Parrésia: Boldness and the Holy Spirit in Acts

A word study.
In Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke frequently uses two words, Παρρησία (parrésia, boldness) and Παρρησιάζομαι (parrésiazomai, to speak boldly), which have implications for us.

A word study.
In Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke frequently uses two words, Παρρησία (parrésia, boldness) and Παρρησιάζομαι (parrésiazomai, to speak boldly), which have implications for us.

At a recent meeting of our Catholic study group one member said, “I heard a priest say that there was once an eighth deadly sin - sadness.” The glove was thrown to the ground and I just had to check this claim out.

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