Baptist

Perhaps one of the most important pioneers of social justice was social activist and Baptist Minister Martin Luther King, Jr. His speech presented in 1963, “I Have a Dream”, sparked a new wave of social change. This essay will summarize the King Biography, and then analyze and react to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream.” On January 15, 1929 in rural Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. King was the middle child of…

exposed to many different denominations growing up. With my mom and grandparents being southern Baptist, going to a Catholic school and my dad being Assembly of God I had lots of options to choose from. I had different experiences with each denominations and each of them are relevant to the person I am today and the opinions I have. It all started with my family and I attending a small southern Baptist church in what seemed like the middle of nowhere. I remember hating…

Mercer University was founded in 1833 in Penfield, Georgia. This school was founded by a group of prominent Baptists around the local area. The school itself was named after Jesse Mercer, another Baptist leader during this time and the first chair of the Mercer Board of Trustees. The school would start off small with only about 30 students for males only. As time went on, the school would grow larger and take on more students of the same white race of course. This all would change in 1963 after…

fullness of the Holy Spirit. They all were waiting for the Bridegroom. At midnight there was a cry made, “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him” (verse 6). This is similar to the cry made by John the Baptist, “Behold the Lamb of God” (John 1: 29, 36). John the Baptist was the Forerunner, Elijah and the last earthly messenger before the Son of God arrived on the scene at His First Coming.…

only four or so miles from the Civic Center. Robin and his brothers, Steve and Tim, went to Huntington Park Schools, forty-five minutes from where they lived. Two years later, when my grandpa was in eighth grade, he and Steve began going to a tiny Baptist church about half-a-block from where they lived.…

In 1988, Martin Scorsese directed and released one of the most controversial films of the decade, “The Last Temptation of Christ.” While previous films surrounding Jesus portrayed stories that many evangelicals are familiar with, this took a completely different route. The film even begins with a disclaimer stating that it is not based off the gospels. It can be argued that this takes away from the true historicity of who Jesus was within the film, but the interpretation provided can possibly…

businessmen, merchants and several other businessmen. Irish immigrants were most likely to be democrats. The northern wing of the Democratic Party relied on the working classes, which included Roman Catholics (German and Irish descent), white Southern Baptists, and the working-class immigrants after they could vote. Democratic machines in the cities such as Tammany Hall in New York worked desperately to get them registered and active in politics. Social Darwinists believed businesses should be…

I was introduced to the Baptist religion when I was in kindergarten. A group of people from my town’s Baptist church came to my house immediately after September 11, 2001. They chose to come to our house because they felt moved to preach the good news to my mother who was a firefighter at the time. Their ultimate goal was to spread the good news to our whole family. After they left my house, my mom came into my bedroom to tell me what she had just learned. I listened intently, scared and…

So, Jesus insisted that John the Baptist should immerse Him in the Jordan River. Matthew chapter 3 verses 13 to 15 say: “Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to…

the painting seemed to make up the shape of a pyramid. The primary figure in the painting, Madonna of the Rocks, is Madonna (Virgin Mary), who function at the top of the pyramid of figures. She is embracing with her right arm an infant (John the Baptist), who is slightly larger than the other infant (Christ) in the painting. Mary’s hand on John’s shoulder seemed to be stern, almost as if she is directing John to Christ. John seems to be praying to Christ, who in turn is blessing him. The way…