Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah, was the cup-bearer for the king of Persia. To think of Nehemiah as a butler to the king is to completely underestimate his position in the palace. Although he was a child of captivity, much like Daniel, he was skillful and wise. Because of this He carried a heavy bu...

Faith The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, created a new ideology of worship. The Messiah is the savior for all people and of all sins. He or she who had faith would be saved. Faith was the key. This message was distributed to the people through the words of Jes...

Having Faith In The Unseen What does it mean to be a Christian? A Christian is a person who has accepted Jesus Christ as their savoir and has a passion to follow God. Christianity isn't about a religion with rules. It is about having a personal relationship with God himself. People gen...

The Olympics Versus Life's Greatest Race. (Hebrews 12) The WITNESSES..."Listen up" It is confusing for me when I read about life's greatest race, and we start off talking about the fans: "wherefore, seeing we are encompassed about by so great a cloud of witnesses..." The "cloud of witness...

I don't understand why religion is so important. In my personal opinion I think that religion is a poison that is slowly but surely crippling this country and the whole world for that matter. I think that I was born without the piece of the human puzzle that makes me blindly believe something based ...

These were the opening words of God calls to Jeremiah to bring His message to Israelites. It was also the opening of Jeremiah's mission as he responded to God's call. I specially choose this message because it somehow helps me to be aware of my vocation. Through this message, God calls...

Paper: Paul's Letters The first of Paul's letters in the Bible, 1 Thessalonians, was written by Paul (from Corinth) for the church in Thessalonica. The first part of the letter gives gratitude for the newfound faithfulness for the Thessalonians, who were idols that turned to God. T...

The earliest recorded text teaching Christianity has its roots buried deep within Judaism. The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, created a new ideology of worship. The Messiah is the savior for all people and of all sins. Paul carried the message of the Messiah to the Ge...

Peter the Apostle The most dominant figure among the followers of Christ in the gospels is Peter, prince of the Apostles. Saint Peter was originally known as Simon, the son of Juda. He was born into the Jewish faith but like so many of his follow Jews at this time, he was attracted to the Bapti...

"God was once as we are now and sits enthroned in yonder heavens. I say if you were to see him today you would see him like a man in form like ourselves and all the persons and image of man. I am going to tell you how God came to be God. We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. ...

Paul's writings in Romans constitutes the basis of Luther's theology of grace. Luther's reading of Romans is insufficient and needs to be supplemented by the bridge theory interpretation. I will defend the claim that both Luther's theology of grace and the bridge theory ...

Romans Chapter 14 OUTLINE I The Christian and his weaker brethren 14:1-23 A. Introduction – Him that is weak in the faith 14:1 1. Our attitude is to receive him v.1 2. We are to not pass judgment on disputable matters v.1 B. The concr...

Christ died on a stake not a cross. Christ did die on a stake, not a cross, because in Galatians 3:13 it says that he was hanging from a tree, which is definitely not a cross. Also, in The Acts 5:30, it's stated that that God raised Jesus who the Romans killed by hanging him on a tree, not a...

As a Religion and History double major I plan to explore the theological and historical phenomenon of martyrdom. The formative years of Christianity in ancient history will be the primary focus for my thesis; however, Old Testament pre-Christianity models will be a subtopic within the larger paper i...

Hebrew and Greek attitudes toward killing are similar, but once religion is factored in a remarkable difference is revealed. Early Hebrew citizens were murderous people by nature, much like the Greeks, but had God looking down on them saying to them that killing was wrong. Greek citizens would en...

People have been asking this question for centuries, and they have come up with a couple of different answers. I believe that a person is saved through faith and prayer. If you truly believe that god is your savor and you have the faith to trust in him and believe what the bible tells you then yo...

The Gospel according to John presents Jesus as the eternal Word of God, who "became a human being and lived among us." This Gospel was written so that its readers might believe that Jesus is the promised Saviour, the Son of God, and that through their faith in him, they may have life. John emphasi...

Ephesians In Ephesians the disciple Paul speaks to the church at Ephesus. This book is key to Christianity, and setting up a personal faith. Before the creation of the world, we were intended to be holy and blameless; Paul opens the book by reminding us of the free forgiveness God offers. Paul s...

Throughout the novel, "A Prayer for Owen Meany," John Wheelwright struggles to resolve his religious faith with skepticism and doubt. By the end of the novel John witnesses the miracle of Owen Meany, which offers evidence and eliminates the doubt: "I am doomed to remember the boy with a wrecked v...

Luther's and Calvin's reforming insights The early 1500's was a time of radical protest within the Church. The search for truth and the desire to escape the corruption of the popes and priests lead to the reformation movement. Luther and Calvin were two of the main reformers. We w...

The Bible is very powerful. Men live by it, swear upon it, and die for it. Those who believe in its teachings take the words very seriously because those words are the foundation to their faith. For thousands of years the sixty-six books of the Bible have been studied and debated. The concepts,...

I. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl The parables of the gospel of Matthew were devices used by Jesus to indirectly emphasize an aspect of his teachings. They were related in a story telling fashion as to be universal and therefore understandable to all ages and types of people. Th...

The Liturgy Documents Summary and Reflection While reading the Liturgy Documents I found out many things about the Mass that I did not know, among them: the rules that one has to follow at mass, the right way to say certain prayers or do certain actions during the liturgy, and the ministries inv...

Socialization: Christ Against Culture: A lot of the idea that Christ is opposed to culture makes sense. There's a lot of biblical support for it and it can easily resonate with one's experience. Jesus said, ""Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the ...

A Christian business person in a marketplace may have difficulty surviving in a business environment considering some businesses promote unethical and dishonest ideas. Christian's work as if they're working for the Lord, Colossians 3:23-24 says "Whatever you do, work at it wit...