a personal God or Gods. Being that we live in a culturally diverse world, many religions have developed over time. For example: Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and etc. Specifically, I believe the religion that of Christianity depicts a clear and vivid reason for our existence. Christianity is a religion of which teaches you the life and teachings of Jesus Christ; one God; monotheism. I am initially from the Caribbean. My mother and father trail of the island of Jamaica. Christianity is a…
scientist-humanist conjures all the forces of nature to change the inevitable course of time. However, time is irreversible, and the person with brave mind comes inevitably to his fatal end. Faustus has a feeling of duality again, “Oh, I am torn to God! Who pulls me down?” Faustus is ready to refuse the knowledge, “I will burn all the books!” But he dies without the reconciliation with the Lord. As far back as the beginning of the first act, speaking about “kind and evil” destiny of Faustus, the…
The Abundance of Service If there was ever one thing to make someone happy, unconditionally happy, it would be service. While not drinking alcohol, smoking, or doing drugs are very important, service is something that does not just help oneself but also another person. It’s like a double whammy! Large acts of service can sounds hectic, overly ambitious, even scary, but those scary things are not the only possible size of service. ur Lord and Savior, Christ the Redeemer, used active love to help…
These traits can be studied for greater understanding of the gifts of the spirit. The Gift to know that Jesus is the Christ “To some it is given by the Holy Ghost to know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that he was crucified for the sins of the world.” – Doctrine and Covenants 46: 13 This gift is the opportunity to know through the Spirit the truthfulness of Jesus Christ and what he did to save mankind. Gifts of the spirit can be used to…
grace of God is the love of God in action. It is the favor of God reaching out to save those who could not save themselves. Why then is this necessary? Why would God set a standard that we could not meet? How then can we have fellowship with Him? What can we expect of life in this fellowship? These are the questions answered in the study of the necessity of God’s grace. We must understand the nature of ourselves. The creation of God was perfect. I believe that it was in the design of God for man…
semester, I will be leaving Regent University to obey God 's call to enter the field of ministry. Primarily I will minister through film and personal interactions with unsaved people. To achieve this, I must have set philosophy of ministry that helps guide me in the next stage of my life. This paper, then, discusses seven key components of my philosophy of ministry and how they will influence how I minister. First, this paper discusses who God is. Next, it addresses humanities specific needs and…
struggling for breath, blood pouring out of his wounds, He cries out, “It is finished!”, and then lets out his last breath. This act was not only an act of love by God and Christ, but an act of trust. Jesus trusted God, even though he did not want death to be the way that mankind was redeemed. As Christians, we are constantly called to trust God in all things, from everyday small matters to large decisions or problems. Ideas of this trust can be found throughout the entirety of the Bible, but is…
Jesus being crucified. The painter is advocating the crucifixion of our lord and savior, honestly the consequences of understanding and liking this painting are the same ones that go along with being a Christian. The painter has people kneeling before God and there is a lot of emotions in the whole picture. I chose shared suffering because the people that are kneeling before the cross you can just see it and almost just feel the real emotions behind them, you can feel the pain they are going…
Driscoll and Gerry Breshears Chapter Summaries Chapter One: Trinity: God Is Humans seek unconditional love for ourselves and for others as well as to live in a perfect world. We are designed by God to need him and his perfect love. We are made to worship and love Him. God is one person, but He has three separate identities: not three separate beings. The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are all one who is known as God. Jesus is also God, but we are not able to comprehend because our minds are…
perfectly keep the Laws of God that we will always fall short. He is also making it clear that God is as concerned about our heart and our actions. I cannot treat the Laws of God as a checklist to see how I am performing. The truth is the commandments are a list that I will never, ever, be able to accomplish on my own, apart from the Holy Spirit helping me to follow Jesus every day. I will never be able to get this right because of sin. The Law and Commandments of God is a reminder to me that…