Incarnation plus Atonement equals Satisfaction The relationship between incarnation and atonement is central to Christianity. Yet within that centrality we find there has been debate‚ on more than one occasion‚ as to the interaction between the two. In regards to the Church‚ the concept of incarnation is what happened when Jesus‚ the Son of God‚ was conceived of a virgin; the divine nature of the Son was perfectly united with human nature in one divine Person‚ also referred to as Logos (Albl). With
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that is related to charis is charisma (khar’-is-mah- gracious gift) both of which originated from the Greek word chairo (to rejoice‚ be glad‚ delighted) (Olowe 2011a). According to Olowe (2011b)‚ Grace can be simply defined as an unmerited gift of God to assist and to equip man. This means that Grace comes in form of assistance‚ potential or resource. It is “a favour with which one receives without any merit of his own‚ the gift of divine grace‚ the gift of faith‚ knowledge‚ holiness‚ virtue”. The
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of the life and teachings of Jesus‚ and the Book of Acts‚ which is an account of the growth and expansion of Christianity after the death of Jesus down through close to the end of the ministry of Paul. There was in the days of Herod‚ the king of Judea‚ a certain priest named Zachariah‚ and his wife; who was of the daughters of Aaron named Elizabeth. They were both righteous in the eyes of God‚ following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord perfectly. Zachariah and Elizabeth were very old
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Christianity preaches life appears as a trial which determines whether we go to heaven or hell according to our belief in Christ. The Albatross a web footed bird in the poem saves the sailors from the storm and brings them to safety. The Albatross and Jesus have several similarities such as both saved people from death and brought good where they went. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner contains a Christian influence which represents the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Albatross represents
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the road to Damascus‚ Christianity defiantly wouldn’t be as prominent and people wouldn’t understand it as much. We would be missing many books from the New Testament‚ nearly 27 of them. There would be less churches discovered around the world and people wouldn’t know much about Jesus because if Paul didn’t go round proclaiming him‚ people would have less knowledge about him. There would also be no Saint Paul or Paul the Apostle and he may still be an enemy of Christians and God.
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Scripture and Using Ethical Reasoning. Journal of Research on Christian Education‚ 13(1). Tate‚ Y.‚ & Parker‚ S. (2007). Using Erikson ’s Developmental Theory to Understand and Nurture Spiritual Development in Christians. Journal of Psychology and Christianity‚ 26(3).
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(Dahl 1977:109). Furthermore Maimela (1988:40) points out that the understanding of Justification by Faith by Luther meant that men and women could now understand that ‘meaningful life’ can be attained without a necessity of good works. This meant God accepts all human beings without condition‚ including the oppressed. This therefore explains that the discussion of this paper will be relevant to most of the Lutheran believers in the Marapyane community who might not be experiencing any meaningful
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run from the darkness of this world into the glorious light of God‚ we face challenging circumstances in which we are called to act or not act. Johnston list five reasons why people choose not to act; “they are all talk‚ not assertive‚ don’t like risk‚ wait for someone else to act‚ or they are passive and choose to just wait on fate to arrive” (Johnston‚ 2004‚ pp. 161-162). As Christians we have countless examples of men and women of God that dared to act decisively for the greater good of the people
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multicultural world. With reference to the statement‚ “Churches should act together in all matters‚” it addresses the purpose of the ecumenical movements in Australia‚ to allow Christian churches of different beliefs to come together to promote Christianity and discuss relevant issues. Two councils which sustain and uphold these values are the national council of churches and the NSW Ecumenical Council. The formation of the uniting church in Australia in 1977 and the emergence of the National Council
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Synthesis “The kingdom of heaven is within the mind of a person‚ not within the collective mindlessness of a crowd.” In the articles‚ “The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent”‚ by Jeffery R. Holland and “Propaganda under a dictatorship”‚ by Aldous Huxley are two totally different topics. This paper will be a breaking down of the two articles and finding the similarities between the two of them. It will be interesting‚ but nothing is impossible. The two topics are Hitler wanting so
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