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Psalm 22 King David wrote one of the prophecies foretelling Jesus’s crucifixion. Even though Kind David was writing about his own emotions, most of the things that happened in Psalms 22 was foretelling to the happenings during Jesus’s death. David’s Psalm foretells of Jesus’s physical and spiritual problems approximately 500 years before the crucifixion took place. An example of the physical problems would be best shown through Psalms 22:7-8, “All who see me mock me; they hurl insults,…

Majority of the people judge one’s individuality by their physical looks. In The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, after a nuclear apocalypse destroys the world, the community of Waknuk started to rely only on the Bible and the Nicholson’s Repentances, a book which describe man as a being who fit the Pure Image. Anyone who are differing from the image of God was called blasphemies and are either killed or will be sent to the Fringes. In the novel by John Wyndham, it is made evident that discrimination…

Creation, the fall, the great flood, and the languages barriers of Babel are very significant to the Christian reader in contemporary society. Creation is the only valid explanation of how the earth was created. It is absurd to think that because of an explosion we now have absolutely amazing life and order. An explosion has never created order before…

Discernment Model Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, it is the ability to think biblically . Discernment gives Christians ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 says that it is the responsibility of every Christian to be discerning: “Put all things to the test: keep what is good and avoid every kind of evil.” Also, the apostle John said about it. He says, “My dear friends, do not…

Leadership is an important role in a Christian’s life. Some are leaders naturally while others need to learn how to be a leader. To be a good leader, I need to know my Christian values. When I know myself, I can better my strengths while reducing my weaknesses; I can maximize my potential. There are several core values that I believe in; they assist me in my leadership role. I can align the core values with my leadership responsibilities and present them to my followers. Passion: One cannot be…

reasons why marriages fall apart (infidelity, financial challenges, communication etc.) but the one constant is misunderstanding of what love is and the sacrifice it entails based on scriptural principles. Take heart brothers for it is refreshing as Christians to know that the Lord has made ample provision to help us navigate through the challenges of marriage. In effect there is an urgent call from our Lord to all husbands and that is sacrificial love towards our…

This doctrinal belief comes from the Wesleyan tradition. Christian perfection means that all Christians have the ability to live perfect lives, free of sin. I believe humans, because they were given free will, can choose to not sin and live a perfect life. This is nearly impossible for humans, alone, to do because of the corruption…

The Doctrine and Covenants offers insight to some of the universal questions: Where did I come from, where am I going, and why am I here? People have been trying to figure out these questions for centuries. Many vast theories and ideas have been presented whether that be science or religious based. Many people have provided some well thought out ideas, but unfortunately incomplete. Who would know the answers to these questions but the creator of man who played a sole part in where we…

Temporal Authority: To What Extent It Should Be Obeyed in 1523 for the Duke of Saxony, John the Steadfast, Landgrave of Thuringia and all Christians who desired to know what extent they are required to obey temporal authority and whether a Christian can have a position in…

Section Two: Engaging and evaluating the theologians’ ecclesial claims In this section, I analyze and attempt to draw corollaries to the claims made by the various theologians cited above. In so doing, I focus on the contemporary implications of the understandings that I have distilled from these theologians, rather than discussing the implications of their views within their own respective historical contexts. The earliest theologian considered here, Iranaeus of…