Reflection Paper #1 Introduction: The two topics I’m going to talk about are unconditional election and the gospel. These two topics are really important to me as a follower of Jesus Christ. I’ve learned a lot more about my faith and these topics as well‚ over the past few weeks in this class. I will go in-depth with these topics and back up with scripture‚ how they are biblical and essential to know about in the Christian faith. What is unconditional election? Before the foundation of the world
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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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Calvinistic Theology * There are two ways to know God: 1) Through sensus divinitas (natural sense of God). This is an a priori way. 2) Through observing the nature (natural theology). This is an a posteriori way. * The knowledge of God is not restricted to Christians. Anyone who looks for God‚ either through reflection or observing the nature will be able to arrive at the idea of God. * Our knowledge of God is not complete. This is because there is an ontological gulf between
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Study Guide: Module 1 |I. Introduction |Instructions to Student: | | |Write your answers in this column. The cell will expand as you type. | |A. Core Christianity (textbook): “Introduction” |
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Jaterica Shotwell May 5‚ 2012 Final Paper Womanist Theology Womanist theologians see the “Female Christ” as themselves. They see Christ as an African American female‚ because Christ was oppressed the most just like African American women. The ideology of a womanist is for them to have equality. They want their voice to be heard. They do not want to be the doormat or the surrogate because Christ was the surrogate for them. He died for their sins so they did not have to
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Feminist Theology Feminist theology is based on the idea of "not lord but brother". Jesus Christ himself stepped outside of societies norms by befriending the outcasts of society‚ which included women. Women are often portrayed as the cause of or focus of evil and misdeeds in the bible. The focus of feminist theology is the perspective of theology from those who were outcast and therefore considered themselves as equals and friends to Jesus Christ. "If there is anything they desire to know‚
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In this class so far‚ we have 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
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Christian Response Essay 2: Divine Mirrors: The Virgin Mary In The Divine Arts Throughout my life I have never given much thought about the significance of the Virgin Mary. All I knew were limited to the basic teachings of World Religion and it could basically be summarized into a sentence: Mary was a virgin‚ and also the mother of Jesus Christ according to the religions of the book. However‚ after attending the talk by Melissa Kratz about the complex relationship between sacred imagery and
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What can we make of a worldview? Where does it come from? Why are worldviews important to my well-being? We can get to the root of these questions by observing two factors. The first is culture‚ the second is spirituality. Along with the fore mentioned aspects‚ taking a look at what influences worldviews will help explain these questions. First let us take a look at culture. There is a big difference in the worldview of someone that lives in America compared to those that live in tribes in
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Running Head: Discussion Board 2 Discussion Board 2 James Hunter APOL 104-B18 Liberty University 1. What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? The Christian gospel is perceived in our culture as “confusion” or that Christians consider themselves to be greater than people of other religions. The one that bothers me is that Christians are hypocrites and that Christians say one thing and do another. Some of the perception are well grounded because Christians‚ especially
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