Anointing of Jesus

The Adaptation of Old Testament Titles by Disciples of Jesus: Evolution through New Eyes In a 2012 letter to my siblings, I informed them that I’d be hiking the 540 mile Camino de Santiago in the north of Spain because I needed to spend time talking to God. I’d lost my nineteen year old son and frankly, I needed some answers. If saints and mystics had heard His voice, then I most certainly deserved to. As I trudged up and down the French Pyrenees and through the eucalyptus forests on the…

Sacramental character, or the indelible ontological mark rendered by the Holy Spirit on the soul of the ordained empowering them to act in the person of Jesus on behalf of the Church (AVP), is not a universally recognized Christian concept. As the Christian church began to shift from a communal entity where the whole community was expected to participate in worship and ministry by making use of their God-given charisms, to a hierarchical institution where ministry and leadership was tied…

Introduction and Background for Women in OT Times “The Bible speaks about women in many different ways, sometimes explicitly, but more usually indirectly.” Men are usually the main characters in the Bible though sometimes women are mentioned it is usually indirectly. Women were not viewed as important as a man in society during Old Testament times. This wasn’t exactly the case with Eve. “Genesis informs its readers that woman is a special creation of God (Gen. 1:16-27; 2:18-24).” Eve was also…

Christians want to set a high standard so that. Christians care about what others think about them. (1 Peter, 1:16) “The Lord expects us to be holy as He is holy.” Christianity is from God. God is able to strengthen us with the Gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ. Faith can also strengthen the Christians. The Christian’s weaknesses are that they are too busy at time to relax and enjoy the presence of God, too in a hurry to wait for God’s…

have these people called saints who are recognized by the church and are given patronage over certain things. I also pray to Mary,she is the mother of Jesus Christ and unlike what most Protestant religions believe we do NOT worship mother Mary. We have a high respect and venerate her because she lived a holy life without sinning and gave birth to Jesus Christ who is also the son of God. Things within my religion that affect my relationships with people is certain beliefs that we have, for…

of Jesus Christ and Religious Pluralism” the assigned class text and reference book; “Faith Seeking Understanding” the content would lead to correlating the question of salvation and its meaning to the works, of Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes an African American…

in my Christian adventure. He has proved His existence to me. He is real; those who claim otherwise are wrong. They form their opinion using a limited data set. I may not be able to prove His existence to a disputing non-Believer, per se, but He (Jesus) is very able to prove Himself, and He has to many, if not to all of His…

When choosing to approach miracles from a biblical point of view you usually acknowledge that God has created the earth and all things that live within it. That he has created order within creation. We can view creation and natural law as coinciding, simply because we live in a predictable world. That is part of what makes miracles so amazing is the simply fact that they are unexpected. In order to find peace and order in the world there does have to be a system establish that shows order and…

An appropriate piece of scripture is then read, usually to do with either Jesus’ baptism or conversation about eternal life. The homily expresses the importance of baptism to the congregation. The bidding prayers are said for the parents, godparents as well as in the hope of new life through baptism for the infant…

demonstrate that we can go on without being attached to something whether it be an object or anything else. I don’t completely agree with not eating but I do understand that for some people it is a sacrifice for Jesus who died for our sins, so fasting sees small compared to the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus did for us. But, I don’t think complete fasting food is appropriate otherwise we would be committing suicide and that conflicts with Gods law. But fasting other ways giving up possessions is…