Salvation

for many specifics regarding the Jew and Gentiles are the same in God’s eyes. The final ideal Paul is discussing in this section is regarding our justification. He wants to make certain that we understand there is nothing we have done to receive salvation and that we are only justified by faith not by works. A creative title for the…

H. Lecture 8 – 2 Corinthians Word Count: 525 1. Itemize four main principles of giving that Paul enunciates in 2 Cor. 8:1-15? The principles that Paul enunciates are for giving are: (1) it should be sacrificial. Paul contrasts them to the Macedonian church—which gave even in extreme poverty, (2) Christians should surrender even themselves as a gift to God, (3) giving should be done with sincerity and gladness, and (4) giving ought to be proportionate to ones blessings. Those with excess…

other. Restoration The solution to human’s problems is to restore people to himself that they might be fully reconciled to a relationship with him which was severed due to sin, according to Lecture 5. Grace and faith play a role in Christian salvation because we must have faith in God and Jesus that we will once again walk with them in eternal life and we must know that Jesus is the means of grace. The transformation of self and society is to believe in how one can receive forgiveness,…

A fair reading of Thornton provides a clear picture of an unconquered king, voluntarily accepting the message of salvation through Jesus Christ and submitting to the will of God in baptism. Thornton affirms, “Since Kongo converted to Christianity of its own free will, the shape and structure of the Church and its doctrines were determined as much by Kongo as by Europeans.” (pg. 148). This voluntary conversion occurred when the king and his ruling nobles were baptized in 1491. Thornton asserts…

The Perspective of Salvation throughout the World Religions Growing up in a Baptist home, weekly service was common. As a young child, the practice of going to church seemed to be just something that you did to go give thanks for what you had, pay your respects to God, to confess your sins and pray for things that you needed or wanted. As a teenager, I had no desire to continue the weekly trips to church. Once I turned 18 and moved out of my grandparents’ home I did not attend weekly…

cause man to fall and leave him unable to follow God. Following the flesh is death, and all men will follow the flesh through the weakness of the flesh. The law is powerless through us because it is weekend by our flesh. It cannot provide us with salvation because the flesh is weak in accordance with the law. However, Christ died and rose again to lead us away from sin and death caused by the flesh. God saw our need for a perfect savior, and he sent his own Son. Jesus came in the likeness of…

written to ease the issue of confusion arising in the Roman church. It appears that the Roman church consisted with both Jews and Gentiles which in turn, caused friction and misunderstandings (Zondervan, 1993). It seems that the unsound doctrine of salvation by works was causing much confusion among the congregation and immediately Paul penned his most extensive and theological letter, the Book of Romans (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Paul begins the Book by showing how inherently evil and wicked the…

truth, and to seek to know Him far more fervently. How can one truly abide in God unless they know the horrors He saves us from? So comes the need to delve into introspection, that I may know and love my God with greater depth, for He only brings salvation, purpose and truth. Coming to face with the desert of my sinful mind drove me to see how desperately I must search after and know God in order to live with purpose, as He…

Jonathan Edwards’ tone when preaching the “The Sinners In the Hand of an Angry God” was serious and sharp. Edwards’ description of hell would surely make anyone frightened and disturbed. I know that Edwards’ purpose for describing Hell as a gaping mouth waiting to consume them in flame will engage the audience’s emotions to convince the listeners of the how serious their sin are. Not only that, Edwards kept repeating the word wrath throughout the sermon. Edwards sees men as a race which hangs…

testimony, but over the past year I started to question why I did this. Over the years I have come to learn that my testimony is not about myself, but rather it testifies about the love, power and grace of the One who saved me, Jesus Christ. My salvation is fully reliant on Jesus and nothing I have done. I was raised by two Christian parents, who deeply love the Lord. This was truly a blessing in my life, as I was exposed to the Bible and church at such a young age. At the age of five, I came to…