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beliefs of 1st century Christians is important. It is essential that 21st century Christians have the same beliefs as those of the 1st century. Reason being, Christians of the 1st century were the ones who lived closest to the time when Jesus Christ preached, “the Gospel of the Kingdom of God”. Christians back then believed that the Old Testament was inspired by God. We, Christians of the 21st century shall believe in the same. The Christians of the 1st century teach Christians of the 21st…

Where words fail, music speaks; Christian music unlocks the mind of the ones who can’t comprehend the startling wonders of Christ. I listen to Christian music because it fills with me joy and makes me understand the true meaning of Christ in another perspective. The origin of Christian music does not really come from a specific place on earth, it comes from the heart, mind, and soul of a person. There are many individuals that can’t stand Christian music, maybe the tempo is too slow, or just…

Caylib Holt Theology Prof. Fagge 2/1/15 Lawler, Michael. Christian Marriage and Family: Sacrament of Christian Marriage. Imprint Collegeville, Minnesota, 1996. Over the course of the chapter on marriage sacrament, there was four main points discussed over the four parts of a Christian marriage sacrament. The four topics included the bond of friendship, love, marriage, and the marriage sacrament. All four of these components make up the marriage sacrament as a whole. Next, the passage over…

population identifies as some type of Christian and, while there is not a lot of accessible data to back up this claim, it is generally believed that women make up more than half of the practicing Christians. Despite the amount of women who make up the Christian tradition, there is much conflict seen in our modern day Christianity against women and especially against feminists. As they do in many places in our society, feminists have a bad reputation within the Christian communities. Feminist…

while promising eternal life and salvation. In his work On Christian Liberty, Martin Luther writes on what it means to truly be Christian and how to achieve salvation. Luther discusses many aspects of Christian faith, including the difference between the inner person and outer man, the effect of works on salvation, the marriage with Jesus as a result of faith, how individuals should act towards others, and the important notion of Christian liberty that arises because of one’s faith. Luther’s…

It turned out that the Christian converts had wanted the same things as the Romans. Unfortunately because Christianity was part of a number of mystery cults, images of the Nativity, Crucifixion, and Resurrection were not found in the third century Christian works of art (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). The theme of death and resurrection were not directly shown in the works of art but they were represented through many images that had been derived from the Old Testament. Faith and…

the Christian Faith centers on Jesus dying on the cross for the sins of all, and rising from the dead three days later. But Jesus was not an ordinary man, He was the Incarnation of God in human form. Meaning, He was not just any good person then died too save us from our sins. “…and became human; He suffered and rose on the third day, He ascended into the heavens…” – Nicene Creed To start off you can’t just look at the Incarnation of God, but you have to look at the Trinity too. The Christian…

1.0. Who Am I? 1.1. Identity of First Christians The first Christians were a diverse body of believers with “one heart and soul” (Acts 2:1-12, 4:32). They were a community of believers (Acts 2:42-47) who were all witnesses to the resurrection and truth that Jesus was, in fact, God (Acts 2:32, 3:15, 4:2). As God’s true people, were called to accomplish God’s will in the redemption of the nations (Acts 5:30-31, 24:14-16). 1.2. My Identity As a baptized believer in truth of God’s Word and…

Emily Neighbors Professor Williams Foundations of Christian Thought 4/11/16 Christian Worldview The Christian worldview is a complex, yet simple one. If a believer were asked the question of, “What is Christianity?” it could merely be put that it is the acceptance that God is Jesus Christ in human form. He came down to the earth, showed us the correct way of life, and experienced an immeasurable amount of pain and death to save humankind from their sins, and that if one faithfully believes…

Ethics are system of moral principles by which Christian Adherents can practically apply the traditional teachings, which are ultimately unpinned by the beliefs of christianity. Thus, the process of ethical reasoning can be used to affirm the love of god and make active moral decisions within the Christian community. The fundamental sources of Christian ethical teachings reside within Jesus’s commandments of love, Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. Each of these doctrines create a fundamental…