Epistle of James

As Christians one must always remain centered on God and keep that as the pinnacle of importance. So then, is time wasted studying for a test when it could be used to further God’s kingdom? What about trivial hobbies like going for a run on a brisk day, is that meaningless? Certainly exercise can bring happiness and is endorsed by our society as good, but in the end what will be the point of small temporary happiness when our eternal destiny is on the line? Often the thought has occurred that…

Additionally, she goes over Pual’s epistles and beliefs in subordination of women and the topic of why Paul thinks women need to be silent in the Church. Additionally, Elisabeth goes over the relationship that Paul has with women and demonstrates that during the time Paul was alive, women…

Regarding the second half of verse 24, “he (The Antichrist) will distribute plunder, booty and possessions among them”: It is difficult to tell who exactly the “them” is. It does not follow to apply “them” to “one’s ancestors”, who are usually aged, if not dead. Is it possible this is a reference to The Antichrist’s blood relatives? I do not know. I do know who Donald Trump has placed in the highest positions of his TRUMP Organization: his oldest two sons and daughter; Donald Jr., Eric, and…

Journal #5 I really enjoyed reading 1 Corinthians during this past unit. It is a book that I very often read bits and pieces from, but do not typically take the tame to read straight through. I have been finding it notably refreshing to read the entirety of Bible books in this study, and doing so with 1 Corinthians was no exception. My main takeaway from reading Paul 's letter can be summed up in this question: Where is your focus? The culture that Paul was writing to in Corinth was very…

Not a Day Sooner In every encounter, people who cross our path leave a part of themselves with us. Their words, wisdom, or humour is a gift of God. I find that the Holy Spirit will call to remembrance some of these unusual moments to illustrate a truth or impress a teaching upon the heart of another, and all we are doing is telling a story. Jesus was a master real-life storyteller, and that is why His teachings impact us in life today. There is a Christian commentator who hosts a program…

Hi everyone, This was an interesting topic. There is tons of information in the Bible, as well as in commentaries. There wasn’t that much in our text book that pertained to this passage of reading, Romans 14 – 15:13. The only thing Gundry (2012 p. 444) had to say on this topic of weak versus strong Christians was, “Paul indicates that believers must allow one another freedom to differ on ritual questions so long as damage is not done to weaker, uninformed people.” You can say that in a…

Anecdotes, stories, novels, and other grandeur forms of art often bring out many different emotions and feelings such as happiness, sympathy, pain, and horror. Books such as “ the Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Stetson and “the Dead” by James Joyce lead to create a maudlin environment within the book by discussing mawkish topics such as pain and restraint. In the yellow wallpaper, one of the main themes is constraint, an element that leads to the antagonist to lose sanity, “ "I 've got out at…

James Cameron’s “Avatar” is hailed as one of the greatest movies of all time. The story starts with explaining how by the year 2154 the human race has expended all of the resources of earth, and has set up a base of operations on the moon of Pandora with the intent of harvesting the mineral “unobtainium” for use as an energy source. The story follows our protagonist, Jake Sully, a paraplegic ex-marine who signed up to be part of the human’s “Avatar Program”, which involves the use of…

Without any conflict a story-(read: a movie)-is boring. Some people are drawn to the dark motives and actions of the villains and because of this more often than not the villain is more liked than the hero. Movies have transpired to show the hero in a good light that’s enjoyable and believable. But a man’s worth can only ever truly be measured by the weight of those that stand against them. In days of old it was easy enough to throw a black hat on a man and show him shoot a few people and…

For my paper, I decided to interview my father, Bharpur Buttar, who immigrated to the United States from India in 1995 at the age of twenty-nine years old. I chose him for this interview because all throughout my life he spoke to me about how lucky I was to live in the United States. My father said the main reason he wanted to immigrate to the United States was because it presented a better opportunity for him and his future family. He found that it was much more advanced than India not just…