What is Christian Doctrine? Christian doctrine is that system of teachings by which the church defines what is means to be a Christian. The word “doctrine” comes form the Latin ‘doctrina’ which means teaching or instruction. Doctrine is not just a church word. Every form of learning has its doctrines. Doctrine can represent both self-understanding and communication. When it comes to “Christian doctrine” it’s referring to the Christian system of belief and the common core of Christian teaching
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Justin Wall Christian Doctrine T/TR 12:30-1:45 What Being a Christian Means To Me What being a Christian means to me is first and foremost believing Jesus is the Son of God‚ and He died to save people from their sins. Being a Christian means a person believes Jesus is the only way one may be forgiven of their sins and receive eternal life. What makes someone a Christian is his or her faith‚ not deeds. If someone is a Christian‚ he or she will continually be conformed to the likeness of God’s
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Christian art was influenced by the art and architecture of classical Rome as Christians by then who were Jews and Christians from the Greco-Roman world brought along with them their traditions and practices into the new Christian faith. In incorporating their art and architecture in Christianity they did not give up their heritage which was precious to them. The Romans had many artistic motifs which the Christian borrowed from the them just to mention a few the shepherd picture carrying a lamb on
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Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Liberty University Shelita Williams‚ Behavioral Science‚ Student Cohort BHS44‚ Liberty University. This is a student paper submitted on August 12‚ 2012‚ to fulfill course requirement for Integration of Psychology and Theology (COUN 506)‚ Week 7‚ 4MAT. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Shelita Williams‚ Charlottesville‚ VA. E-mail: swilliams322@liberty.edu Summary When reading
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While attending a Christian College‚ you will learn That Truth is God. Participating in a Christian College gives you an Idea of God’s Truth. It offers all sorts of courses but the core is based on the truth. People may assume that the Christian Colleges are teaching students to uphold the church. Furthermore‚ Secular Colleges deter students from their Christian foundation. Knowing that God is the foundation to build success gives students a better chance to succeed in college. Learning how to apply
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Christian and Islamic Art The difference between Islamic art and Christian art is that Christian art is of human objects and forms while Islamic art portrays the meaning and reflection of things. Unlike Christian art‚ people do not appear on Islamic art. Unlike Christian art‚ Islam art does not include pictures and statues of Prophets and Gods. Christian art however‚ brings religious forms and images to life. It represents spiritual beliefs through illustrated scenes from the life of Jesus. It gives
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Christians have faced persecutions since the very beginning of the Catholic Church. Until the Edict of Milan‚ in 313 AD‚ Christians were persecuted by their local authorities and the local Jews. The “secret meetings” held by Christians raised suspicions of the Jews and posed a threat to the Roman Empire. Emperor Nero is known for his extremely violent persecutions and setting fire to the center of Rome‚ deflecting the blame onto the innocent Christians. The line of emperors after Nero also took
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Secular Christian Humanism Worldview Prior to taking a course that explores the Christian worldview I would have stated that I had a Christian worldview and would have been confident in this declaration. However‚ I find myself anticipating the completion of this course and I am a bit confused about the true nature of my worldview. There are many things that are exactly the same‚ slightly similar‚ and drastically different from a traditional Christian worldview. According to Cosgrove in order to
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Christianity and Islam are two monotheistic beliefs that became the religions of major empires. Christians and Muslims both praised honest merchants and criticized those that cheated in trade by not selling products at their right price (2‚ 4). However‚ at one point‚ they disagreed on whether making a profit was a good thing or not and whether merchants who earned profits were good people or not (3‚ 5). Christians at first were cautious towards trade and the riches that came from it while in the later
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In the Christian Worldview‚ there are four essential elements that make up the Christian Worldview. Those elements include God‚ Humanity‚ Jesus‚ and Restoration; which are the biblical and historical reasoning to the Christian worldview. The beliefs of Christians are essential in understanding the gospel and differentiation of how to live as a child of God. The first element of the Christian worldview is God and his likeness through creation. God is infinite and we can never fully understand him
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