Jesus Christ College Essays Samples For Students

Mark 5:25, King James Version

The Bible has always served right to Christians in advancing their faith to a higher level and increasing their faith in God too. This paper focuses on one story, about a woman who bled for over twelve years, and when she met Jesus, she touched His garment and she was healed. This paper seeks to understand the healing of this woman as explained in the Bible, in Mark 5:25 using The King James Bible Version (James, 2013).
The Bible describes her condition as “issue of blood”, which did not explain clearly pertaining her condition. However, she had heard of ...

Introduction

This paper focuses on a critical evaluation and analysis of the artworks of three artists, who lived between the Baroque periods through the postmodern era. The three selected artists and their respective pieces are; Giotto Di Bondone "Lamentation", Sandro Botticelli "Birth of Venus", and Leonardo Da Vinci "The Last Supper." The style and theme depicted by the three artworks will also be covered in this paper. The artist perspectives when creating the pieces in respect to the prevailing conditions that surround the artworks are also covered.
We will begin with a critical evaluation. During that period, Leonardo da Vinci  ...

Kathryn Tanner joined the faculty of Divinity at Yale in 2010. This was after teaching in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago for sixteen years and the department of Religious studies at Yale for ten years. She has engineered a lot of research on the history of Christian thought to current issues of theological concern using cultural, feminist, and social theory. She has written several books such as; God and Creation in Christian Theology: Tyranny or Empowerment? The politics of God: Christian Theologies and Social Justice, Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology Jesus, Humanity and ...

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My name is Selim. I am from the Ottoman Empire where I worked as a Cassoum with my job description entailing property handling for the orphans in my city. The city of Salonica was my home, where I lived with my wife, three sons, and my sister-in-law. You should know my house was one of the largest in the city standing on a pleasantly vast property with an incredible view of the city and its residents. It is no wonder the government moved so fast to posses it upon my exile. ...

Religious differences between Islam and Christianity have existed since the ancient days of human kind. The reason behind such differences can be explained by the ideological distinction between the two worldviews. The existence of one is seen as a threat to the other: as the bible says in Exodus 34:14 that you shall worship no other god for the Lord. However, there are some unique instances of similarities in which the two worldviews preach to their believers. In this concern, there are many positives to take from what the two worldviews project in the life on earth. This essay ...

St. Augustine Confessions

The confessions of Saint Augustine take us through the life of transformation for a Christian. The time comes in the life of an individual to make crucial decisions for his or her life, which maybe contrary to their previous believes. As a child grows, they learn a lot from their parents and more especially the mother, who happens to be close most of the times. However, as the child brows, he/she is exposed to a different environment with more compounded influences. For instance, Augustine grew up in a Christian background with his mother imparting Christian values into his life. ...

According to John Piper (2003), there are five main assumptions that can be held before starting the counseling a suffering person. The first is that Suffering is a universal human experience, designed by God for His glory, but endangering every Christian’s faith. Secondly, the aim of true counseling is the glory of God through Jesus Christ. Thirdly, mutual counseling is a normative event in the conversations and relationships of the body of Christ. Fourth, God is most glorified in our lives when we are most satisfied in Him, and fifth, counseling is conversational exultation in the manifold mercies ...

The poem “The Martyr” by Herman Melville has left a deep impression on me. It influences the reader from the very first line creating the morose setting and gloomy atmosphere. Furthermore, the author is trying to dip the reader in the times of Jesus Christ taking us back to that dreadful day, when He was crucified. From the very first look in is clear, that the martyr is a simple embodiment of the God’s son because the action of the poem takes place on the Good Friday, the most horrible day in the Bible.
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The person of God has remained to be a major topic of discussion among Christian and non-Christian believers. This has also caused division in churches where some believe that the trinity does not divide God while others believe that does. The fact is that the bible is clear about the nature of God, which has been unveiled to man in three forms, God the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. This majorly because of the different dispensation of the Christian faith which required God to show His closeness to man in different forms. Various terms are used to ...

