The Jews insisted on their law against blasphemy: We have a law, and according to our law, He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God (John 19:6-7)" The apostle and evangelist John concludes his gospel with: But these are written th Continue Reading...
Pneumatology: Spiritual Gifts Pneumatology is often defined as the study of the spirit, or the spiritual relationship between humanity and God. It is often one of the most difficult and ephemeral concepts for believers to understand, especially the Continue Reading...
Sons of God" in Genesis 6 are human, by using the following verses as background on the subject: Deuteronomy 9:18, Joshua 7:6, Psalm 112, Genesis 4:26, Numbers 13:33, Job 1:6, 2:1. The Sons of God referred to so briefly in Genesis 6 are indeed human Continue Reading...
God Personal Defining "Personal" Between the belief that God is a person and the belief that God is personal which one is essential to Christian faith? My stand is that the belief that God is a person is a hindrance to Christian faith. Interesting Continue Reading...
High God Christians, Muslims and Jews world over practice their belief that God is the Supreme Being, absolutely perfect, Who is responsible for creating all the things we have in today's world and for continuing to keep them in existence. God has Continue Reading...
If something happens, then it is a belief that somebody caused that thing to happen the way it did, and it is an effect of some kind of action. If then several actions take place one after the other, then the earlier/older happening caused the later Continue Reading...
According to the concept of homoousion, Christ the Son was consubstantial (sharing the same substance) with the Father." (Gill, 2006) Only then was it resolved that although Jesus was the Son of God, the unique nature of Jesus as Son meant that Jesu Continue Reading...
Bible God's creation is completely distinct and separate from the Creator; this fact is reiterated throughout the Bible and precludes any speculation as to the possible presence of pantheism. Yet the Bible is sometimes misinterpreted as a pantheisti Continue Reading...
Christ died on the cross in order to prove the infinite love of god towards his creatures. Using fear as a catalyst for faith has people acting out of hatred. The second consequence is that people are more easily to be controlled. Fear is an instru Continue Reading...
God Describe an experience of faith in your own life where you were aware of an encounter with God. How does this encounter illustrate some of the concepts which Haight and Barth bring out in their chapters on faith? Encountering God, if one is lu Continue Reading...
The Kingdom of God annotated bibliography And Essay Part I: Introduction with Thesis Statement The Kingdom of God is a much different kingdom than the earthly kingdom the Pharisees were expecting. What characterizes the kingdom of God? Isaiah 11:1-9 Continue Reading...
" Owen maintains that it is not important that people engage in the particular actions Jesus engaged in, like washing another's feet, but instead that people strive to express their moral duty of brotherly love, in condescension and mutual helpfulnes Continue Reading...
Pneumatology -- Spiritual Gifts What are spiritual gifts, and what is their purpose? The reason for and definition of "spiritual gifts" is not always agreed upon among Christians and even among Christian theologians. At the very least spiritual gif Continue Reading...
Introduction The God of the Old Testament has been viewed by scholars as something different from that of the New Testament. This mischaracterization is often produced by placing emphasis in the Old Testament on the God’s insistence that infide Continue Reading...
Fruit of the Spirit by Trask and Goodall This book examines how one can foster elements like true fulfillment in one's life, health in one's relationships and triumph over things like anxiety and conflict by simply allowing God's spirit to develop Continue Reading...
People of God When Is a Person Truly "In" the People of God? When Is A Person Truly "In" The People Of God? "Inclusivism" is a term that encompasses a fairly wide range of positions, as J.A. DiNoia notes in his book, The Diversity of Religions. Di Continue Reading...
Christology When confronted by a man who claims that Jesus Christ -- because he was human -- could not also be from God and of God, what should the response be? This paper delves into that topic. What is the biblical basis for Jesus' humanity? On p Continue Reading...
According to French mathematician, Blaise Pascal, there is not much difference between an atheist and one that believes in God. The difference only becomes evident as the atheist would not be saved, if a God does presumably exist, while the believer Continue Reading...
Calvin graphically expresses this in the following excerpt: Why, then, are we justified by faith? Because by faith we grasp Christ's righteousness, by which alone we are reconciled to God. Yet you could not grasp this without at the same time grasp Continue Reading...
Share Jesus Without FearBibliographic DetailsFay, William, and Linda Evans Shepherd. (1999). Share Jesus Without Fear. Nashville,Tennessee: B&H Publishing Group.Summary of the BookShare Jesus Without Fear by William Fay and Linda Evans Shepherd is a Continue Reading...
Barth Review Part 1 The main ideas of Barth’s Evangelical Theology are that it is a combination of New Testament theology and early Reformation theology. It is not meant to be confessional or denominational. Evangelical in this instance refers Continue Reading...
Friendship, Marriage and God One of the most compelling themes of the Christian gospel is love. Christian love refers to many things including the divine love of God for Creation, and also to human love for each other. Human love can manifest in a n Continue Reading...
Biblical authority and Christianity: Is the Bible infallible? When people question whether the Bible has authority, they are often confused because the envision authority as coming from an external power. However, authority in the Bible is both inte Continue Reading...
Biblical principles that are related to our intellectual and spiritual education. They have a basis in the Bible (both the New and the Old Testament) and can be applied to our lives in many ways. Often times, as is shown in this paper, our own exper Continue Reading...
Despite the general strength of this book there are some weaknesses. Since the focus of this book is personal evangelism, he lacks the cohesive discussion of how organized evangelism should occur and how it fits within the holistic paradigm. By onl Continue Reading...
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This invocation, accompanying the sign of the cross, marks the beginning and end of every Roman Catholic prayer. It has become synonymous with Catholicism -- a celebration of the crucifix as repr Continue Reading...
Spirituality, Religion, and Faith -- a (Diverse) Catholic Perspective The words spirituality, religion, and faith, are often used interchangeably. When they are used to connote or denote a specific form of theistic phenomenon, more often than not, t Continue Reading...
To combat subjectivity, he called for interpretation to be subject to church authority, which was the voice of reason. Reardon (1981) echoes this interpretation: "Hooker sets out to refute the puritan contention that in religion holy scripture affor Continue Reading...
The Order of Baptism for Several ChildrenThe Order of Baptism for Several Children is a fascinating theological document that highlights the Trinitarian nature of the baptismal rite. The order makes it clear that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are Continue Reading...
Religion: How Universal is the Christian Church? Given all the variations of Christian denominations and different religions, how is it that the Church can still claim to be universal? "The name refers on one hand to the inclination towards uniform Continue Reading...
As the communion is partaken of by the congregation and the minister shares the humble meal, they are all recalling how Christ died for Mankind and gave his body up to be consumed (Culbertson 55). Living one's occupational life inside the Church is Continue Reading...
Personal behavior is essential for salvation and no religions can guarantee it just as none can take it away. The person should stand alone before their God and their behavior will trump their religion. It should also be considered that those who b Continue Reading...
Christianity claims to be unique and this work in writing will demonstrate the uniqueness in research and show why other religions could not be considered as the way to salvation. The work of J. Hampton Keathley, III discusses the uniqueness of Chris Continue Reading...
