Essays 181 - 210
Christs work on earth, His incarnation, His passion and death and His resurrection. At least two Apostles, John and Paul, perceive...
in a primarily passive manner (Weaver, 1995). To put it simply, in the other gospels, for the most part, Jesus is silent. In John,...
Gospel of Matthew it is noted that "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against...
as actively participating in his fate, rather than demonstrating passive acceptance. In the synoptic gospels, action is, for the m...
Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit fo...
to be the so-called "Corinthian Gate," and that this was the place where "the crippled man had been placed so that he could beg f...
went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his masters money. 19"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settl...
home and found that this was true. This sign not only showed that Jesus possessed power over life and death, but also the role of ...
men" (Jeffrey, 1990). Each taught a new truth as commanded by God, each performed miracles, both spent their childhoods in Egypt, ...
born to Mary, a virgin, lived among men, preached for three years, was crucified and rose from the dead. He did this to save human...
women differently than the culture dictated? Did He treat them differently than He treated other people? Did Jesus behaviors place...
Jesus Christ to the world (UCC, 2007, p. 7). Through baptism, each person is called to some personal expression of ministry, as in...
over the last half century as illustrated the multiple elements that the Sinai Covenant shares with ancient Near East suzerainty t...
Pratt (2001) explain that there is a distinction between "deadliest" and "most dangerous" in this context. Many snakes have deadl...
regions, such as Palestine, Bethany and Cana. Some of what John records only an eyewitness could have reported, such as the fragra...
with the one stated in First Corinthians 10:16: "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Chr...
and possibly diverting thought processes from Divine guidance. Willard offers various categories of transformation, which are de...
of Oisin is one of the most beautiful epics ever written. It is particularly rich in imagery, as Yates paints a word picture of 30...
be dealt with again at the second council in Ephesus and again at Chalcedon (Christianity in Egypt 1997). This eventually led to w...
and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...
aids come across to the audience as decent people whom at least attempt to save Jesus from death (Cunningham, 2004). The gift of l...
Masses, the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed. Jews follow the Torah. This is the same as the Catholics Old Testament. Judaism a...
This essay reports different perspectives regarding the nature of the church. The major divisions are the nature of the church as ...
This book review presents summaries of the chapters that comprise Christ and Culture by H. Richard Niebuhr. Seven pages in length,...
This essay offers an overview of the history and the ordination for the ministry processes that pertain to the Church of God in Ch...
This essay explains how a scene in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002, directed by Christ Columbus) exemplifies the p...
Baptism is the first Sacrament in all Christian denominations. It is an essential sacrament for salvation. It is the sacrament Chr...
website, th Evangelical, Reformed and Congregational Christian churches came with European ties, roots from colonial ties and "the...
This book review is on Bill Hull's text The Complete Book of Discipleship, On Being and Making Followers of Christ. The report pe...
This essay focuses on 1 Corinthians 3:18-21 and Jeremiah 25:5-6. The verses from Jeremiah are forecasting Christ as the Messiah. T...