New Vision

“Quarantine Speech” in which he wanted isolation for the country and also in 1941, FDR delivered his State of the Union address to Congress in regards to his vision for a postwar world founded on four basic human freedoms: freedom of speech,…

Bruce Milne in his Dynamic Diversity believes that the notion of “New Humanity” as depicted in Ephesians 2 calls for a change in the local church model which is fitting with the realization that believers, whatever their ethnic or cultural background or origin are, might join in what he called “New Humanity” local churches which is a foretaste of the Universal Church . But are there sufficient evidences of this model from the early churches? From Luke’s account, it is inconclusive whether…

4. The church understands itself as different from the world because of its participation in the life, death, and resurrection of its Lord. 5. The church seeks to discern God’s specific missional vocation for the entire community and for all of its members. 6. A missional community is indicated by how Christians behave toward one another. 7. It is a community that practices reconciliation 8. People within the community hold themselves accountable to one another in love. The Holy Spirit presence…

Post-Nicene worship and points out that the influx of new members resulted in some constitutional changes, He suggests that the influences of new disciples (formerly pagan people) led to changes in the understanding, application and format of the main rituals (p 229). He refers to this evolution as “seeds of further liturgical destruction” (p 219) and deduces evidence of a “tendency towards disintegration instead of the full flowering of the Christian vision” (p 213). Chapter Ten shows…

the poverty of the mind and the soul in the metaphor of hell: “The rich man lived continuously in hunger, poverty, loneliness, and illness.” This view pertains to a moral vision of hell, which to the illogical conclusion that Christ meant for sinners to suffer in hell and be destroyed. This is the metaphorical and moral vision of Classical Hell that serves to broaden the scope of punishment and suffering through the mind and the soul, rather than in a physical place. More so, Classical hell is…

extremity and consistency expose just how great God's kindness was to His people. Immediately following the image of a ruined Jerusalem (3:12), Micah reveals that God will restore the devastated city. In a vision also described in Isaiah 2:2-4, Micah presents a call to worship and casts a vision for a new, restored Israel. By outlining the wickedness of God's people, Micah's third chapter provides the reader with a necessary contrast to understand the magnitude of God's…

deciding what is important at this time, when to do what for how long, and how to know when progress is being made.” A parish that is in sync both in its mission and communally should have a parish plan. A good plan has four key elements: mission, vision, priorities, and strategies. The mission of a parish…

Volf, in the introduction his book, A Public Faith, asks some questions such as, should religion stay out of politics or should religion brings its vision of what it means to have a good life into politics? (x). My position is yes, religion should bring its vision of what it means to have a good life into politics, but not totalitarianism; instead pluralism in all societies. Actually, in the USA people are blessed to freely exercise their religion, but not impose it to others, according to the…

man to be born blind. Contrary to their belief the men who judged him were the actual sinners. They could not see the power of Jesus and refused to believe anything the blind man had to say. They asked him countless times how he had gained his vision back. They assumed he lied about being blind and even went and asked his parents. Not even his parents would confess the word of God and put it back on their son to explain to everyone what had happened. They doubted him each and everytime…

And his attempt to create a society where everyone can see and judge it. John Winthrop was puritan lawyer, governor who was on board a ship called the Arabella. Which was on it’s way to it’s destination to the New World, North America, from England. Winthrop’s goal when he reached the New World was to create a community where it be equal in poor and wealth. where everyone is there for each other, and share your wealth. While following the ways of god because Winthrop believed that if you…