Trinity

Gribbin 14 A person?s philosophy dictates the way they think and live. A philosophy is composed of what a person believes to be true. By it they make their plans and decisions. A Christian?s philosophy is composed of their beliefs about God, His Word, and how it applies to everyday life. The Bible is one of the most crucial and controversial elements of the Christian faith. Its validity is under constant attack from those who doubt its credibility, and its claims about God and His Son Jesus…

The Worldviews of Christians The Christian worldview is one that many people around the world hold close to their hearts. This worldview is a view of love and hope and of redemption, and follows the teachings found in the Holy Bible as they are the Word of God. However, it has become apparent that some denominations don’t quite believe in the same foundations of the Christian worldview as others do. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, shares some core beliefs with this overall…

Surveys and research on the religiosity of young adults in recent years has unveiled the prolific notion of one being “spiritual but not religious”. Individualism and a lack of trust in the Church as being a source of Truth and knowledge have been the driving force for many young people to embrace this sentiment of faith. The Church is viewed as an obstacle to God, placing restrictions on one’s freedom of choices and lifestyles. However, subscribing to this “understanding of faith”, or lack…

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are 3 major monotheistic religions based in the tradition of the prophet Abraham. For the most part, due to their common heritage there are several similarities and differences between these religions. All 3 believe that there is only one God and that he is the origin and source of all creation. They also believe that God is just and has provided regulations for our benefit so that we may be considered righteous and acceptable in his eyes. If for any reason we…

As much as the revelation in Jesus is unveiling, it is also concealing, and this is so for three reasons (see Nichols 38). First, as an artist both conceals and reveals himself in his art, so too, by analogy, is the trinity both concealed and revealed in Christ (see Nichols 38). Second, the contingency of creation reveals the free creator, but is always incapable of showing the infinite freedom of the creator; where the expression of finite freedom lived in obedience reveals God’s freedom, the…

The elements of describing a Christian worldview has many diverse parameters, which entails an ideal view of seeking a spiritual journey through reading and learning about the bible or conversing through other spiritual manners. However, can influential aspects be the root of a Christian worldview? The interpretations to attain are solely on the individual seeking and interacting with those that are similar minded. This paper will explain key elements of the various perceptive view on the…

1.Describe the main challenges to Christianity in the first three centuries and how the Apostolic Fathers and the Apologists responded to each. One of the main challenges that faced Christianity in the first three centuries was Gnosticism. Cerinthus was one of the earliest Gnostic teacher and troublers during the 1st Century (28). Gnostics believed that each person possessed a special, higher spiritual knowledge (29), and that humans are made up of matter. One of the biggest arguments…

DISCERNING GOD IN THE CREED Believing Three Ways in One God: A Reading of the Apostles’ Creed, by Nicholas Lash, London: S.C.M. Press, 1992. Believing Three Ways in One God Prof. Lash begin his reflections on the Apostles’ Creed by explaining the attitude toward the articles. He defined the appropriate attitude “Amen” as a fundamental reflection about God’s work from the beginning, present, and future. For the time being, it is enough to make a general point that unity or identity of…

A Lenient Form of Public Discipline at Trinity Hall Because Trinity Hall is a new school, an honor system has not been fully established for students. When developing an honor system, one must look at how other schools discipline their students and decide whether or not those punishments fit Trinity Hall’s mission and core values of respect, leadership, faith, and perseverance. Corporal punishment in schools has changed drastically over the past 50 years in the harshness in which students are…

and Jesus was sent into world to restore man from sin. Christians are theistic in that they believe there is one God and that He is the creator of all things. God is also the first person of the Trinity, which is God the Father, Jesus the Son of God,…