evident mistrust of religion‚ not necessarily towards religion itself but particularly towards those individuals who use religion as a cloak to conceal their true duplicitous and oppressive nature. In arguably he’s most controversial poem‚ Goodbye Christ; Langston Hughes takes on the role of a disillusioned Christian and repudiates the doctrines set forth in America‚ which was supposedly a Christian country. After his visit to the Soviet Union in 1932‚ Langston Hughes experienced the mechanisms of
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In many literary stories‚ the protagonist is portrayed as a Christ figure. Such is the case in Idylls of the King‚ written by Lord Alfred Tennyson. The protagonist‚ Arthur‚ is portrayed as a Christ figure in three ways: as a king who desires law and order‚ as a king with questioned paternity‚ and as a king who was betrayed. Throughout Arthur’s life‚ he exemplified characteristics that are very similar to Christ‚ one of these being the desire for law and order. Arthur established order by defeating
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Christology AB1979 Why is the study of the person of Christ important? No one is more important than Jesus Christ. Christ is the main person throughout history that the true believer finds it necessary to study. We must truly know the meaning of Christ’s life to find and fulfill the real purpose of life. Lessons learned from studying the life of Jesus Christ is that He is God’s true Son. Because of this we are to obey Christ‚ since Christ has all authority in Heaven and on earth. Further‚ we
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Living as Those Made Alive in Christ You have been raised with Christ‚ set your hearts on things above‚ where Christ is‚ seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above‚ not on earthly things. For you died‚ and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. . Put to death‚ therefore‚ whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality‚ impurity‚ lust‚ evil desires and greed‚ which is idolatry. You used to walk in these ways‚ in the life you once lived. But now you must also
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Tortured for Christ‚ by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand‚ is one man’s voice speaking for the voiceless‚ persecuted Christians of the Underground Church. Wurmbrand himself says‚ “The message I bring from the Underground Church is: ‘Don’t abandon us!’” He was specifically sent to the Western church‚ by the persecuted Christians‚ to share the atrocities of Communism and to tell of the believer’s desperate need. Tortured for Christ is one fulfillment of this specific mission. Wurmbrand begins by sharing
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Cabin‚ is the protagonist and a Christ-like figure that often treated people as Jesus would. Even though his life has been rough‚ he frequently forgave the people who abused him but Tom remained strong in his faith despite his circumstances while encouraging them to follow Christ. Through out the novel Tom encounters some doubts‚ as all Christians do‚ but Tom does not deter from Jesus Christ dies with his faith in tact as a Christian believer. Tom is perceived as a Christ Figure due to him forgiving
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are creative and sometimes beautiful‚ caused so much anger and protests so that those artworks needed to be removed from the exhibitions. “Piss Christ” by the American artist Andres Serrano is one of the most controversial art pieces in the 1980s until now. The article by Huffington Post addresses this artwork and the arguments it has created. “Piss Christ” is a photograph taken by Andres Serrano. It was publicly exhibited the first time in New York in 1987 and immediately caused a lot of arguments
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fall of man‚ the crucifixion of Jesus Christ‚ the remission of sins and the future to the ending of the world we know of today. Oroonoko: or‚ the Royal Slave is a relatively short novel concerning the Coromantin grandson of an African king‚ Prince Oroonoko‚ who falls in love with Imoinda‚ the daughter of that king’s top general. (citation) ultimately Oroonoko kills his wife and unborn child before he’s persecuted. Oroonoko is often referred to as a Christ figure with his dismemberment resembling
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’Lamentation Over the Dead Christ’ is a Renaissance painting made by the Italian Renaissance craftsman Andrea Mantegna in around the 1480s. This gem is not at all like other masterpieces (for instance‚ different Lamentations) made at the time. Mantegna’s utilization of foreshortening just lifts his work of art from the crowd. The Lamentation of the Dead Christ is an oil painting on canvas‚ unlike most artistic creations of the period. It is a near monochromatic vision of Christ. The work of art has a
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Jesus Christ‚ portrayed both differently and similarly throughout four different films‚ shows the viewer examples of a low and high christology. The four films King of Kings‚ The Last Temptation of Christ‚ Jesus of Nazareth‚ and The Passion of Christ teach that Jesus was the son of God. Overall‚ each film shows that Jesus is humble‚ faithful‚ giving‚ forgiving‚ and wise. In John 6:38‚ it says‚ “For I came down from heaven‚ not to do mine own will‚ but the will of him that sent me.” For this shows
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