Kingdom of God

faithful angels of God. Apart from Jesus and Satan, there are other characters in the Bible that carry an important meaning, such as angels and demons. These creatures have been romanticized in modern literature and media, but what was their real purpose in the sacred book?…

Christianity and Islam's understanding of God God is a higher form of life and spirit, which can be understood through the core beliefs of world religions and what they are based on. Christianity and Islam are two religions who both have a different understanding of God. Christianity and the Islamic faith are both religions that have a belief of a God, the almighty father. These religions are believers of monotheism, there is only one God which followers worship. Both Muslims and Christians…

Salvation throughout the World Religions Growing up in a Baptist home, weekly service was common. As a young child, the practice of going to church seemed to be just something that you did to go give thanks for what you had, pay your respects to God, to confess your sins and pray for things that you needed or wanted. As a teenager, I had no desire to continue the weekly trips to church. Once I turned 18 and moved out of my grandparents’ home I did not attend weekly service as I did when I…

cultural system that designates world views and beliefs, as well as behaviors. Polytheist in the Middle East and Monotheists in the Middle East and India use their gods as a way to guide them through life. The way all the groups worship their gods are similar, and usually, all gods expect their followers to be obedient, whether there are several gods, polytheism, or one, monotheism. After establishing their first complex society, it seemed important to thank someone for their good fortune.…

Piper’s “Let the Nations Be Glad”, explains how Piper guides the reader through the fundamental issues of missions within seven chapters. However, they are divided between three parts. For example, part one discusses missions as means of worshipping God which is found in chapter one. Thus, followed by the power of prayer and the price of suffering in missions in chapters two and three. Part two is devoted to answering two important questions of whether Jesus Christ is the only way towards…

In orthodox Christianity, we worship God as a Triune Being (Trinity). He is One God in three Persons. Satan from the very beginning in Genesis has been tempting and deceiving man into thinking that there is a better way. This comes in many different forms but the goal is always the same: a rejection of God and His sovereignty over His creation. As we have the genuine, we also have the counterfeit. As we have the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we also have a satanic trinity: Satan,…

correlation of the long ago ’mystical faithful’ of the kingdom, the true holy brotherhood of the church, appears to be on the ‘endangered species list.’ Possibly through the many centuries; lust, power, money, greed, neglect or the combination of all, may have been the reason for their departure from God’s Truths. Substantially, to all outward appearances, the lack of integrity and sacredness of the brotherhood’s sexual relationship with God looks as if it may be fading away within the Catholic…

he feared Clovis I and his army. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Frank). He wanted to unite all the kingdoms and was willing to do anything to achieve it. Clovis was a pagan he worshiped idols but his wife was Christian after the birth of their son his wife Clotilde wanted him to be baptized. Clotilde use to made fun of her husband for being pagan. The first time he prayed to the Christian god was when he was at war against Alamanni and his army. When he saw that he was losing he started…

words, to know Christ is to know His Father. Christ is the way, the bridge to have a relationship with God. To know Christ is to know God. As there are many religions, beliefs, ways of believing in a deity or higher power, all are missing God’s divine truth at the core if believing in Christ and being baptized by water are not the center of the belief. Once we understand and live according to God plan, a life with Christ, we are also to do more than just carry this faith with us, keeping it…

Matthew 11: 10-11. The prophecy of Malachi 3:1b “the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple”, was fulfilled in Matthew 21:12, “And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple. Malachi 3:1c “the messenger of the covenant” is fulfilled in Luke 4:43, “I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.” The Messiah was sent to as the messenger of the new covenant. Lastly, the Messianic prophecy in Malachi 4:6, “He…