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a Brief Apologetic for Doctrine
Doctrine (of the Common Era) Defined A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Synonyms: teaching, principle, belief, opinion Quite simply EVERYONE has doctrines WE believe, beliefs and opinions WE teach unyieldingly or perhaps underpinning our speech subtly. Due to its everyday influence on our lives…
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Three Years in Ephesus with Tears
Paul has just sent for the Ephesian Elders and is about to address them as at the conclusion of his third missionary journey as the Apostle departs for Jerusalem. Serving the Lord with humility and tears The *apostles’ tearful departure from Ephesus – Let us recall so many close relationships of those brothers and sisters…
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a brief Epistle from Paul to Ephesus
ACTS 20 – a farewell meeting We have recently been reading some of Paul’s early letters to churches. Now the Apostle sends a brief Epistle to Ephesus to set up a parting embrace with the leaders of the Ephesian Church before the apostles sail toward home. Previously we learned that an epistle is not simply…
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II Thessalonians Intro – It is meet and right so to do..
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is meet and right so to do. Book of Common Prayer – Celebration of Holy Communion Order One in Traditional language We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of…
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Paul’s unfinished encouragement of the Thessalonians
Previously on Paul’s Second Mission The apostles sailed to Macedonia, Greece and Achaia Second major stop THESSILONICA where they proclaim the Gospel to the Jews for THREE WEEKS. THREE WEEKS? Hardly enough time to establish a firm foundation of faith in NEW BELIEVERS! ~A.D. 51 – Paul writes to encourage the Thessalonian Church Certainly Paul…
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Paul’s unfinished business with the Thessalonians – 1
Apostles sent out – Leading through Letters Paul’s THREE missions over ELEVEN years from ~ A.D. 49 to ~ A.D. 57 would have included 10 winters. All of the apostles would have had time to write while onboard ships traveling from one Roman port to another. Furthermore all would have had time to write during…