Introduction

“Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister” is an 1839 poem written by Robert Browning. The main subject of the poem is a Spanish monk living in a cloister who exhibits resentment against a fellow monk living in the same quarters.
Browning uses the Spanish monk to weave a stupendous web of hypocrisy and deceit. The monk expresses a variety of opinions that he shares together with those of the other monk. However, a close examination of the poem reveals that the monk’s assertions are not genuine. This monk tries to convince the audience or the reader of the poem ...

However much the Gospels speak of Jesus in a manner that shows he was remembered as a human being, they still, make it clear that he was more than a human being; by the way, he used to speak with a lot of authority. The council of Nicaea was present at the time when Christianity moved from being an illegal religion to the time when it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The doctrine of incarnation means that God became a human being through Jesus. This can be interpreted as the fact that God was able to ...

Introduction

Theologically speaking, the nature or concept of God and beliefs or practices differ based on religious doctrine. In some cases, some religious groups base or borrow their doctrines on established ones or from known mythological narratives. This is especially true for cult groups that establish their significance on symbolism that is familiar to most people. Heaven’s Gate set an example because it is a cult that formulated its doctrines from pre-established canons such as those found in the Holy Bible infused with elements of science fiction. The result of which is a reinterpretation of the Bible within the ...

The bible remains to be the most read literature in the world; people who seek spiritual uplifting as well as those who look for avenues to criticize its credibility love it. Wright in his analysis of the bible uses history and bible scriptures to prove that indeed, what is written in the bible is a true account of history. Even though the bible is divided into two parts, the old and the New Testament, there is no much difference in the two accounts. It is in fact considered that the New Testament is just a revelation of the events ...

According to the general understanding, a disciple is anyone who embraces or assists in the spreading of someone’s teaching. In Christianity, discipleship is defined as the process of accepting the ethic and life of Jesus Christ, who brought hope and eternal life to humanity through the gospel. It can also mean the process of becoming Christ-like, and having the zeal to see others become disciples of Jesus. This definition is evident in what Christians refer to as the ‘Great Commission’: Jesus directed the twelve to travel around the world and make disciples. This was a call by ...

Six major questions posed by St. Thomas

- Whether a sacrament is a kind of sign
- Whether sacraments are necessary for man’s salvation
- Whether the sacraments are the cause of grace
- Whether a sacrament imprints a character on the soul
- Whether God alone, or the preacher also, strives secretly towards the sacramental achievement
- Whether or not there should be 7 sacraments

One question and commentary that St. Thomas uses to scrutinize question in intensity

- Whether or not sacraments are essential for man’s deliverance
St. Thomas read the following articles that helped him answer the stated question above of whether or not sacraments are essential for man’s deliverance: Christian Sacred scripture; ...

Jeremiah 31:31-34 (NIV)

“The days are coming,” declared the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke the covenant, though I was the husband to them,” declares the Lord. “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will ...

An epistle to Romans, i.e. the Christian Church in Rome, was written by Paul and addressed to a community of people, in contrast to some personal letters he used to write during his mission as well. It has some signs of hope as well as some challenges. The main topic of the first eight chapters of the text is on understanding the Christian faith and giving practical implications for Christians in this particular community. In this essay I will present Paul’s message to Romans and its possible meaning including my interpretation on it.
Basically, Paul presents two main ...

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Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine was a 4th century theologian. According to Augustine, the nature of humans changed considerably following the first sin that Adam committed in the Garden of Eden. He refers to the first Adam’s sin as “the fall”. To Augustine, the fall led to the bond of original sin that had several consequences. Augustine believed that the first consequence of the fall was death as seen in the Confessions where he states thus, “over and above the bond of original sin where we all die in Adam” (St. Augustine 85). The second consequence is that ...

In Christian way of life, people commonly use the word myth for tiers parable, falsehood, and fibber. Reliant on the conception tiers fables and desecration conveyed disparity that would unfavorably influence many people. People realized that life interpretation is genuine to the creation stories. Creation stories and myths affect people’s understanding in diverse ways. This is because people tend to belief mostly on weather updates of experts in their field of specialization forgetting its part of creation and weather experts cannot examine the exact results at times they get expected results but not at all. This is because ...

