gripping story of his life as a Christian in Rumanian under communist rule. He spent fourteen years living in communist prisons for his faith. Ransomed for ten thousand dollars‚ Wurmbrand escaped to the Western world with the intention of bringing to light the horrors of communism and to be a voice for the underground church. Wurmbrand grew up as an atheist and had a beautiful conversion. He says “out of remorse for having been an atheist‚ I longed from the first day of my conversion to be able to
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some specific intellectual reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? People may reject the Christian gospel‚ for intellectual reasons‚ because they cannot comprehend that Jesus Christ was God in human flesh. They cannot comprehend that Jesus Christ could die and then be resurrected‚ because‚ in their minds‚ this defies logic and reason. 5. What can Christians do to address these objections and better communicate the Christian gospel? In order to better communicate the gospel‚ it is
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is to discuss how two different artists’ manipulation of the formal elements and the social context during time of creation play major roles in the ‘reading’ of an artwork. I have chosen to analyse an Early Christian depiction of Christ as the Good Shepherd and Christ the Pantokrator from the Byzantine era. The Early Christian era‚ according to History. spans from 330CE when Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and declared Christianity to be the official
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Steps To Christ Steps to Christ is a book that concentrates on the life of Jesus Christ and the love that God pours down on us by his amazing grace and his beautiful nature. During the first few chapters of the book it explains to us the way to come to God. After this the rest of the book explains how to engage and remain true to God. One vivid parallel I got from the book was that even though plants have thistles and vines have thorns‚ there are beautiful flowers still grow on them. This works
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Byzantine Artwork: The Transfiguration of Christ Byzantine art stands out as one of the most magnificent‚ breath – taking pieces of the human artistic genius. This period of art spanned almost 1‚000 years and is divided into an early ca. 527 CE – 726 CE‚ middle 843 CE – 1204 CE‚ and late periods 1261 CE – 1453 CE (Stokstad 270). It is from the early period that we find the Transfiguration of Christ‚ a beautiful mosaic found in the church at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Mt. Sinai‚
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Out of my mind is a book about Melody Brooks‚ an eleven year old‚ who has a cerebral palsy‚ that made her unable to talk or walk or express her thought ! This book makes me feel about this girl‚ and her suffering in simple things like‚ talking‚ eating‚ walking or sharing her emotions with others. This book gives an example of a disabled girl‚ that in spite of her disabilities‚ but she did not give up‚ and let the despair and frustration kill her. She fought and struggled to achieve whatever she
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The Passion of the Christ On February 25th (Ash Wednesday) 2004‚ Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ film was released. The film is based on Jesus’ arrest‚ trial‚ and execution according to the four Gospels. Most of the film is historically accurate‚ although there are some fictional events too. The film became the highest grossing non-English language film of all time and it was named the most controversial film of all time. Critics claimed the film was historically inaccurate due to the
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Christ in Majesty Christ in Majesty is a Romanesque fresco secco from the 12th century that was transferred to plaster and wood. It was originally located in the apse of the Church of Santa Maria de Mur in Catalonia‚ Spain but now is located in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as a gift from the Maria Antoinette Evans Fund. The fresco is a transition from Roman and Byzantine Art to Gothic Art. The artist of Christ in Majesty utilizes his art to educate people in the doctrines of the Christian
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AY Society AY MISSION: The salvation of youth through Jesus Christ. We understand youth ministry to be that work of the church that is conducted for‚ with‚ and by young people. AY AIM: The Advent message to all the world in my generation. AY MOTTO: The love of Christ constrains me. AY PLEDGE: Loving the Lord Jesus‚ I promise to take an active part in the youth ministry of the church‚ doing what I can to help others and to finish the work of the Gospel in all the world.
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Film Review The passion of the Christ Questions 1. What is your point of view of understanding your assigned movie? I believe the Passion of the Christ is a film that tells the story of our savior but also the story of us all. His struggle and suffering symbolizes the daily toils of millions of Filipinos. His resolve to remain true to his beliefs and destiny are an example to us all in how we must embrace our hardships with faith and fortitude. And his death on the cross makes us know that
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