THEMATIC PANEL 3 (ACTS 6:8–9:31)
EVALUATION OF THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT
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6:8–10 Stephen’s seizure at the Synagogue of freedman. Members at the church became jealous of Stephen’s state in which he was full of Grace from the Holy Spirit Stephen endured all that he was subjected to Stephen’s dedication to the Gospel and Lord were emphasized
Stephen spoke about other acts of kindness that people in the Bible had engaged in that had gotten them in trouble.
The fulfillment of the word about persecutions was coming to pass.
The word had been out in place to encourage the believers
Individuals that sought God could find his past works and proof
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of faithfulness in the promises that he had made God’s power is beyond human judgments God’s favor was manifested Just like Joseph had undergone some tribulations, Stephen would have to bear with some suffering Stephen was encouraged by the tribulations that Moses had encountered Moses continued to believe in God to lead his way 6:11–14 Stephen’s accusers got a large number of individuals to accuse him The accusers came up with lies concerning what Stephen would be persecuted of The accusers said that Stephen had been blasphemous and therefore deserved to die 6:15–7:1 the people listened as Stephen talked about past events relating to believing in God’ words The members of the crowd grew jealous because they saw that God’s glory was over Stephen Even though they denied, the crowd members could see that Stephen had the Holy spirit over him 7:2–3 Stephen spoke about Abraham fleeing from the land as per instructions from God. In the past, od had made promises to his people God had fulfilled those promises to his people 7:4–8 God’s promise to Abraham included his descendants that would inherit the promised land, but they would fist undergo suffering in slavery for 40 years. God’s promise to Abraham had been fulfilled If the crowd members had been keen, they would have thought before engaging in the acts that would lead to the death of an innocent soul
7:9–10 Joseph’s family isolated him even though he was chosen by God, and would be a descendant to Jesus Joseph’s brother did not think that he was worthy of the attention that he later got God’s glory was seen through choosing the least favored individual by humans
7:11–16 Joseph’s family benefited because he had found favor with Pharaoh; even though they had chosen to isolate him The person that had been shun by his fellow brothers is the one that was chosen by God to show his power Joseph’s family members got to witness the favor bestowed upon him
7:17–19 A new king came into the throne but he did not like Joseph as much Even though he was under God’s favor, Joseph still underwent some tribulations Therefore, even Stephen would face tribulations but he understood that God was in control of the situation
7:20–22 Moses was rescued from danger and was raised to be a wise leader Stephen recalled another individual that was filled with God’s grace The path that Moses had was not free of some suffering
7:23–25 Moses was involved in brawl as he tried to defend an Israelite Moses was once again in the face of danger God rescued Moses so that he could continue on his great
path 7:26–29 Moses tried to reconcile the people Moses leadership skills were being molded Moses was given an opportunity to start leading God chose Moses so that he could lead the Israelites 7:30–34 an angel appeared to Moses and there was a burning bush The occurrence was after 40 years God had not left Moses but still had plans for him to lead God still sought after Moses so that he could be a part of the fulfillment of the promises made to their ancestors. 7:35–36 Moses was instructed to lead God’s people Most of the Israelites were doubtful of Moses The people wanted to automatically stop suffering Most tribulations expire after the intended lesson has been executed. 7:37–38 A proclamation of the role that God had told Moses that he would play Moses had been the chosen leader to lead the Israelites to the promised land. Even though some of the Israelites might not have seen him as being worthy, Moses would lead them God chose Moses so that he could lead the Israelites 7:44–47 Moses had been provided with instructions on how to make the tabernacle The law was upheld through Moses’ guidance Moses was instructed on the specifications of the Israelites living Moses continued to believe in God to lead his way 7:48–50 The Lord gave reasons as to why the tabernacle was to made according to specifications given God reminded his people of the role he played in their lives God’s tabernacle was his footstool on earth God chose Moses so that he could lead the Israelites 7:51–53 the people’s hearts were still unreceptive to Christ the Israelites were uncircumcised before God instructed them to be carrying out te practice The people were unchanged even though God had shown them his power and love Moses continued to believe in God to lead his way 7:54–56 the Sanhedrin asked whether the charges against Stephen were true The people gnashed their teeth at Stephen for claiming to see Jesus The people in the crowd were ready to kill Stephen Even though he spoke the truth, Stephen was killed 7:57–58 Saul was stoned Saul got persecuted because of his faithfulness to God Most tribulations expire after the intended lesson has been executed. The Lord maintained the faith of those that were faithful despite challenging times The Lord maintained the faith of those that were faithful despite challenging times God’s power is beyond human judgments The Lord maintained the faith of those that were faithful