This work of art is a painting depicting the Madonna and child. The author of this work of art is Lucas Signorelli. This piece of art in circular in shape showing the virgin seated on the ground while supporting a child to stand. The ground is composed of flowers and grass. The flowers on a piece of art includes violets, aconites, poppies and wormwood. An ancient ruin is also visible behind the ground where Madonna was seated. A circular building is also visible and clear at the background through a crack on the rock. Two naked men are also ...

The text Mt 27:32-54 relate to the crucifixion and death of Jesus otherwise regarded as the passion of Christ. The text provides insight regarding the manner in which the book of Matthew presents the historical events leading the crucifixion of Jesus. It offers an exceptional guidance aspect of the Holy Spirit in the inspired writing that depicts the mission of God in the world. Jesus’s and by extension the God’s saving act, as presented in the passion of Christ assumes and goes beyond mere human history (Lazareth 36).
The passion of Jesus was sometime during the turbulent ...

The Bible has been referred to be a guide to humanity. It is a holy book written by people inspired by GOD, however, the content of the bible has continued to rise heated debated among scholars and theologians. There are different interpretations that have been given concerning different verses in the Bible. One of the most controversial topics is the work of prophets and what whether their prophesy was based on promises that GOD had made earlier to the people.
One of the most notable promises was the building of the temple by King Solomon. It marked the fulfillment ...

Artistic Analysis and Discussion

Paintings representing themes about Jesus and several important accounts in his life have become a distinct source of inspiration during the baroque era especially for European painters. One of such works includes that of Caravaggio’s The Supper at Emmaus now placed at the National Gallery of London. Paid by Ciriaco Mattei, this art work was specifically noted to have a great impact in the presentation of one of the most remarkable accounts on Jesus’ life on earth and his dealings after he has been resurrected from death. Recognized for its presentation of the deeper meaning on how such ...

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People who follow Jesus know very well that he was all about goodness. He is absolutely one of the best examples for people of all religions who showed how human beings should associate with one another. It is exceedingly important to mention that Jesus was born in era which was dominated by the men (Davis 112). However, many times the great Prophet went against the patriarchal societal norms and granted women an equal status with men. It was a common practice to depreciate the female gender in the society of that era. For instance, women were ...

The painting shows the Virgin Mary, dressed with bright fabric colors of rose, yellow, white and blue perched on the rock carrying the infant Jesus whose little hands looks as if he is encouraging Saint Louis to go near to him. Mary is bowing slightly while Saint Jerome’s face is steady. He is wearing a white robe wrapped half way on his tanned body. He is also holding a piece of bread on his right hand as an offering to Christ. His face looks old and he is standing barefoot with a large growth of white beard growth ...

There are lots of movies on the screen that are based on historical and religious figure Jesus Christ. Some of the movies are based on biblical narratives; some are completely imaginary and cause a lot of controversy. Towards the end of this month there is another movie about Jesus on the way to be shown in cinemas. To what extent should restrictions apply to allow Jesus to be depicted in movies? Or should Governments completely ban filmmaking about Jesus Christ?
As far as I am concerned, I do not favor this trend. Picturing Jesus on the screen can lead ...

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Welcome. Here you can learn the basic things that you need to know about baptism. This website was created not only for Christians but also for members of other religious sects, particularly those who want to learn more about baptism and other related religious traditions being practiced by Christian, why they are being done, and even how they are being executed. The focus of this resource will primarily be baptism. It is divided into several pages, each having one goal. For example, there are pages that merely explain the history of baptism; there is a dedicated page ...

The importance of the resurrection story to St Paul

Apostle Paul is considered the author of more than a half of the New Testament books. Nowadays, theologians continue studying his epistles, trying to resolve issues and find answers to many questions concerning Christian views on the world. Some of Paul’s epistles reveal the topic of resurrection of the dead and the life after death. We find reflections on these issues in Paul's epistles to Corinthians, Thessalonians, Philippians and Romans.
- What motivated Paul to develop the theme of resurrection?
The book of Acts contains the story of the Apostle Paul’s preaching in the Areopagus - preaching ...

