Kingdom of God

king being in the time period of Jesus. However, Jesus did not fit the mold of this type of king. Rather, Jesus was the complete opposite. He was a king who took the undesired road for His people to have the riches. He was a king who died for His Kingdom to be redeemed. The true act of sacrifice. 2. The question that N.T. Wright asks at the outset of this book is “Who do you say you are?” (pp. 2). This question refers to Jesus and who he actually is which stems from the first question. Without…

People who have not yet found God have a surprisingly odd form of emptiness that can’t be filled, until they stumble upon God’s presence. Upon receiving Christ for the first time, a new Christian generally has a deep desire to praise God and seek forgiveness and until they have, they don’t have a feeling of fulfilment or contentment. When God formed the earth he placed a man and a woman to have dominion over the earth and to praise him. Man was made to praise God with their words and their…

viewed as a scripture and a liturgy. The book is concerned with the use of Psalms, and how its central message of the Lord reigns is portrayed. Mays proposes that the word “the Lord reigns” is the main point of Psalms that describes the sovereignty of God. It describes the contents and context of the Psalms individual and as a whole in relation to the other books of the Bible. In the first chapter, James Mays discussed about the language of the book of Psalms. James mentioned that the psalms…

our health. The result of Christ’s preeminence can be seen when applying it to the understanding that we are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), and we have a responsibility as image bearers to honor God with how we maintain our image. The Bible clarifies for believers how one is to honor God with our bodies through choices that involve nutrition, time management, and other physical and mental aspects of wellness. As image bearers, we have the responsibility to honor our Creator through…

Belief system was broken down into different categories and consisted of gods that ruled over each of the classes. This form of worship is much like the modern day college schedule. For example, most students going through college working for the professors that they attend courses with. From what I have gathered from the research that I have done the Egyptian people worship place their gods in high standing positions. This being said their form of worship tends to follow a lineage-based system…

humanity. For a new beginning, in and for the Kingdom of God, which is His mind. From the beginning of time, the seeds of Zeus have been sown. We are experiencing the reaping. America is being transformed slowly to those of us who can see it…

worldview is centered with God. He is the beginning and end to our faith that develops a person’s worldview. He has given to us the bible, his word, to which we use as guidelines to live by and obey. We do this in reverence and respect for our father who in heaven. Not mention because we love him so very much. Also we use it to learn and remember the events that have happened to which we find the definition our very existence and purpose; creation, fall, redemption. God is the creator, the…

All Saints’ Day, because, though they were fallible and mortal, and sinners like the rest of us, when push came to shove, the people we honor as saints marched to the beat of a different drummer. In their lifetimes, they made a difference for the kingdom of…

Lord”. Who is Lord? Lord is another name for the Christian’s God. His alias are Jehovah, Jesus, and the Messiah. He is significant to the Christian culture because he is the father of all nations, the Holy one. Jesus was sent by his father, God to save the sins and people “us” of the world of Satan’s evil spirits and destruction. Jesus is the human version of God, and he walked the earth performing miraculous miracles. Christians believe God created the world in six days “For in six days the…

The topic of spiritual themes is crucial in understanding what it means to be a Christian. For instance, a person must comprehend how each gift is manifested in the Holy Spirits character and thus is an example for how we as Christians should choose to live our lives, based off of these principles. Also, one must fully explore and research each individual theme and how they can incorporate it into their own life, if they wish to become fully immersed in every aspect of the Christian faith. I…