The Passion of the Christ

The three earliest letters of Paul combined present an in depth view of life after death and resurrection of Christ. This essay will aim to uncover texts of particular relevance through 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15. Paul titles his teachings “the gospel I preached you” (1 Corr 15:1), which is strong indication of the emphasis and passion he puts forth in issues of such particular nature. He is aware of his following within the community and understands that his teaching has a crucial…

and entrance into the heaven. According to this sermon, people I meant Crusaders who prepared themselves for the services of God, those who confessed and expressed remorse or penitence, are considered true martyrs while they are in the service of Christ. Those people are freed from venal and also mortal sins, all the penitence they took pleasure in, consumed from the punishment for their sins in this world and the punishment of purgatory in the next world, safe from the tortures of hell, in the…

Jesus crucifixion, communities of his followers sprang up around the eastern Mediterranean. Paul’s legacy and letters survived and are what became the true start to the formation of Christianity. Although apostle Paul had his coworkers in establishing Christ-believers through out the Mediterranean, there were so many conflicts that only the story of Paul remains. The Corinthian…

line awaiting judgment from God (Kleiner, 2012). The sculpture portrays men with traveling baggage, whom are identified as pilgrims to Jerusalem who will be favored and have a place in heaven (Kleiner, 2012). The Last Judgment sculpture also portrays Christ presiding over the separation of those going to heaven and those going to hell, as well as an angel blowing a trumpet to announce the coming of the lord and another angel boosting the blessed into heaven (Kleiner, 2012). This stone sculpture…

Amory Blaine. Throughout the novel, themes similar to those described in Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor became evident. This Side of Paradise includes a quest story arc, the symbolism of seasons, Political themes, and a Christ figure as described in Foster’s book. In This Side of Paradise, Amory Blaine’s life is a quest. Foster states that “the…

Furthermore, an outlook that acts in a manner that is lovely to God portrays this Greek word. There are two major obstacles that stand in the way of obtaining godliness. The first obstacle involves an absence of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Without salvation and a personal…

According to Thomas C. Foster whenever characters in literature share a meal it is considered a communion. Just because meals in literature are considered a communion that does not necessarily mean that they are holy. Sharing a meal is an “act of sharing and peace” (Foster 8). Eating food is considered such a personal thing that people only want to share meals with people they are comfortable being around. If an author includes a scene about a meal in their story it is always meant to serve a…

The Baptist World Alliance explains: “baptism speaks of how new Christians have had their sins ‘washed away’ by the Lord Jesus. Believers’ baptism by immersion also shows how we are buried with Christ (going under the water is a bit like a burial) and given new life in him (symbolized as we come up out of the water).” Baptism marks a Christians introduction into the body of saints that comprise the church. However, believer’s baptism is not merely…

their souls for Jesus Christ (Military Orders, #2). A martyr was a person who suffered death due to their religious beliefs. Therefore, as knights, they needed to proclaim their Christianity with a pure heart of not being afraid to fight for Christ. The knights needed to seek Christ in all things. To be forgiven of their past sins and to be washed clean knowing that they could have a second chance to follow Him. The common phrase people said to crusaders was to “follow” Christ and was often used…

for children that are headed for terrible ends, ebbing this tide so that the massive population of foster kids in Los Angeles County, the daily exit of teens from Mormon polygamy compounds, and the millions of kids globally would encounter the risen Christ in loving and prepared Christian…