New Testament view on Jesus' life

Eastern and western religions are used as an ethical basis for societies and individual believers to adhere to. In understanding this ethical influence of religions, it is essential to understand the fundamental views of time and the afterlife according to each religious tradition. In the following pages, I will analyze and compare the Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and Christian teachings of afterlife, time, and the effects of these teachings on religion-based ethics. Hinduism, founded by Aryans in…

What is worldview? Worldview is the commitment to a basic view about reality. Worldview can be expressed as a story about what we believe. Worldview filters information and functions like a built-in grid that influences all our choices. Worldview determines and shapes ones emotions, wisdom, desires, and will. It is in worldview that we will find the answers to the most important questions in life. Some of the primary questions that we may seek answers to in worldview is: What is really real?…

controversial topic, homosexuality. I will be taking an in depth look into three religions views on homosexuality and how it is viewed in scripture, community and also how each religion believes the consequences, if any, are applied to those who engage in homosexual relations. Christianity, Islam and Theravada Buddhism will be the religions we will be observing in this essay, all three having a unique view on homosexuality; also all having scriptures that define a general approval or disapproval…

In following Jesus, this ministry will serve the Lord as his vessel on earth. In Matthew 4:10, “Then saith Jesus unto him, get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. “With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.” (Ephesians 6:7) We…

Peter wrote, “So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1Peter 1:7 ESV). The scripture is revealing to us that God can use calamities in life to refine His people the way He decides. God says in Jeremiah 9:7 that He will refine His Children and He will test…

“Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?” This quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau notes very clearly that suicide may be justifiable in certain situation, but society generally doesn’t define this type of act as suicide because of the stigma associated with the word itself. Suicide can be more than just killing oneself over emotional distress, and can include…

Prominent women in the life of the church have included Old Testament figures, the Virgin Mary, Mother Therese, and Helena of Constantinople. Engaging and integrating the multidimensional is demonstrated by Anglican, Episcopal, Evangelical Lutheran, United Methodist, Presbyterian (USA), United Church of Christ, having women ordained or having leadership roles The Roman Catholic and Orthodoxies need to embrace an official shift to Paul's proclamation of equality and Jesus' willingness to defy and…

Introduction The Tanak is one of the most common names used to describe the Jewish Bible. It is also known in Protestant circles as the beginning books of the Bible, which is also called the Old Testament. No matter what name this section is given, it is a complex set of books with multiple authors, written in diverse languages, and has a history all its own. Yet, with proper study, much about the text can be discovered because many try to translate the original Hebrew and Aramaic as accurately…

demonstration of who we in Christ, Jesus has called us to integrity which means we are able to be true to our words as a testimony to our faith in him. Everything we do as Christians must be in truthfulness, honesty, and with integrity, as we are representing Christ who is lives in us. Consistent integrity is essential for a Christian leader who claims Christ as their lord and saviour. Many at times Christians quote various scriptures, but often struggle with living a life of integrity. The…

state to state and person to person. It is always a controversial topic. It stirs up the emotions of people today, in which we concede from the impacts. While some will argue that the issue of war is not driven by slavery, it is almost impossible to view war without discussing slavery. In the world today, slavery still exists in one form or another. Ethics and opinions Ethics is two things. First, ethics refers to well founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to…