different media outlets there are. Know that less than 10 are giving the population information on news stories,…
world differently regarding materialism, naturalism, deism, polytheism and many unseeing manners (Dockery& Thornbury, 2002). Seeing things in these perspectives provides direction and bearings when faced with different situations and challenges of new age, spirituality, secularity and pluralistic approaches to truth and morality (Dockery &Thornbury 2002). As Christians, we understand that everyone has their own opinion and view of life. Lastly, Christian worldview offers sense and resolutions…
The New Testament tells us more about this topic than it does about heaven or hell. Unity is at the center of what we are supposed to focus on as we grow closer and more like Christ. In fact, Christ, at the end of his life prayed earnestly for our unity.…
particularly pertaining to social justice matters. According to www.ChristianityToday.com, Walter Rauschenbusch was a theologian as well as a Baptist pastor who also taught at Rochester Theological Seminary. Rauschenbusch’s church was located in an area in New York called “Hell’s Kitchen”, where he encountered and lived life with many people who were victims of…
INTRODUCTION The Gospel of Luke and John were written respectively by two of Jesus Christ’s followers. John was a fisherman, chosen by Jesus to become a part of his close circle of followers the disciples. Luke, on the other hand, was a physician by profession that did not know Jesus personally, but gained his insight from speaking with those that had firsthand knowledge of Jesus. They each present the accounts of Jesus’ life with their own individual perspective, thereby giving the reader a…
everyone is different and they have a different relationship with the text. Although I disagree with Carvalhos interpretation, I know that neither her nor I will ever know the right interpretation to the passage, but from my experience with the Old and New testament I have come to the conclusion that both books are linked together by these prophecies and their…
primarily James 3:1-12 and why I choose this prompt. The book of James is a guidance to the way we should act, think, do, and say. James 3:1-12 is subtitles in the bible “Taming the Tongue”, which is something everyone has a hard time doing. In the New Testament, there are two important “James’”, first there is James, the son of Zebedee, who was martyred in 44 A.D. and there was James, the…
God’s Being in Act: the Living God After articulating the limitation of human’s knowledge of God , Barth then begins to address the reality of God in light of God’s revelation in himself through which is the only possibility for human to Know God. “God is who He is in the act of His revelation.” This act of revelation is actually an event which is in fact the Word of God, Jesus Christ. Because Jesus Christ is “the same yesterday and to-day and for ever,” God’s being in Jesus Christ is not only…
Jude is known as the brother of James and the half brother of Jesus. It is said that Jude was written in 65 AD. Jude was writing to those who were teaching false; teaching in the Church and Jude warns those who turn away from Christ yet those who seek to know God are example of apostasy. The epistle of Jude was written to help the Christians to follow after the true and living God. Thus, not to be deceive by lies, to live a life of sin and still claim to be a follower of God is a sin. Jude…
The Importance of Romans 3:21-31 is Paul explaining and spreading the knowledge of righteousness. Maier includes in his text, verse 22, which states “The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe”. The reason Maier puts such emphasis on this verse is due to the fact that it explains Pauls’ purpose for writing this chapter. Throughout this article Maier mainly focuses on Romans 3:21-31, but also includes other chapters of Romans along with Romans 3:1-20. Maier’s…