Your critique addresses some important issues, although the discussion of discipleship and worship was confusing. Did you mean to use the word evangelism? Later , however, you discuss evangelism and discipleship. The overall discussion is incomplete. Supporting your comments with references to this book would have been helpful. Including references to outside sources would have been beneficial.…
Freakonomics a Biblical Perspective In this paper, I will write my analysis of the book Freakonomics by Steve D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. I will use a biblical perspective on three major finding from the book that grabbed my interest. Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers In this chapter of the book, Levitt and Dubner use different examples to explain the economics of incentives and morality of incentives.…
Sharon your credo indicates a sound understanding of Christian theology. Your exegesis of the cited Scriptures shows a Bible based approach to systematic theology which will serve you well in your ministry. Your responses to the quotations cited in the paper, were good.…
The Sermon in the Mount delivered by Jesus defines the important values of Religion. As the founder of Christian religion, Jesus, in his sermon, presented the evidences of ethics behavior of Christians, which are forgiveness, humility, Justice, love and perseverance. Agreeing to Jesus’ sermon, forgiveness must characterize Christians. In fact, Christian must forgive at the level of accepting a recidivist behavior. According to Jesus “If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also”. In addition humility is a requirement of Christians. Christians prove their humility by asking forgiveness even if they did not offense someone. As Jesus declared, if “your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front…
I really liked this essay! You did skip one essay question however: “What are the common objections to the traditional understanding of Christology (refer to the Christological heresies in Elwell, pgs. 241 - 42), and how do you respond to them? Very nicely done on all the rest however!...seee observations below too.…
The Bible supports social justice, as we have a covenant with God because “if he would do that us then we had better do that with one another” (Fischer, 2013) and look out for one another and become accountable to each other. That is one reason that government must be limited in the amount of power they yield on making policy or decisions that will affect a person’s inalienable rights of having the ability to make their own choices as to what they feel is best for themselves. In using a form of Sphere Sovereignty, “Citizens are required to participate in the political process as a means of limiting tyranny” (Fischer, 2013, p.2) and to contribute to solving the problems. There has to be limits on the powers on government as they “ought not impose a uniform policy on all” (Monsma, 2008 p.119) as there would then be no true covenant relationship as they would not be doing what is best or fair to all, as we all have the same inalienable rights. Leviticus 24:22 “You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.” (Holy Bible, ESV).…
Romans is a book in the New Testament that’s was written by the Apostle Paul, somewhere around the winter 56 57 AD from the city of Corinth. The Christians was addressed and living under the reign of Nero. The Orthdox Church and (the Roman Catholics) credits Peter as founding the church in around 42 AD. ( Towns 2012, 130-131 ) There were an estimated 4 million inhabitants in Rome during this period of history. Nero himself was know for his cruelty and excessive life style he was also consider a lunatic.…
A facet of Christian faith is the belief that mankind is created in the image of God. So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” I believe we were created in God's image, and that it influences me every day as a manager at Target. The inherit image of God in myself shows me that I should treat others with dignity and have no bias or exploitation of others based on looks, creed, race, gender, etc. The inherit image of God in myself also shows me that I need to be a servant such as Jesus was.…
Buddhism is a way of life that is continuously growing due to a variety of reasons. The word, Buddhism, derives from “budhi”, which means “to awaken” (White, 1993). There are various, diverse types of this philosophy. The Dhamma or truth, which is the core of this instruction, is the only constant (White, 1993). This is one on many worldviews prevalent in today’s society. This particular worldview, Buddhism, will be compared and contrasted with the biblical worldview.…
In Paul’s epistle to the Romans he gives us the foundation of Christian life in regards to how we should not only see the world, but also how we should act in a world that rejects the gospel of Christ. In Romans 1-8 Paul teaches us how we are not able to come to a saving grace through our works, but that it must come from Christ alone, and not only to the Jews, but to the Gentiles also. Paul tells us however, that this will not be easy, but we that we need to remember who is ultimately in control of everything around us.…
Bibliography: Evans, T. T. (1987). Islamic Banking and the Prohibition of Usury in Western Economic Thought. National Westminister Bank Quarterly Review.…
One may wonder if God still has a hand on His creation today and if so, how? Take biology, without plants giving off oxygen we wouldn’t be able to breathe. How does the tree know how to produce oxygen? How do we know how to naturally breathe in and out? Look at Business. How does one know how to be ethical and moral? Well according to the Holy Bible, God is very much still active in His creation and in a variety of ways.…
What is right or wrong and where do we get our moral filter to distinguish the two? The Apostle Paul tells us that our conscience is our moral compass that has been written in our hearts by God. (Romans 2:15) Many people are…
I was told as a young child, “Before you began reading the Bible, you must always pray and ask God for understanding.” We all know the Bible can be very difficult to interpret. However, in reading “How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth”, I have learned so much in just reading a few pages. I must agree all Christians should know how to interpret the word of God. God surely want each of us to read, trust, obey and apply His word to our everyday lives. The Bible is meant to be interpreted and understood because if the word is not clear then how can a person apply the word to his or her life correctly. There is definitely a need to interpret the word to receive clear understanding.…
The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible, is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time, yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible, notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow, yields 39 books from multiple authors, and spans over 4000 years of crucial world and church history. If that were not enough to take on, the Old Testament comes our way through multiple styles of authorship and formats, including but not limited to, books of history, law, proverbs, ethics, philosophy, treatises, dramas, songs, epics, biographies, and letters. There have been many books written and published to survey, explain, and/or bring to light the Old Testament, but none more helpful to me than the review subject of this paper, the work of Dr. Elmer L. Towns, entitled “A Journey Through the Old Testament”.…