signs are recorded in the book of Acts as having occurred in the ministry of the Apostle Paul, therefore the signs of a true apostle had been done among the people.
text: You and I have been listening to the Apostle Paul for months, teaching us here every Sunday morning.
text: What the Apostle Paul is talking about is not some kind of social pressure that is brought to bear to bring an evildoer to heel.
text: We’re about to spend the next few months with the Apostle Paul.
text: They had failed to rightly esteem the apostle Paul.
text: What makes matters worse in Corinth is that they had a proven, profound and legitimate example set before them in the apostle Paul and yet, they did not recognize him for it.
text: The greatness of the apostle Paul was seen not only in his apostolic ability to perform signs and wonders but also in the ordinary means of grace.
text: For example, the apostle Paul told the church in Corinth they could trust his word over that of false teachers because his powers validated his ministry:
text: The Apostle Paul has been the subject of movies, books, and too many sermons and Sunday School lessons to count.
text: A feminist said I based all my beliefs on the teaching of "that old reprobate, the apostle Paul.
text: Others have said that the apostles, especially Paul, did not show as good an attitude as Jesus in teaching: they expressed less love and tolerance but were more condemning of other people's views.
text: The purpose of this study is to consider the teachings of the apostles and prophets, especially Paul, and compare their authority to that of Jesus' teachings.
text: In 2 Corinthians 11, the apostle Paul addresses the problem of false apostles invading the Corinthian church.
text: The Apostle Paul seemed to use “apostle” terminology to describe multiple people that were sent to do Christ’s work.
text: We know that the apostle Paul violently persecuted the Church in his younger days.
text: What did the Apostle Paul do for a living?
text: When the apostle Paul defends his own apostleship, it is on the basis that he had seen Jesus (1 Corinthians 9:1).
text: Let us now consider another biblical example, the apostle Paul.
text: The majority of Christians fall far short of the kind of life the apostle Paul led.
text: I have lived with the apostle Paul for over sixty years — admired him, envied him, feared him, pounded on him, memorized him, written poems about him, wept over his sufferings, soared with him, sunk to the brink of death with him, spent eight years preaching through his longest letter, imitated him.
text: The apostle Paul did not hide his flaws, but made them an occasion to help others fight for holiness and joy.
text: These are five of the reasons I have a deep affection and admiration and thankfulness for the apostle Paul.
text: I thought I knew the apostle Paul.
text: But recently I realized I didn’t know as much about the Apostle Paul as I thought.
text: The second "exception" is the apostle Paul, who wrote most of the New Testament.
text: The sure and ancient end of appointing modern apostles is confirmed by the last apostle, Paul, writing of the different witnesses and apostles who saw Jesus after His resurrection:
text: Just as the youngest child in a family may be born "unexpectedly" and several years after their older siblings, so the apostle Paul was like "one born out of due time".
text: Now then, the Bible in the room at the last hotel where you stayed was not left there by the Apostle Paul, or the Apostle Gideon
text: Romans 1:15 is a classic declaration by the Apostle Paul that exemplifies the heart of an evangelist: “
text: From the two scriptures that I read to you earlier, the Apostle Paul clearly establishes his identity and role in the ministry of Jesus Christ.
text: From Miletus he (the Apostle Paul) sent to Ephesus and called for the elders (presbuteros) of the church.
text: In Titus 1:5, the Apostle Paul appointed Titus to ordain Elders in every city in Crete, and by so doing, he would be "setting in order the things that are lacking.
text: The true or highest leader over the Elders that Titus was appointing, was the one who sent Titus to appoint them, meaning the Apostle Paul.
text: most of these come from the Apostle Paul.
text: He had become a disciple of the apostle Paul and later followed Paul until his [Paul's] martyrdom.
text: Luke's presence in Rome with the Apostle Paul near the end of Paul's life was attested by 2 Timothy 4:11: "Only Luke is with me".
text: Reference to the Apostle Paul in the Bible
text: The apostle Peter could describe himself as a “fellow elder” (1 Pet. 5:1); and the apostle Paul could describe himself as a “servant” or “minister” (diakonos, 1 Cor.
text: They lived, worked, and traveled with the Apostle Paul, becoming his honored, much-loved friends and coworkers in Christ Jesus.
text: After all, the apostle Paul himself tells us that all Scripture—including the Acts of the Apostles—“is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, New Revised Standard Version).
text: We have spent most of our time so far in this series reviewing the life and teaching of a man who never met Jesus during His time on earth: the apostle Paul.
