1. Who is Jesus
"Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation." 1 Peter 2:11-12 Man is fallen. ...
The origins of Three Kings Day started in the Eastern Christian churches. It was for the Feast of Epiphany also known as "The Adoration of the Magi" or "The Manifestation of God" after twelve Days before Christmas ends. January 6 is a date that Christians fixed for their feast early in their history...
Luke's Significance in the Scriptures If I were lucky enough to lecture students on Luke's Gospel, simply discussing the factual aspect of his writings would not do him, nor Jesus, any justice. Along with it being a great depiction of Jesus" life from his conception until his resurrectio...
Mary Magdalene. This is a name that most of the Western world, or those with access to Western media are fairly familiar with. Whether she is known as a prostitute, or as Jesus' most favored follower, Mary is one of the Bible's most interesting characters. I first heard about Mary of Magdala when I...
A Persecuted Name: Faulkner's Jesus and Jesus of Nazareth When thinking about history, most people can conjure up some knowledge about the history of Black Americans and Jesus of Nazareth. Manual labor under harsh conditions and a controlled living in society are two ideas that most people ass...
"Oroonoko" is a work of fiction by Aphra Behn, published in 1688. The piece focuses on the life of an African king's grandson, Prince Oroonoko who demonstrates several similarities to Jesus Christ. In fact, many believe that the story of "Oroonoko" is a retelling of the biblical scriptures - particu...
A HEART THAT MOVES GOD - MARY MAGDELENE Mary Magdalen has always been a predominant and fascinating figure for Christianity. But who was she really? The Gnostics hailed her as the companion of the Savior and the woman He loved most. Early Christian writers called her the Bride of Christ and th...
Cause and Effect Society is always changing, we keep moving towards a world where hard task are easier to accomplish. For instance, communication is not a problem any more; cellular phones, internet, and all the technology involved are making our lives effortless. However, they are consuming a big...
From the moment one reads the opening lines of John's Gospel they realize that it is much different than the other Synoptics. While the three Synoptics give remarkably similar accounts of their subject's life, John creates a portrait of Jesus that differs in both outline and content from the other ...
John 3:16- An Exegetical Study John 3:16- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."" (NIV) John 3:16 is possibly the most well known, and most memorized verse of the Bible. However, it is unlik...
"And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased." (Luke 3:22) The Christian faith revolves around the idea of The Holy Trinity, which is the belief in the union of the Father, Son, and ...
Author's Footnote All praises belongs to Allaah alone, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah alone, the Exalted, and Muhammad is a slave and a Messenger of Allaah, a human just like us, the seal of the long series of Prophethood whom God sent to guid...
Introduction John the Baptist, was the forerunner of Jesus Christ. His mission was foretold in Isaiah 40:3vs: "The voice of him that Crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Malachi 3:1: "Behold I will send my messenger and he ...
The Gospels, written by believing Christians, are confessions of faith in Christ crucified and risen. The Gospels are sermons meant to stir up faith in the living Christ. The Gospels were written to persuade men of all times and places to believe that Christ died in order to destroy all death, and...
(Romans 8:28-30, NRSV) "The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (2 Peter 3:9, ESV) "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to t...
Work Theological Reflections Paper "Work for the night is coming, Work thro" the morning hours; Work while the dew is sparkling, Work "mid springing flowers; Work, when the day grows brighter, Work in the glowing sun; Work for the night is coming, When man's work is done." The above words are from a poem written by Anna L. Coggill in 1860. There are two more verses, and Lowell Mason set the words to music in 1864. I remember singing this hymn as a young person in Sunday school. ...
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 denominations, and to go back to the Bible and show what it has to say concerning baptism. The point is not to distinguish who is right and who is wr...
Within a faith tradition, historical personas help to define, or at the very least provide a general understanding of acceptable and intolerable behavior within that tradition. Such illustrious figures may seem palpable in our day-to-day lives because their legacies have endured throughout the ages and remained very much germane to modern religious dialogue. Since their corporeal existence, however, these personas have been subjected to a multitude of interpretations, necessitating the circumspection with which one must attempt to perceive their true natures and standings within a faith tradit...