Ascension of Jesus

Confession is fundamental in our Christian faith. Through confession, our sin is revealed and we are able to stand in front God and our brothers as a new person as our sin has been confessed and washed away by the blood of Jesus Christ. Confession is a blessing from God. It is one of the opportunities God gives to the Christians to break “into the darkness and seclusion of the heart”(p112). Although confession exposes wickedness, it helps one to have better relationship with God. Confession is…

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION In the past years Jollibee has become a part of the Philippine culture and intensively affects Filipinos in terms of the fastfood industry. Honestly, most of filipino children first think of Jollibee everytime they go to mass on Sundays. In when the said fastfood chain’s television commercial plays it results to filipino families mostly the young ones sings its jingles and shout its tagline. But in 2017, Jollibee released its new television advertisement which gone…

A. Daniel’s Revelation and Interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar’s Statue In Daniel 2:31-43, we learn that God outlined in a dream to the Babylonian king that from his time until the end, the world would witness only four empires. Historical record has also confirmed Daniel’s prophecies thus: 1. Head of Gold – Lion (A symbol of the Babylonian Kingdom between 605-539 BC) Nebuchadnezzar was an important king during this time. He was responsible for building one of the most important gigantic…

For over a hundred years, Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic the Scarlet Letter has allowed readers to be entertained while learning valuable lessons. At the beginning of the story, Dimmesdale is seen as a prestigious church official honored by all. As the story progress, Dimmesdale becomes ill from what the people believe to be his going above and beyond his pastoral duties; however, his illness is truly caused by his hiding of his sin. He is tortured by his deceit until he finally chooses to…

Jesus Christ is the I AM, eternal, ridged, unchanging, and constant Word made flesh. He can never not be who He is, yet through different eyes, different perceptions of Him exist. To the believer He is Savior and King, but to the skeptic He was just a Jewish man who was crucified. To some religions, He was a good Teacher, and to others He didn’t even exist. In the poem The Dream of the Rood, a perception is described that comes from a unique source, that of the cross Christ was crucified upon.…

During the tenth year of Hijjah, the Prophet left to perform the annual pilgrimage along with thousands of followers led by Abu Bakr. On ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah, the Prophet mounted his camel and delivered his historical sermon at the Mount of Mercy. In order to address the people at a distance, one of the Prophet’s companion repeated his exact words in a loud voice. This was the last sermon delivered by the Holy Prophet during the only pilgrimage he performed. For this reason, the speech that he…

Biblical Literalism in The Scarlet Letter: The Path to God and Social Conformity Biblical literalism is a pejorative that is often used to ridicule the interpretative approaches of fundamentalist Christians, who often hold the ideology that the Bible is God’s work and is authoritative on ethical, spiritual, and moral matters. Similarly, the early Puritan societies in New England advocated for this literal interpretation of the Bible because they also believed that the Bible was written by the…

HUMAN LIFE life is the most precious God gift to every one whether it is human, bird, animal or plant it does not matter. But human life is more important than others. it has includes plenty and wide meanings in itself. it is not only about breathing. If the human do only breathing, eating and reproduction then there will be no difference between human and other living beings. If the Life is the name of purpose and battle than also it is the name of affection and commitment. It is not separate…

Who is Allah talking to? This surah revealed in Makkah, where musyrikin extremely stubborn, so Allah sent down this Surah for those who are stubborn, which he repeated his word “Then which of the favors, miracles, wonders, powers, feats, gifts, and blessings will you both deny and deliberately lie against” Before, we go further lets we look at surah al Waqiah. There are five topics in surah al Waqiah which are talking about paradise, people with the right hand is the best people, people of the…

generalization that I am disputing. In the churches I was taken to as a child (non-denominational and evangelical covenant) when the pastor would talk about Ruth he (always a he) would describe her important story almost as if it was a Gospel-esque parable of Jesus'. This always bothered me, but I could not really put my finger as to why it did until reading your prompt on how Ruth is a celebration of kindness. To equate Ruth as simply a parable regarding the positive prospects would take away…