Genealogy of Jesus

In his essay, taken from the book Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, Ronald Sider argues that God’s will for the economic relationships of man is to have justice for the poor. Supporting his argument with three different examples from the Old Testament and multiple from the New Testament, Sider shows how the implementation of processes to promote economic justice evolved in the Bible, while at the same time showing how the spirit of God’s will, or the law, never changed. Sider also views the…

period of the early 1830s in NYC and its consequences on the social and moral development of its residents. Charles Grandison Finney, an American Presbyterian minister, not only introduced a new preaching style, but he also introduced the idea that Jesus was only going to come to the world by human action. With the support of the Manhattan-based Association of Gentlemen, the Kingdom of God in NY was undermining the old “predestination” theory and demanding more action from faithful followers to…

Relationships between characters often give us a peek into the overall message that a book is trying to get across. This is is especially obvious between the parents and children in As I Lay Dying. This dynamic is mirrored through the implicit parental relationship between Janie and Pheoby in Their Eyes Were Watching God. The decaying relationship between Addie and Darl in As I Lay Dying represents the deterioration of the Bundren family as well as the pessimistic nature of the book, while the…

Temporal Authority To What Extent It Should be Obeyed (1523) With this theological context, we approach Luther’s primary text on the relationship between church and state, Temporal Authority: To What Extent it Should be Obeyed. Published three years after To the Christian Nobility, Luther takes the key ideas from the earlier piece and elaborates upon them, providing the foundational writing on the relationship between the temporal and the spiritual realms, church and state. As stated…

The purpose of Dawn, the prologue to Searching for Sunday, by Rachel Held Evans, is to introduce key elements that will be proceeded throughout the book, as well as establish Evans opinion on the her view and the view shared by millennials regarding the institutionalized Church and how it must change to recapture the attention of herself and the rest of the millennial population. The audience of Evans work is primarily directed toward millennials who wish to strengthen their faith, but also can…

In the introduction and first chapter of their book, The Preacher and the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Race in America, Clarence E. Walker and Gregory D. Smithers discuss the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s ties to Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Snippets from one of Wright’s sermon were blasted in the media, leading to public outcry against the preacher, and against Obama for attending his church. While this outcry against Wright painted him as a radical extremist, Walker and…

Divine Appointments The most humbling and awesome experiences a person can have is that of being a friend, making a friend, and introducing that friend into a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s not about any ability on our part but rather our availability to God and what He wants to do. Often these Divine Appointments will happen at the most unexpected times and places. God’s time is always now, and I have been privileged to share many times over the years in these precious…

The city of Los Angeles today, is deemed as one of the “mural capitals of the world” (MCLA). With 3,000 and counting murals citywide, they can be displayed as either being from a religious, cultural, or political standpoint with the purpose of leaving behind an underlying message from the art in itself. Made from vinyl acetate, Rico Lebrun’s Genesis, is influenced from the central story of Genesis, portraying Adam and Eve with their children. Alongside including the events from the Great Flood…

The Parson is a pilgrim that Chaucer idealizes. He is a Holy person, he is actually extremely poor, however, he is “rich in holy thought and work.” He is an educated man, he enjoys teaching Christ's gospel to his parishioners. He always visits his members and never neglects his parish members. He does his own work, the Parson carries around a staff everywhere with him. He sets a good example for all of his church members to follow. He does not have an interest in making more money. The…

In the story Night the main character Eliezer, a young jewish boy, has faith in God and believes that god will heal him and protect him from all those who to try to harm him in anyway, has lost his faith and innocence. Among him a man whom he had became friends with during his young years trying to find a mentor. This manś name was Moché the Beadle. They both had faith in God but lost in along with their innocence in very terrible and tragic ways. Innocence is such a valuable thing that is so…