Doctrine of Salvation 1) Initial thesis statement: Is salvation “by faith alone” (according to Luther) or must there be a “cooperation of faith and works” in salvation (according to the Roman Catholic tradition)? My initial answer to this question before I began this study was that of the Roman Catholic tradition‚ one must have the combination of both faith and works. Although faith plays a big part of salvation‚ I tend to believe without both works and faith you may not receive it. 2)
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Crucified” is a remarkable piece of art that portrays Jesus’ crucifixion. It was painted in 1631 by Diego Velázquez during the Spanish Baroque Movement and now is showcased in the Prado Museum in Madrid (Collins). It can be easily interpreted that the theme of this piece is sacrifice because it is a retelling of the moment Jesus ceded his life for his people. Diego Velázquez does an outstanding job of showing this theme along with retelling Jesus’ crucifixion and using symbolism through his use of
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Topic: That Jesus Christ is saviour is one of the core beliefs of Christianity. Outline and critically evaluate some traditional ways of understanding salvation. Outline and critically evaluate some contemporary theologians’ thinking on salvation. Briefly address the implications of this for teaching salvation in schools. The Oxford English Dictionary defines salvation as “deliverance from sin and its consequences‚ believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ” . “Sin”‚ in turn
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130) they began to question his belief in God because it could not be proven through logic and he had no evidence to back up his claim. This inspired him to write his essay “The Will to Believe” in which he attempts to explore and refute Pascal’s logical reason to believe in God‚ and William Cliffords argument that any claim made without strong evidence to back it is a morally wrong claim‚ despite what the truth may be (William Clifford 126). Since a belief in God cannot be proven or disproven with
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Salvation The young Langston Houghes was pressured into believing in Jesus by the church who is responsible for his loss of faith. Langston was in his aunt’s church were a revival was being held “to bring the young lambs to fold…” Langston along with the other “young lambs” were all placed on the mourners’ bench on the front row. Each child one by one accepted Jesus until Langston was last. Langston eventually stood and claimed to have seen Jesus. Langston’s church was responsible for Langston’s
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ATHEISM Atheism can be defined simply as ‘the absence of belief in gods’. There is‚ unfortunately‚ some disagreement about the definition of atheism. It is interesting to note that most of that disagreement comes from theists — atheists themselves tend to agree on what atheism means. Christians in particular dispute the definition used by atheists and insist that atheism means something very different. No claims or denials are made — an atheist is just a person who does not happen to be a theist
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come in the name of Jesus King of Glory ‚ Son of God ‚ blessed forever & ever giving thanks unto God and the Father . By him and through him the door to Gods’ Throne. Hear what the spirit say. Young people you who curse and says everyone else curse ; No they don’t. Depends on who you hang with. You do not know as you curse ‚ so you pass that on to your future children . Your wife/husband ‚ friends ‚ you say and so what ?! When you stand before God and his beloved Son Jesus you will curse ‚ and
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In the essay‚ “Salvation”‚ Langston Hughes tells the story of seeking salvation. Hughes thesis is that he was waiting for Jesus to come to him in the way that had been described by others but did not happen for him. The purpose of Hughes essay‚ inform readers not to feel pressured into doing something they feel is not morally right just because someone else expects you to. Hughes tone is of pressure; he was the last one left as the entire congregation prayed for him to come to Jesus. Hughes supports
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Salvation In “Salvation‚” Langston Hughes says that adults shouldn’t pressure children with unrealistic expectations because it will backfire‚ using narration and description modes to prove his point. Hughes narrates an autobiographical story about being a twelve year old‚ African-American boy‚ who is told about being saved and joins the rest of the children of the congregation to “see and hear Jesus.” He faces an external conflict between with the congregation of the church and his Auntie
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Alex Tran 01/18/2014 ! ! Personal Statement of Belief in God As I stated in the last personal statement of belief in Bible paper‚ it is not easy to understand and believe in another religion for a short time learning it. Each person will have a different opinions and different ways thinking of another religion‚ and they have the right to do that. Even I am a Buddhist‚ I am still respect to all the religious over the world‚ maybe some of them is not good as I can see the
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