Christian apologetics

The Dark Knight was the second of a trilogy of the Batman movie series directed by Christopher Nolan. The movie promise to be one to be remember and as others might say an iconic movie for what superheroes and/or future Batman movies should be. The Dark Knight movie was released in July 2008, and for the comic book/superheroes fans that have not seen it I can only tell you one thing: go see it. It was produced by the well-known Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. who are known for producing movies…

result of one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, the church has been shaped the way that we know it today. The first element that structures the way we recognize the church, is the word “one”. The Catholic Church is engaged in working to unite all Christians to stand…

In our society there are a lot of ways people look at one another. Society and political views often affects the reputation of others based on their current situation, appearance, actions and how they’re involved in the community. The social construction of reality of the person judging the other is basically what they feel that is a real in a certain situation which is frequently negative. Hope is the driving force that often causes people to migrate to a different place, where they seek for…

doctrine, which together, made up Christianity at that time. Religion today is much more refined, Christians participate in church, reading scripture in their spare time, as well as teaching to non-believers. It is easy to be a Christian in todays time as we do not have the same time of issues as those during the time of early Christianity when there were so many contradictory sources. Many Christians had difficulty determining which beliefs and scriptures were "right" because some things…

when you say you are a Christian. Doctrine by definition is what the whole Bible teaches us today about some particular topic (Grudem 483). Therefore, it has some application to our lives. In addition, the most important reason for studying our beliefs is to “to obey the command of Jesus to teach believers to observe all that he commanded” (Grudem 22). According to Matthew 28:19-20, we are to go and make disciples of all nations by using what Jesus had taught them. As Christians, we cannot…

Evangelical Theology Essay The Evangelical movement was rooted in the tradition of the reformation as well as the 18th-19th century American revivals. Evangelicalism is not exclusive to a certain denomination, but is a part of several different denominations. The evangelical faith consists of four specific elements: Biblical, theological, historical, and cultural (Webber, 2002). Evangelical faith includes the supremacy of the Gospel, Scripture and early church creeds, a renewal of historic…

Male priesthood is the key to the power and influence of the church, as to where women are key to its organization. Women are the most active and visible participants and truest believer, nonetheless men are in charge of the ward to the family; denying women entry into the priesthood, thus not allowing control of their organization, told to be counselors, a secondary role to their husbands who are the head and providers of the family. Pressed to conform their motherly roles which is the most…

St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans really does set the basis for modern day Christianity and the imparting of a most important teaching to all of the followers of God. Romans is very distinct from his other letters due to the fact that it is his longest and deepest theological letter. Throughout the letter, Paul is concerned that missionaries in Rome with Jewish roots are directing Gentiles to keep Jewish law. Paul teaches that faith in Jesus reconciles us to God, not the law. He also teaches…

Church Comparison For this spiritual growth project, I attended three fairly different Churches. For the first, I attended CCF, which is a non-denominational evangelical Church. The second was First Presbyterian Church of Siloam Springs, a Presbyterian Church USA member. Finally, I went to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, which is under the Diocese of Little Rock, which in turn reports to Rome. Growing up, I have been a part of several Churches, so I really did not have any expectations of what any…

how missions is portrayed today. Ulfilas and Paul are prime examples of missionaries who have impacted Church History. They have influenced the Church through people utilizing their stories and what they did as missionaries for key examples in the Christian Ministry…