Christian hedonism

The Doctrine and Covenants offers insight to some of the universal questions: Where did I come from, where am I going, and why am I here? People have been trying to figure out these questions for centuries. Many vast theories and ideas have been presented whether that be science or religious based. Many people have provided some well thought out ideas, but unfortunately incomplete. Who would know the answers to these questions but the creator of man who played a sole part in where we…

Temporal Authority: To What Extent It Should Be Obeyed in 1523 for the Duke of Saxony, John the Steadfast, Landgrave of Thuringia and all Christians who desired to know what extent they are required to obey temporal authority and whether a Christian can have a position in…

Section Two: Engaging and evaluating the theologians’ ecclesial claims In this section, I analyze and attempt to draw corollaries to the claims made by the various theologians cited above. In so doing, I focus on the contemporary implications of the understandings that I have distilled from these theologians, rather than discussing the implications of their views within their own respective historical contexts. The earliest theologian considered here, Iranaeus of…

In the Old Testament, the prophets had a lot to say about idolatry, social injustice and religious ritualism. In this paper we will look at what the prophets had to say about each topic. We will also look at how we should use the teaching of the prophets on these subjects in our lives today. Idolatry is according to Webster Dictionary the worship of idols or excessive devotion to, or reverence for some person or thing. In other terms it is the worship of anything other than the one true God. God…

Moreover, when man refers to God as Father, it is not a human invention. He does so following Jesus Christ’s example. He revealed Himself as Son. For that reason, Christians firmly believe that God is Father because He has always had a son who is consubstantial with Him, eternal like Him, begotten not made. It is, therefore, the content of Christian revelation, which gives true meaning to the terms that are used in theology to speak and makes reference to God and His mystery and not vice…

Introduction The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the bible and was written in the 15th century BC by Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. The word Genesis in Hebrew is Bereshith, translating to ‘in the beginning’. The book of Genesis was written as a narrative to record the history of the beginning. These books were written for Abraham 's descendants so that they would know why they were going to the Promised Land. The people needed to know where they and the world came from, how…

opinion in regard to the Christian faith, and they would not yield easily to the beliefs of others. What struck me most about Luther was his extreme focus on having faith in God, and his lack of concern for people performing good deeds. As for Pelagius, he has an intriguing take on original sin and on the choices that humans make through the power of free will. What draws me to these two theologians and their beliefs is that they take a different stance on traditional Christian faith, and…

remove them from any awareness of others and places focus only on themselves, “The real black, diabolical Pride comes from when you look down on others so much that you do not care what they think of you,” he continues by speaking specifically about Christians, “Whenever we find that our religious life is making us feel that we are good- above all, that we are better than someone else – I think we may be sure that we are being acted on, not by God, but by the devil The real test of being in the…

The book night is about a 15 year old boy who lived during world war 2 and had to live in a camp where they were forced to work for little to nothing, were feed very little if anything. His relationship with God hugely, and his way of life. “ Elie and his fathers Relationship changes a lot throughout the story. At the start of the story, Elie and his father (Shlomo Wiesel) had a bad relationship. Shlomo Wiesel “rarely displayed his feeling, not even with his family” (Wiesel 4).…

people. They could be Nouns and help the poor while men could do work and do work and bring good service to the people around them. Everyone was seen equal in the eyes of God. Christianity was a community that welcomed all and when people needed help Christians could help.…