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fathers of the Church, Saint John Chrysostoms writings had a uniquely formative impact upon the development of church doctrine and...

have had too much wine" (Acts 2:13). Peter addresses the crowd, pointing out that the men are sober and relating this mira...

of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...

When we accept His will, we know that we are responsible for our own actions so it begins with a desire for good, to do the right ...

always been a problematic issue. To begin with, context is absolutely critical when one attempts to interpret a passage from the B...

While there are some basic similarities between Christianity and Islam, there are also many differences. Both religions have...

Trinity was revealed throughout Scripture. He is an integral part of everything that was done and said. It is through the Spirits ...

historical Jesus is based on two recognitions. The first is that the Jewish Jesus from Galilee is different than the Jesus who has...

would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...

practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...

different. Contextual Theology Bergmann reports five models of contextual theology, originally identified by Stephen B. Bevans,...

say that there are people in "our own nation" who are as ignorant of the Gospel as "South Sea savages," Carey grants the validity...

humility. Meek people tend to be on an even keel, they do not get angry or irritated with others, instead, they have enormous pati...

implications about the similarities and differences between religious faiths. The heated debate between the wise men illustrates t...

addressing a culture that is distinct and with its own specific worldviews and orientations (Borthwick, 1999). There are t...

idea of a scientist who believes in God is inconceivable. Science with its rigorous examination of cause and effect, its strict de...

that are more passive and believe that "God will punish" or "evil will be punished" much less threatening than those that say "God...

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

discussion. It is a way to present his theory on justice and what is right and wrong. Rawls view is basically that any rational h...

and free them from years of persecution (Jesus Institute, 2005). Since Jesus came in peace, many did not accept Him as the true Me...

but rather gives the reader the big picture in respect to what was occurring on either side and how the people felt about what was...

what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meant again, so that I will not cause him to fall" (I Cor. 8:13). ...

of the civilizations are important. In fact, one source claims that the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Egyptians were consi...

Relatively little in terms of documentable fact, however, is known about the early history of Christianity. We look, of course, p...

discuss the impact of the mans drinking on his wife and children. Although the author makes an attempt to include women in a chap...

Texts of the Worlds Religions" presents Islam as a religion which stresses that an individuals submission to Allah is what is most...

While in our society we have the right to eat, wear, and live in anything that we can afford, to do so is not always morally sound...

memorial prayer for the dead: "O God full of compassion, who dwell on high, grant perfect peace under the wings of the Shekhinah, ...

edification of readers who seek, like him, to try to deepen their understanding of Christianity. In accomplishing this task, Gre...

light that does not deceive us" (Whelan, 2002, p. 1). This "natural light," in his estimation enables human beings to arrive at "...