Christian terms

Testament scriptures. God’s mission is directly related to His own nature. According to 1 John 4:8, God is love and he works through his people to fulfil his purpose. “The central idea here is that God is the one who initiates and sustains mission. This term refutes the traditional idea that mission is the centered on the church and to express that mission actually is centered on God.” Individuals that have been sent into the world to proclaim the gospel, must take specific action by sharing…

Another one of the four areas of mission in The United Methodist Church is Developing Leaders. “The United Methodist Church recognizes the critical importance of developing new leaders to guide the church through changing times” (www.umc.org). All Christians are called to minister and share God’s love to other around them, some have a certain calling to be a disciple of the church and help in equipping the congregations in living out God’s mission in the…

The Golden Age was a period of great flowering in Spanish Art. It is likely that the Golden Age has begun in the mid-fourteenth century and ended around the sixteenth century with the end of the Habsburg Dynasty (Williams 158). The picaresque, romantic and mystical literature is one of the genres of this period, which obtained a place in the universal stage, after contributing to the art of literature that is known today. However, when the Spanish art was booming, politics and economy was in…

rossetti form in this poem is that similar to a nursery rhyme. As you read the poem in each stanza it further goes into that of a nursery rhyme due to the form and rhyme scheme.The speaker is someone who worships God and praises Jesus so possibly a christian given the era it was written.There is also use of repetition in the poem that shows the speaker's deep admiration to Jesus. When the speaker says “ If I were...”(line 17&18) they are emphasizing the role they would have played or wanted to…

Martyrdom is a term that refers to the voluntary death of a person often for religious purposes or as the result of persecution. Martyrs often sacrificed their own lives for a particular cause rather than, in the case of Christians, betray their beliefs. In the Christian tradition, after their deaths many martyrs became saints. Saints are religious people who are recognized as being exceptionally holy by the Church. Yet saints and martyrs served other purposes other than just to honour the holy…

held a reputation for Christlike love and deep-rooted faith. As a result of the way he exhibited Christ, Chapman influenced hundreds of people for the gospel and thousands of people respected and admired him. Strauch describes Chapman’s method of Christian education perfectly within the title of his book: “agape”. Agape is a word that the early Christian’s created to describe the type of love that Christ showed to the church: a mind-blowing, wholly sacrificial love. Chapman sacrificed himself…

destroy" sums up the biblical paradigm for the use of music in Christian worship. Music must point vertically toward God, yet in a horizontal fashion, embrace the world. As cultural currency, music must collaborate intimately with the Liturgy within the Liturgy and assist in revealing to the masses the full significance of each liturgical action. During the course of this chapter, the following precepts concerning the use of music in Christian worship will also come to light: Music Ministry…

Catholic church? Baptism, is a Christian ceremony when a baby is welcomed into the Church. It has holy (blessed by the priest) water, from a font, poured on its head three times - in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It symbolizes being "born again". Christening, is the giving of a Christian name at the time of baptism. The terms "to be baptized" and "to be Christening is the giving of a Christian name at the time of baptism. The terms "to be baptized" and "to be…

Introduction Eschatology is a term that Christians use in reference to the study of last things. There are a lot of theories regarding the things to come throughout the history of the Church from the Early Church Fathers, through the Rise of Amillennialism, the Reformation Views, the Puritans, Jonathan Edwards, and the Modern Millennial Views. This paper is not a historical study, and not a defense of a particular eschatological view. However, this paper explores the history of eschatology…

influence in establishing Christianity, Paul the Apostle is consider by some scholars to be one of the most influential early Christian missionaries. In addition, later generations viewed him as the first and greatest Christian theologian due to his commitment to his calling. It was that same dedication to spreading the Gospel that he used in his times as a persecutor of Christians. He was born in the city of Tarsus in Cilicia, a major Roman city, hence was a Roman citizen. However his…