Christian eschatology

Martin Luther King, Jr gave a heart touching speech on August 28, 1963, “I Have a Dream.” King’s motivation of the speech was to let the world know that we are all human and that the prison of segregation will be ripped away. Soon everyone will be able to look at one another and think, “They’re human, I am human, and we are all human.” King uses ethos, logos, and pathos to give feeling, and logic to the minds of the world. To begin, King uses logos as a way to bring across the idea that…

Scriputura, Sola Fide, and Sola Gratia. Learning to know God is a very important aspect of the Christian faith and can be accomplished through Sola Scriptura, or by way of scripture alone. As the Word of God, the Bible acts as a medium that connects its reader directly to Him. For the individual, scripture teaches us everything that is necessary for our salvation from sin and is the standard by which all Christian behavior must be measured. For the church, scripture acts as an authority,…

As a recently confirmed Catholic, I feel closer to God than ever. However, Confirmation wasn't what I thought it would be. I had known what was going to happen: we would be presented to the bishop, listen to the homily, renew our baptismal promises, the bishop would lay his hands upon us, and we would be anointed with Chrism. However, I couldn't have predicted the feeling of the Chrism on my forehead or the inexplicable joy that I felt afterwards. I couldn't have possibly known the understanding…

Since Jesus has two natures, and those natures are within the person of Christ. Then, what is person? Based on his book, Berkhof (1949), person is in what exists in and for itself, the owner, possessor, and master of the nature, a completion of existence, sustaining, and determining the existence of a nature. The person is also the subject who lives, wills, and acts though nature with all its abundant context, by which nature becomes self-existent and is not an accident of another entity. The…

that it is in the Bible. People that are informed about this and are right in God’s eye are the dominant group against people who are LGBT or believe that this is okay. The short cartoon in the middle of the film addresses many misconceptions that Christians may have regarding LGBT Americans. Looking from a scientific perspective, genes do play a role in determining sexuality based off popular studies. When we have information and truths that involve real “science”, it is harder to argue.…

The prophets in the Old Testament were people who profoundly understood the relationship between God and His people through the Covenant. They were touched with the Holy Spirit (Num 11:29, Num 27:18) so that they could provide counseling and guidance to God’s people in the Old Testament, until the pouring out of the Holy Spirit after the cross (Joel 2:28) when each of us is a prophet. In other words, each of us has within us, the ability to understand what is expected of us, and how to “get…

Pentecostalism developed towards the end of the 19th century. During this time there was a lack of interest to traditional religion. This was brought about due to the emotional modes of religious expression such as praying in unison, , enthusiastic singing and sermons on simple biblical themes giving way to ordered, robotic services where Mass would be carried out by uninteresting ministers in lecture centres. As large, popular Protestant churches turned into churched for the upper-middle class,…

Between John Locke and Samuel Rutherford’s philosophy, what do these disparate arguments have in common? Where are they different? Which view prevails in America today, and is that ideal? John Locke and Samuel Rutherford’s philosophy both influenced the birth of an empire who would one day be the greatest nation in the world. Both men were sincere believers in Christ and His holy scriptures. John Locke firmly rested on the knowledge of the Bible. In his Two Treatises of Government, Locke…

commandments.” These commandments were written in the Torah, the 5 Books of Moses. Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew that followed the Judaic message, but focused on brotherly love and love of God. This started the division of Christianity. The belief of Christian followers, or disciples, was in human love and forgiveness taught by Christ. Many of these beliefs formed into institutions of Rome. In 313 AD Constantine issued…

Tim Winton’s “That Eye, The Sky” utilises symbolism throughout the entirety of the novel to express key ideas. The novel is written from the perspective of young protagonist Morton “Ort” Flack, and explores the state of his family while they cope with the once man of the house, father Sam Flack’s devastating accident. Upon the arrival of a mysterious individual the family drastically changes, as Henry Warburton introduces God into the lives of each individual. Symbols which have been used…