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father, a Christian, does what any person would do, he fights back to save his loved ones. And for this reason, the rest of his family lives. Some pacifists may argue that Christians should not retaliate and let the family die, this is absurd. Yes, violence is a terrible action, but the Christians who fight do not love violence. There is a time, though, when fighting back is just. Just means "guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness" according to dictionary.com. Being a Christian teaches a…

Austin Price The Gospel of John is the last of the four gospels in the Bible. It is a different perspective from the simple style of the three synoptic gospels. It is the only gospel that does not use parables as a way of telling us how Jesus taught and is the only account of several events, such as Jesus turning water into wine. The Gospel of John was written anonymously but many theologians believe that it was written by the apostle John sometime around 95 CE in Ephesus. The basic story is…

sees the arrival of Jesus, sent by His Father, to die on the Cross for the sins of the world. He spreads the message of salvation through Him, and confronts sinners with Holy Scriptures. In the book, Competent to Counsel, Jay E. Adams states that Christian counseling…

How and Why Luke Would Have Edited Mark’s Gospel There are a number of differences in the gospel accounts by Luke and Mark. The Gospel according to Luke is considered more detailed and accurate. In the event that Luke has edited the Gospel according to Mark, he would have revised its chronological order of events and separation of certain fused events. Luke would also have edited the duality writing style in Mark’s discourse (Muddiman & Barton 257). Luke would edit Mark’s Gospel because He would…

account of how Edwards was converted to the work of Christianity. It personally relays how Edwards gains his desire to work for the Lord, and gives a detailed account of his doubts and strengths. However, while this narrative focuses on Edwards Christian conversion, there are also a lot of elements concerning nature. In fact, almost every time Edwards has a conversion experience he mentions nature as a part of it. This paper will look at how the paradox between Edwards’s description of nature…

Depending upon the religious background, one may use the word “Hoshana or Hosanna” during church services. This word means “Save Us!” Jewish use this word during the celebration of Sukkot when reciting a daily prayer called a Hoshanot from the Hebrew word for salvation. The Sukkot festival is to recognize that God provides and protects along with reinforcing a feeling of vulnerability. Followers are expected not only to remember God protects them, but to also change their living environment…

the church of the Colossians. The main issue that they were facing overall dealt with spiritual intimidation. Heresies, which are ideas that deviate from the standard, were throwing in ideas to make the Colossian people question themselves as Christians. Human philosophy was a spiritual intimidation that was going on. The heresies were saying that "it's fine to have Christ, but there is more to it than that." Paul then responded to that in his letter by saying…

to reach “the Souls of the Lamb.” The influence of William Carey through his missionary work and his manifesto titled, “An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens” (1792) was the foundation for the modern missionary movement. The nineteenth-century is called the “Great Century in Christian Missions.” The work of the Church,…

"see together”, they are one story with many different views (Elwell and Yarbrough 94). Each gospel was written from four people, therefore four perspectives. Matthew is the story of Jesus, King of the Jews. This Gospel is written primarily for a Christian Jewish audience. Matthew dwells on Christ's fulfillment of Moses' laws and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. Matthew was also intentional in the language he used. He wrote in Messianic language such as "Son of David.” "The crowd was…

could possibly save future generations. There are two parts to Wilson’s explanation; the first being that Wilson talks of religious leaders and the second being Charles Darwin. First, Wilson mentions how the majority of Christians believe God will come back to Earth, take all Christians to heaven with him, leave the Earth, and leave all the non-believers in damnation (402). Wilson intently believes that if religious leaders could persuade people, regardless of their beliefs and faith, that they…