Evangelists

Four Views of Jesus The New Testament integrates four gospels, each having been written during different time periods and by different minds. When different thought processes and personalities converge into one Bible, it is indisputable that there will be a degree of variation in the presentation of Jesus across the four gospels. The Gospel of Mark portrayed Jesus’ Messiahship through his suffering as a reparation for the sins of his followers. On the other hand, the Gospel of Matthew…

throughout the colonies. Jonathan Edwards carried on the revival of his grandfather, Solomon Stoddard in North Hampton church in the North Hampton Revival (1733-1735). Englishman, George Whitefield (1740-1770) was the best-known and most widely traveled evangelist of the time and received much publiciity in the newspapers of that day. Another voice in the awakening was that of Presbrytarian Pastor, Gilbert Tennet who rocked the colonies with his claim that some preachers were not saved. Of…

Today, 1.6 billion Muslims live on this earth. Christian ministry to those of differing religions and beliefs, such as Islam, stands as a central tenet of Jesus’s Gospel mandate. Often those who pursue this mandate find great difficulty while proclaiming the Gospel, as cultural context may prevent the evangelizer’s words from being understood as intended. In order to avoid such confusion, careful attention and adaptation to cultural factors in essential in Christian ministry to non-believers.…

In evaluating the weaknesses of the Egalitarian view, one of the difficulties I had was the perspective of Genesis 1-3 in that it represents the sequence of creation and not a difference in the role of male and female. The position also seemed weak in determining that there is no hierarchy of authority consideration of the word ‘helper’, of man’s responsibility to name woman, the name of Adam, and that Adam was created first. For when we recognize a difference in gender roles it also helps…

Women are strong in today's society, but they have experienced many challenges in fighting the right that they should deserve. A couple decade ago, women did not have the right to be equal as men. They were discriminated by men and had no rights for protection. The society thought men should go work and women should stay home to do housework. Until the 1960s, more women started to stand up to fight for their rights, because they thought men and women should be treated equally and deserve the…

Personality Type According to AnonymousProtagonist (2016), this writer’s personality type is an “ENFJ-A” (e.g., “The Protagonist”) that translates as “Extroverted,” “Intuitive,” “Feeling,” “Judging,” and “Assertive” (See Appendix B; AnonymousProtagonist, 2016, Your…, para. 1-18). To further elaborate, this writer is a people person who proceeds through the following steps when making a choice: 1) Internally focuses on a decision, 2) checks it with gut “emotions,” 3) implements that decision,…

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920’s was one of the most dangerous organization and they were on the rise. The KKK had it reasons on why they did what they did. The famous W.E.B. Du Bois broke it down in an article on the KKK. The Ku Klux Klan of the Dallas, Texas takes action of the actives of the Klan in 1922. The KKK does a lot harm in the community but in their mind, it is justice is serve by them. Henry P. Fry wrote “The modern Ku Klux Klan “in the 1922 and his involvement with the KKK. The…

Brent Knutzen Dr. Evangelist PHL-150 24 April 2015 Free will Free will is the ability to act using one’s own discretion. Since the beginnings of philosophical thought, philosophers have had consistent debate and discussion as to whether or not we have free will, and if we do, to what extent. Free will is a characteristic that most assume to be an innate trait of all humans. However, after further reflection of the idea, it is difficult to decipher what decisions are made based upon free will,…

One of the most fundamental theological questions is the definition of discipleship. This essay will provide a summary of New Testament theology of discipleship and although drawing its subject matter from New Testament passages and theologian comment of these passages its intention is to focus not on the narrative regarding Jesus and his disciples but on the theology expressed by Jesus. Many scholars, such as Wilkins (2010: 159), believe that each Gospel gives a unique account of discipleship…

Through the raise of his reputation after his death, his story and life are discovered and shared, which let people give him a new name, “mad genius”. Vincent’s life was not easy. Since he failed his careers as an art dealer, a preacher, and an evangelist, he decided to become an artist. During his artist career, he suffered the ups and downs of life with several mental illnesses. Because his mental illnesses, many artistic critics and experts of mental illness think that the spiral and…