...turn to Jesus Christ as their savior and helped them learn that they could trust Jesus Christ. In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Edwards applies each rhetorical appeal in his sermon to connect with his congregation. The whole purpose of Edwards’ sermon was to try and get all the unsaved men in his congregation to trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and to be converted. He was a very persuasive man who successfully reached out to his congregation. He did so by coming in contact with many people’s personal lives and making them think hard about why...
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...Anna Calabrese Ch107 December 3, 2011 The Gnostic Movement(s) and the role of Women There is current pop cultural obsession with Gnosticism. A glimpse at the documentary section of Netflix will prove this to be true. Gnosticism is often presented as a mystical and poetic alternative to the patriarchal hierarchy of the Christian Church. It is also often presented as a safer and more holistic religious home for women, free of many of the misogynistic barriers of the larger institution of the church. But how much of this is true? What is Gnosticism anyway and what does it really have to say about women? This paper will explore these questions by giving an overview of what Gnosticism really is, beyond a new shelf in the Christian self-help section at Barnes and Noble. I will explore this through two Gnostic theologians, Valentinus and Ptolemy. From there, the second section will deal with women and Gnostic thought, giving focus to the role of Mary Magdalene in the Pistis Sophia, The Gospel of Mary, and The Gospel of Phillip. In order to being this exploration of Gnosticism, it is more accurate to begin by discussing Gnosticisms, acknowledging primarily that Gnosticism was more than just one movement but a series of movements that shared a common belief in salvation through knowledge.[1] These movements, or this style of “speculative religious metaphysics”[2], pre-exist Christianity and came to have largest impact on Christianity in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. According...
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...of the know- ledge we have about the world is gained…A primary and unevidenceable act of interpretation is required which, when directed toward God, has traditionally been termed “faith.” Many more philosophical ideas developed in the 90 years of Hick’s life stemming from religious language, religious epistemology, the problem of evil, Christology, and of course, religious pluralism. As pluralistic ideas have expanded throughout the world and many Universities and College campuses embrace its suggestions, Christian exclusivists find themselves in an awkward position, defending the plan of salvation on a Biblical foundation. In Ronald Nash’s book, Is JESUS the Only SAVIOR? He spends almost half of the book dissecting and debating the issues with pluralism, while defending his convictions of exclusivism. Rather than excuse all the issues that orthodox Christians have faced through the years, Nash, uses this book to help the Christian become aware of the...
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...forgiveness, as well as guidance for their futures. Jesus provides these things, along with the ultimate redemption of living forever alongside Him in heaven, if a person commits their life to Him. This is proven repeatedly in the Bible. If the Book of Genesis did not exist, humanity would still have a need for a savior. The Book of Genesis begins with the creation and fall of man. Though God created a paradise for Adam and Eve, the first humans, the couple disobey God’s only rule by eating fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Because of their disobedience, “the Lord God banished [them] from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which [they] had been taken (Genesis, 3:23). This event begins the constant cycle of sin that is visible throughout the rest of the Bible. If humanity did not have a savior, they would be caught in this cycle and doomed to eternal damnation forever. In 2 Peter, Peter writes, “. . . The Lord...
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...New Testament Class The Gospel of Jesus Christ is one of the greatest blessings that we as members of the church have in our lives. I have often wondered what it means to be converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Is it a process that occurs over night with one turning event? Is it a list of events or people that help contribute to this conversion process? My conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ is unique to me. Others have had similar experiences that have one thing in common, the principle of faith leading to action and desire. I was fortunate to be born into the covenant. I learned and tried to be a faithful follower of the church, however when I was 14 years old my life began to change forever. My family and I had recently moved to a town not too fare from Palmyra New York. My time in Sunday School was the worst experience of my life. Through the teasing and taunting of the youth of my class. The youth in my ward would exclude me from activities and call me names. I often wondered during that time of my life if the church was true. If the church was true why was this happening to me? Why were the youth the church tormenting me? My parents tried to council me without much success. I began to develop strong desirers not to attend church anymore. Fortunately my parents would not allow it. To this day I will forever be grateful for my loving parents who always tried to care for me and help me during my this time of great...
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...of God says “Sanctify them through thy truth; thy Word is truth (John 17:17).” God’s Word is without blemish; His Word is our daily compass. All that Christianity is can be found in the Bible. If there were no Bible, there wouldn’t be a life-transforming religion called Christianity. If we were to really take the time to think about how life would be without Jesus and His salvation, if we were not converted Christians that had accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior where would we be. Christianity is more than doctrinal belief, and the Bible is more than a theology textbook (Towns 2007). The Bible is life, it’s a living organism that breathes life into us. The Bible relates how God intercepted the lives of people to save them from disaster and to show them a better way to live. That way was through His Son Jesus Christ. For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). The Bible is distinct from other religious books (Towns 2007). It offers a more directional path for us to follow. The Bible is the light of the world. Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life (John 8:12)." We too can let our, light so shine that it will draw others unto God. When we encounter someone that seems to be in doubt, we should be there to give...
