Kamille a servant and confident follower of Jesus Christ, to Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, through the will of God Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to our God for your passion for God and Christ. I am thankful for your vast knowledge and understanding of being in Christ. I am also extremely grateful for your letters that comprise the New Testament. Thank you for your teachings and for your inclusion of the Gentiles in the holy movement, for…
the motto for our country is "In God We Trust", so maybe all those that are believers in God should stay and just do as they were instructed by Jesus to love and serve others as He showed them by His example and His love, but always keeping their hearts and minds on God and things above. The bible is pretty clear about Christians seeking the kingdom of God first, and to walk by faith not by sight. There are many scriptures that discuss God 's grace which was shown by Jesus laying down His…
our brains. And today, even on this late date of 2014, religion is still a huge factor when it comes to our minds and our culture. Western culture is what currently dominates an ever globalizing world, and two of the Abrahamic faiths, Judaism and Christianity, are the basis for Western thought. However the ideas taken from the beliefs of Ancient Jews and Christians, which have had a profound effect on the…
The experience of war is different for all involved. Victims feel pain. They are isolated and forgotten, thinking no one remembers their plight. Especially those who are physically removed from their communities and homes, locked in prisons and concentration camps, unsure of what each moment will hold. And then there are those who watch situations develop and unfold. They read the headlines, feel a momentary sadness as they think about the prisoners, but then move on to the next event in…
social issues. What most don 't realize is that the wisdom from the Church is such a valuable component in resolving these issues. The Church recognizes that people of religious backgrounds will be drawn to supporting the Churches decisions but what non-religous people do not realize is that the wisdom and advice given from the church is not only based on teachings of faith but also on natural justice, reason, and the common good for all people. Religious people have the duty to share and spread…
The Spread of Christianity in Roman Empire By around the time of 312 A.D. it is believed that one in ten people in the Roman world classified themselves as Christians. The spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire evolved with the act of war. As the power hunger Rome conquered and won over a vast amount of cities, they also had a mix of a variety of cultures. As they took people from all over Europe as either slaves or granted them citizenship, different cultures started to emerge. Rome came…
The Effect of Religion in the Early United States Religion has been a part of America from the start. Years before the country was even born people used the land in North America to escape strict religious laws and regulations in England. Religion had much to do with the shaping of the United States, and not always in the best way. Puritans were a religious group that sought to purify the Church of England (Foner Give me liberty!: an American history A-94). The Puritans themselves did not…
Throughout the history of church there have always been questions about the reliability of the canon (books of the Bible.) Some people believe there should be more books added to the canon (apocrypha) while others believe that certain books be stripped away from the canon. I have prepared myself to have a personal conversation about the authority that establishes the canon. Here are three questions that could arise when having a personal conversation about the canon: 1. Who determines which…
his plans and needs (knowledge he needs humans to have, if he wants his plans carried out by them.) Revelatory experiences are the backbone of mysticism in the western tradition. The starting point for all three major world religions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--was Abraham’s first revelation and covenant with God. In exchange for completing a few other obligations, God promised Abraham that he would…
itself, one must conclude that although extremely embellished as a way to make those reading these accounts feel obligated to help their fellow Christians, that pope Urban II used the fear of the spreading pagan religion to hint that maybe Western Christianity is in just as much danger as Eastern…