Christian symbolism

Each person in the world has some kind of religious values or beliefs. Some people believe that we honor god by giving respect and peace to one another. Others believe that after they lost a loved one, God was their at their side to help them, and that after war tore through their country, they should reevaluate their ideas about religion. When I was listening to the 17 “This I believe…” essays online, 3 stood out to me the most. They all touched me in a way, but also made me think a lot. Why…

never did become a professing Christian. which tells us she probably did not write this on a spiritual basis. Even though the members of the Maycomb Community attend church on Sundays and often times, put on a spiritual mask, their actions and beliefs on social, life are far from Christian morals. Most of Maycomb members are violently judgmental, which is definitely not an acceptable, Christian character quality. In fact, it speaks very badly of Christians.…

Living in today’s society, people know that this is a falling world. At one point of time at a certain young age, everything was easy and so innocent. As the years progress and age increases, things get harder and people have much more experience throughout life. These two kinds of perspectives our shown in William Blake’s poems, Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. In Songs of Innocence, the readers sees poems lived by a child and how innocent life is as a child. On the contrary in Songs…

Psalm 22 King David wrote one of the prophecies foretelling Jesus’s crucifixion. Even though Kind David was writing about his own emotions, most of the things that happened in Psalms 22 was foretelling to the happenings during Jesus’s death. David’s Psalm foretells of Jesus’s physical and spiritual problems approximately 500 years before the crucifixion took place. An example of the physical problems would be best shown through Psalms 22:7-8, “All who see me mock me; they hurl insults,…

Majority of the people judge one’s individuality by their physical looks. In The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, after a nuclear apocalypse destroys the world, the community of Waknuk started to rely only on the Bible and the Nicholson’s Repentances, a book which describe man as a being who fit the Pure Image. Anyone who are differing from the image of God was called blasphemies and are either killed or will be sent to the Fringes. In the novel by John Wyndham, it is made evident that discrimination…

Creation, the fall, the great flood, and the languages barriers of Babel are very significant to the Christian reader in contemporary society. Creation is the only valid explanation of how the earth was created. It is absurd to think that because of an explosion we now have absolutely amazing life and order. An explosion has never created order before…

John 10:10; 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it abundantly. Even the devil can disguise himself when approaching the children of God. Our defense is God, love and humility. Let us embrace the good news that no evil scheme can ruin us if we abide in the light of the glorious Gospel of true freedom, which is in Jesus Christ and Him alone. 2 Corinthians 4:6-12; 6 For God, who commanded the light…

Discernment Model Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, it is the ability to think biblically . Discernment gives Christians ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 says that it is the responsibility of every Christian to be discerning: “Put all things to the test: keep what is good and avoid every kind of evil.” Also, the apostle John said about it. He says, “My dear friends, do not…

Leadership is an important role in a Christian’s life. Some are leaders naturally while others need to learn how to be a leader. To be a good leader, I need to know my Christian values. When I know myself, I can better my strengths while reducing my weaknesses; I can maximize my potential. There are several core values that I believe in; they assist me in my leadership role. I can align the core values with my leadership responsibilities and present them to my followers. Passion: One cannot be…

reasons why marriages fall apart (infidelity, financial challenges, communication etc.) but the one constant is misunderstanding of what love is and the sacrifice it entails based on scriptural principles. Take heart brothers for it is refreshing as Christians to know that the Lord has made ample provision to help us navigate through the challenges of marriage. In effect there is an urgent call from our Lord to all husbands and that is sacrificial love towards our…