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Christian Symbolism in The Matrix After doing some thorough research about The Matrix and it’s parallelistic comparison to Christianity, I discovered that there are many similarities and symbols liking the two stories, the first one being Neo and the comparison to Jesus. Neo is comparable to Jesus every since birth, where he literally born into the real world from the womblike incubator that he's existed in all his life. This reminded me of the “Virgin Birth” of the Messiah. Neo’s real name is…

help them see the reality of who they are, a child of God by offering both truth and grace (Heffner, 2003). All of us need hope based in God’s transforming power, love, and grace. The church needs to have an understanding of what it means for a Christian to have disordered sexual desires and suffering from sexual temptation. The church is a place of safety, free from condemnation, encouragement and counseling into Godliness. The pastors need to be mature in the word to understand the struggle…

The Purpose, Plan, and Development of Missions. Why is so much time devoted to missions within the history of the Christian Church? From the days of Philip traveling to Samaria, to Augustin sailing for Britain, to Carey ministering in India the push for evangelism has dominated the Church and rightly so. The Christianity has grown to the largest religious group in the world since those 120 Spirit-filled believers at Pentecost. The driving principle behind this massive growth was not awesome…

In the Christian Bible, the gospels of Matthew and John have several conflicting details, each describing the life of Jesus differently. In the book of Matthew, Jesus is portrayed as a man who is partly divine, often emphasizing his humanity. In John, Jesus is portrayed as a divine being who is partly human, often emphasizing his divinity. This is shown by the differing ways that Jesus reacts to his imminent doom throughout the Passion story. In this essay I will demonstrate how Jesus’ attitude…

When I got asked to help volunteer at my church’s children worship I thought I would only watch and help a little, but I was wrong. The chidren were very curious about God and how to be a good Christian. On my first day volunteering I got to lead the first grade class and would have to teach a lesson about temptations and how to withstand from bad temptations. After teaching, ages from four to seven came together singing about God’s word then a story was told about how to overcome everyday…

discipled to grow in their relationship with Christ. Of course, the goal is maturity in Christ and this spiritual growth only happens over a period of time. We will look at the details of how disciples are made in the context of the local church and a Christian community. With this examination, we will discuss the role and…

Learning to live a Christian life is one thing, but living out what we have learned is another story. As Christians, I think we have a greater responsibility because we know how the world should look, and we need to step up and lead the people around us. In order to share the gospel with others, we have to take a look at what God is calling us to do. Leading others consists of knowing what the Christian life looks like, sharing that with others, and staying faithful and truthful in what we say…

I believe both a Christian counselor and a counselor who is Christian have much in common. The very basis for their understanding of the world is the same. However, both are very different in how their worldview shapes their therapy. The difference lies specifically in how their worldviews play out as they approach a client. As I worked through the major differences between these two approaches in therapy I was able to come to a conclusion of which fits best with my goals and personality. I…

has been a separating between the church and the state and yet knowing that some people still believe that we are a Christian Nation. Some of the most important founding fathers where deist, therefore, our nation is not a Christian nation, although some people might find that it is. Through out the years, there have been several discussion on whether we are or are not a Christian nation. A great example of this would be David Barton who says that indeed we are a Chrisstian nation and that…

Philosopher or Christian Prophet? Ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates, has been labelled by some Church fathers a “Christian” despite living four centuries before Jesus Christ. This was often attributed to Socrates’ proposal of multiple philosophical opinions that are reflected in the theological framework of Christianity. Still, the rationale of Socrates as a “pre-Christian saint” is challenged by many early Christian Church fathers. Vassilios Adrahtas appraises the constructs of the early…