members are thought to be not of the mediate family of Caesar. Paul closes his letter with the use of the word grace, this word grace can only be given to someone that knows Christ. For grace means pleasure, delight, sweetness, favor that which affords joy and the merciful kindness from Christ. This grace the belongs to Christ…
religion are illustrated in the short play, “Today is Friday.” In the play, symbolism is used through characters and items as a vehicle to express three different perspectives on religion. The views depicted are: full believer in Jesus Christ, questioning believer in Jesus Christ,…
Spiritual maturity is something that begins when someone accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and is learning how to walk in obedience to God. It is making the choice to live by God’s viewpoint rather than your own viewpoint. Like it says in Galatians 5:16 that “I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” Once that person becomes saved then they should want to grow in the ways of the Lord, and strive for maturity or perfection. It says in 2 Peter…
the prophet Isaiah depicted the climatic period of world history in which the coming Messiah will arrive. In today’s culture this view is again reoriented in that many Christians alone see this passage to be a prophecy of the ministry in which Jesus Christ will walk. When looking into the passage, Christians see the ‘servant’ as Jesus, and his suffering for our sins, and the sacrifice he made for us. However like many passages throughout the bible, the interpretation in which it is understood is…
Before we dive into the subject of Apologetics in conversation, we must understand why we must practice apologetics and the answer is simply because God commands us to do so. In 1 Peter 3:15 God tells us, 'But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. ' Even though many of us may never come across someone who will question our faith, we must…
believed would happen to end the world. Natural disasters, nuclear disasters that we cause, and many other different portrayals of the end of the world. I believe that there is no such thing as the “end of times”. Hollywood made these movies to make tons of money because it was a current event at the time. But if we were told that the world may end, I believe that people would go on with their normal lives until something happened, just like when December 21, 2012 came along. The Jewish belief…
comes to show that she believes that a life full of Christ is…
There is no doubt that Santiago belongs to what is known the code heroes in which Hemingway has constituted his book on . Like Jack in the Fifty Grand or Manual in the , Undefeated , Santiago carries principles of honor , courage , and endurance and in the world of violence and disorder , the old man is able to conduct himself in the losing battle of life ; Philip Young notes that: Particularly he is related to men like … Manual Gracia , “The Undefeated “ bullfighter who lose[s] , in one way ,…
contact with, the tools to continue on after he was to leave and rejoined the father. This book review will critique the work of Dr. Coleman. Summary The book outline eight ideas that Dr. Coleman deems important as it relates to the ministry of Jesus Christ. These ideas are arranged into chapters. Chapter one or the first idea centered on how Jesus chose the twelve. It is worth noting that Jesus didn’t take into account how these men would fit the surrounding culture, he chose them because…
I would identify as a young adult in some areas and parent in others. Firstly, I will state that I did not want to pursue this degree. Indeed, the Lord has a sense of humor. Every time this pathway opened, I would plead like Jonah to find someone else, But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. (Jonah 1:3)…