HTH-515 Topic 5Christology and SalvationI. The Humanity and Divinity of Jesus in the BibleIn the table below, identify six key biblical verses that establish Jesus's humanity (three verses) and divinity (three verses) and briefly explain their signif Continue Reading...
The popularization of the idea, though was somewhat linguistic in that when speaking of God and the Holy Spirit, different words were used that could mean "person," "nature," "essence," or "substance," -- words that were part of a longer, and far ol Continue Reading...
In Genesis 3:15, God said, "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel." According to some biblical experts, this is an oblique reference to the c Continue Reading...
Faith influences attitudes toward health, healing, and the role of healing practitioners in the lives of individuals and their communities. Because of this intersection between faith and wellness, it is critical for nurses to be sensitive to diverse Continue Reading...
St. Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria The paper brings about the Christology of Athanasius of Alexandria in the perspective of its foundations, as well as assessing his reactions through to the period of Council of Chalcedon. His renowned pro Continue Reading...
In fact, for the most part the events were a secret to virtually everyone in the world except for a few trusted confidants. At 42, von Bingen records that she was instructed by heavenly forces to begin writing down the content of her visions but sti Continue Reading...
Slavophilia and National Identity in Russia Slavophilia is the love of "Mother Russia" that every true Russian feels for his native country. This love is not founded in any absurd or materialistic attachment to the country, but rather to the spiritu Continue Reading...
Messianic Secret and the Natures of Jesus The Messianic Secret is an expression which refers to the gospel motif found in Mark, wherein Jesus issues commands at various times, whether to devils or to His disciples, that they should keep His divinity Continue Reading...
Summarizing The Journey through the Old Testament is a re-telling of the Books of the Old Testament from the standpoint of character. Instead of plot serving as the device that moves the story along, each chapter focuses on a specific character in th Continue Reading...
Reply 1. Summary of Classmate Definition of Union with ChristMy classmate quotes from Galatians 2:20 and 2 Corinthians 5:17 to highlight the indwelling nature of Christ. When one develops faith, one receives Christ within. When Christ dwells within, Continue Reading...
Essentially, science utilizes the power of reason and logic in its search for the truth while religion depends almost wholly upon faith, being a belief in something without any evidence whatsoever to support it. In the realms of science, investigat Continue Reading...
The Epistle to the Hebrews, situated within the Christian New Testament, is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, though the true authorship remains contested among scholars. Hebrews 12:1-4 offers a powerful exhortation to the faithful, calli Continue Reading...
.....features of exclusivity and inclusivity that appear in Ezra and Third Isaiah respectively are indicative of the overall character of the Church and the true Christian orientation. Just as Christ has two natures -- a human and a divine -- the Chr Continue Reading...
Or Aquinas will rely on the evidence of Augustine, himself a convert to the Church, and who also had a keen interest in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Therefore, it is unfair to assert that Aquinas is only attempting to prove the existence of Continue Reading...
Apologetics: Evil, Suffering and Hell 1. What are some of the facts of history and experience that give rise to the problem this course calls the problem of evil? The facts of history and experience that give rise to the problem of evil are primarily Continue Reading...
It is my opinion that Calvin was not a Protestant, but only a Reformer. The Catholic doctrine of justification by faith is really a works-based recognition that somehow the individual is going to do enough to get himself to heaven. Calvin did littl Continue Reading...
Autism Detection and Education Exercise and movement can affect ones' learning environment and kinesthetic learners in a variety of positive ways. Firstly, these two things induce an element of dynamism in one's learning environment, which is benefi Continue Reading...
Fornication means unlawful sexual intercourse (Bible Study Guide 2011, Bible.com 2011). Sexual intercourse is physical sexual contact of the genitals of at least one of the involved. Unlawful means outside a valid marriage. Hence, premarital sex, adu Continue Reading...
