Germanic Christianity

As a person accepts Christ in Christianity he or she gets baptized in front of the church. For example, a “bar mitzvah’ is a ceremony that the Jewish Culture has for a boy when he comes to the age of 13. He now has the same rights as a grown man. Rising out from the water I entered adulthood marking a new beginning for my life, and the experience meant the world to me. I became an adult when I decided to be spiritually born again. I had to understand the importance’s of being baptized, then I…

Peace and Religion in H.D.’s Trilogy Trilogy, by H.D., focuses on the interweaving of mythologies in order to create a new type of religion. A book of poems, written during the time span of 1942-1944, places a great emphasis on war and peace. This new religion tried to reconcile the world back to a time of peace by drawing its attention to the ancient, sacred religions of the past and combining them to form a new religion. H.D. acts as a prophet for this new religion. In the section “Tribute…

The life and death of Jesus is a very important part of the Christian world view. Without Jesus Christ there would be no Christianity. He is the foundation or cornerstone of the Christian faith. Jesus gave all humans a chance to earn forgiveness and redemption in God 's eyes. He is the reason we shall find eternal salvation at the end of our time on Earth. There is so much to learn about Jesus that we might never been done learning. In Matthew 24 we learn about the prophecies of Jesus. He tells…

by little. The main thing Christianity still focuses on today that has yet to change comes from two different yet equal verses. The first from Luke 10:27 which states, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is from Roman 10:9 which states, “If you declare with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Christianity is more of a religion than…

what that means, however, takes shape in many different ways as one examines one culture from a different culture. Growing up in a Christian family, I have a lot of experience with the complexities of worship even just within my denomination of Christianity. When examining Islamic worship, and comparing it to the concepts of worship I have come to hold, I see many similarities and differences. Islamic and Christian worship both have similarities in manner by which worship is to be expressed, and…

Most people grow up religious, knowing who or what they believe in. Others grow up with no religion at all and only believe in what they see or experience on a daily basis. Growing up without a set religion can confuse a person quite a bit. There are many questions that are left unanswered. People grow up without religion for many different reasons, some being that they do not have transportation to a church, or that they do not live somewhere that has a church nearby, or maybe that they are…

The concept of spiritual formation has been an issue of discussion for centuries. Theologians, clergy, and lay-people have sought to understand the process and procedure of a person being transformed. Although it may be difficult to articulate how an individual undergoes spiritual formation or the disciplines that will lead to spiritual formation, still individuals throughout church history has sought to discover spiritual formation. Albeit, the term spiritual formation is a relatively new…

The challenges of leading a good life can be quit difficult for one to achieve. This is even harder to do when left to ones own will to find the ultimate good for a virtuous life. Without God in our lives, there is really no hope in finding the good life, as people all try to fill the void in their lives. Then why has the Christian faith in God’s good work changed to that of the new church of self-prosperity? For with out God people would keep climbing the ladder to what they feel should be the…

Theological Reflection on Justice in South Korea Context Justice has been one of significant topics in world Christianity in recent decades. Liberation theology has been developed in the various contexts emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed and concerning justice. It disproves the fact that this world we live in is not just. However, God is just. He does not treat people with favoritism. The scripture says that “the Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God,…

same messages even when they are far away and can’t attend the prayer rallies. The local chapters consist of aspects from different religions around the area. They merge shamanic rituals with Roman Catholicism, prosperity theology, and charismatic Christianity. Brother Mike and El Shaddai are publicly connected to Roman Catholicism, but El Shaddai is not strictly a Catholic religion. El Shaddai is the start of a whole new type of religion that draws things from several different religions and…