Christianity. For Christian adherents‚ the Bible is viewed as the basic source of belief and practice. The bible consists of two testaments. One of these is the New testament‚ which is made up of the four Gospel that recount the life‚ death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The other is the Old Testament‚ which is also known as the Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew Scriptures are stories‚ poetry‚ and ethical teachings of Judaism‚ of which Christianity stems from. Christians look to the bible as a source of revelation
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the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Although‚ Christ is mentioned in the poem he is never the speaker‚ rather the Rood is personified and is the central speaker and theme of the poem. The poem begins with the dreamer’s account of what he experienced as he saw the rood “gloriously graced” then bleeding as the tree spoke directly to the dreamer. Like Christ has done in biblical stories‚ the “tree” speaks him in a dream‚ depicting the first parallel of the Rood and Christ. The rood tells of
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Britt Petre Backa BM14 CHRISTIANITY QUESTIONS 1. The one belief that unites all Christians is the belief in Jesus Christ. Christians believe that the only way to achieve salvation is to believe that Jesus died and rose again in order to save humanity from its sins. Christians believe that Jesus will one day return to earth. Christians also believe in original sin (all humans are born with sin that was passed down to them from Adam and Eve). Christians believe that there is a heaven and
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for. When he took on this project more than 30 years ago‚ he did so with the idea of refuting Christianity. He was of the mindset that all Christians must be out of their minds. He found himself accepting a challenge to research the person of Jesus Christ‚ and he took this challenge very seriously and learned much more than he expected. He studied the works of many scholars in many libraries throughout Europe where he gathered most of his information found in his book. In chapter two McDowell talks
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ESSAY SET #2 PHIL 240 October 11‚ 2013 QUESTION ONE 1) Describe the “minimal” facts approach to the resurrection question. Be sure in your answer‚ to provide a general description and outline of this approach when applied to the resurrection of Christ. Do you agree or disagree with this approach? When you are attempting to explain the resurrection of Jesus to an unbeliever it is important to stay on topic‚ and not be sidelined into a discussion on the inerrancy of the Bible. As Christians
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to crush flimsy claims and doubts surrounding Jesus’ death‚ burial and resurrection by evaluating the aforesaid topics in the light of historical evidence and the political and social circumstances of the time. The first two chapters titled “The Shout of Death” and “The Silence of Burial” is by Evans and deals with the death and burial of Jesus. The third chapter “The Surprise of Resurrection” by Wright discusses the resurrection. Since both the author’s intention is to prove the reliability of the
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2011 BIBL 323-B10 LUO I Am Paper; I Am the resurrection and the life. I Am the Resurrection and the Life The apostle John‚ illuminated by the Holy Spirit‚ cites eight statements spoken by Jesus that shines evidence of His deity and His authority over all things. They are found in the book of John. I Am the Bread of Life (John 6:35)‚ I Am the Light of the World (8:12; 9:5). I Am the Door (10:9)‚ I Am the Good Shepherd (10:11)‚ I Am the Resurrection and the Life (11:25). I Am The Way‚ the
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spoke about Baptism with water as well as baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. The belief is that Baptism accomplishes the washing away of sin. Acts 2:38‚ “…Then Peter said unto them‚ Repent ‚ and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins‚ and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost…” The Bible also states that‚ on judgement day‚ Jesus will judge all who has lived‚ and separate the saved from the unsaved. The saved will go to eternal life in the Kingdom
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Nicole Tschida Theology of Christ 12/06/17 Gnosticism Gnosticism is a well known heresy that became popular during the first and second centuries. The Gnostics valued knowledge highly. They believed that knowledge was the most important thing a person could possess. Having the right type of knowledge‚ a knowledge that was hidden‚ would earn their salvation. They believed that‚ “Redemption consisted in gnosis‚ the knowledge of one’s true divine identity. This knowledge liberated one from the oppressive
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a non-canonical collection of the secret teachings of Christ. Although it is not included in the canonical gospels of the New Testament‚ The Gospel of Thomas shares similarities with the writings of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. However‚ even more fascinating and beneficial to study are the differences between them. The Gospel of Thomas depicts Jesus as the son of God whose significance lied not in his
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