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...testify and announce to you that Jesus is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was shown to us. 1. INTRODUCTION a. Life is filled with opportunities to be who we say we are. There are also countless situations to complain about. There are conditions that challenge our faith. There is an ongoing temptations, accusations and deceptions. We often find ourselves looking for answers in darkness and criticize the light. We live in a time when the prevailing winds are blowing in a direction counter to the Ruach, the Pneuma, the Holy Spirit of God. b. It is natural and normal to look down and painstakingly describe thr stench of the sewer. c. It is not rocket science to invest in evaluating our life results with gages that are inaccurate. Or measure what we treasure with scales that are out of calibration. Many of us suffer with a hole in the soul resulting from unfulfilled promises. There is much compliance to Church without true commitment to Christ. Matter of fact we have started to question if God really exist and if He does, does He really care. We try to invalidate the truth of God. The enemy’s propaganda machine is so effective that the majority of our time is spent watching commercials that dictate how we are suppose to live. Can we trust anything we hear, see or feel? 2. JESUS IS THE FULFILLMENT a. 2 Tim. 1:10 And now he has made all of this plain to us by the coming of Christ Jesus, our Savior, who broke the power of death and...
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...actually helps me to learn more about the past of this freakin’ world but what’s the use? Can it help me to be a better student, daughter and person? Can it help me to fulfill my dreams? Or can it save my life from that horrifying eternal death? Of course not! The only book that can help me with those things/problems which probably leave and until now giving a great impact in my life is the awesome, wonderful and amazing Book of Bible. Bible… what is Bible? Well it is a book which contains the life of our awesome savior Jesus Christ. It also contains teachings and lesson for our daily lives. Teenagers now a days find Bible as a plain boring thing (the saddest part in my essay ) They think that reading Bible is nothing but a waste of time. I’m not angry with them in fact I feel pity for them because they don’t know how great God is and they didn’t also know that there is one man (God) who really loves them more than His One and Only Son (Jesus Christ) You know guys Bible really helps me a lot, it’s not a boring thing like others think in fact this boring thing that they call is the thing which helps me with my everyday trials. Bible taught me many things… not just any thingy thing but very useful things, one of those...
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...church’s children’s department. I was somewhat of an unruly kid. I didn’t want to pay attention and I did not want to be there. I’m not really sure how much of the gospel I believed before then. Many of the teachers for the children’s Sunday School probably did not look forward to having me in their class and I spent a lot of time sitting with my parents after getting thrown out of class. That all changed when I met Margie. Margie was probably in her sixties and was very straight forward and matter-of-fact. She began to challenge me with questions about what I believed and what it meant to be a sinner. Because she was willing to get her “hands dirty” I began to attend Sunday School with anticipation and questions of my own. Her patience with me and answers to my questions eventually led to me giving my life to Christ. It was probably the reason I am drawn to Bible teaching to this day. McRaney states that evangelism is not unlike the agricultural process of planting seeds, watering, fertilizing, and harvesting. We may be asked by God to participate in different stages of this process for different people. Servant evangelism can be thought of as the planting seeds stage. According to McRaney, “We plant seeds by loving people toward Jesus with small acts of kindness in the name of Jesus.” This is what servant evangelism is. Jesus demonstrated being a servant in the Gospels when he washed the disciples’ feet and modeled for them, “and whoever would be first among you...
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...The life of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is our perfect example in everything we can do in this life. In the scriptures we can find many different good examples of how we should and live our lives. One of the most amazing examples we found in the scriptures is how Jesus Christ treated the people according to their problems. At the same time he was the perfect example as a leader. We also cannot forget how he was his relation with Jewish leaders. The Jewish leader made many changes to the gospel and taught incorrectly; therefore Jesus mission was to teach the gospel correctly and the spiritual way to understand every doctrine and principle. Defend the right is something that God is expecting of us, in the bible, more specific the four gospel we learn how Jesus Christ had to defend the right vs the error. Even though the critics and his death that was part of the plan. How the four gospel impact my life One of the most beautiful stories in the bible that impact my life is the love that Jesus shows during his mortal life. Days before his death, he prayed to our heavenly father for every single of his disciples and followers. In the prayed we can learned how important is for Jesus every single person, also how is his marvelous love for every single of us. Also how he asked to our Heavenly father the importance of the unity into Him ad our father in heaven. I consider the four gospels a sacred and powerful scriptures, I cannot imagine how would be the bible records without any modification...
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...Ella Washington Apologetics 104 week 3 June, 4/2012 What is a worldview? : In my opinion a worldview is one's perception of the world, and how it affects the manner in which he/she responds to the world in which they live. Ken Funk (Kenneth H. Funk II, PhD, and Associate Professor at Oregon State University) in his paper “What is a worldview?” cited the German word Weltanschauug which means “worldview” as… “Seems self-evident: an intellectual perspective on the world or universe.” As well as the 1989 edition of the Oxford English Dictionary defines “Weltanschauug” as …”literally, a perception of the world…” as a particular philosophy of life; a concept of the world held by an individual or a group…” Weltanschauug is also cited in “Weider and Gutierrez’s’ text Consider as a widely accepted term and was first coined by the Prussian philosopher, Immanuel Kant in his Critique of Judgment published in 1790.” It appears that many philosophers will agree that “Worldview” is one’s perception of the world. Everyone has a “worldview” but may not be aware of this view. Conscience or not it dictates how they live or act in the world…Worldview does not necessarily have to do with a perception of the world or the planet but instead it deals with a thought process that is developed from several sources. Our culture, our environment, Parents, teachers, beliefs, and our own reasoning affect our worldview. One can have many worldviews; however the worldview that” most” allow to dictate or...
