Book: Systematic Theology Author: Louis Berkhof Year of Publication: 1958 (reprinted 1994) Pages Read: Part 2 – pages 181 – 299 and Part 4 – pages 415 - 549 The book Systematic Theology‚ by Louis Berkhof‚ is interesting because it gives the reader an in-depth understanding of theology and the various areas associated with it. He stated that the reason that so many Christians have only a weak faith‚ and that so many churches present only a rather superficial form of Christianity‚ is that
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Critical Awareness Paper #6 Womanist Theology When I think of the term womanism‚ I think of a black feminist or feminist of color. It is said that womanism refers to the act of being womanish. But sometimes I feel as though that definition does what we as black women have been trying to stray away from‚ and that is letting society define and label us. For some odd reason I am troubled by the word womanish. ] I completely agree with womanist theology and the goals for which it has set.
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“My Theology of Worship” My theology of worship can be found in John 4:24: “God is spirit‚ and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” This is my theology of worship from this text‚ which can further be broken down into these four questions‚ which I will go in detail about how they relate to my theology. How worship functions in the relationship between God and humanity‚ where the sacraments fits into my theology of worship‚ the role of the church in corporate worship(community)
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People desire authenticity. They can get phoniness and lies in the street. Anderson points out how Jesus comes to us in grace and truth. He told it as it was in the temple and the street. He had one language for both the Saints and the sinner. People grow spiritually through those that exemplify the fruits of the spirits.(91) The Bible says in Revelation 3:15 that you either be hot or cold. Some leaders are one way in the church and another in the streets. The word of God goes on to say‚ that a person
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Theology of Grace There are many different ways to interpret the theology of grace. In this paper‚ I will be discussing four major theologians who have the most popular insights on grace. These theologians include Augustine‚ Aquinas‚ Luther‚ and Rahner who all have their own unique perspective on grace. All of their theories seem to intertwine with one another but each individual one has a different twist that makes them slightly different. The first theologian I’m going to discuss is Augustine
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was the light of all mankind.” There is no denying the humanity of Jesus. Now how do we know Jesus is God? Acts 10:38 reads‚ “ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power‚ and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil‚ because God was with him.” God appointed him to be the Christ. His own people declared him to be the true prophet‚ their Messiah. In John 1:41‚ Andrew tells his brother Simon upon their becoming disciples of Christ
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Book Review Four: Sider‚ Olson‚ Unruh Churches that Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works was authored by Ronald J. Sider‚ Philip N. Olson‚ and Heidi Rolland Unruh and published in 2002. Along with pastoring and mission work‚ Sider has been the Director of the “Congregations‚ Community Outreach‚ and Leadership Development Project” at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary‚ where Unruh has been the Associate Director working with him. Olson has been a mission pastor
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and just before Strawberry‚ lies my home away from home. It’s the good old‚ Olson family cabin. Sitting at approximately 5300 feet elevation‚ Pine‚ Arizona is naturally 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix. It is not your typical log cabin. Rather‚ it is a small house with a large loft‚ almost as big as the house. It is surrounded by tall‚ rich green pine trees‚ and for that reason my family has dubbed it “the cabin.” The Olson family cabin has had a profound affect on my life because of the lessons it
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Stanley Milgram Stanley milgram: born august 15th‚ 1933. Died December 20th 1984 (aged 51) He was the middle of three children. Milgram attended James Monroe High School in New York City. He was also involved in his schools theatre productions‚ which later influenced the realistic experiences his subjects underwent in his experiments. Stanley Milgram attended Queens College in New York City. He then applied to Harvard’s department of social relations Ph.D. program‚ but was rejected on the basis
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Sara Norris‚ A153 Intro 2 Worship Prof K Sanders 21 February 2012 Theology of Worship: Old‚ New & Now Worship is homage; it is an attitude and activity designed to recognize and describe the worth of a person (969 Ryken).” The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery could not have said it better; worship is something that comes from within a person and is active and alive‚ a lifestyle. The need to worship is inbred‚ intuition and something we cannot escape… we were made for it. Worship is the result of an
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