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I believe that Pastor Baart would agree with Colson when he says, “…serious Christians actually live happier, more fulfilled, and more productive lives by almost every measure.” I believe that Pastor Baart would agree with Colson because in all three chapters he provides evidence for why the life of a true Christian is the happiest, most fulfilled, and most productive. Pastor Baart does so by establishing our identity and purpose, the identity and purpose of each person in the trinity, and the…

principles that govern a person’s behavior” (Dictionary.com). Christian ethics must be based on Biblical principles as well. The differences are that Christian ethics brings Biblical values into each of these approaches. The Biblical principles, virtues are required to assist with ethical and moral decisions. I am not going to target two specific ethical dilemmas regarding Christian technology however I will attempt to resolve and explain how Christians can use Biblical ethics to use for…

That is why Plantinga 's claim that Christians are to be “prime citizens’ in the kingdom of God because ultimately, that gives us reasons, and a sense of identity. When Plantinga claimed that Christians are to be “prime citizens” of the Kingdom of God, he means that we should long for God, cares for God 's world, strives first for the kingdom of God. For Plantinga, as Christians, we are to be “prime citizens” of the kingdom of God in such that we should passionately…

The Pilgrim's Progress Book Review What is it like to be a Christian? John Bunyan paints an accurate picture of the Christian life through his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. Through the characters and locations in the book, Bunyan points out the false views of God people have, the flaws of having these views, and the rewards one receives when he obeys the Bible. A couple of Bunyan's characters Talkative and Christian show the difference between having head knowledge about God and having…

Within our own Christian tradition we have witnessed leadership disputes over theology in the past and the present. Paul’s letter to the Galatians portrays a dispute between leaders in the early church, primarily over the issue of whether or not Gentile Christians need to be circumcised and follow Jewish Law. Candidates: Paul verses Jewish-Christian Missionaries Paul’s letter to the Galatians is a response to the ministry of Jewish-Christian Missionaries who are pursuing ministry…

Want Women Priests or Women Church?” Ruether outlines the emergence of two movements in Christian community; Women-Church Movement and Roman Catholic Womenpriests Movement. These movements strived to establish women’s ordination and sought to recreate the clerical caste system. Ruether discusses the suppression and marginalization of women in relation to ordained ministry and authoritative priestly roles in Christian tradition. She examines the issues and tensions between women priest and women…

Unitarians This 19th century movement began in Boston, USA, with the attempt by William Channing to preach a ‘’Unitarian Christianity.’’ This was to make the faith ‘’reasonable’’ by rejecting all miraculous elements of the New Testament and of Christian doctrine. Thus the Trinity is rejected because if God is one then God is not three; if Jesus is a man, he cannot also be God. Channing and those who followed his teaching trusted in human progress to reach moral decisions and not on the…

to share with the world so everyone would wake up from our dream that everyone is separate. Merton is not the only theologian that tried opening the eyes of the world. Elizabeth Johnson in her book, Quest for the Living God, also talks about the Christian goal of unity across different topics. Both of these theologians ultimately have the same goal but discuss it in very different ways. Thomas Merton was Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky and a brilliant writer. In the…

The book “Why Church Matters: Discovering your place in the Family of God” by Joshua Harris influenced my perspective, opinion, and the decision about the church. Firstly, this book helped me to develop a different point of view of the local church. Before I was not giving so much importance to it. For me, belonging to a universal church was better than belonging to the local one. I did not want to commit to a place where sometimes people lead with their own desires. However, the way Harris…

his narrative rather than detract from his Christian message. Bunyan worries about the reception of his book in the first few pages. In his intro he asks forgiveness of the reader if they think that in his writing he seems like he is trying to rewrite the bible. Rewriting the bible is not what he is trying to do, nor does it appear to readers that this is what he does in writing Pilgrim’s Progress. In writing…