lives. -The unity of the Trinity is defined as the tree persons having one divine essence. -Essence is the essential being or nature of a person‚ what that person is. -Each member of the Godhead is a joint partaker of the same essence‚ the same majesty‚ and the same eternal glory. -Attributes are those intrinsic qualities which compose the essence of a person. Each person of the Godhead has identical and identifiable attributes. No one attribute overrides the other. How can one God exist in
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symbolizes Christ’s blood. If one looks carefully one can see that the structure of the painting is in the shape of a cross symbolizing that Christ and his story are very strongly represented. In between the lunettes (arch) are Orants lifting their arms to the sky as if they were praying to God. Christianity was a religion of the poor at this point so depicting Christ as a shepherd was more relatable. In the mosaic The Good Shepherd‚ Jesus is depicted in a much different sense. Jesus is no longer a
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* Avignon Papacy caused many people to say that councils should have more power than the pope‚ Great Schism enhanced this * Various movements and groups * Wycliff – condemned as a heretic after his lifetime * Hus – condemned as a heretic during his lifetime * Both were seen as beginnings of Reformation * Wycliff was alive during 14th century (during Avignon)‚ he was deeply troubled by the wealth and power of the pope‚ looks to the Bible for inspiration (believed it was the whole
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In The Bible Among the Myths‚ Oswalt states‚ “If the historical basis on which the supposed revelation [the Bible] rested was false‚ then why should we give any special credence to the ideas resting on that basis” (p. 31). Please post a 400-word response to Oswalt’s statement. Seek to answer whether or not one could trust a historically false document to be theologically accurate? If not‚ why? If so‚ how? While sources are not required‚ you may support your answer from the Bible‚ your textbooks‚
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God the Son‚ and God the Holy Spirit. I believe that the play Everyman is depicted through God the Son‚ which is Jesus Christ. I would dress my God as that of Jesus Christ. He will be wearing the crown of thorns upon his head‚ with the blood coming down from the cuts‚ which actually can’t be seen in the photo above. This will be representing the anguish and suffering Christ accepted to purge our sins. He will be wearing his commonly acknowledged white robe. Not as much symbolism compared to
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ESSAY ON CHRISTIANITY. THE Being who has influenced in the most memorable manner the opinions and the fortunes of the human species‚ is Jesus Christ. At this day‚ his name is connected with the devotional feelings of two hundred millions of the race of man. The institutions of the most civilized portions of the globe derive their authority from the sanction of his doctrines; he is the hero‚ the God‚ of our popular religion. His extraordinary genius‚ the wide and rapid effect of his unexampled doctrines
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Name of the Church: Aglipayan Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente) Short History of the Church: The Iglesia Filipina Independiente was formed in the beginning of the twentieth century as part of the broad nationalist struggle against Spanish colonialism and American imperialism. It traces its origin from the struggle of the Filipino clergy against racial discrimination and friar domination within the Roman Church in the 19th century‚ which‚ consequently‚ transformed into a nationalist crusade
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animals are personified to help children take an interest in and to connect with the characters (Brennan). Two major characters that act as large biblical allegories include Aslan and Reepicheep. Aslan is the “noble lion of Narnia‚” and acts as a Christ figure. Lewis explains that if there were a world like Narnia‚ and the world were to become corrupt like Earth‚ Jesus would enter Narnia as a lion because He would want to fit into the world of talking beasts. This correlates with the idea that Jesus
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There are several biblical questions‚ From Christology‚ "What think ye of Christ?” From Soteriology "What must I do to be saved?" and From Eschatology "What shall be the sign of thy coming‚ and of the end of the world?" the question‚ "What is man‚ that thou art mindful of him?" (Anthropology) must also be asked.1 The question‚ what is man‚ was asked by David in the book of Psalms‚ while he was reflecting on the majesty of God and thinking about the infinite enormity of the heavens. What is man
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Vasari’s perspective in mind‚ as I observe the Madonna of the Yarnwinder‚ I feel an aura of divinity radiating from the painting. Vasari says that Leonardo portrayed holy beings with “so much beauty and majesty‚” which is certainly seen in this painting. At first glance of the Madonna holding Christ‚ the child is the most overpowering element.
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