Prosperity theology

As you look about the world, it is easy to see that evil surrounds us in abundance. From the simple idea of pain to agonizing despair, evil is in all corners of life that we face every day. When we lose something or someone close to us, many people’s initial thoughts are, “Why God?” They question how God could allow for something so awful to occur, and cause such misery. Many may ask, if God is an all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly moral being, why has he allowed for evil to wander freely…

Learning for the Love of God is about preparing students to go off to college with a Christian foundation to hold onto. There are various types of perceptions and expectations of the college experience. For some, it is about partying, freedom and living it up. For others, it can be solely for academics. It is imperative to make sure that one’s experience does not become an idol before God. Christians are a minority. The pressure to conform to the societal standards of how to fit in with…

Stages of Resilience and the Bible The aforementioned armor of God can be applied to all three stages of resilience. The Before stage especially. Armor is meant to be applied before going into battle. Putting on the Armor of God is a spiritual part of building resilience. Wearing this armor during the hardship allows a person protection in the midst of the During stage. Lastly, the armor is relevant in the After stage. Once the hardship is over, one can reflect on the damage to the armor…

It is my desire to study at Trinity and learn to better understand God’s scripture and biblical theology which I believe will be foundational and essential for my spiritual walk with God and in my future ministry. I had my personal encounter with Jesus Christ when I was 16. My family attended a local Korean community church in the suburb at that…

languish. Liberation Theology has its roots in the city slums and poverty of Latin America. It is a theology that highlights the power of God, who is found sharing the brokenness of the lives of both individual people as well as communities. Liberation theology is a theology which is concerned more with orthopraxis – living out the struggle – than with orthodoxy – having the right beliefs. Rebecca Chopp (1997, cited in Woodward & Pattison, 2000, p165) defines liberation theology as: ‘..…

In this essay I first outline Pascal’s wager to the existence of God and then evaluate his argument. Pascal argues that one ought to wager “that God is” because “[i]f you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing,” and that given this, one can bring oneself to believe in God. I argue that one cannot truly bring themselves to believe in God. Pascal’s argument is set up in three parts. The first part accepts that God is infinitely incomprehensible. To conclude to this, one has to…

Justification by faith produces the ultimate reconciliation between an infinite God and finite man. Nevertheless, a justification without reassurance could convey the idea of a time or action limited outcome. Without a guarantee that the announcement of being declared innocent could not be revoked, creates a situation that may strain the believers’ actual faith. Fortunately, Paul confirms that God’s act is not only fully satisfying it is also without bounds. Paul has previously established that…

Introduction Do you remember what happened when you accomplished all your homework and showed them proudly to your parents? How many of us keep in our memory the happy faces of our loved ones? Conversely, do any of us remember not doing school homework before going to play or watch TV and one of our loved ones caught us in the middle of such disobedience? Do we remember what happened next? Do we remember the face our parent showed to us? Because we failed following rules or morals that our…

What is man that you are mindful of him? Or the son of man that you visit him? The grace of God is the love of God in action. It is the favor of God reaching out to save those who could not save themselves. Why then is this necessary? Why would God set a standard that we could not meet? How then can we have fellowship with Him? What can we expect of life in this fellowship? These are the questions answered in the study of the necessity of God’s grace. We must understand the nature of ourselves.…

The dynamics and workings of the cross are the same and haven 't changed. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. We have one altar in the courts of heaven. Just one. That 's all we need. What gave us the idea this dynamic stopped working after we got saved? We still have to humble ourselves and we still have to seek forgiveness. You might ask, "Why do I have to ask forgiveness for the same thing over and over again?" We should ask God for forgiveness everyday for the sins of our…