Reflection Paper for Introduction to Christian Thought Theology 104 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx L33333333 March 5, 2012 Liberty University I. Introduction To say, “I am a Christian” has so many meanings in this day and age. To most people it means that they believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died for their sins. To a true Christian it means the aforesaid statement as well as the desire to know God through a personal relationship. The most crucial part of being
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What is a worldview? "Worldview" is the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around him. (Hindson & Caner, 2008) Personally, I see it as how an individual interprets the world and the issues they are face. According to Ken Hemphill, "Life Answers", he defines "worldview" as the unifying perspective from which we organize our thinking about life, death, art, science, faith, learning, work, money, values, and morals." (Weider & Gutierrez, 2011) Not necessarily in this
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10 Awesome Attributes of God by David Peach on September 17, 2011 · Print · Email When we talk about the attributes of God we are talking about His nature—who God is in His manifested character. These 10 attributes are not the only ones set forth in scripture. However, these will give you a better appreciation of who God is. Omniscient God knows everything and His knowledge is complete. This is called His omniscience. Isaiah said that Israel had not seen everything that God had planned (Isaiah
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"So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments;" Genesis 35:2 Jacob is telling them to get rid of the foreign gods and their God is the greatest of all Gods. In a sense Jacob is acknowledging there are other faiths who believe differently, but the Jewish faith is the
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COLLEGE WRITING BY MARIA KRISTIANNE PAGALUNAN SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA 10 DECEMBER 2014 THE OUTLINE I. Thesis Statement Abortionists are guilty of taking the life of an innocent, unborn baby prematurely; completely disobeying the commandment of the Lord. II. Main Idea #1 Genesis 1:27 The Bible said that human beings, us, are made in the very image of God. Psalm 139:13-19 “…for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…” a. Abortion destroys and interferes with the work of the
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Christianity in Beowulf Although there are constant battles between religions about which religions’ values and practices are correct, one thing is clear in all religions: the contrast between good and evil. Take for instance the Christian faith: in the Christian faith, a good man is someone who is virtuous, and has passion for what they believe in, and follows the bible but an evil person is someone molded by corruptions, including sins and vices. The Christian faith depicts evil through monsters
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Justin Kroeger Biblical Worldview Essay BIBL 104 Summer 2014 THESUS In order to live a Christian life, we need a biblical worldview. Our philosophical outlook on life’s inescapable questions can be shaped and formed by the Holy Scriptures found inside the Bible. Paul sets forth the foundations of the Christian faith in the book of Romans, and we will greatly enhance our faith by keeping close to these foundations. Apart from faith, we have no hope in life. If we study Romans carefully, we
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Many might refer to small groups as therapy based, but small groups are not inclusive or able to be generalized in such regard. Indeed, when addressing issues of faith, small groups may be best suited for training and discipling men and women in the faith of Christ. Many reasons may be given attesting to the validity of the aforementioned, so Comiskey who mentions Trinitarian Doctrine with its emphasis on “life, love and movement within the Godhead.” Torrance notes that the Doctrine of the Trinity
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Throughout Gregory Nazianzus’ “On The Love of the Poor” he constantly gives the reader reasons as to why they should care for the poor in their society. First, Nazianzus says that according to Paul and Jesus love is the greatest of all the commandments, and of love, love of the poor is its most excellent form since we must first offer the favor of our kindness first to other human beings. Kindness to human, especially the poor is also important because they are like us, the believe the same things
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INTRODUCTION The Catechism of the Catholic Church emphasized the issue of seven capital sins knowing fully well that it is a cankerworm to spirituality. Thus, Bishop Fulton Sheen calls them "the seven pall-bearers of the soul" and gives them the following names: self-love, inordinate love of money, illicit sex, hate, jealousy, over-indulgence and laziness.(FULTON SHEEN, The Seven Capital Sins) Thomas Aquinas called them “vainglories” in his Summa Theologica (1-11, 84:4) Pride is a spiritual cancer
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