OF JESUS OF NAZARETH There are many essentials in the Christian faith that will be detrimental to the mission of the church if they are removed. But none can be compared to Jesus Christ who is the central figure and foundation of Christianity. As the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:11‚ “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid‚ which is Jesus Christ.” Meaning‚ if you remove the foundation‚ who is Christ‚ the whole of Christianity will collapse. The founders of different
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INTRODUCTION The death of Christ occupies a central position in Paul’s representation of the Gospel. According to Ladd‚ “the first thing to be said about the death of Christ it is the supreme revelation of the love of God.” Paul has some familiarity with and reminds his readers of the story of Jesus’ suffering and death; and he develops the importance of Christ’s passion in context related to all aspects of his apostolic message especially his soteriology and Christology‚ eschatology and ethics
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Faith Religion Theology has introduced us to some of the many different religions in our world and it has shown us the relationship between faith‚ religion‚ theology‚ and spirituality. Just a few of the things that we learned about for each of the religions is their ultimate reality‚ the symbols used‚ and their religious practices. By doing this we can compare and contrast all the religions we learned about. Two of the religions that we can compare and contrast are Christianity and Judaism. They
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Faith We all have some sort of faith. This small word that has been ingrained within packs a bigger meaning behind it. A word that has been around for a great amount of time and a word that possesses such beautiful complexities and power. It stems from the Latin words fidem‚ fides (trust)‚ fidere (to trust)‚ and has been evolved from the French form of fed or feid to the Middle English word feith. The more commonly used version is what we see today. By dropping the e and adding the
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Your faith journal‚ sense of call‚ and relationship to the church My faith journey has always been about growing in faith in order to assist others in the communities‚ countries or anywhere God’s desire will lead me to make a different in people lives. It has always been my goal or dream growing up in Liberia (West Africa) to work in the kingdom of God in order to convey the word of God to his people that are still in darkness. However‚ like I mentioned earlier‚ I was eager as a little boy to attend
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Landmark 10/27/11 The Statue of Christ the Redeemer The statue of Christ the Redeemer at the top of the Corcovado Mountain‚ in the Tijuca National Forest in Brazil‚ represents the major faith of this South American country. Overlooking the city‚ it probably has one of the best views that can be found in Rio de Janeiro. The statue is currently 80 years old and has gone under several extensive renovations‚ which included adding an elevator in 2002. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is probably one of
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Accept Christ Doctrine A Study Now when they heard this‚ they were pricked in their heart‚ and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles‚ Men and brethren‚ what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them‚ Repent‚ and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins‚ and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. While this text today‚ is most often associated with a particular denomination called the "Church of Christ"‚ which uses it as a proof text for
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The Second Coming of Jesus Christ Praise the Lord. Respected judges and my dear friends‚ greetings to you all in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the church‚ the grand climax of the gospel. The Savior’s coming will be literal‚ personal‚ visible‚ and worldwide. When He returns‚ the righteous dead will be resurrected‚ and together with the righteous living will be glorified and taken to heaven‚ but the unrighteous will remain
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The Temptations of Christ and the Journey to Revelation Based on the Nikos Kazantkis novel‚ The Last Temptation of Chirst‚ Martin Scorsese’s 1988 film adaptation shows a nontraditional story of Jesus and his journey to Jerusalem. The film opens with a brief excert from the novel and a disclaimer saying that the film “is not based on the Gospels but upon the fictional exploration of the eternal spiritual conflict.” Straying from the traditional biblical storyline‚ Scorsese shows Jesus’ struggle
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Jesus Christ portrayed through the character of John Coffey is the most prevalent. John Coffey‚ a gentle giant of a prisoner‚ has supernatural powers that bring a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates. As Paul Edgecomb’s awareness of Coffey’s gifts evolves‚ the allegory to Christ is unveiled and develops significantly throughout the entire plot of this cinematic production. Kozlovic identified Holy exclamations through which someone literally refers to the Christ-figure
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