Due to the forgiveness that is extended to every Christian by their faith in Christ as pronounced in the New Testament, Luther argues, all Christians are free to act in any way they please. When they continue to behave according to God's law as it i Continue Reading...
Creative Writing Portfolio Over this course, I have learned a fair bit about analysis. I have looked at poetry, in my metaphor analysis, a visual analysis of the South African flag, and I conducted a discourse analysis of Emerson's "Self-Reliance." Continue Reading...
Antjie Krog's Country Of Grief And Grace Antjie Krog (2000) uses metaphor and extended metaphor throughout the poem "Country of Grief and Grace" -- itself an exploration of existential crisis in South Africa, ravaged by apartheid and v Continue Reading...
Dante’s Love Dante’s love for Beatrice is truly at the core of Dante’s Divine Comedy. She is the one who prays for him when he first becomes lost in the dark wood and it is through her intercession that Virgil arrives to guide him t Continue Reading...
Personal Integration I have come to believe that all of life can be summed up in the words of the wise teacher of Ecclesiastes and the wisdom books. My personal integration and worldviews are hence firmly based on the Bible, as I read it in the New Continue Reading...
nature in American literature, from earliest writings to the Civil War period. It is my purpose to outline the connection between spirituality, freedom and nature and explain how American writers have chosen to reflect and interpret these themes in Continue Reading...
Christian Worldview in Romans Paul's Epistle to the Romans is perhaps the most extensive discussion of Christian doctrine in the New Testament. This fact is probably due to the circumstances of Paul's composition of the letter: written at a time of Continue Reading...
Apparently Plath wrote the poem during her stay in the hospital, which can be a depressing place notwithstanding all the nurses and orderlies dressed in white. The appendectomy followed a miscarriage that Plath had suffered through, so given those r Continue Reading...
The realism of proportion and position is a hallmark of the Late Renaissance/Baroque period. The sharp contrast between Christ and his surroundings, however, is a distinct and yet subtle influence of de Champaigne's Flemish training. Christ is very Continue Reading...
Actions and morality are considered of secondary importance to the initial act of faith that functions as the basis for these (Miller, 2009). Christian morality functions on the basis of faith. Like Hindus, Christians honor their connection to the Continue Reading...
Self-Made Man and the Recipient of Divine Grace: Benjamin Franklin vs. Jonathan Edwards Despite the fact that both Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards are honored as two of the greatest authors of colonial America, they could not be more differ Continue Reading...
John Rawls / Mencius John Rawls's A Theory of Justice is concerned with distributive rather than retributive justice: there is precious little discussion of crime and punishment in Rawls's magnum opus, but plenty of discussion about equality and fai Continue Reading...
1000 Years of Revelation 20:1-6 Evangelical Christian perspective on 1000 years of Revelation 20:1-6 (the Millennium) Evangelical view of the millennium is dependent on hermeneutical approach towards the Bible as a whole, as well as our way of inte Continue Reading...
Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Pell (2005), admits, "the teaching of religion has become more difficult through the past decades," (p. 4). Because of the various impediments and challenges to maintaining a religious foundation, educators and adminis Continue Reading...
Book Of Revelations Millennial Views and the Book of Revelation The Book of Revelations -- the final segment of the New Testament -- is a particularly contentious and divisive section of the Bible; considerable ambiguity exists surrounding whether Continue Reading...
. . . Disagreements have only to do with what in our spirit needs to be changed and how that change can be brought about" (p. 14). One of the more interesting observations by Willard concerns the inability of humans to achieve this transformation in Continue Reading...
Theology What is the connection between the theology of Paul Tillich and process theology? First of all what is process theology? Authors Cobb (professor of theology) and Griffin (professor emeritus of theology and philosophy) explain that process Continue Reading...
Rather, in Orthodox Gnosiology, the words within the Scriptures become the essential facilitator for an individual and personal journey of their interpretation. It becomes a very personal process to interpret the Scriptures, and thus there is more e Continue Reading...
