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1898 (Christian Science Versus Pantheism). Mrs. Eddy (as she is colloquially referred to by her followers) was the woman who came to found the Christian Science religion, based on the metaphysical New Thought movement, in 1879 (Christian Science, “What is Christian Science?”). For individuals who are born into the modern Christian Science church, understanding the concept of “divinity” in the…

Applying a Christian Worldview to Criminal Justice When God engineered the world, He factioned law and government into the equation. Humans are encouraged to abide in being just throughout the Bible. Although this is life and not heaven, humans do have the capability to emulate God’s character of justice and righteousness. All of humankind originate from God, therefore all have God’s DNA; ergo, being as God is just (Deuteronomy 32:4), humans naturally desire justice for crimes. Integrating…

Christian Iconography . This paper explores two pieces of art; one form the early medieval years (between 500 and 1200) while the Christian iconography is contained in illustrating the return of naturalism between early and late medieval periods other is from late medieval years (between 1200 and 1400). This paper also reviews the 'Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets' by Cimabue developed in the Italo-Byzantine period between 1100 and 1300. The 'Vienna Genesis' is a medieval Christian art…

The identity of the Christian church has become confused; the church is not the building people gather at on Sundays or holidays and it is not the denomination they belong to. Rather, the church transcends time, it is the totality of every believer ever. This misconception has lead to the rapid failure of the church today. Churches are becoming impersonal institutions that focus on their programs and attendance more than the people they are herding in. There is a serious lack of transformation…

in going to these meetings. The communist government would hire people to pretend to be Christians and go to the secret prayer meetings, then they would go to the government and tell them what happens there and when the next one was. Those people who were hired started getting called fake brothers. I believe in Christianity very strongly and I think that there are people who try to stop me from being a Christian I like to call these people fake brothers.…

movie a conversation with Carnegie and Claudia were talking about the people and he said.” Faith is for the weak. It's for them out there, the sheep. This world is what you can see and touch and taste. It's what you make it.” This relates to the Christian worldview- faith is the assurance of things hope for (Lamca, 2014) The second of a scene from the movie is the conversation with Eli and Solara The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me…

Book Review Yarnell, Malcolm B. The Formation of Christian Doctrine. Nashville, Tenn: B & H Academic, 2007. 218 pp. $17.98 The Formation of Christian Doctrine , authored by Dr. Malcolm Yarnell, confronts the relatively uncharted challenge of forming a foundational free church theological method. Dr. Yarnell is director of the Center for Theological Research and a professor of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as director of the…

Disappointment with Christians, pp. 99-112 In this chapter, the author talks about some of the problems with Christians. While some Christians give the illusion of perfection, seekers often become cynical when they observe less than perfect character in them. Hence, they believe that some Christians are immoral, some are inflexible, some Christians are strange, some are uptight, some are unloving, some are judgmental, and some are hypocritical. After discussing the problems with Christians, he…

An institution is defined as “a place where an organization takes care of people for a usually long period of time” (Merriam-Webster). An example that fits this definition would be the Christian church. The Christian church serves its congregation and the community by providing spiritual guidance and teaching its members core values that are at the heart of Christianity. One of the most commonly practiced values and teachings is “Love your neighbor as yourself” (New International Version, James…

The essence of Christian worldview, boils down to three very complex questions. Question number one would be where does man come from? Question number two being, who am I exactly, and lastly why are we here? The Christian worldview, is extremely broad especially now in modern times. New religions are formed daily, though many stick to Christian, of Godly views in-regards to Jesus Christ. There are so many religious groups that call themselves Christians, all with differing beliefs, ethical…