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and Samuel Rutherford’s philosophy both influenced the birth of an empire who would one day be the greatest nation in the world. Both men were sincere believers in Christ and His holy scriptures. John Locke firmly rested on the knowledge of the Bible. In his Two Treatises of Government, Locke quoted the Holy Scriptures 1,500 times. Locke had the rational judgment that no country can operate if the government officials should not submit to a higher authority. As he stated, “Promises,…

Classical Rome was dominated by their ideas and institutions of law. The beliefs in God’s law or church law started out as an idea and ended up as an institution. The Judean section of the Roman Empire formulated God’s law. They accepted a “covenant, or pact between Yahweh, their God, and his people to obey the law, called the ten commandments.” These commandments were written in the Torah, the 5 Books of Moses. Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew that followed the Judaic message, but focused on…

temptation go hand in hand. There would have never been a fall if temptation was nonexistent. One cannot speak on the fall of mankind without also speaking about temptation. The central theme of the Bible is Jesus Christ. The Bible speaks of Jesus from the beginning of the Bible (Genesis) to the end to the Bible (Revelation); therefor in order for the prophesy to be fulfilled, temptation had to take place so man could fall and later be redeemed. Theologically speaking, The Fall is the…

The pagan gods were and still are shells for demons that live in the world. God protects those who do not stray from Him from the demons, however, those who turn away are vulnerable to interaction with the evil spirits. Spirits have lived in our world since the beginning of the world. Spirits can be evil and can be of good. God and His angels talk and guide the faithful and righteous, and the evil spirits like Satan and his “minions” attempt pull us away from what is true and right. The only way…

Tim Winton’s “That Eye, The Sky” utilises symbolism throughout the entirety of the novel to express key ideas. The novel is written from the perspective of young protagonist Morton “Ort” Flack, and explores the state of his family while they cope with the once man of the house, father Sam Flack’s devastating accident. Upon the arrival of a mysterious individual the family drastically changes, as Henry Warburton introduces God into the lives of each individual. Symbols which have been used…

.Non-Western and European paintings and architectures have more differences than similarities, if any. They differ in many ways such as culture, religion, techniques, purpose. The differences between the two have a wide variety. European Western consists of Europe, United States, Australian, New Zealand, and China. Non-Western consists of all other cultures and societies not included in the West. .A major difference between Non-Western and European is the different beliefs in…

Sacred Life (Three Messages from Rime of the Ancient Mariner) “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a poem that, to many, seems to be a bunch of spooky nonsense that is nothing more than a scary story. Samuel Coldridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is actually much more purpose driven than this initial impression though. The poem tells us the story of an old man’s final trip at sea and the ramifications of those days relayed to a young party goer. In the story that is “Rime of the Ancient…

Interpretation of the Book of Song of Songs The Bible, having been written through divine intervention requires insightful interpretation to understand. Song of Songs, which is a book written by King Solomon, is an allegory of the relationship that man should have with God. From a literal point of view, the biblical book seeks to narrate how a just and virtuous relationship should be between man and woman. In fact, the writing adopts an approach through which many people can relate to. For…

that the Romans crucified prisoners two thousand years ago.” The Descriptions of his death come from the traditions of The Christian Church and the artwork of it. We have NO written evidence or antique texts describing Jesus being crucified. “The Bible has been misinterpreted as there are no explicit references the use of nails or to crucifixion - only that Jesus bore a "staurus" towards Calvary which is not necessarily a cross but can also mean a "pole".” claims the scholar. The Scholar after…

James specifically designates his writing to “the twelve tribes in the Dispersion” (ESV, James 1:1). This can be taken as a figurative representation of the scattered Gentile church, however, as stated by Robert H. Gundry in A Survey of the New Testament, it is more likely to Jewish Christians living outside Palestine” (Gundry 518). This is defended by the overarching theme of Jewishness throughout the letter. Specific examples of this can be found in the language employed, James 5:4 refers to…