Previously, I shared with you three of the themes from Pauline Letters: Suffering, Joy, and Discipleship. Let me continue to share three more themes, which Paul has imparted in his letters. Grace: More than any other Apostle, Paul is the one, who has emphasized that Salvation is by faith alone. Read more…
We know how Saul was stopped on his way to Damascus and underwent a total transformation. Saul, who wanted to extinguish the Christians, became Paul, who turned to be a spark igniting the Gentiles (non-Jewish people) with the light of Christ. Besides teaching them orally, he encouraged and strengthened their Read more…
St. Paul was not one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. Nevertheless, his contribution to the New Testament was great. Besides the Four Gospels and the Book of Revelation, there are 21 Letters or Epistles in the New Testament. Of these 13 are attributed to St. Paul as the author. Read more…
Luke, being the author of the Acts, has written it in order to give a historical account about the impact of the Gospel Message and the spread of God’s Kingdom in the days of the early Church. Thus, the recorded historical facts remain as reliable testimony to the work of Read more…
In the previous weeks, I shared some ideas for you to understand better the four Gospels. This week I would like to share about the next book in the New Testament, namely, the Acts of the Apostles. It is often referred to simply as “Acts”. Basically, it tells us about Read more…
The Gospel according to John is the latest-written Gospel. The purpose of this Gospel, as stated by John himself, is to show that Jesus was the Son of God and that those who believe in him may have eternal life. Considering the depth of life-giving message, which John excavates from Read more…
In my attempt to help you comprehend the treasures hidden in the Gospels, I would like to share with you some more facts. For those who would like to know more about the differences in content between the Gospel according John and the other three Gospels (Synoptic), let me share Read more…
Two weeks back I wrote about the Synoptic Gospels, namely the Gospel according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke. I had to interrupt the continuity due to Christmas and the New Year weeks. This week, let me continue sharing with you the last Gospel according to John. Just by cursory reading, Read more…
The Gospel according to Matthew, Mark and Luke, if compared with each other, are very similar to one another in content and expression. As a result, they are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels. The word “synoptic” means: “seeing together with a common view”. The similarities among them have led Read more…
The word “synoptic” means giving an account of the events from the same point of view. The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark and Luke are called Synoptic Gospels. They are called so because they contain many of the same stories and similar sequence. While these three writers have written the Read more…