Since early Christianity spread from locale to locale‚ with the assistance of indoctrinating traditional pagan beliefs as a way of making the new religion more acceptable to those indigenous people they wished to entice‚ to explore the beginnings of Christianity‚ one needs to study how regional native myths affected and altered Christianity to assist in its evangelism. We’ll first compare the similarities of doctrine between the new system of beliefs and the ancient axiom. Next‚ one needs to consider
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Feminist Theology Feminist theology is based on the idea of "not lord but brother". Jesus Christ himself stepped outside of societies norms by befriending the outcasts of society‚ which included women. Women are often portrayed as the cause of or focus of evil and misdeeds in the bible. The focus of feminist theology is the perspective of theology from those who were outcast and therefore considered themselves as equals and friends to Jesus Christ. "If there is anything they desire to know‚
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“Unity in the Body of Christ” An Exegetical Paper on Ephesians 4:1-6 Main Idea and Outline Ephesians 4: 1-6 Paul urges the church in Ephesus to live according to what God has called them to and to keep the unity of the Spirit. I. Paul reminds the church that they should live in unity according to God’s calling (4:1-3) A. Live a life worthy of the calling you have received (v.1) B. Be humble‚ gentle‚ patient‚ and love everyone (v.2) C. Keep the
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The Nicene Creed professes four main points according to the film Nicene Creed with explanation. The first point of the Nicene Creed states that christianity is a monotheist religion. In my opinion is it also the most important point. This is clearly demonstrated in the Creed. “I believe in one God the Father the Almighty…” This is very important because when the Nicene Creed was created‚ the authors wanted to clearly dispel the past traditions of multiple Gods and pagan beliefs. The second part
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The Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life. It is also considered the true body and blood of Jesus Christ. Also it is the good saving grace of the Father as well as being beautiful. The source of Christian life means that spirituality flows from its source‚ the Eucharist. The summit of Christian life is the place that every Christian action is supposed to go towards. The summit and the source reveal how the Eucharist brings God and man together. It is also the covenant of love.
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Reading Response: The World’s Religions All around the world‚ religion is a dominant idea for many cultures; exemplifying a certain way of life‚ serving as a basis for faith‚ and bringing charity to the world‚ religion is an extensive concept. For several cultures and countries religion may vary according to demographics‚ socio-economical class‚ and ethnicity. Many people seek religion as a way of life‚ for others religion simply means going to church or temple and seeing religious
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The Doctrine of the Incarnation is at the centre of biblical Christianity. The Book of John reads‚ “I and the Father are one” as Jesus says to detail his relationship with God. Furthermore‚ John 14:11 goes on to reiterate this when he declares “Believe me when i say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” This brings forth the idea that Jesus and God are shown in the bible to be one- equal and of the same substance. In his work‚ Homoousios With The Father‚ Heron discusses the truth behind
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Arius and Athanasius The church during the fourth century was going through a very tough time in the understanding of the divine nature of God and also the relationship of those that were part of the Holy trinity. This topic had become a big topic that it brought a rise to one of the greatest religious rivalries ever known. The most famous argument over this topic was that of Arius and Athanasius who both were theologians. Arian had ignited a argument when he had started to openly educate his followers
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How the Nicene Creed Resulted from Arianism The time from 256 A.D. – 336 A.D. conflict with the Church’s beliefs were rising among many other doctrinal disputes‚ which troubled a majority of Christians when Constantine recognized the Church in 313 A.D. This unorthodox opinion‚ heresy‚ frightened the Church. The founder of the heresy was Arius‚ an Alex Adrian priest. The heresy was then called Arianism‚ which denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. Arianism was one of the most dangerous heresies that
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Liu 1 Liu 1 Every person is a single and unique existence in the giant earth. People are sharing the same world‚ but they have different views on this world. In other word‚ people live various lives‚ so they shape diverse philosophies. People pick up their philosophies by what they believe‚ by what they would choose to put in their minds‚ and by how they use it. In Christianity‚ it is very important for the people to learn about Christion doctrines. The Holy Bible is the first step for people to
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