Mere Christianity

I believe Christians often operate under two misconceptions concerning evangelism and apologetics. First, they mistakenly believe apologetics and evangelism is a discipline only carried out by trained professional like pastors, seminary grads, or those who have studied in some apologetic program. But when we search the Scriptures, we see that both apologetics, defending the Faith, and evangelism, proclaiming the Gospel message, are disciplines all Christians must be prepared to carry out in…

the Doctrinal and Philosophical Dimension, the Ethical and Legal Dimension, the Social and Institutional Dimension, the Material Dimension. All of them are significant aspects that are related to religion may it be Buddhism, Hinduism, Islamic or Christianity. The narrative or mythic dimension is the stories that have been told for years about…

Exploring Buddhism in the Elements of Incarnational Ministry and the New Age Introduction The mere purpose of this assignment is to conduct an interview amongst a group of individuals, by creating five questions regarding the religion Buddhism and the New Age Movement era for Week 10 Project. In addition, I will be exploring my personal implications of the incarnational ministry combine with examining the opinions of the target group chosen. Introduction to Group Section: The…

Joshua Mejia Speech 100 Ben Bates 05-05-15 A Separation of Church and State Purpose: To persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that the word “God” should be removed from any government building, document, legal tender, the pledge of allegiance, and anything that pertains to the federal, state, and/or local government. Central Idea: The federal government should not mention God in government because not everyone believes in God, the Constitution never mentions the word “God”,…

The Doctrine of Atonement is perhaps one of the most fundamental beliefs of Christianity. There are many conflicting and similar views held by great theological thinkers of the atonement. In this paper we will discuss the views held by Wesleyan-Armenian’s, Calvinists, and several liberal on the doctrine of atonement. There are many complex ideas and doctrines that also tie into the doctrine of atonement that also need to be explained in depth such as the wrath of God, forgiveness of sins, and…

(Voltaire, 42). This demonstrates the corrupt nature because the Jesuits grabbed the wealth and power away from the government during the Paraguay rebellion. This left the poor Paraguayans as an impoverished servant of the power and wealthy Jesuits and a mere pawn. The Jesuits are not willing to help them in their situations, either. Voltaire also criticized the Jesuits for their melodramatic nature. This is evident when Candide meets the colonel: “On this they both drew a few steps backwards,…

The Elephant that is God If you asked any devout Christian or Atheist, to define the meaning of faith, they would give you completely different answers. The Christian might define faith as an unwavering belief in mankind’s salvation through Christ’s sacrifice, whereas the Atheist might say that it is an unwavering belief in something that can never be proved. Regardless of what one may have faith in, faith is not something that is easily discovered. Certainty and doubt constantly contradict one…

C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on November 29, 1898. He was a Christian author and most of his writing consisted of apologetics and philosophy. He is best known for his famous book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. He also wrote another classic novel entitled, The Screwtape Letters, which covers the many ways that a high ranking demon, who is called Screwtape, temps an ordinary man referred to as the Patient. Although it proved to be very difficult, the Patient perseveres in…

Is there any archaeological evidence that supports Jesus Existence on Earth? To determine the validity of sources or stories people I antiquity, we rely upon is physical remains. We look at architecture, monuments, pottery, coin medals and even mosaics. Jesus Christ is the most famous and popular person in the universe but. This has brought about the archaeological curiosity of his existence which till now, archaeologist have yet to find any substantial evidence to prove his existence. The…

Kyle Lieu 9/21/15 HIST 101 Dr. Greene Directed Writing #1 For a man so desperate in his search for truth, Saint Augustine had a remarkable tendency to stray towards falsehood. Born to a devout Christian mother and a father for whom the faith never took hold, it is no surprise that he found himself in doubt as to what God was and what place He had in his heart. Even in his youth, Augustine possessed what could have been considered a truly wonderful, basal, and even virtuous desire to seek…