In the Gospel of Luke‚ the phrase‚ “Kingdom of God”‚ is used quite frequently. Upon interpretation‚ I believe it is‚ in fact‚ a kingdom instead of a kingship. When you look at the definition of each word‚ a kingdom is a nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen. A kingship is the dignity‚ rank or office of a king; the state of being a king. It has been stated throughout the Bible (though more specifically mentioned in the book of Revelation) that the Kingdom of God is a place where all of
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raised by readings of the stories in the Gospels. According to Matthew and Luke – either for entertainment or theological purposes. As mentioned previously‚ Ehrman (2016) argues that as time passed and more Christians became familiar with the stories surrounding Jesus‚ Christians grew curious about the seemingly less important characters that were brushed over and began to wonder why a woman such as Mary was chosen to bear the Son of God. The Proto-Gospel of James intention clearly is to answer this
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Christian meditation is a universal path to bring a closer relationship with God‚ the divine. This practice is a form of prayer and is transcendental as it involves a spiritual realm in which God sit above our existence. The word ‘meditation’ refers to ‘reflect on‚ study and practice.’ Christian meditation can be described as a peaceful focus on God as mentioned in Psalm 19:14‚ May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight‚ O LORD. Christian meditation is to be
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The Christian ritual of Baptism Many forms of Christianity unite in their belief of performing the ritual of Baptism. But it is seen that these Christian denominations differ widely in their teachings about Baptism. While some consider it a rite of passage into the family of God‚ others strongly believe that without Baptism one cannot truly attain heaven‚ as it accomplishes the “washing away of sin”. There are others that teach it as an important step in the believer’s life without it having the
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The Gospel reading for this feast is a familiar one. Mary is traveling to visit her cousin‚ Elizabeth. Mary had just had an unexpected and disconcerting experience. She had a visitor come to her: an angel! As we know‚ the angel announced to Mary that she would have a child even though she was a virgin. The angel told her a fantastic tale. Mary would She would conceive a child who would be great and He would be called “the Son of the Most High.” Mary was confused and afraid after this encounter
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Effects on someone who is perceived as an outsider “If you feel like an outsider‚ you tend to observe things a lot more.” Anderson Cooper. Being an outsider is generally perceived as a negative aspect‚ although it’s not all that bad. Of course it depends on what kind of person you are but commonly outsiders or outcasts are very strong willed people with a kind of grit and perspective people admire. On top of that‚ they have a freedom that most don’t. They don’t have all those extra relations and
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In the Gospel of John‚ the Book of Signs was written due to John seen the miracles of Jesus as signs of his heavenly‚ miraculous capabilities (Harris‚ 2014). The seventh and last sign in the Book of Signs‚ was the resuscitation of Lazarus; whereas‚ Jesus had a very dear friend named Lazarus that was very ill. He‚ however‚ did not go straight to this friend to save him as he had done many times for strangers in need. With this choice he explained to his disciples that he did not need to drop everything
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supreme potential indicates Maritan’s strong belief in the compatibility of Christianity and modern liberal democracy when properly influenced by each other. He doesn’t believe we should “…pretend that Christianity is linked to democracy and the Christian faith compels every believer to be a democrat‚” but he does believe “democracy is linked to Christianity and that the democratic impulse has arisen in human history as a temporal manifestation the
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“what is the gospel?” • We might think the gospel is a simple thing but I is more complex than we generally think and we have to nail down what the gospel is before we can talk about social topics as Christians. • McKnight offers three exhibits to why we need to seek out what the gospel is from scripture with fresh eyes. • First: The word gospel has become about a personal relationship with Jesus but we have no clue why he is called the Messiah or why that matters. • Second: The gospel has been reduced
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