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classmates, as well as a critical engagement with the readings. These avenues pushed me into better developing a generous reading on the thoughts of others throughout the course. Additionally, this class pushed me to think about certain themes within Christian Theology in a very pithy manner, so that I can express the doctrine coherently and faithfully. I even more firmly believe that all our theology is done on the way; in other words, our theology is in tandem as we live out life with God…

Koinonia is the communion and participation of Christians whose relationships are experienced with God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and themselves, according to the Westminster Theological Dictionary. Koinonia is the Christian communion, partaking, or participation in the body of Christ. The concept of koinonia is a consistent theme that found its place in all of the doctrines learned this semester. These doctrines are Revelation, Triune God, Incarnate Christ, Creation, Sin, and the Problem…

I have enjoyed reading all the passages and commentaries about the first Christian martyr, Stephen. It has really been eye opening and God has showed me some amazing things through this study. Before I get into anything I just want to summarize what I read. In the book of Acts, early church members in the church in Jerusalem were giving their money freely to help the poor. But this caused a bit of a problem because the church was growing so fast that some of the widows in the community were…

The Catholic Church’s teaching on Baptism has since its earliest days been that it is an integral sacrament of initiation, and the means by which Jesus conveys his gift of Salvation. The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares that, “The baptized have “put on Christ”. Through the Holy Spirit, Baptism is a bath that purifies, justifies, and sanctifies” (CCC, #1227).” This teaching that Baptism engulfs the believer with the love and the sacrifice of Christ, stems directly from the Apostles. In…

landscape, and mural styles as different styles of depiction. In the past and specifically during the 6th c. CE it was more common to paint on the behalf of a religion. Depending on the religion being painted came a different style of illustration. In Christian art it was very common to see figural paintings, and scenes involving people to establish a story. These story depictions usually came from or were inspired by different series of events from the bible. However, here we have a familiar…

I will demonstrate that the knowledge I have obtained, through life experience, formal training and internship has equipped me to meet the course objectives listed for MBTS class U-CE405: Making Disciples CCC. I became a Christian in my early twenties after a year long process of reading my Bible. It was a tremendous journey full of unbelief, discouragement and finally faith. A year later the Lord called me into full time ministry. In the fall of I995 I was enrolled at Baptist Bible College…

Christian Apocalypticism has developed in various of ways. The first millennial mentioned is Puritans. The Puritans is a group established for the purpose of Christ’s Second Coming. Many Puritans had similar beliefs as Calvinists. Their idea was God predetermined everything. There was nothing anyone can do to change anything because God already put it in stone. The Puritans preached an apocalyptic message stating the end will occur after the abomination, which is the Catholic Church, is…

The responses of Christians and Muslims towards The Black Death were vastly different based on what they believed. The Christians believed the plague was a curse. They prayed to God and asked for forgiveness and if he could please make the horrible disease go away. On the other hand, Muslims believed the plague was a blessing. Muslims believed everything from Allah was a blessing, pleasant or not so pleasant. Even though Christians and Muslims viewed many things differently, they also had a few…

The Freedom of a Christian, he is writing to Pope Leo X to explain what the Pope was allowing to happen in the Holy Roman Empire. Luther explains to the Pope that the current situation of indulgences and corruption of the church are asinine on their part. Luther tries to explain that his reformation efforts are not attacking their religion, but instead asking them to analyze holy scripture to understand his ideas. Luther attempts to do this by writing, The Freedom of a Christian, to explain what…

Book Review of the New Christian Counselor Summary In order to introduce a new methodology of the Christian counselor Hawkins and Clinton (2015) presented the reader with a blueprint of what is expected for new Christian counselors. In order for a Christian counselor to provide their clients with biblical based counseling it is necessary for them to understand the needs of the client. The counselor has to have a firm biblical foundation, have a relationship with God and recognize their role…