Epistle

5. Give your understanding of the Scriptural role of your ministry in the context of the church, including applications of the principles of Christian unity in terms of your relationship a). To the church you minister in: God taught me something highly important; “Love them who they are, accept them as they are”; this is my principle as a pastor. People come from the world to the Word experiencing a huge difference. This is a great transition. Therefore, we should not expect anyone to be…

Transcendentalists Emerson and Thoreau The Transcendentalist movement developed in the end of the 1820s, gaining momentum throughout the 1830s through the literary efforts of Americans Emerson and Thoreau (Packer 11). The historical movement emerged from many men and women who were discontented with the limitations of traditional religion. Seeing religion’s many philosophic trappings which inhibited the growth of authentic character, these forerunners sought their inspiration through the…

Did God accept polygamy? Why then would He choose to bless the Old Testament leaders who seemed to have performed polygamy? It is easy to misinterpret that in God blessing them, it portrays that He promotes such a practice. But that argument is farthest from the truth. The leaders in question, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were blessed because our God is a gracious God. It is not what they had done that warranted God’s blessings. The majority of society today condemns the practice of polygamy.…

I believe that Jesus is the Messiah. The definition of savior according to the dictionary is a person who saves someone or something from danger, and who is regarded with the veneration of a religious figure. According to Luke Timothy Johnson, Jesus is the Messiah who the New Testament declares is the Son of God who came to this earth to suffer willingly and die for our sins. I am going to compare the description above with some other ideas about who many theologians think Jesus is. First, I…

Sermon Notes Ephesians 4:1-6 (part 2) “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and…

There were many other factors that contributed to the Reformation, one being the new humanistic fashion of reading and writing that allowed people to become more insightful and critical. A popular literary humanistic method introduced during the Renaissance was the reading of ancient texts and analyzing them to increase knowledge and insight. Writing became a key way to communicate thoughts and opinions to others. Reading and writing affected the Protestant Reformation greatly because it allowed…

War has been a constant part of human history. Whether it was World War I or World War II, war has greatly affected all aspects of life. Soldiers, families, countries, and societies, have all suffered through these times. Ultimately, the effects of war are extremely detrimental. Timothy Findley’s masterpiece The Wars portrays the detrimental effects of war and how these effects are endured on a personal level, familial level, and a communal level. On a personal level, the detrimental effects of…

“Letter to Matthew Olzmann from a flying Saucer” is a 25-line poem that contains no stanza breaks. This poem is written in the arrangement of a letter from himself to himself to weigh out some critical decisions in life. In poetry this is known as an epistle. Matthew is changing the way he is thinking and viewing the world, but it is not without discord. The struggle he is dealing with is between a higher power which could be perceived as his family who wants to bring him back to their way of…

But these are not the right questions. These questions out-rightly portray a sinful and still reprobate heart. The question shouldn't be how far can I go and get away with it; the question is how can I be sanctified, separated from sin and remain holy unto God? How can I conduct my physical relationships so that I will remain holy, which means being separated from sin? And as you begin to tinker with the conscious emotions that God has designed in your spirit man, you begin to allow your mind…

Yet, to all outward appearances, in today’s world this correlation of the long ago ’mystical faithful’ of the kingdom, the true holy brotherhood of the church, appears to be on the ‘endangered species list.’ Possibly through the many centuries; lust, power, money, greed, neglect or the combination of all, may have been the reason for their departure from God’s Truths. Substantially, to all outward appearances, the lack of integrity and sacredness of the brotherhood’s sexual relationship with God…