Is Our Preaching Christian? On April‚ 29‚ 2009‚ Dr. Gardner C. Taylor wrote a passage entitled‚ “Is Our Preaching Christian.” Dr. Gardner C. Taylor is Pastor Emeritus of Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ where he served for 42 years. When reading “Is Our Preaching Christian”‚ a lot of interesting points caught my attention. We all know that John 14:26 set forth the Christian doctrine of the “Trinity: Father‚ Son and Holy Ghost.” That is when the name “The Comforter” is given
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What is a Christian Counselor? A Christian counselor is a licensed individual who helps church members and their non-religious family and friends. Almost all states require that Christian counselors have similar credentials to licensed therapists. This is usually a master’s degree in psychology‚ counseling or therapy. Some churches may employ unlicensed individuals without degrees who are just loving and wise ministry staff who excel at helping others. Anyone who wants to read more should visit
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María Isabel Carrasco Cara Chards CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN ELEMENTS IN BEOWULF The poem Beowulf is full of Pagan and Christian elements‚ this combination gave place to many discutions about the origin of the poem. On the one hand some scholars have said that this is the result of a transcription made by some monks where they added the christian elements‚ on the other hand it is believed that the poem was written in a period in which the Anglo-Saxons were being converted from their worship of Germanic
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2: Per.1 May 19‚ 2010 Okonkwo’s Disagreement of Christian Religion The Christian religion believes in one God‚ the God is the father of all children in humanity. Chinua Achebe describes the impact of Christianity towards the Ibos of Umuofia in his historic novel Things Fall Apart. In a land where ancestral spirits hold powers to the Ibos‚ it settles in section three when Mr.Brown (the father of the Christian church) preaches the Christian faith by using a translator towards the Ibos. An Ibo
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THL111 – Introduction to Christian Theology Introduction Often it is heard that the Bible is a made up of stories and others say that the Bible lacks scientific knowledge. The Bible has a purpose‚ and that purpose is to teach salvation‚ and not science. The Bible is aimed as a spiritual inspiration. We are asked the following question. How is the Bible authoritative for Christian theology? If the Bible is authoritative‚ we may also assume it is inerrant and the word of God. Inspiration‚ inerrancy
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"Said a Christian‚ expostulating with the heathen rulers who were urging forward the persecution: You may "kill us‚ torture us‚ condemn us....Your injustice is the proof that we are innocent....Nor does your cruelty...avail you.." "The oftener we are mown down by you‚ the more in number we grow; the blood of Christ is seed." (Persecution in the First Century) These people were known for their unswerving faith in the One who had come about 30 years ago as the man known as Jesus; the only person who
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What are the Author’s main points regarding Psychology and Faith? As the author begins the article‚ Christian Psychology‚ its first subtitle clearly states author’s opinion about integration CITATION Chr86 \l 1033 (Christian Psychology‚ 1986). The article says that the Bible is the only casebook for the cure of souls‚ therefore integration is not applicable CITATION Chr86 \l 1033 (Christian Psychology‚ 1986). The author seems to be very upset that psychotherapy or psychological counseling is
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Beowulf: Christian or Pagan Beliefs? Beowulf is one of the longest and oldest epic poems written in English‚ it may have been composed more than twelve hundred years ago. Beowulf has been spoken orally for hundreds of years. It was not thought to be written down until 750 A.D. It is widely believed that Beowulf is the work of a single poet‚ who was a Christian and the poem reflects a well established Christian tradition. The poem is said to have Christian beliefs but have a pagan theme throughout
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Why “Beowulf” is a Work of Christian Propaganda If “Beowulf” was set in pagan times in a pagan area‚ then why does it seem like a Christian poem? The history of the “Beowulf” manuscript is quite interesting‚ and once we have researched the past a bit‚ we can see how and why the poem was altered from its original state. We know that “Beowulf” was originally a pagan poem due to the time frame and location in which it was written (Chickering). The numerous mentions of “God” and biblical allusions
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Religious Persecution of Christian Beliefs What is religious persecution? At the beginning of this project‚ I thought religious persecution was a black and white topic with a clear definition. I thought that religious persecution was simply the persecution of a group because of their religious faith. However‚ I discovered that there are no simple explanations of religious persecution‚ and it is a much more complex and controversial issue than I had imagined. In fact‚ some events categorized
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