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8 articles found for “Cephas”

• Peter

  Peter, originally named Simon, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ. A fisherman from Galilee, he served as a leader of the early church in Jerusalem, and the New Testament books of 1 Peter and 2 Peter bear his name.

• Galatians 2

  Galatians 2 recounts how the apostles in Jerusalem recognized Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles and how Paul rebuked Cephas (Peter) at Antioch. The chapter declares that a person is justified not by the works of the law but by faith in Christ.

• Incident at Antioch

  The Incident at Antioch is an event recorded in Galatians 2:11–14. In Syrian Antioch, Paul publicly rebuked Peter (Cephas) for withdrawing from table fellowship with Gentile believers.

• Galatians 2:16

  Paul's declaration that a person is justified not by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. The verse is frequently cited as a central basis for the doctrine of justification by faith, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "the works of the law" and "faith in Christ."

• Collection for the Church in Jerusalem

  The collection for the church in Jerusalem was a relief effort in which the apostle Paul gathered offerings from Gentile churches in Macedonia, Achaia, and elsewhere in order to deliver them to the poor saints of the Jerusalem church.

• 1 Corinthians 15:3–4

  A summary of the gospel stating that Christ died for our sins "according to the scriptures," was buried, and rose again the third day. The passage is regarded as containing one of the earliest forms of Christian confession in the New Testament and is a central basis of faith in the resurrection.

• 1 Corinthians 15:10

  In this verse the apostle Paul confesses that his becoming an apostle, and his having labored more than anyone else, are entirely owing to the grace of God. It is frequently cited and discussed as a text that shows how divine grace relates to human labor.

• Chloe

  Chloe is a woman mentioned only once in Scripture, in 1 Corinthians 1:11. Paul wrote that he had learned of contentions in the Corinthian church from "them which are of the house of Chloe."