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...2012 One Man Really Makes a Difference: A Look at Judaism and Christianity Judaism and Christianity have very different views as far as their religions are concerned. Perhaps the strangest thing about that is that they have the same history. It is true that they both claim Abraham as the father of their religion, but it is much more involved than that. Not only do they share Abraham, but they also share Holy Scriptures. The Jewish Torah is comprised of the same first five books that make up the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Essentially the history of Judaism and Christianity is exactly the same up to a certain point in history. Even though the Jewish people do not use the entire Christian Old Testament as their Holy Scriptures, neither do they discount any of the scriptures not included in The Torah. Where the two religions reach a drastic split in beliefs starts in the Christian New Testament and the story of Jesus Christ. In the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament there are hundreds of prophecies stating that there will be a Christ that will come and save all of Yahweh’s chosen people. The Christians believe Jesus was that savior and thus named him Jesus Christ. The Jews however believe that their savior is yet to come and they keep a watchful eye for his coming. With so many thousands of years of sharing the same history, and to now see the complete difference between the two religions, this is just evidence to the case that one man can really make a difference...
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...Theology” Submitted to Dr. Eunice Abogunrin In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of THEO 510-B05 Survey of Theology By John Kohler Whitley October 5, 2014 Introduction Friedrich Nietzsche believed God is dead, and he has based his theology around these three words. Why does he believe God is dead? Friedrich Nietzsche could have called his theology God does not exist and easily conveyed his message. Nietzsche purposefully chose these three words to send a message to the Christian faith. Since the beginning of time the existence of God has been questioned. Science has attempted to provide humanity with an explanation for human origin and has failed. Atheists argue that God does not exist and do not really offer any strong counter argument to the contrary. Muslims, Jews, and Christians each claim they serve the one supreme Creator of the universe. Who is right and who is wrong? If God is dead, why is religion alive and well? This paper will attempt to answer these questions by providing examples and counter examples. By taking a closer look at the life of Friedrich Nietzsche, his beliefs, morals and values, one will find that he does not possess any evidence that God is dead. Friedrich Nietzsche The life of Friedrich Nietzsche started out rather sadly. Nietzsche’s father, Karl Ludwig Nietzsche, developed a problem in the brain that caused him to die at the young age of 36. Karl was a Lutheran pastor who developed a medical condition called...
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...SOUL WINNING Soul Winning is God's Plan to Bring Lost Sinners to Christ for Salvation The term “soul-winning” simply refers to the practice of trying to lead lost sinners to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. Surely, I nor you can save anybody—Only Jesus Christ can save!!! However, God Almighty has entrusted the job of soul-winning to ALL HIS DISCIPLES. If you are a saved, born-again Believer, then you are COMMANDED to be a soul-winner. Listen to the clear teaching of Jesus Christ Himself in Matthew 28:19 and 20, “Go ye therefore, and TEACH ALL NATIONS, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: TEACHING THEM to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” It is our duty as Children of God to “teach them.” Teach who? We are to teach the Gospel of Christ to lost sinners. We are to teach those whom we lead to Christ how to win others to Christ. We are we supposed to teach them. What do we teach them? “...to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.” It was the responsibility of the disciples in Jesus’ day to teach the Gospel to all nations (all people). If someone became a Believer, accepting Jesus Christ as Almighty God and Savior, then the disciples were to help that new convert grow in the Lord and become a soul-winner also. This is God’s divine plan to win the lost to Christ—We are responsible!!! I am sickened when I hear some dead-beat...
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...Oeste Is Jesus really just a copy of pagan myths? Andres D. Laboy Bible Class September 2, 2015 Introduction A lot of people criticize the Bible, Jesus and Christians, they speak blasphemies and every one of those people are wrong. I’ll be here saying what I think of the video, I’ll do it because it’s sad that they don’t accept the truth and look for other things. They twist things around. Body So is Jesus really just a copy of pagan Myths? No, of course not, Jesus is the real thing. There is history, there is proof that he existed. Pagan myths are myths for a reason. Myths aren’t real. People relate Jesus with pagan myths because they are similar but they aren’t accurate, they are not real. Like one of the pagan gods that people relate to Jesus is Krishna. The myth goes that Krishna was born of a virgin, but her parents had children before her and so the myth goes on. These myths just contradict themselves and different cultures have different views of them. Not like Jesus, Jesus is seen like himself, like a true person. Another pagan god that is similarised with Jesus is Horus. Saying that Horus has the same story, that he was born from a virgin and was baptized. That he became savior of humanity. Horus story maybe similar to Jesus but, its just not real; again myths are myths for as reason. There isn’t any proof he actually existed, there isn’t any actual evidence, but Jesus does. Historians see Jesus like a person of...
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