Christian cross

2.3 Suffering in the New Testament Suffering in the New Testament has a positive connotation because its complete meaning comes from the suffering and death of Christ on the Cross. Jesus talks not only about suffering theoretically but through His endurance, completes the meaning of it. When Jesus talks about suffering and evil, it does not have origin from the Father, rather it is introduced by the enemy of this world who is Satan. “While everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds…

105). In my opinion Elizondo states this because this is the day in which we proclaim what is sacred to all Christians in a way with much meaning to us. The struggles of our life are no match for the events that we celebrate Good Friday for. On the cross, Jesus died, and God enters our cross to give us a life for dignity and freedom. Good Friday is their holiday, because they are not ashamed to be with God no matter how disgraced, disfigured, and…

the heart of each Armenian. In addition, it gave a powerful drive to the birth of national literature. Church applied a strong influence on the development of Armenian architecture, music, painting (in particular, portrait miniatures), Sculpture (cross-stones) and other types of art. For centuries, the largest representatives of the Armenian culture in the vast majority were monks, bishops and other church leaders or general public with unusually lively faith: Grigor Narekatsi, Komitas,…

Christians trust and believe the principles of the Trinity Doctrine, nonetheless they place the highest focus on only two parts, God and Jesus Christ. They live a Christian life that is crippled and incapable of reaching its full potential of God’s promised spiritual renewal. Churches teach the doctrine of the Godhead (God, Son, and Spirit), but mistakenly place highest emphasis on God and Jesus Christ. Churches give little instruction on the dynamics of the golden seal of the Holy Spirit. The…

holidays would exist and Christian traditions would be drastically different. Jesus’ purpose on earth comes to fruition in this chapter when he says, “It is finished and bowed his head and gave up his spirit” (John 19:30). He sets…

Docetism There are many Christian heresies; a heresy is something that is false that once was believed to be true. Without evidence people often believe things that with time, and new discovered evidence turn out to be false. Docetism is derived from the Greek dokeo, “to seem”. This Christian heresy first occurred in a letter by Bishop Serapion of Antioch (who later refutes it), he discovered the doctrine in the Gospel of Peter. It teaches that Jesus’ physical body was an illusion, as was his…

The Cross and the Lynching Tree, by James Cone is a masterful telling of the spiritual symbols important to many African Americans, not only surrounding their faith journey, but in their daily lives as well. Amidst the terror of systematic racism and violence, Cone still seems to find hope for his people vis a vie the lynching tree. In the aforementioned quote, Cone is saying that the cross can represent power for African Americans. That although it represents torcher, pain, and death, it is…

Koinonia is the communion and participation of Christians whose relationships are experienced with God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and themselves, according to the Westminster Theological Dictionary. Koinonia is the Christian communion, partaking, or participation in the body of Christ. The concept of koinonia is a consistent theme that found its place in all of the doctrines learned this semester. These doctrines are Revelation, Triune God, Incarnate Christ, Creation, Sin, and the Problem…

important aspects of cultural intelligence” . Learning to understand the differences in the cultural norms is difficult in the workplace. Especially, when noticing that eating habits, language and comprehension of what is typical for the American Christian, is completely awkward for them. Furthermore,…

or work done on behalf of the people” (2014). In regards to the Catholicism, this definition can be interpreted as contributing to the church as a follower of the Catholic faith. The Liturgy of the Eucharist, which was evident in the St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Mass, originated from the Last Supper. This sacred event is significant to the Catholic Church, as on the night of Holy Thursday Jesus Christ gave his disciples the bread and wine saying, “...Do this in remembrance of Me”, which…