tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post3409684378925022878..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: "We believe ... justified by faith" - Peter in Acts and GalatiansMichael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-71238024002805077422009-05-06T23:30:00.000-05:002009-05-06T23:30:00.000-05:00Hmmm... Here's an interesting question: if there w...Hmmm... Here's an interesting question: if there was a common understanding on the importance of faith I wonder where the origin for this belief came. <br /><br />Let's consider a few interesting Gospel stories. <br /><br />1. The healing of the woman with a flow of blood: "And he said to her, "Daughter, your <I>faith</I> has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease" (Mark 5:34).<br /><br />2. The healing of the blind man Bartimaeus. "Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your <I>faith</I> has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way" (Mark 10:52).<br /><br />3. Jesus' words to the centurion: "When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, 'Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such <I>faith</I>. 11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.' 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, "'Go; be it done for you as you have believed.'" (Matt 8:10-13). <br /><br />Could it be that maybe, just maybe, perhaps, in some way, there's a slight possibility that there's a chance that a key element of Christianity came from... Jesus? <br /><br />I would say that it is very probable that what we have in the preaching of the early Church is evidence of the historical effect of the one to whom they gave their lives.Michael Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245959720626825944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-54323756835925798672009-05-05T02:45:00.000-05:002009-05-05T02:45:00.000-05:00Hey Michael, I wonder what you think of the argume...Hey Michael, I wonder what you think of the arguments of Richard Pervo (Dating Acts) and Joseph Tyson (Marcion and Luke-Acts) that Acts is a Second Century work and knows Paul's letters. I think part of their case is actually the significant connections between Galatians 2 and Acts 15, so then Luke would be assigning a known Pauline view to Peter.Mike Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199378581080658092noreply@blogger.com