New King James Version

early church. From issues with Flavian Policies and the Roman religious atmosphere, cultural accommodation/apostasy, ethical norms, and handling social pressure (persecution), the early church dealt with many issues as seen in the General Epistles (James; 1st and 2nd Peter; 1st, 2nd and 3rd John; and Jude). Flavian Policies and the Roman Religious Atmosphere During the Flavian Dynasty, the church suffered tremendous persecution as the Emperors attempt to eradicate those that practice Christian…

it to prepare and declare to do every good work” (New Living Translation, 2 Tim. 3:16-17). God’s word is documented in the bible which exemplifies how believers are to understand and see what the Lord expects from his children; his law, The Ten Commandments, state the moral expectations and allows believers to fully experience a life filled with God’s goodness. “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you…

The Trials that Plague the Soul Misery loves company. This statement proves true when comparing the acclaimed works Yann Martel's Life of Pi, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and William Shakespeare's Hamlet, as all these classics contain the crucial element despair. Characters in the aforementioned novels and play, battle with deep despair and must sacrifice to survive in a world without loved ones to guide them. The characters are not the cause of their anguish, though it is the…

religion. These verses include: Exodus 21:17, Leviticus 20:9 and Leviticus 21:9 (Honor Killings in the Bible, 2016). The first example is Exodus 21:17. “And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death” (Exodus 21:17, King James Version). The ideology these extremist pull from this verse is that the purity of what the child says is a form of their parents’ success and purity within the home. The success and purity is the family honor. The failure to teach their…

account of performance was at Hampton Court on August 7th 1606 before King James I of England and his brother-in-law, King Christian of Denmark. There is evidence that Shakespeare wrote this play to please King James I of England who had previously been crowned James VI of Scotland before succeeding the English throne in 1603 after the death of Queen Elizabeth I of England. It is believed that the play was written to please James I of England in an effort to further his theatrical company’s…

“And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it” (Gen. 2:15, King James Version). God commanded His people to be stewards unto his creations. The environment as a whole includes the land, water, air, and animals, all of which requires care and maintenance. Conserving the environment is one of the best ways to thank God for his allowance of such a great task. Christians have numerous ways to conserve and preserve the environment, such as going green,…

The foundation of marriage has developed into countless tolerable facets. According to Merriam Webster’s online dictionary, the word marriage has two definitions. The first definition states that “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” The second definition states that “the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage ”. Over the years…

paths but two very important paths were Martin Luther’s fight against the Catholic Church, and King Henry VIII’s longing to divorce…

As a society that is constantly growing and new people come into this world, it’s up to the ones already living there to make sure they are on the right path. And how we do so is teaching morals in any way possible, and the oldest method is telling stories, fables, and legends. So, what if the story moral is about a good vs. evil, and it is about a boy…who finds out he is a wizard? What are the effects of Harry potter on the western World? Harry Potter is one of the central tenants of 21st…

The book of Genesis from the Holy Bible starts off with the story of creation. This particular version of the Holy Bible was authorized by King James the first, during the colonization of the New World. This passage from Genesis reveals powerful, commonly held interpretations not only about God, but also about the relations between male and female and between the human race and the universe. God, a deity hovering over a desolate and watery void created the world by commanding it to fill the…