The first part of Olson’s The Story of Christian Theology introduces the reader to conflicting Christian Visions in the Second Century. First‚ Olson defines theology as "the church’s reflection on the salvation brought by Christ and on the gospel of that salvation proclaimed and explained by the first- century apostles." (25). However‚ the story of Christian theology has continually been interwoven with the understanding of the Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology). While Jesus was on earth‚ and even
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When the Christian Scientists are using the word “Science”‚ their definition is the application of the laws of God. God’s teachings‚ the Ten Commandments‚ and the Sermon on the Mount are the cornerstones of their teachings. What I found most interesting about the research from this website was the clarification(s) of usage of prayer as their only healing tool. According to their frequently asked questions‚ they respond to the idea that they do not take medicine. First and fore most they believe
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Why “Beowulf” is a Work of Christian Propaganda If “Beowulf” was set in pagan times in a pagan area‚ then why does it seem like a Christian poem? The history of the “Beowulf” manuscript is quite interesting‚ and once we have researched the past a bit‚ we can see how and why the poem was altered from its original state. We know that “Beowulf” was originally a pagan poem due to the time frame and location in which it was written (Chickering). The numerous mentions of “God” and biblical allusions
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Grendel attacked the hall‚ "Sometimes at pagan shrines they vowed offerings to idols‚ swore oaths that the killer of souls might come to their aid and save the people" (Heaney 175-177) showing how the culture was steeped in pagan religion. The poem’s Christian elements are discernible from constant‚ albeit circuitous‚ references of a Creator‚ or the Almighty‚ along with allusions to biblical events. The monster Grendel apparently was a descendant of the murderer Cain. It explains the being by telling about
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there are many references to pagan and Christian beliefs. These beliefs neither contradict‚ nor outshine each other. Rather‚ the monks writing the work interjected some Christian ideas in order to try and sell Christianity to the people that were familiar with the tale. The pagan and Christian ideas are perfectly laced together to introduce some of the ideas of Christianity to a pagan people. In this poem there are often references to pagan and Christian beliefs very close in the piece of poetry
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Larry Christenson‚ book ‘The Christian family’ is one of the outstanding books of time. Different ideas are explain in this book regarding family and God’s plan regarding how family should be. The book is overall easy and in general outstanding. Out of many topic the 3 interesting points in the book are that family is important to God; responsibility for the marriage on the woman; and God’s Order for Husbands. The aim of this paper is to discuss these three points in detail. Discussion Each and
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control over the media. Of immense significance to us as Christians is that if we allow the sinfulness of humankind as we should‚ there are more grounds for us to increase extra checks‚ through other media sources. If being obvious is what we want our political structure to be‚ an independent media can contribute to a more transparent society where no public servant and political leader can conceal his or her sins. It should be our Christian concern to defend truth and honesty. While vigorous rivalry
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The Impact of the Christian Worldview Theology 104 Rossie Weste November 25‚ 2013 Having a Christian Worldview is very important in my career field. Substance Abuse Counseling requires that you uphold a high standard of moral integrity and demonstrate a true image of God at all times. There are certain situations in our lives that people who have never heard of God or the message of God may need us to be a Bible to them. As Christians it is our job to shine the image of our creator in everything
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Title: Conversion from Buddhist to Christian (Final Draft) Buddhist refer to those who are believe in Buddha and go to temple for prayer every 1st and 15th of the month according to the lunar calendar. While Christians are refer to those who believe the existence of Jesus Christ and believe in Him. Christian will go for Sunday worship once a week to worship the God‚ Jesus Christ and learn lesson from His life through the story which is recorded in the Holy Bible. Me‚ as a child being born
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Divorce within Christian Marriage Most of us have grown accustomed to the normality and legal ease of divorce. We are no longer shocked when people divorce‚ and we even have many support systems to help people recover from it. Even though I realize there are victims of divorce who didn’t want it and need love and care to help them heal‚ there is also in very divorce at least one person who is sinning against God by violating
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