Reaching those who do not know Christ can be done through both local and global missions. This paper will establish a biblical and theological basis for global missions. God has revealed Himself both in the Old Testament and the New Testament as a missionary God. He has sent His Son to die for the world and reconcile people to Himself from every nation, tribe, and tongue. This is the work of God and He is to receive all the glory. Missions is God-centered and He…
talks about a 70 years old woman suddenly becomes 20 years lady again. This film describes the old woman’s life story with her family, love relationship, cultural, and generation gap that to recalls elderly numerous worries and regret with their pass. There are a lot of life experiences which are aging, family relationship and life change. The 70 years old old woman who like sarcastic with people, so that almost nobody like to talk with her. Her daughter, who lives with the old woman, cannot…
In his letter to the Romans, Paul’s use of Old Testament events and illustrations proclaimed the glory of Jesus Christ by encouraging and teaching believers how to obtain righteousness through faith. Jesus’ death on the cross fulfilled the prophecy of the Law so that all who believed would receive justification through faith. This research paper focuses on how Paul presented God’s covenant through Abraham’s submissive trust and enduring obedience, to help both the Jew and the Gentiles interpret…
The Scriptures are meant to be taken in context and deeper meanings can be drawn when various stories are considered and connections are drawn between passages. This is often the case with New Testament readings in light of Old Testament readings in the Bible. In addition to revealing Jesus in control of his actions, the irony of Pontius Pilate’s words, and the universality of Jesus’ kingship, the description of the inscription on Jesus’ cross in John 19:16b-22 also exposes Jesus’ willingness…
lesson of continuing to fight or live each day as if it is your last. The theme throughout the poem is death; it has a repentant tone and slowly creates an atmosphere of resistance against the “dying light.” This reflects the understanding that even at old age or in sickness, one has the right to continue to live and hold no regrets to what one does or has done. From the perspective of someone who is dying, the theme, symbolism, and tone of the poem signify a fight against death by someone who…
Within the past the elderly used to be seen as the wisest of the world, people who had been respected and listened too, but now they, “…face a number of challenges, including social isolation, prejudice and discrimination, a rising rate of poverty and sometimes even outright violence” (Macionis 134-5). The elderly is no longer being viewed as wise or intelligent, but instead are being viewed as frail, feeble and senile. Old seems to be more negative than positive in America, due to industrial…
way of restoring the efficiency of cells, completely reversing the aging process in muscles. In their experiments, two year old mice were giving the compound over a week, looking back at the key indicators of aging to that of a six month old mouth. Researchers and scientists said that this was equivalent to a sixty year old person feeling as if they were only twenty year old. Scientists are looking forward to how the theory of age reversal can be used to treat diseases, for example, cancer,…
think that as long as people are practicing religion people are also arguing its validity in the same right. The Old Testament bible referred to by christians is actually the jewish Torah. The original religion was judaism. Only with Jesus Christ (King of the Jews) was there a branch off from the jewish religion to what are now called Christians. The argument between Judaism is a dispute as old as time. Being that the two religions are so similar and have half of the same religious texts, it can…
mother, who is over 25: my brother is 20 years old and my mother is 48 years old. I asked them four simple questions on the Old Testament and they each gave me their own opinions. Each question addressed a different aspect of the Old Testament: creation, historical stories, scriptures’ relevance to today, and the Ten Commandments. The first question I asked each of my interviewees was, “Do you think the Bible’s account of how people and the world was created is correct… or, is a more…
time, I question what changes will come about in the next 50 years, when I will be a part of this population. Currently, I am considered a double minority because of my race and gender; however, when I reach a certain age I will also be regarded as old. I am very curious to the lifestyle I will live during that time. This paper will focus on my reflection of what I learned so far and how that will impact my life when I am 75. Environment To begin, growing up I always heard the phrase, “you go…