despite challenging times God’s favor was manifested 7:59–60 The law was upheld through Moses’ guidance Saul went to heaven because of his sacrifie and beliefs 8:1–3 The law was upheld through Moses’ guidance There were many non-believers Non-believers emphasized on persecutions 8:4–8 the church was scattered There were many sects in the church There were some believer willing to spread the Gospel 8:9–13 Even though there were many non-believers, there were also some Christians Even though times were difficult for Christians, there were some good people 8:14–17 a number of people were converted The law was upheld through Moses’ guidance Peter was sent to Samaria 8:18–19 The converted Christians encouraged others Christians in different regions wrote to each other 8:20–23 Communication was upheld The communication between the different Christians was encouraging Consistent communication had positive effects 8:24 The law was upheld through Moses’ guidance Even though times were difficult for Christians, there were some good persons 8:25 There were exchange of letters Non-believers emphasized on persecutions 8:26–35 Philip stayed by the chariott Philip was guided by an angelto Gaza where he met an Ethipion Philip stayed by the Chariot 9:1–2 The law was upheld through Moses’ guidance Saul was participating in murderous activity Saul was involved in the persecutions 9:3–6 Non-believers emphasized on the the persecutions There were many non-believers 9:7–9 the church was persecuted Some of the members of the church were discouraged Differences emerged among differnet members 9:10–12 there are many disciples that were were persecutedd There were many non-believers and believers that were undecided Non-believers emphasized on 9:13–14 Non-believers emphasized on There were a great number of non-believers 9:15–16 ananias was sent to saul Saul was to be used as a vessel Non-believers would be conceived through the miracles that took place 9:17–19a Saul was transformed Saul’s transformation took place 9:19b–22 Saul became a different person The holy spirit took control of Saul 9:23–25 Saul learnt there was a plot to kill him The church was negatively impacted by the [persecutions There were persecutions just as happened before
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“He…feared to find his body or his soul maimed by the excess…instead…no part of him had been maimed but a dark peace had been established” (Joyce 312). This quote shows how the damnation from sin that Stephen fears is not as real as it seems.
Thematic analysis is espoused to be the foundational approach to qualitative analysis and methods (Saunders et al., 2016 as stated in Braun and Clarke, 2006: 78) and it is a useful method used to identify and analyse the order and patterns of qualitative data (Attride-Stirling, 2001). Qualitative research method depicts the correlation that exists between data and events, creating the pictorial representation of what one thinks a given data says (Saunders et al., 2016). They also opined that, qualitative data analysis is cogent, interactive and iterative. Also, Joana and Jill (2011) and Saunders et al (2016) postulate that, qualitative research brings meanings from words and images as opposed to numbers. However, despite its robustness and rigour of its application, it is skewed more to the interpretivist ideologies since researchers draw conclusion from participants and the hypothesis being forecasted (Joana and Jill, 2011; Saunders et al., 2016).
Since Joseph was required to appear at the Temple with an offering for the Feast of Tabernacles, he made preparations to travel to Jerusalem with great joy to honor God. With his pregnant wife on a camel’s back, he traveled all the way to Bethlehem, just six miles outside of Jerusalem. There they stopped because the time came for the baby to be
...ctions. Peter answered with the Spirit. The power by which the crippled man was healed was that of Jesus of Nazareth. Not only that, but Peter accused the Sanhedrin of responsibility for rejecting and killing Christ. He also noted God’s power in raising Jesus from the dead. Peter’s speech to the Sanhedrin summarizes his other two sermons. Although they were unable to deny the apostolic miracle, the Sanhedrin felt compelled to stop the apostolic preaching. Before the power of God that transformed unschooled, ordinary men into powerful proclaim of the gospel, the Sanhedrin was unable to punish the apostles. This chapter ends with a report of the church’s prayer in gratitude for God’s deliverance of the apostles from the Jewish authorities.
The evidence that Stephen relies on his senses is best shown by the description of how much he has to deny his senses in order to reach the "discourse" of religion.
Being raised in a very religious home, young Joseph Smith Jr. was always taught to attend church, pray, read the Bible, and trust in God in hard times. By the age of fourteen he began to have concerns and wondered which church was the true church of god. There were so many churches that he decided to go to each one and see which one made the most sense. As he did he found that when one church said this a different church said the opposite. He was so confused about which church he should attend. Then one evening as he and his family were reading the scriptures, Joseph stumbled upon a scripture in The Epistle of James chapter one, verse five; “If any of lack wisdom, let him ask of god, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” This scripture empowered him so much that he knew he had to ask of god to know what church was true. So after careful consideration, he decided to obey the Epistle of James and to ask of god.
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