What does the Bible say about New Testament?
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
Is the New Testament more important than the Old Testament?
While the Bible is a unified book, there are differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament. In many ways, they are complementary. The Old Testament is foundational; the New Testament builds on that foundation with further revelation from God.
What are the prayers in the New Testament?
- The Lord’s Prayer – Matthew 6:9-13
- Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer – John 17
- Prayer for Boldness of Witness – Acts 4:23-31
- One of 3 Prayers in Ephesians – Ephesians 1:15-18
- Second of 3 prayers in Ephesians – Ephesians 3:14-21
- Third of 3 prayers in Ephesians – Ephesians 6:18-20
- Prayer for the church of Philippi – Philippians 1:3-11
What is the most quoted Psalm in the New Testament?
The 50 Most Popular and Read Bible Verses
- 1 Peter 5:7. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
- Jeremiah 29:11. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and ...
- Philippians 4:7. ...
- 2 Corinthians 12:9. ...
- 2 Timothy 3:16
- 1 Peter 3:15. ...
- Romans 8:28. ...
- Hebrews 11:6. ...
- Philippians 4:13. ...
- 2 Corinthians 5:21. ...
What are the arguments in support of the view that Paul employs creedal materialin 1:3-4?
The arguments in support of the view that Paul employs creedal materialin 1:3-4 have been listed conveniently by Poythress,38and can be describedas follows: First, the parallelism of the two well-balanced participialphrases (‘who. . . wasadescendant of David’ and ‘who. . . wasappointedthe Son of God’) is typical of credal formulae. Similar parallelism is foundin two other places in the Pauline corpus:
What is the new perspective of Paul?
‘The new perspective’ is a term coined by James Dunn to represent a newapproach to the interpretation of Paul’s letters and is used in the MansonMemorial Lecture he delivered at the University of Manchester in 1982. 30This new approach was sparked off by the publication in 1977 of E. P.Sanders’ book, Paul and Palestinian Judaism,31a book that has proved to be awatershed in Pauline studies. Sanders’ aim was to compare Palestinian Ju-daism and Pauline Christianity. The impact of his book and the ongoing de-bate to which it gave rise can be considered under the following headings.
What is the introduction to the letter to the Romans?
In thecase of Romans it is substantially longer than the greetings in Paul’s otherletters. The second part is the traditional thanksgiving section in which theapostle informs his audience of his prayers for them and his longing to visitthem, a visit he wants to make in order that he might have some ministryamong them .
What did Paul do to the Gentiles?
As the apostle to the Gentiles, Paul had to defend the right of Gentiles to beincluded in the people of God without having to undergo circumcision ortake upon themselves the yoke of the law. The gospel he proclaimed was agospel in which the righteousness of God was revealed apart from the lawand was therefore applicable to Gentiles as well as Jews. This fact, however,constituted no devaluation of the law. The receiving of the law was one of Is-rael’s great privileges (9:4), one that enabled them to ‘approve of what is su-perior’, to be ‘a guide for the blind, a light for those in the dark, an instructorof the foolish, a teacher of little children’, because they ‘have in the law theembodiment of knowledge and truth’ (2:18-20). Their legitimate boast inhaving the law was only inappropriate when they failed to observe it.Paul, however, saw another function of the law. He says that ‘it wasbrought in so that the trespass might increase’ (5:20). This statement hasbeen variously interpreted (see the commentary on 5:20) but is best under-stood to mean that the law led to an increase in the number of trespasses inthe sense that what were not known to be trespasses before the giving ofthe law were clearly recognized as such thereafter. This receives supportfrom Paul’s statement in 7:7: ‘I would not have known what sin was had itnot been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really wasif the law had not said, “You shall not covet”’. While Paul says that the law‘was brought in so that the trespass might increase’, he also added, ‘Butwhere sin increased, grace increased all the more’.
What does the Bible say about the power of God?
In 1:16-17 Paul describes the gospel as the power of God for salvation forall who believe, for in it the righteousness of God is revealed. In the majortheological section of the letter, 1:18–11:36, the apostle expounds and de-fends this gospel, showing how the righteousness of God is revealed in it.Five aspects of the righteousness of God are evident or implied: (i) his dis-tributive justice whereby God recompenses all people in accordance withtheir works; (ii) his covenant faithfulness whereby God always remainstrue to his promises — his word does not fail; (iii) his saving actionwhereby God reveals his righteousness in acting for the salvation of hispeople; (iv) his gift of righteousness, that is, the status of being declaredrighteous by God; and (v) the righteousness of life he requires of believersand is the outworking of his saving righteousness and the gift of righteous-ness he bestows upon them. Of these five aspects, God’s saving action inChrist enabling the justification of sinners receives the major emphasis (see‘Additional Note: “The Righteousness of God”’, 79-81).
What is Paul's doctrine of justification?
Those influenced by the new perspective emphasize that Paul’s doctrine ofjustification is to be understood in the context of his mission to the Gentiles.It is those who believe in Jesus Christ, be they Jews or Gentile, whom Godjustifies. Those who believe in Christ may be said to have been justified(5:1). Justification, then, is not a term Paul uses to refer to themeansbywhich people are ‘saved’ and so included in the people of God; rather, it issomething that may be predicated of those who arealreadysaved. They aresaved by God’s grace through what he has done in Christ so that their sinshave been forgiven, and now they are numbered among God’s people. Onthis basis, Wright argues: ‘Justification. . . isnotamatter ofhow someone en-ters the community of the true people of God, but ofhow you tell who belongs tothat community, not least in the period of time before the eschatologicalevent itself, when the matter will become public knowledge’.56 If justifica-tion is related only to the question, ‘Who are included among the people ofGod?’ it becomes an ecclesiological, not a soteriological, term.
What is the opening of Paul's letter to the Romans?
The opening and closing sections of the letterresemble those of an occasional personal letter. The opening identifies thesender and recipients, includes a greeting, and is followed by a thanks-giving section. The closing section relates the apostle’s present situationand future plans and includes a request for support, before concludingwith greetings, a warning, and a doxology. However, the body of the letteris not at all like a personal letter. It constitutes an extended theologicaltreatise, one that expounds and defends the gospel, and is followed by along ethical section spelling out important practical implications of thegospel.
Overview
Designed both for serious students and for general readers of the Bible, the PNTC volumes seek above all to make clear the meaning of the text of Scripture as we have it. The scholars writing these volumes interact with the most important, informed contemporary debate yet avoid undue technical detail.
Benefits of Logos Edition
The Logos edition of the Pillar New Testament Commentary can be linked with any Bible in your personal library to scroll together, side-by-side on the screen.
The Letter to the Philippians
In this commentary G. Walter Hansen offers rich exposition of the text of Philippians as well as wisdom and maturity in its application. In so doing he emphasizes partnership—the social and corporate dimensions of community—in the progress of the gospel.
The Letter of James
Few books in the New Testament are better known or more often quoted as the Letter of James. Because James is so concise, so intensely practical, and so filled with memorable metaphors and illustrations, it has become one of the two or three most popular New Testament books in the church.
The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude
Filling a notable gap in scholarship on 2 Peter and Jude, Peter Davids artfully unpacks these two neglected but fascinating epistles that deal with the confrontation between the Greco-Roman world and the burgeoning first-century Jesus communities.
The Letters of John
This Pillar commentary seeks to clearly explain the meaning of John’s letters to teachers, pastors, and general readers looking for a reliable resource for personal study.