Doctrine and Covenants

Judaism is to keep the lineage surviving. As stated in the Covenant, “God promises land and offspring to his chosen people” so it is vital that the lineage survives. Community is important, because they need to be united with each other for God. As important it is for the survival of the lineage it is also important to keep the people united spiritually for God. To produce unity of spiritual people to preserve the history and the covenant with God is possible by the power of communicating the…

Introduction According to the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, creation is ontologically dependent on its Creator. This means that “God, in creating the universe, was not constrained by the limitations of the already existing stuff from which the universe was to be fashioned, but was free to bring into existence a universe in which the divine will was recognizably embodied and enacted” In these two tenets, it is affirmed that God was not forced by any inner or outer necessities to…

perhaps more importantly, the ways we should) move beyond the Bible to form doctrine surrounding theological issues. Over the course of the class we discussed four primary views on the subject: Principlizing, Redemptive-Historical, Drama of Redemption, and Redemptive Movement. Principlizing uses the “principles” given in scripture, removes them from their context, and place them in the modern context in which the doctrine is necessarily applied. The Redemptive-Historical model, quite…

Discuss the stories of Abraham and the Exodus. What origins do they signify? What are the social functions of these texts? Abram, later to be renamed by God Abraham, originated from Ur, which was considered to be a cultured and ancient city. Minimalist scholars believe this to be the origins of the Israelites were Canaanites. As we learn later on in the book of Joshua the Israelites were lead by Joshua on a conquest in Canaan. The reason for minimalists believing Canaan origins is due to…

Abstract A worldview is a theory (or philosophy) of life or conception of the world. A world view is a mental motto of one’s actuality of living. Although our conception of life is sometimes influenced by the people who we watch on television, in our households, or who we associate ourselves with, we all have a sole outlook on the reason we are here. One will ask themselves at some point in their lifetime : why am I here? What is my purpose in life ? What happens after death? Is there a God? At…

development of his Christocentric methodology. As a matter of fact, it is in this high Christology that ascribes the reconciling work to the vicarious death of Christ on the cross and, therefore, presents both God’s mercy and righteousness. In the doctrine of reconciliation in which Barth treats Christ’s death in the obedience of the Son of God as the beginning of Christ’s reconciling work, the suffering and death of Christ on the cross characterizes several aspects of the salvation in Christ.…

Throughout the centuries, many attitudes and perspectives of Jewish and Christian mindset have changed, thus causing the focus to shift towards the two branches coming from the same root and be understood in the context of a servant. This mission to the gentiles as a “shoot” sprouting out of the tree stump, once cut down and predestined to arise in Isaiah 49:6. It reads, “Is it not enough that you are merely my servant to raise up the tribes of Ya’akov and restore the offspring of Israel; I will…

topics of Christ and resurrection are Alma chapters 11 and 40. This analysis of those chapters describes similarities and each’s emphasis on the doctrine of resurrection. Chapter 11 follows the story of Amulek and a lawyer in the city whose goal is to disprove Amulek’s teaching or cause him to recant. In questioning Amulek, some very important doctrine is taught. Amulek’s main…

In 1692 hysteria hit the town of Salem. This iconic event in American history has had historians puzzled for centuries, because there is no clear evidence for why this witch hunt became more intense than any other American witch trial before it. Through my research, and previous knowledge, I have discovered that there are two main sources of fuel for the witch trials. The first, the leaders of Salem decided they could take advantage of the situation and pushed people into “the loop,” where…

If the executive decides to emit power on the legislatures grounds or the legislature bypasses the main influences of judiciary the doctrine of separation of powers is breached, all must be evenly balanced (Kirby 2006). Sovereignty of parliament and independence of the court are the two conventions that a paramount for governmental symbiosis, parliamentary sovereignty is democratic in…