Kingdom

dichotomous pull of the glorious in-breaking kingdom of heaven, where Jesus proclaims the character of kingdom dweller, and the brokenness of the present world, where sin still besets men and women. Perhaps the listeners of the day, as we do today, sat and pondered, “Am I in the kingdom of heaven or am I out?” Scot McKnight rightly identifies that the Beatitudes are a sweeping “manifesto of a kingdom way of life.” In proclaiming the characteristics of kingdom dwellers, not only does Jesus flip…

Thesis: Because the Kingdom of God is meant for all of His people, the church is apostolic by being sent out to create this Kingdom through reaching out to marginalized groups. Therefore, the church has the duty to focus on encountering God with these groups. Scripture calls the church to go fourth and create justice, good, and peace for all people. Simply, this is the Kingdom of God. In fact, the word of the Lord states, “For even the Son of Man did not come to serve, but to serve, and to give…

Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Though despite being territorially surrounded by, and economically and militarily inferior to, its Arabic and orthodox neighbors—mainly the Byzantines to the north in Anatolia, the Fatimid Caliphate to the south in the Nile river basin, and the Seljuk Empire to the east—the new kingdom enjoyed relative success and stability throughout the twelfth century. This phenomenon lays at the heart of my proposed research.…

In the movie “Kingdom of Heaven” Hollywood has done what it does best, portray some scenes that are not quite historically correct. The battle scenes and the training scenes were quite splendid! But I'm not going to say that everything was historically correct. But maybe that's why there are so many historical incorrections, to make the movie more interesting and appealing to the eyes of its audience. Even if you aren’t a “history buff”, you would probably still notice some of the historical…

recent events threaten the short lived prosperity of all members of the union. With the rise in more solitary thinking, and splitting from the union; several nation states are questioning the purpose of a unitary force of the European union. The Kingdom of Spain has concern for not only its own economy, but without the ability of free travel between sovereign states thousands of Spaniards with an unknown future in countries where they are staying. With the people in the United…

renowned Ukiyo-e printmakers during the time of the Edo period illustrates the scene of Hua Tuo treating the shoulder wound of the famous Han general Guan Yu while conscious- a popular scene in in Luo Guanzhong’s 1522 novel, ‘The Romance of the Three Kingdoms’. The novel is considered one of the classics in Chinese literature and chronicles the chaotic final years of the Han Dynasty. Even centuries after his death, the legacy of Hua Tuo and his contributions to science and medicine has cemented…

Luther’s two kingdoms model demarcates between temporal authority and spiritual. He works diligently to show that the two should never be confused with each other. In this model there are two categories that humans fall into, the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of this world. Those who have faith in Christ and his death, burial and resurrection accept him as King and therefore belong the Kingdom of God. Alongside this kingdom exists a temporary one which God created. The Kingdom of this world.…

THE KINGDOM OF GOD[You need a title page. In addition, the title should be in the header.] God has created a kingdom for us and it’s called heaven. In the beginning,there was nothing absolutely nothing but God with the power of his word spoke light and all the living things through his word[This sentence needs to be punctuated properly] (John 1:1-5). Before I used to wonder where I would go after I died.The kingdom of heaven was created by God for his people that they might have peace with God…

The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom began after King David Kalakaua signed the Reciprocity treaty, with America and becomes a step closer to being more dependent on America. A group of foreigners slowly took over Hawaii’s government too because they wanted to make more money from their own sugar businesses and wanted the americans to contain more power in the islands. Kalakaua was even forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution by the Annexationist Club, also referred to as the Committee of…

Case Studies: The United Kingdom and Norway The United Kingdom is an example of a European nation that while still maintaining some sort of native culture has managed to take in many immigrants and refugees, becoming in effect, one of the most diverse European countries. In a census taken in 2011, their population is 87.1% White, 7.0% Asian, 3.0% Black, 2.0% Mixed, 0.9% others. While that may not seem “diverse”, keep in mind that in 2014 the United States cited its population as only 77% White…