The key idea of this chapter is the early Church had a very hard time getting off of the ground. The only reason that it succeeded was because of hard working people who never gave up. Peter and Paul were two main people like this. We learned that the letters were written to explain and answer questions of the converted communities while disciples were not there. Sometimes disciples were not accepted.
I would like to remember that the letters were written for instruction and encouragement. These are two big things that I need alot of. I need to be instructed on how God would want me to live my life. I need to be encourage to go in this direction. Even though the letters were written long ago they still have prevalence today.
I want to remember the importance of living a life of action, commitment, and faith. This is what the letters were calling early Christians to do. In a sense though God is calling each one of us to this. I try to attain a life of action, but sometimes my human laziness will over come my drive. I go to mass every Sunday so my commitment with God is strong there but I will sometimes forget I am a Catholic and get angry and physical. I try to have faith in God. But when your grandparents die it is hard not to have it be tested. There are period when everything can seem to be going wrong, I wonder than "Where is God?" In the end I realize God was helping me even though I did not know it. Altogether I strengthen my relationship with God by living this way.
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If there was no head of the Church what would it be like, would it still be around?
Another question I would like to pose, Why are there so many Gospels? What makes a Gospel acceptable for canonical doctrine? Who really wrote the Gospels?
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."
Hebrews 13:8
This is important to me because it states that Jesus never changes. His teachings never waver. He is stead fast. That is the type of person I would want as a leader for anything.
