Second Coming of Christ

Through fire, metal is refined and defined purer and stronger as impurities are flaked away. With proper handling, the blacksmith forges the beauty from raw materials. Likewise, an individual who is faced with difficulties, sometimes almost too great to bear, is made sturdier and holier while enduring personal trials God allows in life. We all know this fire very well at some point in our days on Earth. As a master artisan, rest assured that God does not let His work be destroyed by the…

Chapter six of Practicing Christian Doctrine, by Beth Felker Jones, chiefly discusses Christology and the various heresies that have surrounded it over the years. Christology, which is the study of Christ, helps one to learn more about Jesus and his identity and how to live a good Christian life by forming a relationship with the Lord. In order for Christology to work, the person of Jesus must be known and a major idea discussed in this novel is homoousios, Jesus is full and truly God. Two other…

been and will be the lot of all who truly follow Christ.”…

Introduction The Old Testament announced beforehand the message of the resurrection, and this message is the mercy and the grace of YHWH to save us from our sins. The New Testament was written having the resurrection of Christ as the foundation of its message. The prophecies concerning the last days, which the prophet Joel wrote, would begin to be fulfilled at the resurrection. The resurrection shows Christ’s power over death, allowing us to have a new life, an eternal one, with God in His…

of sin and destruction, diseases and many other awful things. All know that if we escape Heaven, we won’t escape hell. The second coming of the Christ will be exactly like it says right here. Being ready for the second coming of the Christ requires Faithfulness Matt 24; 45-47 Failure to act responsibly for the Christ will bring Judgment and punishment at His second coming 24; 48-51 Treating God’s messenger or message with contempt is spiritually fatal, Spirit is essential, God wants all to be…

Paul was hoping to convey to the Romans. Agamben also presents Benjamin’s Theory on the Philosophy of History side-by-side Paul’s letter, developing their shared characteristics. Agamben talks about Paul not exactly as a believer in Christ the person, but more so Christ the apostle and the event, specifically Christ’s death and resurrection. Moreover, he discusses this event in order…

Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, grant mercy and healing upon us, who grieve. Amen.” Love: An Ethical Decision Read: Song of Solomon John Wesley is known as a founder of the Methodist Movement in search of the Scriptural way of salvation and a life of holiness. A member of the holy club at Oxford in the 18th Century, he studied in the tradition of piety seeking inner peace and divine grace. His search established the foundation of a world-wide parish promoting Christian Perfection, a…

at a church that leans toward the cessationist model of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is this model that I have also drawn a favorable understanding of as well. While the Cessationsit model may be my view, there are many brothers and sisters in Christ who hold to a more “charismatic view of the work of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, author and Reformed theologian, has authored…

Christology is the study of Jesus Christ. God sent His only son to this wicked earth to die for the sins of every man, woman, and child. Without Jesus, the world would be a very sinful place. Even in the Old Testament, people were talking about his first coming, and today, Christians are preparing for His second coming. There are many skeptics who know that there was a person named Jesus Christ who lived, but they do not believe the story of his birth. One of the more miraculous things about…

who is holy 2. who is true and 3. who has the key of David. By diagramming the description in such a way, the triune nature of God is highlighted. As translated, the word “true” is defined as “real or genuine”. Barclay argue this is to mean that in Christ alone is true and genuine joy is found, all others being false (72). According to Strong’s Concordance the word “holy” is hagios, meaning to set apart or that which is different from the world. Furthermore, it is the word often used in the…