Ark of the Covenant

QUESTION 1. What does salvation mean? How does the death and resurrection of Christ save us from our sins? Are Christians the only persons who can experience salvation? Can animals and other living things in God’s creation be saved? Question 1A: What does salvation mean? Salvation is defined as rescue from mortal peril, deliverance from sin and death, and the gift of fulfilled life in communion with God. In classical Protestantism, salvation is forgiveness of sins and rescues from the…

 Introduction o Catchy Start: Laughs, smiles, and love are the greatest pleasures in life we live for. However, life is not always perfect, there are imperfections, a combination of happiness and suffering. As much as we hope for endless happiness, suffering is inevitable, it will always be existent in life. As John Lennon said, “Life is a like a flower, you’ve got to let it grow.” o Big Question: Why do people suffer? o Big Question Matters: Every human being is on earth for a purpose and the…

Money is purposely meant for the exchange of our qualities, potentials and services for survival. It was a man designed medium for effective exchange of goods and services, but not the medium to make wealth, or the god of life. Many thought money is wealth, and all they needed to succeed in life is money, and therefore engage themselves into terrible atrocities: It is true that money is needed to succeed because without it, no matter your ideas and potentials you may not go far, for the Bible…

Angels I’ve never had a personal knowing experience with an angel but, I know they are real. I know they are real because the Bible says they are real. I also know they are real because cultures and people all over the world express accounts of encounters with angelic beings; angels that rescued them from danger, delivered a direct message from God, or gave comfort in a great time of need. In this essay, I will attempt to answer some questions on how, when, and where angels exist/operate.…

priesthood.” In Hebrews, the author does an incredible job explaining the structure of the Jewish temple. The reader is easily able to find similarities between the temple and the orthodox church. In verse 9:4-5 he mentions that on top of the ark of the covenant “were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat.” This shows us that God is enthroned upon the cherubim; hence God’s throne in Israel 's midst, the mercy seat, has a cherub on each side, which explains the reason why the…

egalitarian order. Law being an instrument of social engineering obliges the judiciary to carry out the process established by it. Lord Chancellor Sankey once said amidst the cross currents and shifting sands of public life the law is like a great ark upon which a man may set his foot and be safe. In this remark, he has emphasized on the importance of law. It is needless to say that life of an individual in a society would become a continuing disaster if not…

Ticket to Heaven To the modern viewer, the word Gothic may suggest darkness, but to the medieval viewer, the innovation of Gothic architecture allowed villagers to escape their lives of toil and to enter a spiritual realm, a Heaven on Earth. Previous medieval architecture was characterized by thick walls which did not allow light to come into the building. In Gothic cathedrals, light was used as a building material. The walls of cathedrals were no longer made from stone, but from glass. Stained…

The Bible teaches Christians the word of God and how it helped to shape Christianity. It not only tells stories from which we can learn from, but it gives an outline of who God is and about His character. It tells of Jesus and his work for humanity. About Christian faith and the role of the church. The bible is more than a tool for pastors and the faithful, it is a guide on how to live your life as a Christian,but more importantly, how to be a better human being. The Bible starts with…

His son and successor Solomon is most noted for advancing David’s kingdom and for building the First Temple. In fact, according to Abba Eban (1999), author of over half a dozen historical reference books on Jewish history as well as the PBS television series “Civilization and the Jews,” “Solomon’s Temple was the crowning glory of a building program that rivaled those of the Pharaohs” (p. 50). Archaeologists claim to have found remnants of Solomon’s Temple as well in the form of a tablet dated…

The rebuilding of the Jews Second Temple inspired by God through Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah during the Persian period (as a consequence of the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonian empire), starting in 537 B.C. finishing with his destruction in A.D. 70; marked the beginning of Israel return after 70 years of exile to Jerusalem. Meanwhile, a few years before, the Israelites wandered through the wilderness for 40 years after being free from 400 years of slavery by God. He instructed…