Pentecost

Catholic Beliefs and Practices Investigation History of Catholicism The term ‘catholic’ means universal. Jesus established one universal church for all of mankind. When Peter declared that Jesus is the Messiah regarding to Jesus’ questions, such as “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” and “Who do you say I am?”, Jesus assigned Simon Peter as the first Pope and Jesus formed the Catholic Church. Jesus replied; Matthew 16:17-19: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed…

Elmer Towns is a college and seminary professor who wrote a selection of books related to biblical education, such as Bible Answers for All Your Questions. Vernon Whaley works at Liberty University as the Chairman of the Department of Music and Worship Studies. He also wrote a few books related to Christian worship such as Understanding Music and Worship in the Local Church. In Worship Through the Ages: How the Great Awakenings Shape Evangelical Worship, the authors make an analysis of the main…

Throughout his article “Rethinking Fundamental Theology”, O’Collins provides an analysis of the ideas surrounding the legitimacy of the revelation surrounding Jesus’ resurrection. O’Collins’ primary argument is that in order to believe in God, we must also believe in those who personally bore witness to his divinity. O’Collins goes on to outline three positions academics take with regards to the legitimacy of the resurrection. These include: (1) faith without reason, (2) faith based on evidence…

In Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, the Round Table brought together the knights of the realm and was a symbol of knightly brotherhood, unity, chivalry, and honor. The Table was created by Merlin, who designed it in the shape of a circle to reflect the world. King Arthur is usually portrayed in a way that makes him out to be a victim of circumstance; however, I do not agree. In fact, most of what caused the Round Table to fall, could have been easily prevented had King Arthur been willing to take…

The Eucharist is very significant to Catholics, as the Eucharist is the Body of Christ, which Catholics receive; allowing Jesus to be a part of them for the upcoming week, guiding and aiding them through life’s temptations and obstacles. This poster displays how the Eucharist is significant to Catholics, and why the people of Liverpool should consider it to be essential to their lives. The picture of the Eucharist, situated in the middle of the poster, as the salient image, with the words, “The…

Judaism convictions passing is not an end of life, but rather a start of another and better life. Hashem is outside human ability to comprehend of psyche and no human activity or characteristics can be identified with him. The greatest prophet was Moses and no other prophet can come later and change his words. The "Saviour" has not yet come. Jesus has no spot in Orthodox Judaism. Truly spoken, Judaism convictions in the great beyond plays a noteworthy part in the life of an Orthodox Jew. One…

the book of Acts by recording Jesus ' ascension to heaven, after he has been resurrected from the dead and met with his disciples. Before Jesus left his apostles he told them that the Holy Spirt would come. Not long after the ascension, the Day of Pentecost came and the Holy Spirt came over the apostles, and gave them the ability to speak in tongues. A crowd of people heard the apostles speaking in tongues, because they did not know what this meant the people assumed that the disciples were…

know you said peas, but I brought pinto beans because I like them. That’s not obedience. Obedience requires doing exactly what God specified and nothing more or less. Now, over in the New Testament, after the church was established on the first Pentecost after my Lord returned to heaven, there are a number of verses that mention music in the worship service and every single one of them says “sing”. They never do say “play”. (Col.3:16; James 5:13) I’m glad they don’t say play, because if…

Humanity has tainted Earth with its constant production of carbon emissions. Many people do not acknowledge the effects of carbon emissions on Earth, even though they are clear. In recent years, the frequency of forest fires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters has increased. This increased frequency of natural disasters will inflict mass damage to coastal cities. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim reflects this observation of climate change by comparing the film’s antagonists to natural…

In Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Swift portrays the differences of state religions as a comedic spectacle, directly contrary to his personal viewpoints in favor of a state religion. In Louis XIV’s Versailles, religion, specifically Catholicism, was intertwined into the French government. As an absolutist king, Louis controlled the entire state of France and ensured all of France was Catholic. At Versailles, Louis displayed his power over France through religion. Both Swift and Louis XIV…