Craig Reflection Paper Carlette Douglas Oklahoma Wesleyan University Apologetics An apology, as the term is used here, is not saying "I'm sorry." Rather, it means a ready defense; "offered in defense or vindication, especially of the divine origin and authority of Christianity." Thus an apology is a defense of what you believe to be true. An apologist is a person who makes the defense. And apologetics is a "systematic argumentative discourse in defense." (All quotes in this paragraph taken
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respective prophets: Jesus and Mohammed. Although both Christianity and Islam believe in the same God, they each have their different beliefs due to the differences brought on by their prophets. Jesus Christianity was started with its prophet Jesus Christ. Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem. His birth is said to be immaculate because Mary was still a virgin when she became pregnant with Jesus. It is said that she conceived Jesus directly from the Holy Spirit. His conception became the first
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I. My Distinctive Beliefs After experiencing Theology class here at Indiana Wesleyan University I have drawn a few conclusions and have grown greatly in the understanding of my faith. I appreciate the fact that I had the ability to gain a greater knowledge about Christianity. Here in these last 1000 words, I will state my take on what I have learned throughout this past semester. The greatest thing that stuck out to me was the Triune. I knew of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
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In 1988, scientists at three different laboratories they collected dated samples from the Shroud to a range of AD 1260 to 1390 they was the first certain appearance of the shroud in the 1350 and is much later than the burial of Jesus christ .In 1988 test continue to be debated.Despite some concerns have been raised about radiocarbon dating of the Shroud most experts assert that it is dependable,another way of explaining it is In 2002, a team of experts did restoration work, such as
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New Testament Books John John is a gospel genre. Written by John, “whom Jesus loved,” in Greek primarily to reach the new believers and seekers of Jesus. The theme of John demonstrates the miracles of Jesus’ incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection to the early believers. The characters are Jesus, His disciples, John the Baptist, Lazarus, Jewish leaders, the five thousand, Pilate, Mary, and Mary Magdalene. John the Baptist testifies Jesus is the Lamb of God. Jesus calls for His disciples
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significant practice and ethical teachings within the religious tradition of Christianity within the lives of adherents. Christianity is the worlds biggest religion with about 2.1 billion followers worldwide. It based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in the Holy Land 2000 years ago. St Paul of Tarsus, Saturday/Sunday worship and environmental ethics are 3 of the greatest impacts of Christianity within the lives of adherents. There is no other person apart from Jesus who has had a more
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Chapter 6 starts off by discussing the language used by writers in the 1st century, in particular the language of the New Testament. Wright talks about the use of the “end of the world” language, and how that is typically misconstrued by people of our day as literally being the end of the world. However, in their time they were using this language to describe political events. He then goes on to describe the “doctrine of progress.” This is essentially that humans, especially the Western world
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these respects. This is known as the synoptic problem. The many similarities between the synoptic gospels have led some to wonder if the gospel authors had a common source, another written account of Christ’s birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection from which they obtained the material for their gospels. Some argue that Matthew, Mark, and Luke are so similar that they must have used each other’s gospels, or another common source. This supposed “source” has been given the title “Q” from the
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Religions Catholic The Catholic religion believes in only one God, but they also believe and worship Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary and the Saints. They do not believe in reincarnation, but they do believe in the afterlife, Heaven or Hell. Their sacred text they read is the Holy Bible. A few rituals they perform and celebrate are confirmation, baptizing, and celebration of Easter. Some assumptions made about Catholicism are that they worship statues, which has been claimed many times as untrue
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have an impact on their religion’s and the secular world as well. Both Christianity and Islam are monotheistic and have several distinct similarities. Both individuals are well-documented historical figures as well. Jesus was born 6 B.C. (before Christ) in Bethlehem in a Roman province of Palestine to the Virgin Mary. An angel named Gabriel declared Jesus as the “Savior of Men”. Jesus led a sinless life that was admired by everyone and envy from the Jewish leaders. In a town called Galilean of
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