text: One of the many tragedies that stemmed from the Protestant Reformation is the great misunderstanding of the Apostle Paul upon whom Martin Luther based much of his misbegotten theology.
text: In Acts 14:4, Luke refers to “the apostles” who, in context, are Paul and Barnabas (cf.
text: It is in that connection that the statement of the Apostle Paul also has significance.
text: Special gifts for preaching It is specifically this special gift serving the preaching, that of tongues and knowledge in its special character as involving in some measure direct revelation, that the Apostle Paul says will cease or fail and pass away in the church.
text: 4 the Apostle Paul also mentions the office or function of evangelist, which is not mentioned in I Cor.
text: In like manner Titus is left in Crete by the Apostle Paul to finish the work there, Titus 1:5, and set things in order.
text: The answer to this question is best explained by the apostle Paul, "Preach the Word!
text: Each of these were written by the apostle Paul to evangelists, instructing them how to properly perform the work of a preacher.
text: However, Christians are not asked to blindly follow their preacher, but we should instead be like the Bereans who were commended for double-checking the words of the apostle Paul against the Old Testament scriptures.
text: It is in this sense that the apostle Paul spoke:
text: When we read through the Scriptures, we find several examples of the apostle Paul, accepting funds from churches to support his preaching of the gospel (Philippians 4:14-16).
text: On the other hand, if by “apostles” and “prophets” one means Christian leaders of the same kind as the twelve apostles or the apostle Paul, they are clearly mistaken.
text: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife," says the Apostle Paul, and Alexey Alexandrovitch, who was now guided in every action by Scripture, often recalled this text.
text: Many believe that the Apostle Paul would be the “successor” to Judas as the 12th apostle, but the problem there is that the 12 apostles are to Judge the 12 tribes of Israel, and Paul was sent to the Gentiles.
text: We may never know whether Matthias was the successor that God desired, but interestingly, after Matthias is chosen, you never hear his name mentioned again, but the one who is thought to replace Judas, the Apostle Paul, is about all you hear about in the church.
text: The Pauline [for the Apostle Paul] and the Johannine [for the apostle
text: We do not await a physical visit from the apostle Paul, but we do await the second coming of our Lord.
text: If you read the writings of the Apostle Paul closely, you will see that even though he was already an apostle, he didn't consider himself to have yet obtained what God had ultimately called him to do.
text: The Apostle Paul was one of the most influential leaders of the early Christian church.
text: Most of what we know about the Apostle Paul (also known as Saint Paul or Saul of Tarsus) comes from the writings attributed to him and the Book of Acts.
text: The Apostle Paul is traditionally considered the author of 13 books of the New Testament.
text: 1 Corinthians 9:1, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15 is a place where the apostle Paul is explaining that the apostles do receive their living, though he refused to accept any money for the work.
text: It’s common for Bible characters to go by two names, use a nickname, or like the Apostle Paul, to have one name in Hebrew and another in Greek.
text: In 2 Corinthians 12:12, the apostle Paul speaks of "the signs of a true apostle".
text: Most of these listed, of course, refer to the Apostle Paul.
text: Most of these listed, of course, refer to the Apostle Paul.
text: What about the Apostle Paul?
text: What about the Apostle Paul?
text: The Apostle Paul was under attack by the church in Corinth.
text: He wrote virtually the sêmeion ( teras ( teras only appears in tandem with The Apostle Paul was under attack by the church in Corinth.
text: All of the original twelve did so, and so did the Apostle Paul.
text: All of the original twelve did so, and so did the Apostle Paul.
text: I close with these words from the Apostle Paul, peculiarly the Apostle to us Gentiles (Rom.
text: 5:10).I close with these words from the Apostle Paul, peculiarly the Apostle to us Gentiles (Rom.
text: It is difficult to overestimate the influence of the apostle Paul .
text: But who was Saul of Tarsus before he became the apostle Paul?
text: Saul of Tarsus became the apostle Paul, an ardent missionary to an unbelieving world and a fine example of faithful service in the face of fierce persecution
text: No person other than Jesus Christ himself has had a greater impact on John Piper’s life than the apostle Paul.
text: Offering readers 30 reasons why Piper loves the apostle Paul, this book of short meditations on the wonder of the gospel, perseverance through suffering, love for unbelievers, and God’s work through weakness will encourage readers to imitate Paul’s example of unwavering confidence in God’s grace and love toward others.
text: Rather Paul charged Timothy to "retain the standard of sound words" which he had heard from the Apostle Paul, to guard "the treasure which" had "been entrusted to" him, and to "entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also" "the things which" Timothy had "heard from" Paul "in the presence of many witnesses" (II Tim.
