Acts of the Apostles

Salvation cannot be talked about without mentioning the cross and the blood of Jesus somewhere in the conversation. The scripture said you were bought with a price. You were purchase with His blood. The transaction took place on Golgotha’s hill (Acts 20:28). While it is true that this is applicable to men, even those who deny the Lord, it has a very unique and special significance for the believer. We know that it was the power of God’s agape love that was the redeeming force that…

Kufr means covering, but if examined according to syara 'then kufr means not believe in Allah an Apostle. When a person does not believe in Allah and His Messenger by denying it or not by denying it, then the same person has not beleif the existence of God and His Messenger. The human assume that they want to be free to do whatever they want without…

called “A Call for Unity” openly criticizing King and the SCLC for their actions. King then wrote his response, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, four days later. He used rhetorical devices, such as ethos, pathos, and logos to thoroughly discuss the acts of racial injustice in the time period, and convey his opinion on the topic.…

Religion paper #1 – St Boniface Perhaps no other Christian missionary ever had such a great influence on such a large portion of the world as St Boniface did on the Germanic tribes in the 7th century. By the time of his martyrdom, nearly all of the Germans, Hessians, and a large portion of the Frisians had converted to the Christian faith. Boniface worked tirelessly for the faith for many years, and eventually died a martyr in 754. Boniface was born in what is now Devon County in modern-day…

The Meaning Of Love Throughout history, Love, has been defined in many different ways. Some people have been trying to find a specific meaning to this word or saying that this word can be classified into a virtue. Therefore, these meanings have created uncertainty and confusion among people. This is because some people have unknown that in the case of love, the more general is the meaning, the more specified would be. In consequence, love can be defined as the expression of the heart’s…

The psychoanalytic theory of the mind has widely influence today’s culture. Often people would reference to Freud’s theory about the subconscious and its impact on the personality through different forms of defense, such as denial, repression or projection. The concept that radiates through culture is the assumption that things do not happen by chance, but is connect to another thought, past experience, or environmental aspect. There is a combination of nature and nurture within the intrapsychic…

Walking on water- This term is used in the bible when Jesus walks across water to show his oldest apostle, Peter, that anything is possible if you truly believe. The phrase is used as a metaphor in literature when referring to something that seems completely impossible. It is used to describe a miracle since the term “walking on water” is a phenomenon that was performed by Jesus. 2) Romeo and Juliet- Romeo and Juliet were characters in one of Shakespeare’s famous plays. They were very much in…

narrative genre with Matthew, one of the twelve apostles, an evangelist being known as the author of the first Gospel of the Bible in the New Testament. He was also known as “Levi, son of Alphaeus” (Luke 5:27). The book was written in begins as a genealogy of Jesus life starting with Abraham (Mt 1:1-17 NIV) to Jesus resurrection in (Mt 28:1-17 NIV). These writings were written in the earlier part of a.d. 50 when the gospel was being preached to Jews only (Acts 11:19). The purpose of Matthews’s…

Grace vs. Judgment Response This assignment consists of answering the following questions from chapters 12-18.  Chapter 12: What three comments does Packer relate to the Flood of Love? How do you explain the love of God and the fact that God punishes sin? How does Packer define love? The three comments made by Packer relating to the Flood of Love are “First notice the verb shed abroad. It means literally poured (or dumped) out. It suggests a free flow and a large quantity—in fact, an…

“The apostle Paul, therefore, when he penned the letter, left a blank in the preface (1:1) which was to be filled in by Tychicus as he distributed copies to the various churches.”(David Alan Black, The Peculiarities of Ephesians and The Ephesian Address). Paul…