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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…

The writings of the New Testament have survived thousands of years due to the work of faithful believers and scribes who copied the Christian works that we treasure today. During their day, these people would use a variety of resources as writing surfaces, including wood, bone, broken pottery, and parchment. However, the most important within the New Testament period would be papyrus, a fifteen-foot stalk harvested from the Nile area. These stalks were cleaned, flatten, and cut into strips that…

examined a previous study about the revisions made during notable transcriptions of the Book of Revelation by Josef Schmid. Malik argued that Schmid incorrectly dated the Codex Sinaiticus (a fully Greek translation of most of the Old Testament, all of the New Testament, and some extracanonical books) as being from the fourth century. To begin, Malik referenced several other works surrounding the textual conveyance of the Book of Revelation. Bousset’s work on the matter of text corrections was a…

Children, parents, students, athletes and all different walks of life live to meet a certain standard that is set for them. There is a reason for this and its to ensure that you are meeting the expectations and requirements. As a Christian, there are rules, standards, and levels of measurements that you must meet. Where does this come from? A Christian uses the Bible that outlines the rules and measuring sticks for the Church. The term Canon is used to establish this measurement so that young…

those who were working as it took money out of their pockets and worsened the money supply. The Act also excluded those who needed it most such as farmers, self-employed and African Americans (David Shi 857). Roosevelt seemed to feel regret from the new act but recognized that for it to be approved he had to play by the rules and regulations that he knew congress would…

myth has influenced many modern novels that have been written in todays’ century. Certain aspects of the myth, such as Persephone falling in love with Hades, and the affects Persephone’s being in the underworld has on her mother are being rewritten in new ways and incorporate in popular novels such as the Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyers. This paper will look at the Twilight Sega and how the myth of Persephone has influenced the overall story. Many times when reading any of these novels or…

Paul begins his his letter by introducing himself and sends greeting to the church in Galatia. Then, he dives right in by asking why the church is letting others distort the gospel that Paul has given them. He then goes onto say that this gospel is directly from God, and he can prove that through his own conversion to Christianity. He writes a brief summary of how Jesus called him to turn from his evil ways, on the road to Damascus. Paul continues by talking about how he met the apostles in…