Christianity Paul Flashcards
What are the 4 contributions of Paul
1.Paul’s Theologies
2.Separating Christianity from Judaism
3.Spread of Christianity
4.Paul as an example (role model??)
Where did paul’s teachings originate from
Epistle letters
What belief did he state for his theology
Justification by faith: You are forgiven for your sins due to your faith in christ.
Jesus death gave salvation (being saved from sin) to all → more about having faith in Christ then relaying action
Reference for Justification of faith (Paul’s theology)
“whilst we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Roman 5:8)
Impact of paul’s theology (JOF)
Martin luther studied the letters of paul, came across ‘Justification by faith’ and corrected Catholic church who believed people can pay to remove sins → started protestant reformation → show believing nuns that Jesus death atone their sins → Becoming one of the largest denominations of christianity
How did Paul separate Christianity from judaism
Changed from J To C via council of Jerusalem (paul +other leaders) → Paul said “we should not make it difficult for gentiles, turning to god (act 15:19), Thus jesus death marked the end of mosaic law
What was the impact, he contributed when separating Christianity from Judaism
Impact: Introduced circumcision of the heart via placing emphasis on baptism to enter covenant, thus Paul separated Christianity from Judaism
How was Paul able to spread Christianity so far
1.Roman citizenship (able to travel to all europe),
2.Multilingual (able to speak multiple languages),
3.Missionary journeys
Whilst paul was on his missionary journey (religious dawah) what did he do
Church planting during missionary journeys, elected elders to run the churches
What was the quote for his missionary journey
“Paul and barnabas planted churches in many cities… and appointed elders for every church” (Act 14:23)
What was the impact of his missionary journey
Christianity spread globally
98% Greece christian adherents
37 million churches around the world
how was Paul emulated as an example (role model). What characteristic did he have?
celibate (abstaining from marriage for religious reasons), dedicated his life for spreading dawah
Quote to demonstrate his influence on celibate nuns, priests
“Im telling those who are single and widows that it is good for them to stay single like me” (Corinthians 17:8)
How did Paul’s characteristics, influence modern Christian adherents
Paul impacted Christianity by influencing evangelical Christians (Take bible seriously, belief heavily on salvation) like nuns and priests that are unmarried to devote their lives to missionary work by emulating Christ’s actions
Consequently, there are around 407,000 priests today worldwide
