Ascension of Jesus

Introduction Mark McMinn begins his chapter on forgiveness by talking about the bodies ability to heal itself and then explains that we have the ability heal interpersonally to. God gave us the ability to forgive so that we might heal. However, McMinn does point out that interpersonal healing is much harder than the physical healing out bodies experience. To illustrate just how hard and complicated forgiveness can be, McMinn uses the example of a client that was sexually abused as a child.…

“I will never forget your commandments, for you have used them to restore my joy and health” (Ps. 119:93). This phrase from the Old Testament in the Christian Bible has several different variations, and as a result, the message is slightly different in each case. Despite this, the overarching message is still present; through following the Bible, one can improve themselves. This can refer to their character or health. Various religions, aside from Christianity, have a number of rules set in…

following chapters: Paul’s World, Paul’s Legacy, Creation and Covenant, Messiah and Apocalyptic, and Gospel and Empire, while in part two – Structures – are subsumed Rethinking God, Reworking God’s People, Reimagining God’s Future and the final chapter Jesus, Paul and the Task of the Church. The book is undoubtedly demonstrative of Wright’s approach to Pauline studies. SUMMARY In the preface, Wright outlines the argument of his book, hence his method of approaching Apostle Paul, describing the…

Govinda’s Death(Deliverance) Human life is engirdled by worldly affairs(sansar). He lives and dies in it.If he is not involved in Bhakti(worship to God),he can’t go beyond theset limit of life. Bhakti relieves us from bondages and gives us peace of mind in this worldly life.Wasudeo Maharaj writes that one who lives with the witness of God, his worldly life goes happily and gets peace of mind and satisfaction in it also. If there is no God’s recitation(naamsmaran), the boat of worldly life,…

Destiny “Is there life after death? “What will happen to me when I die? We as Christians believe in eternal life after death. Is there life after death? I think it depends on our choice and our personal relationship with God. Our choice of receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior or not while living on earth is believed to determine our eternal state in two literal places called Heaven and Hell. Hindus believe how they live their life if they lived a good life then they may come back as a…

As mentioned before, a Christian worships God to avoid going to hell. If a Christian follows the commandments and accept Jesus as Lord and savior, they will ascend to heaven once they die and live eternally (sptimmortalityproject.com). “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). Buddhism, goes the other way. Buddhism believe…

Heaven is for Real “It's fun to talk about heaven, about the throne of God and Jesus and Pop and the daughter we thought we had lost but will meet again someday. But it's not fun to talk about how we got there.” I read the book Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo, the father of four-year-old Colton, who had an extraordinary experience of going to Heaven and back. The main character and protagonist in this book is Colton Burpo. Colton is an average little boy, curious, adventurous, and humorous.…

Nude art doesn't express emotions, it's an old flagrant way of showing private parts of the human body under the name of art. The rebirth of nudity started at the renaissance and influenced modern life. Though Christianity and western cultures accepted that movement, it is considered immodesty in other religions and cultures. Educational world must take a strong actions against spreading nude art at schools. According to artists, nude art is not a kitsch, it's a symbol of grace,…

There are a few literary critics that evaluate The Handmaid’s Tale to be an anti-Christian book that propagates prejudice towards Christians. These critics take the negative portrayal of Gilead’s “Christian” authority to represent all Christians. In David Robertson’s piece on The Handmaid’s Tale, he says “The Handmaid's Tale is the kind of programme made about Christians that anti-Semites would make about Jews. It demonizes 'the other.' Despite the constant citation of Scripture, the portrayal…

Last week, in the Gospel reading, Jesus was baptized by John and a voice from heaven, the voice of God, declared that Jesus was "my Son, the Beloved''. After this act of commitment and affirmation Jesus was driven by the Spirit into the wilderness to work out the implications of his revealed identity and how to live out that identity in accordance with God’s will. Jesus deals with each of the temptations in turn and holds steadfastly to his commitment to do things God's way and not his own.…