Psalm 105:1-3 Oh give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him‚ sing psalms to Him; talk of His wondrous work! Glorify His holy name. 2 Chronicles 20:21-30 After consulting with the people‚ the king ordered some musicians to put on the robes they wore on sacred occasions and to march ahead of the army‚ singing: “Praise the Lord! His love is eternal!” when they began to sing‚ the Lord threw the invading armies to panic. The Ammonites and the Moabites
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Saint Augustine of Hippo was a very influential theologian in early Church history. Augustine had many profound ideas that continue to stand in our churches today. He is a man who had a stirring conversion to the Christian faith. Augustine struggled with many ideas‚ being determined to find the Truth in the World. His early life was full of radical ideas and rebellion‚ which helped guide Augustine later to his final teachings. Augustine argues in his book‚ Late Have I Loved Thee‚ that love is the
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I picked Psalm 13 for many reasons‚ mostly because i could connect to it in many ways. Growing up my Dad would always say‚ "when your in a time of need you can always turn to God‚ he will always be there ready to help". He would not just tell me this because it was an easy way out of answering most of those difficult questions i had for him as a parent but to show me to build a relationship with God myself. The meaning and symbolism of this Psalm is what really caught my eye . Psalm 13 is titled
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Psalm 91 is about God watching over his people and keeping them safe during times of danger. “This is a psalm for times of exposure and encirclement or challenging the power of evil” (Kidner‚ 1973‚ p. 363). God does not guarantee harm or evil will not come our way‚ but if and when it does‚ God will take us under his wings for protection and safety from danger. Kidner gives an interesting example of dangers‚ “Most of these dangers are of a kind which strike unseen‚ against which the strong are
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According to Christianity‚ God is all good‚ omnipotent‚ omnipresent‚ and omniscient. So‚ why did this good God let there be evil (Augustine 121)? It starts with free will. God gave humans free will to love Him and to do good. According to the Adam and Eve story‚ Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit so that they could be like God. They were prideful and acted in a way that did not live up to their full potential for good and thus‚ there was evil. Now‚ that is not to say that Adam and Eve are
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1. According to Frye‚ these stories stop being ways to explain the world and become part of literature as soon as they cease to be beliefs‚ or even sooner. Frye states that they are all products of an impulse to identify human and natural worlds and they are really metaphors‚ part of the language of poetry. 2. Every form of literature has a pedigree and derives its form from itself means that literature comes from past experience and inspires another. For example‚ myths come together to form a mythology
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BIBLE & THEOLOGY COURSE CODE: CMN2113 COURSE ASSIGNIMENT: CHURCH HISTORY I- A STUDY ON THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO STUDENT NAME: REUBEN CHAKA‚ SUBMITTED TO: Dr. NGUCHIE GATHOGO DATE: 5th November‚ 2013 AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO- BISHOP AND THEOLOGIAN Saint Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus) was one of the greatest theologians of Western Christianity and indeed one of the greatest Church Fathers. In his day the Mediterranean world consisted of an Eastern
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"Why is faith paradoxical according to Kierkegaard?" In this essay I will be examining Kierkegaard’s ‘Fear and Trembling’. I will aim to show why‚ according to Kierkegaard‚ the book of Genesis story of Abraham and Isaac illustrates the paradoxical nature of faith. I will define particular terms‚ which are key to my understanding of the text. ‘Faith’ for Kierkegaard is a personal and subjective obligation to follow God’s words above all else. This involves making a leap from complying with what would
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Interpreting Psalms 23 I am sure we all are familiar with the verse‚ Psalm 23 from the King James Bible. But‚ can we really decipher its true meaning‚ by just being familiar with it? This poem shows all the features of the lyrics such as: brevity‚ imagery‚ emotion‚ subjectivity‚ and musical. The following breakdown of King David’s psalm represents my interpretation of its true meaning‚ in relation to my beliefs and the way I was raised. It also shows the lyrical components that can be easily compared
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St Augustine was born in the Ad period of 13 November 354- 28 August 430. He was an early Christian theologian. whose had writings became very influential in the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was bishop of Hippo Regius which is located in the Roman province of Africa. Saint Augustine started writing during the Patristic Era‚ he is widely viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers. His much widely praised work which is still read to this very day is writing
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