Genealogy of Jesus

Destiny “Is there life after death? “What will happen to me when I die? We as Christians believe in eternal life after death. Is there life after death? I think it depends on our choice and our personal relationship with God. Our choice of receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior or not while living on earth is believed to determine our eternal state in two literal places called Heaven and Hell. Hindus believe how they live their life if they lived a good life then they may come back as a…

As mentioned before, a Christian worships God to avoid going to hell. If a Christian follows the commandments and accept Jesus as Lord and savior, they will ascend to heaven once they die and live eternally (sptimmortalityproject.com). “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). Buddhism, goes the other way. Buddhism believe…

Heaven is for Real “It's fun to talk about heaven, about the throne of God and Jesus and Pop and the daughter we thought we had lost but will meet again someday. But it's not fun to talk about how we got there.” I read the book Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo, the father of four-year-old Colton, who had an extraordinary experience of going to Heaven and back. The main character and protagonist in this book is Colton Burpo. Colton is an average little boy, curious, adventurous, and humorous.…

Nude art doesn't express emotions, it's an old flagrant way of showing private parts of the human body under the name of art. The rebirth of nudity started at the renaissance and influenced modern life. Though Christianity and western cultures accepted that movement, it is considered immodesty in other religions and cultures. Educational world must take a strong actions against spreading nude art at schools. According to artists, nude art is not a kitsch, it's a symbol of grace,…

There are a few literary critics that evaluate The Handmaid’s Tale to be an anti-Christian book that propagates prejudice towards Christians. These critics take the negative portrayal of Gilead’s “Christian” authority to represent all Christians. In David Robertson’s piece on The Handmaid’s Tale, he says “The Handmaid's Tale is the kind of programme made about Christians that anti-Semites would make about Jews. It demonizes 'the other.' Despite the constant citation of Scripture, the portrayal…

Last week, in the Gospel reading, Jesus was baptized by John and a voice from heaven, the voice of God, declared that Jesus was "my Son, the Beloved''. After this act of commitment and affirmation Jesus was driven by the Spirit into the wilderness to work out the implications of his revealed identity and how to live out that identity in accordance with God’s will. Jesus deals with each of the temptations in turn and holds steadfastly to his commitment to do things God's way and not his own.…

final form in 8th century Medieval/Byzantine Era: The Apostles Creed is a declaration of one persons’ individual faith. The Apostles Creed begins with “I believe in God… and in Jesus Christ.” This Apostles Creed states that God is the one creator and Jesus is his son. Along with that important statement it tells the story of Jesus such as explaining for example; his birth, the crucifixion, his death, and as well as his resurrection. The creed extends in more detail and mentions the judgement…

An analysis of 3 good things from sinners “The definition of confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something” Confidence is not just passed around you have to build it up throughout your life. To be able to have confidence you must have bravery, or in other words be fearless and not need to worry about what others think of you. Jonathan Edwards(1703-1758) was a man that was born a preacher, he grew up with religion and he knew it more than the back of his hand.…

wants his audience to pick up on. In Luke and Matthew, Jesus speaks to his disciples this message. Both of the gospels have a similar format starting off, where he says "Blessed are," provides a characteristic, and then states "for…," explaining how those people…

“You never know how much you really believe anything until it’s truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you” (Clive Staples Lewis). Many people question whether having faith in God does anything or if it is the difference between life and death. Elie Wiesel throughout the holocaust questioned whether or not to have faith in God, or if God's faith in him is really there. In the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie whose faith and belief in God was once unconditional, during the…