The public is constantly receiving new information about what is going on in the world around them. This is referred to as current events, or news. News can be reported through many different mass mediums. For example we have: television, newspapers, radio, and internet. Through these types of media...

Disciples In the dictionary of the New King James Version of the Bible the term disciple is described as a learner. It is also stated as one who follows Jesus Christ. They were also described as being the first Christians. The disciples were from all different settings and conditions, but throu...

Matthew Jay Krachunis May 2000 Hell The idea of heaven entices and encourages believers and non-believers alike. It is enjoyable to envision a place of eternal rest and relaxation, in the presence of God and loved ones. Heaven does exist according to the Bible, and is the destination of th...

Saint Jude St. Jude Thaddeus, or Labbaeus, is the patron saint of the hopeless with his feast day falling on October 28th. Many know him as the forgotten saint, as his name was almost forgotten in history, however, the Epistle of Jude is attributed to him, although many would disagree. Not to...

Revelation as a whole is often viewed as a very hard book to understand. However, if taken in small sections and really studied closely, the meaning of the text can come through. The first step to understand the book is to understand when it was written and the occasion and purpose for which it...

Does the Bible Condone Slavery? Slavery in the New World caused one of the greatest controversies of modern times. People have used the Bible to argue for and against this extremely inhumane practice. Few institutions in history have caused more suffering. A Slave is defined as "a hum...

Christianity: the religion of those people who believe in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world. Christians know little about Jesus. Paul's Letters, which are the earliest known written documents about Jesus, were written about ten years after his death. Thirty to fifty years after his dea...

Trial and Death in Jerusalem: The story of the Trial and Death of Jesus in the gospel of Mark and John There are many biblical works out that depict the crucifixions of Jesus; though all of them talk about the same religion they do have significant differences between them. The most significant dif...

The Gospel of Luke Luke, Gentile Physician and companion of Paul wrote this Gospel in the mid 60's A.D. Luke wrote both the Gospel of Luke and Acts making him the largest contributor to the New Testament. These writings both begin with dedications to Theophilus, perhaps a potential or recen...

Footsteps of Christ Houston 1 " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." These are words spoken by Jesus Christ according to the Book Of J...

The Rapture of Canaan is a story about a little girl. Ninah is a 14 year old girl who lives in a small community in the south. This community is more like a cult. The church of fire and Brimstone. Nina has to chose between what she is taught at church and what she thinks is right. At the Church ...

A disciple is a person who learns of a preacher everything that he needs to know and once they know it all they have to go and preach to the people what they have learnt. Any body can be a disciple, you don't have to be special or rich. Jesus twelve disciples where not the first jo...

Christianity vs. Islam Our world today has been hit with a religious bomb. There are thousands of religions and beliefs being taught and disputed throughout the world. In America alone, there are hundreds that are constantly being debated. Since September 11th, 2001, two religions have headlined ...

In search of the truth, I found life. Researching this book has opened my eyes and my mind to understanding my faith. Through eyewitnesses and Biblical accounts, historical facts and archaeological findings, we can develop knowledge of our faith through substantial evidence. The historicity and...

Homosexuality within the Church: An Issue of Religious Liberty The Argument If one were to ask your stance on homosexuality within the Christian church and your reasoning behind your views, how would you answer them? I find that most Christians I have talked with take a rather conservativ...

"Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it." (John Taylor) Joseph Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont on December 23rd 1805 to Joseph and Lucy Smith. When Joseph Smith...

Walking down the street in downtown Burlingame, California shops consistently caught my eye- The Gap, Banana Republic, and J. Crew. As I was about to enter Ralph Lauren two young men in pressed black slacks and white collared shirts approached me. They introduced themselves as Elder Hansen and Elde...

Although various biblical allusions appear in many novels, most are not easily interpreted. In order for a reader to be able to recognize an allusion they must first understand what an allusion is. An allusion is a comparison to something that goes deeper than what is just sta...

"Who is God" So many people have a false interpretation of who God really is. Understanding who God really is can clear up a lot of false pretences (ideas) that so many people have about Him. According to the Bible, there are a number of different names and interpretations for who ...

Being There Figure-Ground: Indefinite amount of reality depending on what you make figure or ground. We see the world through figure-ground. What can be background can be figure. What can be figure can be background. Figure is what one pays attention to, while ground is what...

Knowing God In the scriptures we read of relationships that people like the apostles had with Jesus. The friendships that they had were deep and personal. They were also challenging. Jesus challenged the disciples regualarly as well as encouraged them. He warned them of the evil they were to ...

Jesus of Nazareth shares meaning and value with other great historical influences of time such as Buddha. They are both categorized as great moral teachers who continue to influence even after death. They share similarities and differences at birth, during the time of their lives, and at death. T...

Through out the Bible we can find many examples of Christ teaching with the use of parables. Parables have been used by most teachers, especially Oriental, in their instruction. But none so exclusively as Jesus. In Webster's dictionary a parable is defined as "A short, simple tale base...

One might begin by defining religion as a system of beliefs based on human beings' effort to elucidate the universe and natural phenomena, frequently linking one or more divine beings or other mystical forces and also entailing or binding devotees to pursue set religious commitments. Neverthel...