Ascension of Jesus

In On Secular Authority, Luther outlines his famous “Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms”, where he argues for an understanding of two realms of authority and action; the realm of God and the Kingdom of the world. For Luther the Kingdom of God exist in the lives of Christians and the church, and is to be understood in terms of spiritual authority and commands of Christ. The Kingdom of the World exists for non-Christians, and consists of magistrates and secular authorities. It is these authorities that…

In the story of Abraham, he was given the mandate by God to sacrifice his son to him. God wanted to test Abraham’s faith and he was willing to sacrifice his son without questioning God’s orders. However, when God informed Abraham that he was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham resisted. Part of the reason that Abraham pleaded with God to not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah was that he realized that there was good in that city full of sin. That not everyone was to be punished for the faults…

A Search for the True Self On the surface, Rudyard Kipling’s Kim is a blend of religious story and spy novel. However, I would argue that the novel is, in essence, a bildungsroman. Both the lama’s search for the sacred river and Kim’s adventure as a spy in India, ultimately serve to reveal the core of the story—Kim’s continuous search for his true identity. Kim’s search begins with seeking “a red bull on a green field” (15) in his father’s last words. At the beginning, he may not realize his…

The Christian moral code is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and includes the standards for right and wrong. The code comes from the Bible. The four gospel books in the Bible are written about the life and teachings of Jesus which is the foundation of the Christian moral code. It has two principles. The first is to love God with everything you have (all your heart) and to love your neighbor as yourself (the same way you love yourself). The most important principle involves the…

Marge is the Voice of Reason vs Ned Flanders the Voice of religion and Christianity in USA Ned Flanders – The Divine Command theory “Consequently, Ned consults with Reverend Lovejoy or prays directly to God himself to resolve the moral dilemmas he faces… he asks reverends permission to play ‘capture the flag’… Lovejoy responds, “oh, just play the damn game Ned” PG 55 (TSP) – With God ruling over Ned Flanders’ life we can see one side of America popular culture through the divine command mind.…

Freedom and tolerance in religion Basically every human is same, however sometimes there are some people who treat others differently because of skin color or differences in physical form. Indeed god created us with all the differences but the differences was actually a gift that we should always be thankful. Indonesia has a lot of people, culture so that it will be have a lot of way of thingking, own belief and idiology. In indonesia has 6 officially regocnized religion, Islam; chatolicism;…

let you go on a trip like this. • Not going can be a big disappointment for you and your friends.  Many opportunities can be closed due to you having to stay home without your parents’ trust. o The greatest reward is going to heaven if we accept Jesus as our Savior. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Questions: (From your devotion’s big ideas; Specific; Simple, but not too…

David L. Thompson presented such a firm beginning foundation on the idea of inductive Bible study through his book Bible Study That Works. In his book, the readers are able to learn how to deepen their knowledge in the Bible and study the Bible thoroughly instead of simply studying about the Bible. This paper will discuss what I understand to be Thompsons basic view on Bible study, what I learned about effective Bible study that I did not know before, which aspect of effective Bible study will…

Adam put his first question that where are we Eve? Because they do not recognize this place properly and consequent upon, Eve replies that she also does not recognize this very place. That is the symmetry both of their understanding as they both have same feelings and understanding. (Nathanial Hawthorne, Tales and Analysis, 747). Lawrence’s Eve and Adam feel lonely and frustrated due to their own personal reason, inter-subjectivity or intimacy while Hawthorne’s Eve and Adam are also having same…

The 1970 Church document, The Renewal of the Education of Faith, was clear in its statement that “the preferred starting point for religious instruction will be the study of Scripture” (cited in Carswell, 2007). Then in 1994, the Church released the document, Catechism of the Catholic Church which stated, “In Sacred Scripture, God speaks to the person in a human way” (n. 109). For Christians, we believe that through the writings of the Bible, the foundations for our beliefs are revealed…