Christian cross

Introduction Perspectives, standards, dispositions each of these make up a portion of how people view, relate, and respond to the world around them. Is there a right way for a Christian to view the world? What does the Bible say about how I relate with others and view myself? How does one respond to the influences of the culture? The Christian must look work out the answers to these questions through the grid of Scripture. Though not a book written for systematic theology, Paul addresses each…

Churches are the main places of worship for Christians and it is a place for a person to go and have time for themselves and time for God. Not to mention, Christians also worship in cathedrals. The influence of Christianity in architecture can best be described in the context of the church which dominated art and architecture in the Middle Ages. From the ninth century onwards, the Christian Church was inextricably linked to the fine arts of architecture. All of beautiful…

of Christian’s beliefs and it sums up who and what we believe in, in 12 easy to remember lines. The Apostle’s Creed has been used since the early church for Baptism and religious reason. A creed (by webster dictionary definition) is a system of Christian or other religious beliefs or a faith. The Apostle’s Creed is used in Christianity as the basic belief system. Furthermore, the basic system for beliefs for Christianity is written in the Apostles Creed. The Apostles Creed says “I believe in…

humanity, but the reconciliation within humanity. The Kingdom of God is telos of the Christian faith and in Latin America the hope for the Kingdom of God is that the way in which human beings interact and relate to each would be redeemed so that all can be included and valued in society. Jesus is main model of what it means to bring and live the Kingdom of God on Earth. Thus, Christology depends on praxis and how the Christian faith is lived with…

Holy trinity divided into three parts father, son and the Holy sprit. Trinity prides itself on living out Jesus’ message of Faith, Hope and Love upholding the equality, dignity and worth of each individual. "Tri" meaning three, and "Unity" meaning one, Tri + Unity = Trinity. It is a way of acknowledging what the Bible reveals to us about God, that God is yet three "Persons" who have the same essence of deity. The reason why I choose dove because the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like…

The passage of my choice to interpret within the light of different gospels is about the crucifixion of Jesus on the death cross and how he was treated during that time, he was mocked and scolded and even high priests were making fun out of him but he remained determined on his preaching’s and after he breathed his last the sacred veil was torn. To clarify the background in different gospels the crux of the story is that the Jewish priests and elders of the Sanhedrin accused Jesus of blasphemy,…

Bonhoeffer identifies cheap grace as grace without a price/cost. By choosing cheap grace, we are choosing grace without (shallow) discipleship; a divine commandment to all christians; and we are lowering the standards of the word of God, ignoring the cost of the cross and downplaying the need for repentance. Cheap grace is grace as a pre-supposition because it assumes that the bill is paid in advance for all time. Following this ideology, grace which is meant to justify the sinner is instead…

Eastern Orthodox is a large religion in which its faith is based on the first seven ecumenical counsels; the word “orthodox” literally means “right believing”. The origin of the word orthodox was used by Christians who speak Greek to differentiate between those who follow the faith perfectly and those who were under fire for heresy, someone who go against religious truth. Orthodoxy formed from Greek speaking branch of the Roman Empire. Long before The Great Schism in 1054, the East and West…

comparisons. It is believed by many to have been written by a Christian monk. Individuals may interpret this due to the character Beowulf being seen as a God, by his sacrifices, his fights with “demons”, and by being a savior figure to his people. The interpretation of ‘Beowulf’ being written by a Christian can be decided by Beowulf’s sacrificial ways. During the novel Beowulf sacrificed one of his warriors. This can be tied to a Christian belief because God made a sacrifice of his only son.…

Energized by a fervent sense of mission, Christians for centuries have worked for social and economic justice throughout the world. For example, in the Twentieth Century, Christians rigorously fought for a more egalitarian society, and in the 18th Century an evangelical revival released the energy of Newton and Wilberforce to subdue the English slave trade. In response to God 's call to create a better world, Christians have always worked for social reform. But the impetus for social change now…