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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Zuehlke book ‘Christ Centered Therapy’ is one of the outstanding books of time. Different ideas are explain in this book regarding psychology and practical theology. Out of many topics the 3 interesting points in the book are explanation of psychology and theology into a wholistic counseling approach; a collaborative partnership between Christian therapy and the church community; and explanation of evangelical Christian community. Discussion Anderson‚ Zuehlke‚ and Zuehlke’s Christ Centered Therapy
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Blabbing Out Faith Angelu D. Peralta Faith? Believing in God. Faith? Praying. Faith? Helping those who are in need. Faith? Glorifying God. Faith? Being a good person. Faith? Striving to be a true children of God. But wait‚ is faith just really about doing these things? As far as I know‚ believing in God would make it all. As they say‚ faith is believing without seeing. Explaining how important faith is‚ is very hard than explaining how much you love food. Isn’t it? Because faith is something
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Christ the Redeemer in Eliot’s The Waste Land Although T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land may be about desolation‚ suffering‚ and exile‚ there is eternal hope. Eliot suggests that is a possibility of redemption in The Waste Land through Christ’s resurrection and kingdom. His offer of discipleship‚ His journey to Emmaus after His death‚ and His miracles all provide the characters of The Waste Land with salvation through Himself. Christ enters into the poem in the last stanzas of the poem as a redeemer
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The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most famous events throughout religion‚ as well as‚ history. Even those who belong to a faith outside of Christianity are aware of Christ’s resurrection after he was crucified. However‚ what many don’t know about are the theories that attempt to discredit that the resurrection and the historical information that prove these theories wrong. On top of this‚ many people don’t realize just how important the resurrection is to the Christian faith and what
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