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2 days ago · Paul (Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus (Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.
5 days ago · 8. What key teaching of St. Paul goes back to his first encounter with Christ? One of St. Paul’s major themes in his letters is the idea of the Church as the mystical Body of Christ. This theme is a uniquely Pauline theme. It also seems echoed in Christ’s very first words to Paul: “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” (Acts 9:4)
1 day ago · For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.” Galatians 1:11-12 (emphasis added) The Gospel is not his Gospel or opinion. What Paul taught isn’t a product of his studies, research, reflection, or wisdom—It’s God-given and is both unchanging and unchangeable.
21 hours ago · Colossians 1:1–5. 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard ...
21 hours ago · The apostle Paul stresses the role of the people of God, or faith community, in spiritual formation. His key thought on the role of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12-14 and Romans 12) is that every member of the community is there to build each other up and so build up the whole.
5 days ago · St. Paul was the Apostle of the Gentiles. His letters are included in the writings of the New Testament, and through them we learn much about his life and the faith of the early Church....
5 days ago · According to St. Luke, Jesus called on his followers to repeat the ceremony in his memory, and the letters of the Apostle Paul and the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament demonstrate that early Christians believed that they were to continue the celebration as an anticipation in this life of the joys of the banquet that was to come in the ...
