Church of the Nazarene

third view, which I believe is the accurate interpretation and will defend, is this passage is a warning to those thinking they are Christians, had professed faith in Christ, but were on the verge of leaving the church and possibly…

Balthasar, Hans Urs Von, and Brian McNeil. Explorations in Theology: Creator Spirit. Vol. III. San Francisco, Calif: Ignatius, 1993. Print. In section II, chapters two and seven of Explorations in Theology: Creator Spirit, Balthasar provides us with a particular Johannine oriented pneumatology. The bulk of his argument seems to be situating the Holy Spirit within an understanding of the Holy Trinity, which establishes the Spirit as truly divine, rejecting any notions to just reduce the Holy…

unclear location of Springfield, Matt Groening the creator finally revealed that the town of Springfield, Oregon was the creative inspiration for the sitcom’s setting. The animated town of Springfield consists of a nuclear plant, an elementary school, a church, several watering holes, and a local convenient store known as the Kwik-E-Mart, among other buildings. Some of the extra characters who make a routine appearance on the sitcom are Mr. Burns, who is the boss and owner of the Springfield…

If Christ was not raised from the dead, Christianity is futile. That claim is not founded upon logical reasoning, but is Paul’s claim in 1 Corinthians 15; that if Christ was not raised, the apostles preaching was in vain, faith is in vain, and we are still in our sins. Indeed, Christianity hinges on the reality that Jesus died and was raised—never to experience death again. Left on its own, there is nothing revolutionary about the claim of life after death, nearly every religion attempts to…

Gamaliel” (Acts 22:3). Moreover, Paul, formerly Saul, was feared because of his infamous actions against self-identified Christ followers, such as the stoning of Steven (Acts 9:56-60). Relentlessly, he worked towards destroying the early Christian church movement (Powell, 2009, p. 236). When Paul was on his way to Damascus, likely looking to expand his ruthless persecution against Christians (Powell, 2009, p. 238) and had his dramatic encounter with Jesus Christ, it seemingly changed the…

and the worst part is the last thing she said to me was she loved me but hated where I was going spiritually. I will never forget Bliss or that day. I am personally scared from this tragic day. After the statement Bliss told me, I decided to go to church. If Bliss was so unashamed to say “I am a christian” knowing she would die, then that should spark something in me. This christ thing is actually real and must be worth it. That same night I went to Bliss’s youth group, they were mostly all from…

Jesus’ body did not rise from the dead and Paul, Peter, and Mary Magdalene, who were likely hallucinating during this traumatic period of their lives, falsely documented his resurrection (Funk). Contrary to the Jesus Seminar, the gospel writers and church members believe that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in a supernatural birth to Mary and Joseph. The gospel writers agree that Jesus spent time with social outcasts, however the…

belief system was built around and greatly influenced by my family and community, though it is ever changing due to the new things I experience every day. I developed many of my values through my religious beliefs. My family has raised me as a Church of the Nazarene Christian since I was born and that is the religion that identify with at this point in my life. Three values that stick out to me due to the importance of them are community, forgiveness and unconditional love. I also wholeheartedly…

of God). There is however, a time for all things to be’ revealed, therefore the truth about the martial arts. In 1976, the author and a few young, FOA God’s went to a Catholic Priest, Father Powell, asking for his permission to use his church basement as a place of practice; he consented and the 120 styles began to formulate. By 1979 through Allah’s Supreme Mathematics all things became clear pertaining to the martial arts and the Black Gods were able to unite the styles together into…

Introduction In this digital era, the technologies had gone through such a big revolution that it had already integrated into part of our life. All of the personal electronic gadgets people use nowadays are products of current amazing technology. But, the most prominent gadget is none other than the infamous smartphones which every person including the most important figures have one. The majority market of phones right now are dominated by smartphones with touchscreen. Smartphones became…