Saint John of the Cross - "I abandoned and forgot myself, laying my face on my Beloved; all things ceased; I went out from myself, leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies." John of the Cross is one of the acknowledged masters of mystical theology. It is thought among present day theo...

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...

The Five Gospels: Theories & Conspiracies In the beginning stood four men. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the Synoptics of the Bible. Men with a vision, to conceive a living testimony of their Lord and Savior Jesus. But today many followers of Christ as well as scholars are skeptical abou...

The evidence for the life of Jesus Christ is almost entirely restricted to the four Gospels as found in the Holy Bible. According to Timothy George, Jesus was born "shortly before the death of King Herod the Great in 4 B.C.E.," although the exact date has not been determined (2003, 45). He...

The Holy Trinity is one of the most important and key beliefs in our faith. The belief in one God who is three persons is a belief that sets us apart from the non-Christian religions in this world. However, the Trinity is not an easy belief to describe or understand. It is the most pure, holy, an...

Dilemma #1 Trolley driver, Edward, has to make a decision. He can either let the trolley run its natural course and kill five people or pull the switch to turn and kill one person. What should Edward do? As a Divine Command Theorist, I believe one should do as God commanded, Jesus being the one...

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is the Episcopalian answer to St. Patrick's Cathedral. St. John the Divine's is the world's largest cathedral and observation alone of its beautiful external artwork is a rewarding experience. The west facade of St. John the Divine's is c...

All In One In this study, my intent is to present the belief the Holy Trinity does indeed exist, by using knowledge based on the Bible alone. I. The Bible A. Doctrine of the Holy Trinity 1. The idea of three in one 2. The beliefs of many B. Different in...

Most contemporary Christians believe that God has one and only one son and that that son is Jesus. They also believe that Jesus is literally God's offspring. This belief probably stems from the fact that the term "Son of God" is used to describe him in the Bible. That conclusion is...

There are no absolutes, no clear-cut black and white answers, no accurate gauge for justice - right and wrong - no real way to a world beyond physical death. This is the thinking of our age, an age of confusion. People hunger for answers but find only more questions. Christians are unsure of their...

GILGAMESH Vs GENESIS: In our society, which is overwhelmingly Judeo-Christian, students often find it difficult to compare Bible stories with tales from other cultures, because our own belief system is wrapped up in the prior, and it is hard for many of us to go against our...

Baptism: A Comparison of the Biblical Tradition with Modern Denominational Practices. One of the main reasons for the different denominations is their core, or fundamental, difference of belief concerning baptism. I hope to show many of the individual beliefs that are held by the different ...

The Fall of Babylon By Ryan Nelson March 14, 2000 RELB 371, Studies in Revelation Pacific Union College, Warren S. Ashworth, Ph.D. Comparing the fall of the Historical Babylon and the Babylon of Reveltion To understand the symbolism between the two Babylon...

Theology of Love or Hate? "I make seeking my salvation the main business of my life." (editor, Perkins. 103). At the time of the preceding statement, Jonathan Edwards neither had a full understanding of God's redeeming love or the ability to convey the simplicity of salvati...

To achieve an even greater sense of understanding for their novels, many writers parallel their stories to the Bible. The Grapes of Wrath, which sums up the despair and hardships of the early 1930s for many Americans, follows this form as well. The Grapes of Wrath is the story of one family's hards...

1) When and where were you born? I was born the 12th of October, 1919 in Lincoln, VT. Five generations of Purintons have been born and raised in Lincoln. 2) Do/did you have any siblings? I had two brothers, John and George. John was five years older than me and George was three years old...

The Bible Teaches many truths about itself. 1. It claims God as its author All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. - 2 Timothy 3:16 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any p...

Does God Love You? Q. What kind of a question is that? Anyone who can read sees signs, tracts, booklets and bumper stickers saying, "God Loves You." Isn't that true? A. It's true that God offers His love to the whole world, as we read in one of the most quoted verses in the Bible: "For God so loved...

The Seven Churches There are seven letters written in the book of Revelations in chapters two and three. Each letter was written to a specific church. All seven letters are personally from Christ written by John. This paper is going to explain general information about the letters then give deta...

1. Introduction A covenant in a religious and Biblical sense is essentially an agreement ".... between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return." (Covenant) As will be discussed in this paper, the meaning of covenant is...

In "A Model of Christian Charity," John Winthrop outlines what he believes are the core guidelines for the Puritans in New England. By utilizing scripture from the Bible, Winthrop establishes clear and concise points regarding mercy, justice, and love. His method is effective because he is ...

The speeches of Moloch, Belial, Mammon, and Beelzebub represent particular ways of looking at life. Milton derived these views from I John 2:15 and 16 which says, "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the w...

There are public institutions that want the Ten Commandments displayed. If that is done the penalty for breaking a commandment should also be displayed. The New Testament teaches that the Old Testament should be obeyed. This includes both the Commandments and the results of not following the Command...

John Steinbeck carefully molded his story The Grapes of Wrath to encompass many themes and ideas. He included several Biblical allusions to enforce his message of the migrating families coming together to form a community. Steinbeck alludes to Biblical characters through Jim Casy and Rose of Sharon,...

Apocrypha means "hidden things" in Greek. Apocrypha in Christianity, which is related to the scriptures of the Lord, was not instituted into the Bible at the time it was created. The clergy who put together the Bible had several reasons for not establishing these writings, such as the pure...