Trinity

Many people enjoy reading books that are in their favorite genre. This seems to be the case, because they can just enjoy the story line and not really think of deep meanings that could be hidden within the pages. However, many people find it hard to read a difficult text and dwell over the words until they truly understand the text. Reading 1 john does exactly that. 1 John seems to be a short book of the Bible, but it is filled with so many lessons that one must take time to analyze each chapter…

The church is often said to be a hospital for the broken instead of a museum for good people. In the book Becoming a Disciple Making Church by Neil Anderson he is able to hit that point right on the head. Anderson is able to recognize this by addressing the issues of in order for somebody to be able to become a disciple they have to overcome issues in their own lives first. Believers in Christ are all broken and that is why we were need of a Savior. This book does a very good job at breaking…

In On Secular Authority, Luther outlines his famous “Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms”, where he argues for an understanding of two realms of authority and action; the realm of God and the Kingdom of the world. For Luther the Kingdom of God exist in the lives of Christians and the church, and is to be understood in terms of spiritual authority and commands of Christ. The Kingdom of the World exists for non-Christians, and consists of magistrates and secular authorities. It is these authorities that…

The Christian moral code is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and includes the standards for right and wrong. The code comes from the Bible. The four gospel books in the Bible are written about the life and teachings of Jesus which is the foundation of the Christian moral code. It has two principles. The first is to love God with everything you have (all your heart) and to love your neighbor as yourself (the same way you love yourself). The most important principle involves the…

(Mr. Ellis’ Bible Class) DEVOTION OUTLINE FORM Name: Fiana Yeh Bible Passage: 1 Kings 3:7-14 ( General Theme. Supporting Details: Connect (What does your Bible passage say to support your main point?), Explain (What does your main point mean?), Apply (What does your main point mean for me and you? Give a story that specifically shows how it can affect our lives.) Main Point 1: We should be selfless—always thinking and looking out for others…

The 1970 Church document, The Renewal of the Education of Faith, was clear in its statement that “the preferred starting point for religious instruction will be the study of Scripture” (cited in Carswell, 2007). Then in 1994, the Church released the document, Catechism of the Catholic Church which stated, “In Sacred Scripture, God speaks to the person in a human way” (n. 109). For Christians, we believe that through the writings of the Bible, the foundations for our beliefs are revealed…

Guinness, Os. Fool’s Talk: recovering the art of Christian persuasion. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2015. Os Guinness’ Fool’s Talk has many strengths as a modern-day guide for apologists and evangelists. He focuses on the New Testament model of persuasive evangelism and the urgent need of the global church to utilize this model. This in-depth discussion of the art of persuasion is both his biggest strength and his biggest weakness. In regards to the strengths, Guinness does an…

INTRODUCTION N. T. Wright, or Nicholas Thomas Wright, is a former Anglican minister – namely the Bishop of Durham – who is widely considered a gifted biblical scholar and prolific author in the field of Christian theology and Early Christianity, and especially Pauline texts . Despite his reluctance, N. T. Wright is unavoidably associated with more or less a different approach to the reading of Apostle Paul, which has gained currency as “the new perspective” – a term coined by James Dunn .…

Heaven is for Real “It's fun to talk about heaven, about the throne of God and Jesus and Pop and the daughter we thought we had lost but will meet again someday. But it's not fun to talk about how we got there.” I read the book Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo, the father of four-year-old Colton, who had an extraordinary experience of going to Heaven and back. The main character and protagonist in this book is Colton Burpo. Colton is an average little boy, curious, adventurous, and humorous.…

1.6 The Apostles’ Creed- (Patristic)- final form in 8th century Medieval/Byzantine Era: The Apostles Creed is a declaration of one persons’ individual faith. The Apostles Creed begins with “I believe in God… and in Jesus Christ.” This Apostles Creed states that God is the one creator and Jesus is his son. Along with that important statement it tells the story of Jesus such as explaining for example; his birth, the crucifixion, his death, and as well as his resurrection. The creed extends in more…