Christian soteriology

Harold Kushner composed this book as a response to a calamity that happened to someone that was very close to him, his son Aaron. Aaron had premature aging, also called progeria, which eventually resulted in his death. This event really aggravated Kushner’s religious belief. Kushner is also a rabbi, which made this situation just that much more difficult for him. With this book, Kushner tells us the story on how he kept his faith with God throughout this horrible time in his life. Kushner…

In Acts chapter 5, Ananias and Sapphira, a married couple, sold a piece of land while keeping part of the profit to themselves. Together, they brought the rest of the money to the disciples to make an offering of it claiming to have given the full amount. Peter questioned Ananias and he immediately fell dead after lying to the apostles. With no knowledge of what happened to Ananias, Sapphira came in shortly after and was questioned in a similar fashion and she immediately dropped dead as well.…

Hammett and Duesing both do a good describing their perspectives on the marks of a true church. Hammett lists that the true marks of a church are oneness, holiness, catholicity and apostolicity. This sounds like the Acts 2:42 church which we see the emerges of the local church. “Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.”(oneness, holiness, apostolicity) Acts‬ ‭2:41‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and…

This essay will look at the Didache, it will start by looking at what the Didache is. Then looking at each part separately and discussing the contents, it will summarise each section of the Didache before analysing the possible use. It will then discuss how and why this is important for contemporary church historians. The Didache is quite a short work which is written in a very straightforward, practical way. It was thought to be lost until it was rediscovered in 1873 by Archbishop Bryennios, in…

Constantine died, the church leaders who were banished tried to come back and reclaim their churches. They tried to get rid of the Nicene Creed also, and that caused it became an open dispute again. An Arian Emperor sent the persecution of non-Arians Christians. In the east, there was the success of other teachings that supported the Nicene Creed like those of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of…

Zacchaeus was a deceptive man whose interest drove him to Jesus Christ and salvation. Humorously, his name signifies "unadulterated" or "honest" in Hebrew. As a central duty gatherer for the region of Jericho, Zacchaeus was a worker of the Roman Empire. Under the Roman framework, men offer on those positions, swearing to raise a particular measure of cash. Anything they raised over that sum was their benefit. Luke says Zacchaeus was a wealthy man, so he more likely than not coerced an…

the area of sexual abuse with a client as well as his experience with a client that discloses that they are an abuser. John’s theoretical approach to counseling in the area of sexual issues is that of the Socratic method of self-discovery and also Christian nouthetic counseling. John’s belief is that when an individual has made it to the point of seeking out counsel that their minds has already informed them of what needs to be done so the Socratic method of leading a person to that discovery…

fellowship with another Christian therapist was able. The person that I interview was able to work in both the Christian setting and the secular setting. She talked about how when doing Christian therapy, it is important to knot that it is a slippery slope. The therapist that I interview considers herself a Christian therapist when she worked in the church setting. On the other hand, when she worked in the secular setting she would not tell people that she was a Christian therapist. She also…

The Enlightenment was intellectual and scientific movement of 18th century Europe that later on spread to other countries. This was the scientific approach to religious, social,political and Economic issues. The Enlightenment later on established Revolutions and movements for human rights.The Enlightenment was the age of reasoning and thinking. This made people start to think and use their own brains. This did not only make them think for themselves but as a whole community and their…

spreading Christianity throughout the Mediterranean world. They also set themselves as examples for the rest of the Christian society.monks and nuns created new ways to challenge themselves for the sake of their faith. All of the other Christians did not have solid practices of faith until the monks came and changed their perspective of how dedicated they can be to serving their God. Christian monasticism was first developed in Egypt based on the lifestyle of a hermit. People like Saint Anthony …