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This work, from the Mesopotamia period dated ca. 3,000-500 BCE, is by an unknown artist and is titled Stele of Hammurabi. During the Mesopotamia period, pictograms were used in order to communicate ideas with each other and to administrate and keep records of people as well as the commercial transactions. But, there was a need for writing so over time the pictograms became part of the writing system known as cuneiform. That is why on the back of this work are 28 columns in “if” and “then”…

Schaeffer’s Art and the Bible Art is a welcoming means of worshiping God with our whole beings. Francis Schaeffer writes in his two essays, Art and the Bible and Some Perspectives on Art, found in the book, Art and the Bible, that art is a freedom we have to creatively praise God with our whole being and our lives are a work of art offered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in “flaming truth and beauty”. Schaefer writes of how the Bible expresses art in many forms, dance, poetry, music, and…

Dr. T. J. Eckelberg In F. Scott Fitzgerald book “The Great Gatsby” there are many odd and significant things or concepts in the book. The ones that stick out were the symbols, and one symbol in particular was Dr. T. J. Eckleburg. Now Dr. T. J. Eckleburg is not a person, but rather a old and worn down billbird with eyeglasses looming over the valley of ashes. Now what is important about this billboard is what the symbol stood for, what it did to people, and when it showed up in the book. The…

As Christians, there are statements in Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" that should be agreed upon; however it must be taken into account the points that are disagreeable. Thoreau states the he thinks the Bible is equal to the Constitution and that people should "continue their pilgrimage toward its fountainhead" of truth. To simplify this, he is saying that the Bible is not the final authority and that we should dig deeper for a more complete truth. A Christian should know that God has the final…

Shortly after departing from the fur traders, I experienced a deep religious revival with God. Therefore, I thought this was a sign from God advising me to seek religious inspiration for my novel. Hearing of my dream, Gideon proposed that we travel back east to Illinois where the Mormons lived as a way to fathom how a newly founded Christian deviation has attracted so much gossip among the travelers we met along the western trails. After several months of dangerous snowy storms, we were finally…

the fall, which believes in the fall of Satan, Adam and Eve’s sin, and the consequence of original sin. Third is the redemption. It is an act of grace by God who sent His loving son to save the humanity, and “we through the death, resurrection and Spirit-gift of Jesus, God is fulfilling his promise of redemption and is remaking marred humankind, saving individuals and incorporating them into his new, reconciled community” (Scott, 2011, p. 63). The last one is consummation, which believes that…

www.uca.org.au Uniting Church A great success of the ecumenical movement in Australia is the formation of the Uniting Church. The Uniting Church is the 3 rd largest Christian denomination in Australia and is the only notable religious denomination of Australian origin. It was founded in 1977 through a merger of all Methodists, 65% of Presbyterians and 95% of Congregationalists. The Basis of Union, the foundational document for the Uniting Church, states that the reason for this merger is their…

Rituals over the years have provided a foundation for many people. Rituals are structures that we follow that make up our lives. As a person who follows the Christian faith, we have many rituals that we follow. Every first Sunday we take part in communion. This is the ritual that is used to remember Jesus and his sacrifice for the freedom of our sin. We take a piece of bread to represent his body and cup of wine to represent his blood. Rituals are used to appease a source humans believe are…

Critique the Prodical Son What the Son has to say The parable of the prodical son is found in Luke 12: 11-32, in the Holy Bible. The thing about this story is that it has different meanings, all rolled up into one. Jesus speaks of the prodical son, and teaches with it. The prodical son has very good messeges contained in it. The prodical son represents a lost lamb, or a sinner, and the Father, God. God will, like the father in the story, accept you back. He will rejoice in the fact of having you…

In this ever changing world it is not uncommon to see so many worldviews on religion. It's stated in Hebrews 13:8 "that Jesus is the same yesterday today and for ever more". This cannot be said for many that claim to be Christian. In saying this take a look at Postmodemism, which has become a way of denying the absolute truth. As such this way of thinking cause great concern as it denies ultimate reality, at the same time it fails to honor God as the ultimate source of creation. Everyone…