Epistle to the Romans

Two of the three in question, Islam and Catholicism, have been warring with each other for some time, but not in the way that this storyline portrays. Muslim Turks actually succeeded in taking Jerusalem from the Byzantine Empire, not Roman Catholics, but the Catholics fired back in response to Muslim attacks on their fellow Christians by landing their own assault. This event, is what is known as the beginning of the Crusades and was only a snippet of the war between Islam and Christians…

“Otherwise, what will those who are baptised for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them?” 1 Corinthians 15:29. There have been several interpretations of this verse throughout the years, these have ranged from illogical to the refined, even now the Church of latter-day Saints (Mormons) in their religious doctrine still continue this practice of baptising for the Dead today. I contend that Paul possibly was not referring to the Church practicing this…

Philosophical Underpinning: Alexander Pope Whenever religion is “put on the table” there are likely two outcomes that can play out. Either people evade the conversation completely, in order to not start heated debates, or it can have the opposite effect. People would clamor to say their belief is just. The same can be said when it comes to the power of God(s) or lack of. Individuals on one hand would say God works in mysterious ways and those ways cannot be questioned. Others would say, with…

one of the worst in history however nearly unhelpful during the occurrence due to specific restraints ordered by Adolf Hitler. Again, how does one become so powerful yet so unethical? To follow Gods book means to act by his book. Alternatively, as, Romans 13:9 the Commandments state, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as…

Huldrych (also Ulrich) Zwingli is arguably the least known of the three major reformers: Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin. However, according to some, it is Zwingli who is perhaps the true father of Reformed Protestant theology. Zwingli was responsible for the initiation of the Reformation in Switzerland and continued to remain one of the Reformation’s greatest leaders even after his death. Responsible for a vast amount of writings, Zwingli continues to influence theology to this day. While this…

1:3 DIVINE POWER: This is another key word of the epistle. It ties to 1:16 where the two major themes of the letter appear: the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul identifies this as "the power of his resurrection" (Philippians. 3:10). It is a power which all true believers possess which enables them, if they choose to count on it, to do "all things through Christ who strengthens" (Philippians. 4:13). Thus any failure to live a godly life is due to our weakness or folly and not to…

Introduction During the 16th century two main doctrines of Calvinism, the Heidelberg Catechism and the Belgic Confession became the issue that sparked the most important controversy between the Calvinist and the Arminians. Both the Heidelberg Catechism and Belgic Confession were Confessions of faith of the Dutch church. Calvinism a system of theological doctrine named for the French theologian John Calvin represented the conservative orthodoxy. According to Justo L. Gonzalez, “Calvin was…

“And be thankful.”(ESV Colossians 3:15). While this may not be the overall message of Colossians 3: 1-15, it still is a very powerful theme throughout the entirety of the bible. How often we tend to ignore the blessings of God, large and small, and this short last sentence of Colossians 3:15 is a short reminder to thank the Lord. While you may argue that in order to live like Christ you must be thankful, so therefore it is a part of the main theme, the overall message is instead strive to live…

The first word in the original Greek in the book of Revelation is apokalupsis, which means an uncovering, an unveiling, a disclosure, a revelation. Our church currently meets in a school multipurpose room which has a stage covered by a large, mustard-yellow curtain. While the curtain is closed, it hides the items behind it. But when we draw the curtain open, everything behind it is disclosed or revealed. This is the idea behind the word, apokalupsis or apocalypse. Dennis Johnson writes in his…

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…