generations.” The major arguments presented in this article revolve around the indifference of many professed Christians‚ namely evangelical Christians and ecclesiological relativism. Duesing takes the position that the current indifference exists within a climate he calls “ecclesiological relativism” and presents it as the instigator of the many difficulties present throughout the Christian world. Deusing explains that in this climate of ecclesiological relativism‚ the indifference that exists does
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Luther and Jürgen Moltmann‚ state their viewpoints and opinions of theology of the cross and what role they play in Christian lives. In this essay‚ a summarization of Luther’s understanding of the theology of the cross is followed by Moltmann’s perspective‚ then comparing and contrasting their notions and giving an opinion on which idea is better. Martin Luther’s understanding of theology of the cross is understood as: “the theology which is guided by the knowledge that God’s activity on out behalf
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Summa Theologica – Thomas Aquinas Theology based on scripture Theology leaves people with the knowledge that leads to eternal happiness How reason‚ before faith‚ can know the existence of nature of God The existence of God can be established through the use of reason So far in this course we’ve seen platonic philosophy With Aquinas‚ we are seeing Aristotelian philosophy Avicenna d. 1037 Averroes d. 1198 Page 13 Whether existence of God is self-evident? NO. Self Evident: Predict is
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people and pray for them without having received the authority to do so. And the pantry is not ‘church’; you need a valid liturgy and authorized clerics for that. Sara has simply allowed her leftist politics‚ concern for outcasts‚ and the ‘liberation theology’ of Jesuits like Martin-Baro to overcome her good sense. People need rules; that’s why we have them in the first place. If we don’t have rules‚ people will do whatever they want‚ and then where will we be?” The rules was created with the purpose
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Nick Lombardo February 3‚ 2015 Theology of Marriage Professor Dart Exam 1 Essay “The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls‚ if you are content because the one you love is near to you‚ either upstairs or downstairs‚ or in the same room‚ and you feel that warmth that you don’t find very often‚ then that is what love is all about.” This quote by Bruce Forsyth does a great job of summing up what marriage is all about‚ peace and love. There are many
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Comparison Paper: Hurt People Hurt People: Hope and Healing for Yourself and Your Relationship By: Sandra Wilson James E. Hulsey Liberty University PACO 507-B02: Theology and Spirituality in Counseling Professor: Dr. Jaeduk Kim Submission Date: 8-22-13 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………...01 II. Summary…………………………………………………………………………………...04 III. Practical Application………………………………………………………………………09 IV. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………
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The aim of this short essay is to illustrate Anselm’s doctrine Cur Deus Homo‚ in reference to his interpretation of the atonement and then relate it to the characteristic claims of the Chalcedonian creed regarding Jesus Christ as one person to be recognized in two nature’s’. Anselm’s theory on atonement is that of a philosophical one which he believes should be understood as a necessity. Anselm’s doctrine‚ Cur Deus Homo’ which is translated as why God became a man (human being)’‚ and the motive
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When I first started this class the only knowledge of C. S. Lewis I had was that he was a Christian‚ an author and he was highly favored and respected for his work by my Pastor‚ as well as some of the people in my small group from church. Though‚ all of this remains true of C. S. Lewis‚ I have also learned that there was a time in his life where he was an atheist. This came as a complete surprise to me‚ but the more I have learned about Lewis‚ the more this piece seems to have been a key factor
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Reflection Paper (Chapter 5) 1. Consider the rich spiritual suggestion in Genesis 1:3‚ where light was the first thing created by God. Reflect to the importance given to light in this account. How important is light in your life today? Personally‚ I think the main reason why light was the first thing ever created because it what brings beauty to all other creations because without Light‚ there is only darkness. Light‚ for me‚ also symbolizes the Word of God that is what made everything‚ including
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Dakota Ostler Professor Anderson Philosophy 150 22 February‚ 2013 Teleological Argument: Existence of God The teleological argument is one made for the existence of God. William Paley’s argument is based on the idea that the universe is too complicated to have been created by accident and so must have had a creator. This creator is assumed to be God‚ who has created the universe and all the parts in it serve a certain purpose. A close consideration of this argument will show that there are several
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