Introduction to the Bible Reflection Paper 1 June 29‚ 2013 Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling The Statement of Faith in Asian Theological Seminary is that “The Bible is the final authority in faith and practice”. This school community gives emphasis to the pivotal purpose of the Scripture in each Christian life. As I attended the first two sessions of Introduction to the Bible it becomes clearer into my mind and as well as into my heart. During the first day‚ I discovered
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discussed a myriad of topics about theology and Christianity. Our instructor asked us to pick two topics to discuss in depth. Two of the topics that I have really been interested in studying further are the ideas of grace and spiritual gifts. In this paper I will discuss both of these topics in depth‚ including giving a theological definition of each concept‚ giving some biblical foundation of each concept and lastly I will explain some ways I can apply these concepts to my own life. What is grace?
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I. Introduction Predestination is a Christian doctrine‚ which falls under the larger philosophical rubric of determinism. Calvinists especially adhere to the doctrine of predestination. There are two aspects to the Calvinist belief in predestination. The first declares that God basically has ordained everything that occurs‚ or will occur. In regard to salvation‚ the Calvinist code of predestination is more specific: Scripture teaches that there are certain people – ‘the elect’ – who are chosen
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Comfort and Gods Glory Ray Kirby Liberty University In the decision to discuss two topics included within this reflection paper I have been led to discuss two doctrines that are close to all Christians. The comfort of God and the glory of God are the two doctrines that I have focused on over the last several weeks. The comfort of God has touched me at times over the course of my life however‚ never as much as it has over the last year. I wish to praise the glory of God as directed within
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Alyssa Faye L. Gocela Philosophical Analysis III – 33 BS Psychology T/F 4:00pm – 5:30pm Reflection Paper No. 1: Knowledge Knowledge is what is known as opposed to what is not known to a human being. It is the product of thinking or thought‚ which usually employs or works with concepts‚ like truth‚ belief‚ and wisdom. The definition of knowledge should comply with the prerequisites of a definition and should reflect the nature (or further specifics or descriptors)
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Introduction In my paper‚ there will be three questions asked and answered. The first question is why are personal testimonies important in sharing the gospel? The second question is if a person is a Christian‚ does it matter how they live their life? The third and final question is‚ what can local church do to better communicate God’s love to your community. Let’s look at the answers to the questions.ve to your community? Why are personal testimonies important in sharing the gospel?
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Sartre‚ the following figures are well-known writers also associated with the movement: Albert Camus and Samuel Beckett. These figures have established their ideas broadly and they can be found in their writings‚ which will be discussed later in this paper. Existentialism deals with interpreting‚ explaining and espousing beliefs about one’s own existence for one’s self. In less abstract terms‚ it can be interpreted to mean that it is my decision to give whatever meaning to my life that I wish
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Tricia Carlberg FSEM 9-26-14 Reflection Paper: Zombie Apocalypse Myths have been around in all parts of the world for thousands and thousands of years. All religions have their own myths on how the world was created and dealing with the evil spirits in the world and much more. Over the years there were different myths created making society believe in them along with others wanting
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Reflection Paper Instructions For this assignment‚ you should compose a 4-page double-spaced paper that addresses how the principles that you have learned throughout this course have changed your understanding of what it means to be a Christian. You will submit your paper in Module/Week 7. You should choose three of the following topics to write about in your paper: 1. Did Jesus claim to be God? 2. Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin? 3. Does the Bible have authority? 4
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Reflection Paper #1 Rhonda Carter Theology 104-D11 LOU April 15‚ 2013 I. Introduction This paper will be written to discuss the two topics I have chosen to write about for my first reflection paper. The topics I chose are spiritual gifts and love. When you start to think about it‚ these two things go together. If a person uses their spiritual gifts for the right reasons they will be doing it out of love for God. A lot of people these days do not use their
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