The Bible Essay

Through this, one can base their faith and spirituality on their readings and interpretations. On the contrary, one can have a further better understanding of Christianity if one hears and orally interprets the Bible. After the pastor’s sermon, the audience is left with notable teaching that will become the foundation and the building blocks for the social ethics of the Christian community (Coward 40). In Scriptures of the World’s Religion, Fieser points out that…

Over the course of this semester I have seen multiple ways in which the Bible addresses ethical dilemmas. Personally based on the scenario(s) given I would do the morally correct thing in that instance. For example, using an expense account to take out a spouse and friends at the end of the month is not morally right. That example can be tied with the 7th Commandment found in Exodus 15, “You shall not steal.” If was an employee and had been given an expense account, I would assume that could be…

Tackett, in his article “What’s Christian Worldview?” provides a great list of questions for Christians to ask themselves to see if they truly hold a worldview that is Christ-centered. One of which is “Do absolute moral truths exists?” According to the Bible they do. In Leviticus 19:11 it states “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.” Cheating is lying. If I were to quickly go grab a book and look up the answer on the quiz I would be lying to my…

these fascinating groups and organizations, here are three that are the most attractive to me. The first organization is called Christians On Campus (COC). As the name said, they help Christians and non- Christians gather and read bible together. Through daily prayer, Bible reading, and Christian fellowship, they keep our focus on Christ. As a Christian, I think COC is a good place for me to find more friends who have same belief as me and grow my faith. They have meeting every Wednesday at…

Sherry, You wrote some good information on your DB post on the Bible and it’s prophecy. I would like to start off saying the Bible contains various types of prophecies. Prophecies that comes to pass in a single generation can be true, but many not constitute proof to a later generation. A funny thing happens when the Bible is believed. Growing up, I would hear about how in history people thought the world was coming to an end, time after time. I would see on television numbers of preachers who…

so maybe all those that are believers in God should stay and just do as they were instructed by Jesus to love and serve others as He showed them by His example and His love, but always keeping their hearts and minds on God and things above. The bible is pretty clear about Christians seeking the kingdom of God first, and to walk by faith not by sight. There are many scriptures that discuss God 's grace which was shown by Jesus laying down His own life for His friends, so that the sins of this…

Protestants take scripture as literal and as God 's word. The writers of the bible are seen as "secretaries of God" who have written what God has commanded through the power of the Holy Spirit. Everyone should obey and follow God 's instruction. Migliore criticizes the fact that exactly this approach to scripture has led to oppression…

Israelites community through the narration of those events and the Exodus experience was what sparked the Israelites faith (Frigge 60). A specific verse from the Bible that demonstrates the theme Exodus is “tell him: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Before our eyes, the Lord…

Dreadlocks: This is an important aspect of the Rastafari movement because they believe that their hair is a source of their strength and is written in the Old Testament such as Leviticus 21:5. Another belief, is that it’s a representation of the lion’s mane (Frank, kevin). Ganja: Rastafarians are known to smoke the herb for ritual purposes. Ganja is usually smoked during what they call reasoning sessions. It is smoked to bring them closer to Jah and bring them spiritual awareness (Pretorius,…

“Evidence can be aligned to point in more than one direction” (Strobel 13). In The Case for Christ, Strobel investigates the Bible, and information included in the Bible, from the perspective of an open minded skeptic. By interviewing thirteen scholars about topics pertaining to their respective fields of study, he was able to compile an overwhelming amount of evidence that convinced him to convert. The first major topic Strobel investigates is the reliability of the gospels. He states that,…