Christian hedonism

At the beginning of the case study, it is asserted that the refugee crisis is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Pope Francis made this assertion and the statement is backed up by the authors, Reverend Thomas Curran, S.J. and Dr. Michael J. Stellern. The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNCHR) provided evidence that supported Pope Francis's claim by stating that nearly one percent of the world's population were refugees or displaced peoples. Within his first few…

Baptism Necessary for the Christians? Water baptism is the immersion of a repented person in water as an outward proof of repentance. The process of repentance starts from the mind (soul), to the body (public display) and the final stage is spiritual transformation. So, water baptism is an integral part of the public display that shows a new convert giving his life to the Lord. Today’s message gives a scriptural description of water baptism, and how important it is to the Christians. Why Do You…

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[c] being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philipians 2:5-8) Modern issues that we will be talking about is Kenosis. Kenosis is considered as a heresy because…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s portrayal of puritanism in “The Scarlet Letter” is accurate in many ways. He describes many of the puritan principles through his portrayal of theology based laws, homogeneity, a “simple” lifestyle, little toleration, and the significance of the sermon. In the excerpt provided, it describes the puritans as being less interested in theology itself than the application of theology to every day life. When the puritans arrived in the New World, to create a sense of order and…

-11- Soul-Renewal Learning to Quiet Your Soul “Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.” Isaac of Nineveh “He restoreth my soul . . .” Psalm 23:1 (KJV) The Twenty-third Psalm is a well quoted passage of Scripture at funerals. This passage of Scripture has brought comfort to millions of grieving souls grappling with losing a loved one. I suppose there is no other passage better known nor more comforting than the Twenty-third Psalm.…

Rasputin’s history revolves around controversy, mystery, and hypocrisy. Rasputin was known to be a self proclaimed religious man who held holy powers and was able to heal those who were sick. In the early 1900s, Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicholas II. Tsar Nicholas II had a son named Alexei who had hemophilia. There was no known treatment for hemophilia at the time, so the Tsar called upon Rasputin to come and heal his son. Rasputin came and magically healed Alexei, relieving him of his hemophilia…

did not experience a conversion of religion. In fact, iIn 2 Cor. 11:22 he says, “Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I.” Also, in Rom 11:1 he says, “I myself am an Israelite.” Thus, he did not speak of leaving Judaism to become a Christian. Neither can we understand his “conversion” as moving from unbelief to belief because he was a believer, and a very zealous one. Nor can we think of “conversion” as moving from an immoral life to a moral life because…

2.1. Relational youth ministry For Pete Ward, ‘in the incarnational approach relationships are… very much to the fore’ they are, in fact, ‘the fuel on which youthwork travels’ (1997:43). Pete Ward and his training centre, Oxford Youthworks, were largely responsible in the UK for the resurgences towards the incarnational theological approach in youth ministry in the 1990s. His view could be summarised simply enough as be like Jesus by being with young people. The incarnational theological…

Character Analysis of Major Characters Jairus: Father Figure and Representation of a Power of a Man The first major character introduced to the narrative is the religious ruler named Jairus. The accounts of Mark and Luke focus on the depiction of Jairus as a father figure. Both included the name of the father, Jairus. The name is not used again to describe another character. The Greek word for Jairus means “whom God enlightens” (blue letter bible). The author uses a name to describe this…

Many Christians are curious about who the two witnesses in Revelation 11:3-13 happen to be. These two witnesses are among the most dramatic characters in the Scripture. They prophesy before the world for three and a half years. During that time, they can strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they desire and cannot be harmed by their enemies. When they have finished their testimony, they are killed by the beast but they rise to life in three and a half days. In this paper, I will…