There is one name given to Jesus through the eyes of the African people that stood out to me the most. This name is Jesus the Healer. I believe that this name has a universal or global meaning even though in our reading “The Quest for the Christ of Africa” by Donald J. Goergen‚ Jesus the healer is only presented in terms of its relevance to the African people. I believe not only is it important to see how this name given to Jesus is of great relevance to the african people but also how it is relevant
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motives‚ “Christ-mysticism” that declared Christ the “Chief Elder” of the brotherhood. Moravians placed Bible as the only source and guide for faith‚ teaching and life thus continuing the Reformation affirmation of sola scriptura. Moravians trained people in trade and useful arts for their work as missionaries and the early Evangelical leaders were trained mainly for humanitarian in the best sense along with evangelistic works. These three movements‚ Puritanism‚ Pietism and Moravian movements
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book‚ mainly chapters seven through nine. Starting with arguably the most important‚ and most debated symbol‚ is Gatsby portrayed as a Christ like symbol? Now before you go wild and dislike this page let me inform you that this will not make sense unless you have read the entire book. I will entertain both sides of the argument; however I will stress the pro-Christ figure argument. Gatsby is killed by George for allegedly killing his wife Myrtle‚ running into her with his car; however the reader
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Monica Pogue The boy who painted Christ black The Boy Who Painted Christ Black written and based on short story by John Henrik Clark‚ directed by Bill Duke. George Du Vaul played by Wesley Snipes‚ Elna Du Vaul played by Jasmine Guy‚ Professor Daniel played by Timothy Carhart‚ Aaron played by Norman D Golden II‚ Lara played by Rae’Ven Larrymore Kelly‚ and Miss Williams played by Vanessa Bell Callaway. This story is set in Georgia 1948‚ it’s about prejduce doing the right thing and self-esteem
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Courage Through Christ Life is a giant that every person needs to learn to conquer. It possess frightening challenges‚ one after another. Whether it be struggling through a seemingly impossible class‚ putting one’s life on the line to save another‚ or even starting the freshman year of college‚ every person has a battle. Every single challenge is scary‚ and takes strength to accomplish. Life hands out lemons like they are candy‚ and people need the strength to turn those lemons into something sweet
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Comparative Essa Even though the two heros in Princess Bride and Copper Sun have many similarities‚ they also have an abundance of differences. Amari is the protagonist of the book Copper Sun‚ which talks about her life as an abused slave. Wesley is the lead character of the movie Princess Bride; in the movie‚ he leaves his beloved Buttercup to make enough money to support them and has to come save her when she is about to marry Humperdinck‚ the prince and the man she does not love. These two stories
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The character of Simon in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies has often been viewed as the Christ figure of the novel. If you were to examine the actions of both Simon and Jesus‚ you would find a number of incidents that parallel each other. One of the first things that Simon does that depicts a Christ-like action‚ is found in chapter 3 when he helps the littluns get fruit‚ "Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach" (Golding 56). During his lifetime‚ Jesus often aided the hungry‚ one
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18) The Order of Christ and the cruzado represented the motives and efforts of the Portuguese during the 15th century. The Order of Christ had the properties and crusading traditions of the Order of Knights Templar‚ and the cruzado was a reminder of the Portuguese secular and religious motives. 19) Fernão Gomes was a merchant from Lisbon‚ and he found a new way for expeditions to be funded and caused dramatic changes on the Atlantic world. He bought a contract from the Crown the privilege of exploring
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"Evaluate Contrasting Exegetical Approaches to Luke 10:25-37 the "Good Samaritan". The story of the Good Samaritan is one of the most well known parables of Jesus Christ. The writer will evaluate contrasting exegetical approaches that have been used by four scholars in interpreting the Lucan story. This essay will not consider the significance of the original meaning for today. The Good Samaritan story is recorded in Luke ’s gospel 10:25-37. Jesus told this story in response to a lawyer ’s inquiry
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I come in the name of Jesus King of Glory ‚ Son of God ‚ blessed forever & ever giving thanks unto God and the Father . By him and through him the door to Gods’ Throne. Hear what the spirit say. Young people you who curse and says everyone else curse ; No they don’t. Depends on who you hang with. You do not know as you curse ‚ so you pass that on to your future children . Your wife/husband ‚ friends ‚ you say and so what ?! When you stand before God and his beloved Son Jesus you will curse ‚ and
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