text: Consequently, for a Corinthian Christian to identify with the apostle Paul is to embrace that which is foolish and weak to the unbelieving mind, whether Jew or Gentile.
text: Since precious, precious, precious few church members—and even preachers—understand the Apostle Paul’s special ministry, they want him to be the twelfth apostle (taking Judas’ place instead of Matthias).
text: We see the 12 Apostles in verse 5, and we see the Apostle Paul in verse 8.
text: The Apostle Paul had an all-men message and ministry (Romans 1:5,14; Romans 16:25-26; 1 Timothy 2:5-7).
text: If we reject the Apostle Paul, then we reject what the Lord Jesus Christ had to say through Paul.
text: Eusebius in 325 AD likewise said the Ebionites "thought it was necessary to reject all the epistles of the apostle [Paul] whom they called an apostate from the Law.
text: WE know little respecting the death of the Apostle Paul.
text: The world has never been able to find one who could fill the place of the Apostle Paul.
text: We have none of the dying words of the apostle Paul; we have no account of the melancholy procession to the place of death; we know not whether he was attended by any of his friends, or whether there were any Christians present to witness the closing scene, and to sustain him by their presence and their prayers.
text: To the apostle Paul, we know that "to die" would be "gain" (Phil.
text: I have now finished what I designed to bring forward in illustration of the "Scenes and Incidents in the Life of the Apostle Paul.
text: The life of the Apostle Paul is a part of the history of the world, and cannot be detached from it.
text: Jonathan Edwards, who in regard to the mere faculty of reasoning is admitted to stand at the head of the race, as Newton does in science, has done but little more than enlarge and expand the reasoning of the Apostle Paul.
text: The Apostle Paul told his son in the ministry, "Do the work of an evangelist."1
text: The Apostle Paul charged Timothy to, "Preach the word!
text: Would the apostle Paul have allowed such a slight to dishonor a member of the Godhead?
text: From chapter 13 onward, the Apostle Paul is the main figure in Acts.
text: It was designed to show us how God spoke to unbelieving Israel—first through the 12 Apostles, and then through the Apostle Paul.
text: As I read and prepared for our discussion, I noticed 21 character traits of the apostle Paul.
text: The apostle Paul was raised in an Israelite family from the tribe of Benjamin (Romans 11:1).
text: According to Church tradition dating from the 2nd century, the author was the "Luke" named as a companion of the apostle Paul in three of the letters attributed to Paul himself; this view is still sometimes advanced, but "a critical consensus emphasizes the countless contradictions between the account in Acts and the authentic Pauline letters.
text: The other apostles were Paul, Barnabas and James (the Lord’s brother) and some Greek (non Jewish)
text: As I read and prepared for our discussion, I noticed 21 character traits of the apostle Paul.
text: We are urged by the Apostle Paul in Romans 12:1:
text: The Apostle Paul was often attacked by Satan and his demons as he carried out his missionary work.
text: The Apostle Paul commands the Christians at Colossae, “
text: The apostle Paul was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero in Rome in AD 67.
text: Conversion of the Apostle Paul
text: Conversion of the Apostle Paul
text: The Apostle Paul: in danger from every side
text: The Acts account seems to indicate that the primitive church was not effectively fulfilling the Great Commission until the apostle Paul came on the scene.
text: Prophet” Paul/Saul (Acts 13:1-2; Romans 11:13)—preached and taught the special doctrine committed first to the Apostle Paul.
text: The foundation for the Dispensation of Grace was preached and taught first and foremost by the Apostle Paul, just as he claimed by the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 3: “
text: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:” With the doctrine God committed to the Apostle Paul, we now know the secret of God’s eternal purpose.
text: How many of today’s “prophets” pay any attention to the special commandments of the Lord written by the Apostle Paul in Romans through Philemon?
text: The word used for the way Paul prayed to God to take it away is παρακαλεω (Strong's G3870, "parakaleo," combining παρα, Strong's G3844, "para," which means "near," and καλεω, Strong's G2564, "kaleo," which means call or bid), used over a hundred times in the New Testament, which means to call near, entreat, implore, or beseech, but used only twice in connection with God, one of them being in 2 Cor 12:8, where the apostle Paul entreated the Lord three times to take the "thorn" away.
text: The false apostles lifted themselves up through self-boasting; the apostle Paul boasts about how he was not lifted up but brought down and then was reminded of God's grace and God's power which could lift him up, so he can now "boast" in his "weaknesses" and "God's power" that makes him strong, instead of boasting in his own abilities "in the flesh.
