Christology

of backgrounds and different combinations of Christian beliefs. Our church does not recite any historical creeds, but we do state our confessions. Alike, most Christians, we believe that God is the Father, Jesus is the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Christology can compare with Nicene orthodoxy because it is based on the study of Christ. I can agree with the Nicene Creed because I believe that the aspects of it is completely true. God made everything from nothing and the bible gives a clear…

Velutha exists as one of the most innocent characters of the God of Small Things -- he does not make bad things happen, rather, they happen to him. A dutiful worker, a kind friend, a passionate lover; Velutha does not take advantage and act selfishly as the others do. Rather, from as early as his introduction, the reader can immediately identify Velutha as the sort of kind and caring man he is in a way that is familiar to an experienced reader. Using the same characteristics that Thomas C.…

I would identify as a young adult in some areas and parent in others. Firstly, I will state that I did not want to pursue this degree. Indeed, the Lord has a sense of humor. Every time this pathway opened, I would plead like Jonah to find someone else, But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. (Jonah 1:3)…

Cancer kills the lives of numerous people every year, even your loved ones. My Aunt Laura died from a yearlong fight with cancer in 2011. She passed away; unfortunately, at an extremely young age holding her loved ones in her hands as she took her last few breaths before leaving this world and saying goodbye. Even though she had cancer, Laura did not let this stop her from living her life to the fullest. Laura was an overcomer against cancer because of her strong faith in Jesus Christ. My Aunt…

The book is named “Heresies and How to Avoid Them”. A total of 12 writers contributed writings for the book; however, Ben Quash and Michael Ward are the editors. Ben Quash received an undergraduate and doctorate in theology from Cambridge University. He currently is an Anglican priest and Professor of Christianity and Arts at King College. Michael Ward is a writer, Anglican priest, and a Chaplain at Peterhouse. He received a doctorate from the University of St Andrews and has several…

The move into the Christian-Roman period, or the early Medieval/Dark Ages marked an important point in Catholic Christianity’s history, and allowed controversies over the teaching and practice of religious doctrines throughout Christianity to present themselves. Leaders within the churches convened in order to form unanimous and unwavering principles as answers to the essential questions of teaching orthodox faith. These debates would be called Ecumenical Councils, settling disputes regarding…

Many assumptions are made when it comes to Christianity. Is Jesus Christ human, divine, or both? How do we know the answer? Different people believe different things but there is proof in not only the Bible, but also many other sources that Jesus Christ is both fully human and fully divine. “In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God; He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made”, John 1:1-3 (2…

Docetism There are many Christian heresies; a heresy is something that is false that once was believed to be true. Without evidence people often believe things that with time, and new discovered evidence turn out to be false. Docetism is derived from the Greek dokeo, “to seem”. This Christian heresy first occurred in a letter by Bishop Serapion of Antioch (who later refutes it), he discovered the doctrine in the Gospel of Peter. It teaches that Jesus’ physical body was an illusion, as was his…

The Effects of the Third Ecumenical Council on the Representation of Marian Doctrine in the Fifth-Century Church According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2014), an ecumenical council was “assembly convened to deliberate and decide on ecclesiastical doctrine and on other matters affecting the interests of the Christian church.” In the Early church, ecumenical councils were called to discuss and expound upon the doctrine being formed within the church. They centered around heresy and…

III. from union with Christ to communion with God: the humanity of Christ So far, what we have dealt is the subjective understand of union with Christ: a dynamic relationship based on the existentially mutual indwelling including will and act. And this take places when the Holy Spirit works out faith as the hook in us which is a recognition and acknowledgement of Christ’s saving work for us. It is this knowledge of Christ in which revealing the divine will that the human will response. If this…