Christian eschatology

Hosea, son of Beeri, was a prophet who was the first minor prophet presented in the bible.(Collegeville 36) Being named Hosea, which means "salvation", he lived during the final days of the Northern Kingdom in the middle of the eighth century, BCE, at a time of much turmoil and political uprising.(Collegeville 36) For example, there were six kings who reigned for 25 years.(bible) For 38 years, Hosea was an active prophet, from the year 750 BCE to 722 BCE, the end of the Northern Kingdom.(bible)…

The Importance of History and Why it Matters The History of the Church by Eusebius and Do Classics Have a Future? by Mary Beard both discuss the importance of history and why it matters through different lenses. The common ground between the two pieces is that: history is not simply the study of the past, but the careful and purposeful preservation of culture and lifestyle, facts, and the other miscellaneous details of life. It is important, not only because it provides valuable lessons for…

An institution is defined as “a place where an organization takes care of people for a usually long period of time” (Merriam-Webster). An example that fits this definition would be the Christian church. The Christian church serves its congregation and the community by providing spiritual guidance and teaching its members core values that are at the heart of Christianity. One of the most commonly practiced values and teachings is “Love your neighbor as yourself” (New International Version, James…

link the story and characters to the Bible. The main character, Simon is Christ like, his life and actions can be paralleled to Christ’s life. Golding often uses symbols and rituals similar to those in the Bible. Golding himself appears to be Christian, his knowledge of the Bible and religion are clearly incorporated in this novel. Simon is known as selfless and loves all people, just as Christ was. (Kruger) In his essay the critic Leighton Hodson, The Metaphor of Darkness, notes, “The…

As I watched the film Luther, I realized that the film displayed a historically accurate representation of Martin Luther and the Reformation of the Catholic Church. The first scene of the movie opened upon the church with an archway at the end of the nave lined with Corinthian columns. Also at the end of the nave was an altar and apse, typically scene in many church layouts of the time period, not to mention the church had stained glass rose windows and statues of several saints with in the…

A speech that influenced me greatly was when a guest evangelist, Brother Steve Proctor, shared a message on a Tuesday evening in early October. We were having a revival at New Hope General Baptist Church in Silva where I attend church. At first, there was nothing special about the service. It was similar to most sermons I had listened to in the five years of my existence. Then, the strangest thing happened. Brother Steve began to talk about how if you are not saved, all these terrible things…

“Merit and success are great to achieve. Success coupled with humility and integrity is even better. Now when you combine your humility and integrity with your success, then you are on the ball” (Moorer, 49). From Failure to Promise: “360 Degrees” is a miraculous testimonial of its author, Dr. Cleamon Moorer, combining his life journey and pursuit of success to become an experienced, blessed professor. Although trials and tribulations occurred, he was able to experience restoration with God,…

very religious people. The term Puritan were applied to two groups of people who believed they should separate themselves from the corrupt Church of England. They also believed that God has selected a certain few for salvation, but unlike other christians they thought faith was just not enough. Jonathan Edwards and Anne Bradstreet about some of the puritans ways and beliefs. Bradstreet wrote a poem named “Upon The Burning of Our House.” Edwards wrote a sermon entitled “Sinners in the Hands of…

Christianly has been the majority religion around the world, and still keeps growing to this day. Not just in the United States do we have the Christian Worldview, all around Europe there are many Christians evolving. This will keep the Christian worldview growing stronger and lets more people explore the benefits to Christianity. One benefit that has been noticed by Scottish research, Alan MacWilliam is “Church is a good thing for a community, because it strengthens and cares for those within…

Romans 8:18-27 is a critical passage in Paul’s argument in three ways. First, this passage serves as the the climax of the discussion in chapter 8. Paul parallels some of the earlier language in the chapter that elaboration of theme of liberation, not from this world, but from sin in anticipation of Christ return. James D. G. Dunn writes, “it picks up the earlier language of liberation from slavery (vv 2, 21), of resurrection (vv 11, 23), of sonship and adoption (vv 14-17, 19, 21, 23), and of…