text: In conclusion, I've shown that it isn't a literal "thorn" in his literal "flesh," that "in the flesh" is normally used figuratively to refer to our carnal nature, especially by the apostle Paul, and that "weakness" and "infirmity" is one word, which can be either physical or not physical.
text: In the 2nd and 3rd centuries Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History 6.38 says the Elchasai “made use of texts from every part of the Old Testament and the Gospels; it rejects the Apostle (Paul) entirely“; 4.29.5 says Tatian the Assyrian rejected Paul’s Letters and Acts of the Apostles; 6.25 says Origen accepted 22 canonical books of the Hebrews plus Maccabees plus the four Gospels but
text: The apostle Paul, when writing about grace or faith versus works was referring to the works of the Law of Moses!
text: Many claim Jesus and yet reject the apostle Paul.
text: If someone rejects Christ’s words given through the Apostle Paul, do they reject Christ?
text: Paul was converted by Christ (Gal 1:15–17), claimed revelation from Christ (Gal 1:11–12), preached a gospel revealed separately and yet accepted and approved by the other Apostles (Gal 1:18–19, 23; 2:2, 9), and even so that the Apostle Peter was corrected and repented by the Apostle Paul (Gal 2:11).
text: Can believers dismiss the apostle Paul and by so doing dismiss Christ?
text: The apostle Paul clearly expected to die shortly after his letter to Timothy while imprisoned in Rome (2 Timothy 4:6-8).
text: And part of this plan can be understood by reading the letter of the apostle Paul to Titus.
text: A few famous Christians have had what might be called, in today’s world, an out-of-body experience, most notably the apostle Paul.
text: Peter was called by the apostle Paul a "pillar" of the Church.
text: His ministry was primarily to the Jews, as the apostle Paul's was to the Gentiles.
text: The apostle Paul, in his letters, also talks about meeting Peter in the eastern Mediterranean.
text: If there was such a thing as eternal torment taught in the Tanach (Old Testament), then how could the Apostle Paul proclaim to the unsaved idol worshippers in Athens, "In the past God overlooked such ignorance" (Acts 17:30).
text: This command, which appears only once in the Old Testament, would garner little attention except for the fact that the apostle Paul cites it not once but twice (1 Cor.
text: Life Lessons From The Apostle Paul
text: Here are some life lessons we can lean from The Apostle Paul’s spiritual conversion.
text: The Apostle Paul later would write:
text: Notice how the Apostle Paul described what true repentance is:
text: As part of his second missionary journey the Apostle Paul visits Thessalonica with Timothy and Silas.
text: No one did this better than the Apostle Paul, and he is the one to look at to best understand how this gift should be employed.
text: Let us consider the example of the apostle Paul.
text: The apostle Paul, who was not married, asked the Corinthians whether he also did not have the right to take a believing wife (1 Corinthians 9:5), as did “the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas
text: According to Church tradition dating from the 2nd century, the author was the "Luke" named as a companion of the apostle Paul in three of the letters attributed to Paul himself; this view is still sometimes advanced, but "a critical consensus emphasizes the countless contradictions between the account in Acts and the authentic Pauline letters.
text: Next year he will star in a new film on the life of the Apostle Paul.
text: However, making a movie about the Apostle Paul is a whole other ball game.
text: And as all great actors do, he will immerse himself into the life and writings of Saul of Tarsus, the Apostle Paul.
text: To the unbiased believer of the Word of God, there is overwhelming proof that the secret of God’s eternal purpose and of His good news to man was first communicated by revelation to the Apostle Paul, that he in turn might make it known to others.
text: This is why the Apostle Paul has so much to say about the operation of the Spirit now and about our spiritual life and conduct now in this time of Christ’s rejection.
text: In Verse 11, the Apostle Paul says concerning Jesus Christ,
text: If I want to know the opinion of the Apostle Paul on a subject, I can turn immediately to what Paul has said.
text: Certainly the Apostle Paul is one.
text: Did Saul Murder Christians Before He Became The Apostle Paul?
text: Paul Said He Was A Pharisee AFTER He Became The Apostle Paul.
text: The Apostle Pauls’
text: When you consider that apostle paul was probably the apostle that spread christianity the farthest[virtually the whole roman empire then] and yet he did not demand money to "spread the gospel" like some of these crooks who now need a private jet to spread the gospel.
text: When you consider that apostle paul was probably the apostle that spread christianity the farthest[virtually the whole roman empire then] and yet he did not demand money to "spread the gospel" like some of these crooks who now need a private jet to spread the gospel.