Second Coming of Christ

Many Poets use their literary expression to convey their very own views and positions on involvements that go on in the world. The topic of religion and religious forethought is not exempt from such expression and in fact is commonly one of the most discussed topics in all of literature. Two poets that have used poetry to express their religious views are T.S. Eliot and Emily Dickinson. These two poets, like many before them, use poetry as a way of expressing many topics that they both…

In their simplest form, Jehovah’s Witnesses “strive to adhere to the form of Christianity that Jesus taught and that his apostles practiced” (“Jehovah’s Witnesses…”). Everyone knows of Jehovah’s Witnesses, for they are one of your friends or they have stopped by your door, but how many people know their true beliefs? Part of understanding their stray from Christianity, as well as their global influence, it is essential to learn about the history of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses…

be summarized in this way. The book of John is about Jesus’ ministry. The book of John starts off by stating that God was in the beginning and nothing was made without Him. It is also stated that John was sent to testify of the Light which is the coming Son, Jesus. Jesus’ ministry covered in the book of John starts in Cana at a wedding where He turns water into wine. He then goes to the temple to find sales people in the temple. He says His Father’s house is not a marketplace and He throws…

Anglo-Saxon vs. Modern Era: A Contrast of Religion Now and Then The cultural values of the Anglo-Saxons from the early Middle Ages reflect a somewhat different mindset than those we possess today. We tend to see more mockery towards religion and beliefs now, as opposed to how they portrayed such perspectives in the Middle Ages. The Danes and Geats in the epic Beowulf, considered God as an Almighty Lord worthy of man’s respect and worship. However, in the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson…

Paul says in Corinthians that he who sows generously will reap generously, and he who sows sparingly will reap sparingly. 5. The entire book of Proverbs is about sowing and reaping. 6. Book of Revelation describes the Second Coming as a day of reaping— when every person will be judged according to what he has…

“Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit”. Mexican and Yanomamo cultures have three significant differences. The first difference is marriage and weddings, second, puberty customs and third religious rituals. In the traditional Mexican family, the father has the final say that will allow a couple to date and set a time of the wedding. He must officially “approve” their daughter to marry and be “given in marriage”. Although Mexicans are free to choose their marriage partners.…

new soul being born with a new birth is so firmly established that the plausibility of reincarnation has never been questioned. However the belief in reincarnation as well as pre- existence of soul was present among the Christians as early as the second century A.D. when it was preached by early Christian theologians ad apologists like Justin Matyr and Origen. So it can be said that early Christianity before it was taken over by Constantine had very different view about reincarnation and unlike…

Jesus Christ is a critically important historical and religious figure among numerous faiths around the world. He is a fundamental pillar in the Christian faith and plays a central role in the other Abrahamic religions of Judaism and Islam, albeit with different tones and narratives. In Islam, Jesus (Isa) is believed to be a human prophet and messenger of God (Allah), rather than the Son of God, second in importance only to the prophet Muhammad. In this paper, I will provide a broad overview and…

said no, proving Jesus right. After the crucifixion Peter and the others were filled with the Holy Spirit. Peter then traveled Jerusalem and Syria, spreading the world to the gentiles. In the end he was crucified, not wanting to be crucified like Christ he told the romans to crucify him upside down. Jesus once said that Peter was the rock on which the churches would be built, and his words were fulfilled. Peter’s ministry went on to start many Catholic…

Heart of C. S. Lewis, Piper writes on the facts that Lewis did not believe that the Bible was fully truth, he also believed that the Reformation could have been avoided, and he makes it the some people from other religions can be saved without knowing Christ. “There is almost no passage of Scripture on which I would turn to Lewis for exegetical illumination.” Piper does not believe that you can use Lewis to grow in understanding doctrine when it comes to the scriptures. Michael J. Christensen,…