Jesus Seminar

The complementarian recognizes many women displayed in the New Testament being close to Jesus and learning from him, evangelizing, including the first witnesses of His resurrection. Jesus’ teaching and relationships represent him being countercultural in equal treatment of men and women. However, Jesus himself represented a complementarian view in that He is the authority instructing others and His twelve apostles were all males. It was not…

Hymn – I pray to Agni Rig Veda is the Hindu text collection of Vedic Sanskrit Hymns. Hymns stated in the Rig Veda were composed between 1700 -1100 BC. “I pray to Agni” is placed at the very beginning at the Rig Veda because this hymn introduces Agni, divine priest to come to the sacrifice. Agni- means fire as connotated in the Sanskrit. Agni is symbolized as a mediator between the humans and the Gods. It also emphasizes the close interaction between the sacrificer and gods. In this hymn,…

A Hero has no specific shape or size. There is no blue print, no design pattern, or even a book for a hero to follow. A Hero is just an ordinary person who does an extraordinary task. We may all have a different idea of what a hero might be, or what a hero might do and what defines a hero. Debi Mazar defines a hero as, "Somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really…

Since we are fallen, we cannot take the penalty for our sins, so God sent His Son for us. Since Jesus was perfect, He was able to bear our punishment, and although He did not have to, He still did it for us because it was the will of the Father and because He loves us. Once we realize that all people are made in the image of God, it should not be a…

with gratitude and are fixed on following Christ and carrying out the Great Commission. Adults in the community are living stones - role models exhibiting faith and grace – and living waters who draw their strength and wisdom from the living water, Jesus Christ. And whoever comes into the community will surely notice how inviting, accepting and loving everyone is in the community. The Heckman's article made me think about what makes a Christian school a truly a Christian school. It is…

Throughout all of time, many have had very different and even identical religious opinions. In the pieces of work “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and “Upon the Burning of our House”, the authors have two polar opposite religious opinions. The author of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” ,Jonathan Edwards, feels that God is more of an angry God versus the opinions of Anne Bradstreet, the author of “Upon the Burning of our House”, who feels that God is more of a gracious God. Their…

My Grandparents January of 2017, my Grandpa went to be with Jesus. That particular month will always be one of the most memorable times of my life. Prior to this happening, my parents, along with my youngest Aunt departed for Israel. It was during this time, their week-long vacation in Israel, my Grandparents were assigned to babysit all eight of us children. My younger siblings, especially, were extremely pleased with this prospect. A week filled with amusement and revelry, spent with our…

It can be said that these two stories are differently similar. On the contrary, there are more differences than similarities. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Ea is the God in the story, while in the story in Genesis, the Lord, father of Jesus Christ is the Father. In the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh, there are many gods mentioned in the story. Ea warns Utnapishtim about the flood and tells him to build an enormous boat. Unlike Ea, The Lord found a man that is righteous and blameless in…

Name Professor Course Date Analyze and Interpretation: The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis In The Screwtape Letter, Lewis writes a satirical and epistolary text that explores the Christian theological concepts of temptation and the capability of human nature to resist satisfying greed and personal benefit. Lewis uses fictional characters such as Screwtape, a senior demon who writes a series of letters to Wormwood, his nephew and a junior tempter. These letters are instructions which pertain to…

How does someone prove they are not a witch? They don’t. Two hundred people between 1692 and 1693 had to find a way. Their two options were die, or admit to a crime they were not at fault for. Pride meant too much to some people and they could not come to peace with admitting witchcraft. In result, twenty people were hanged during these witch trials. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, takes place during the late 1600s in, Salem. Townspeople believe that if something can not be explained, that it is…