Christian theology

What is the image of God? This is a question that may never be completely understood for many different reasons, but the subject matter is of utter importance. “Being God’s image not only qualifies one as a human person but is also a major reason why human life is so sacred.” Every human life deserves to be treated equally because they are made in God’s image. Several different groups in history have been treated inhumanely because people thought they lacked the image. If the church takes a…

God, the creator of the universe, has undoubtedly been eventful in His Eternal Existence. Let’s look at proofs in Genesis shall we? He generates the earth, and then He rest on the seventh day; after everything was completed and looking good, God decided to craft one of His most supreme masterpieces ever, man. The entity that is so unique about the formation of man is that God didn’t make man like he made the heavens, earth, or any of the animals; because man was made in His image. So many…

undergraduate student at the Minnesota State University, recognizes the existence of Christian and pagan concepts of heroism coming together throughout Beowulf. “The poet traces a definitive move away from the ancient pagan heroic values to his own Christian heroic values. However, as in the poet’s contemporary culture, certain pagan traditions, such as familial fidelity, persist in Beowulf due to their compatibility with Christian culture” (Bartz 1). While I disagree that Beowulf served as a…

Dr. Patricia Borstoff is an associate professor of Management at Jacksonville State University. She completed her graduate international business studies in Japan, the Czech Republic and Hungary and other various countries. She holds a B.A. summa cum lade from Stanford University, M.A. in history from the University of Albama, MBA from Jacksonville State University and a Ph.D. from Auburn University. Religion plays such a vital role in the principles that people embrace. Over the last few years…

Hope of the Godly Person The comfort in these things, which will be explained in later chapters is this: If you genuinely desire to do the will of God and you are ashamed of sin (even if at times you lapse into it) then you are to be saved. If you were raised in tyranny and taught evil but wish to learn the love of God for no other reason than he commanded it and believe his warnings, then you are a child of God and can be saved by God’s Son. The difference is as clear as the difference…

maintain a healthy lifestyle, and on a larger scale, producing treatments to help diseases, that are a result of the fall, Pfizer is fulfilling the creation mandate of renewal. Although, not all Pfizer employees are Christians and are concerned with the issues of business as a Christian called vocation, the basis of their work can be seen as one of renewal from those worried about this issue (Roels…

in the right in in our day to day walk with the lord and help. Keep us away from false teaching. Romans chapter 1-8 is a great starting point for all of this it covers the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. When Christians think of a worldview they look at scripture most often , and in this case we often look the opening statement the bible “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1) Romans 1:20 relates the-the “For his invisible…

“To be Christian at all is to be a theologian, there are no exceptions” (Stone 3). Theology is the understanding of our God through a process of thinking about life in the light of faith. We use theology when engaging in our calling and when we turn for knowledge and support. How to Think Theologically, explains the difficult process of theological thinking and reflections. The author wants us to understand that if we practice religion and live according to our Christian faith, then we are…

Throughout human history, theology has been meant to be a source of hope, giving meaning to our lives. It has also been meant to serve as guidelines on how to morally live our lives and shape our culture to act according to God’s will. However, culture and theology have conflicted with each other, creating confusion on what place theology holds in our culture, and vice versa. What, if anything, do culture and theology contribute to one another? If humanity fails to address this crucial question,…

American Christian existentialist theologian, who impacted theology in the 20th century. Given his background, Paul grew under a Lutheran Pastor, Johannes his father. He studied theology and attended seminary and earned two Doctorates at the age of 21. He enlisted in the German army as a Chaplain and was placed on the deadliest post in this war. Here he wrote his father stating, “Hell is all around us. It’s unimaginable” (Taylor 2017). This probably gives us some insight of why his theology…