The Gloria from the Masse de Nostre Dame by Gulliaume De Machaut, 1360 AD and Agnus Dei from the MIssa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, 1557 AD are two highly famous mass of the people songs of respective times. Both the mass songs are declared masterpieces of their time. Distant by nearly two centuries, the two songs, are equally charismatic in their genre and composition. The devotion of lyricists is a self-exhibit of love for Jesus Christ. A true appreciation of his sacrifice and begging forgiveness of sins by the masses (Ferris & Worster, 2013, P, 86-87-102).
The ...

A lot of myths describe judgment, and the good and evil. These apocalyptic tales harbor on morality tales as one sees them describing how one is right and good and will deservingly go to paradise, while those who are not righteous will suffer or be punished in hell. The Myths described in Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein border on morality in a big way and in doing so, present some extremely frightening possibilities. Maybe not violent in the sense like widespread bloodshed, but definitely something that is disastrous. Myths perhaps have a purpose in that they shape a person’ ...

Torrance, T. F. (1981). The Incarnation: ecumenical studies in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed A.D. 381. Edinburgh: Handsel Press.
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
Torrance gives evidence that upon drafting the Nicene Creed Aryanism and Gnosticism denies Jesus as a true man. The Nicene Creed of 325 was during the period of Arians converting the Northern barbarians. Originally, the Athanasius possess authority of the Creed and the inhabitants regard it as equal of the Bible since it is a third Christian sacred book. In A.D 381 Constantinople adopts the Nicene Creed. Elders in the early Presbyterian Church held ...

Image analysis

Images in art and architecture are important in that they carry message. Interpretation of images is an important skill to posses in the field of art and architecture. Image interpretation therefore is a fundamental component of decoding the meaning of images. Artists in the creating of their works employ various features in their work of art to create the desired effect on the person interacting with the image. These features give the image its interpretive value. In interpretive analysis, a determination is made on the elements of the drawing more represented than the others are. Such aspects include the ...

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The general meaning of theology finds basis in an organized and coherent study of God within a religious setting. In addition, theology can be used to define the action of seeking out facts surrounding religion. In “The Moody Handbook of Theology: Revised and Expanded,” Enns (2008) concurs with this when he states that, “The word “theology” comes from two Greek words that combined mean “the study of God.” With regard to Christianity, theology revolves around the bible and known historic events that are believed to have occurred among the Christian body.
The use of the Bible in ...

Places of worship are specifically designed structures where people go to perform religious study, veneration and devotion. They are among the most remarkable and permanent colossal structures that have been constructed by humanity. The style used in the construction of these buildings is largely a product of art and architecture and has helped worshippers to comfortably conduct their prayers. Most worshippers believe that God dwells in these structures. Worshippers believe that prayers conducted in the buildings will ultimately be heard by God.
Buildings, both inside and outside, speak a lot about God. Old buildings especially, enable worshippers gain a ...

Abstract

The essay looks into how the Greek and Roman culture developed the idea of the hero into the idea of a saint, during the process of conversion and totalization. The paper studies Saul of Tarsus and Augustine of Hippo, their conversions, and how they relate to the stature of hero and saint.

Introduction

We find two metaphors in Professor Ambrosio lectures, the hero, and the saint. These personified ideas carry different approaches to seeking the meaning of life. There are explicit metaphors of hero and saint, and these two figures carry different worldviews and in the human situations. Heroes are ...

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The Italian Renaissance was, without a doubt, one of the formative periods in history for western society. The art that was created during this time period varied from region to region; the Italians were not unified under one country in the same way they are today during this time period. The Italian Renaissance itself did not even begin in Rome, which is where art in Italy was often centered; instead, the Italian Renaissance began in Tuscany in central Italy and spread northward (Hartt). Despite the lack of a central, guiding power in the Italian Renaissance, there are ...

Compare And Contrast Essay

Byzantine era placed a great importance on Christianity, and it is no wonder to see a lot of artwork produced related to the life that Christ. These painting were hung within the walls of the churches, and the viewers were given the chance to connect with the ideals they revered (Byzantine, 2011). The purpose of the essay is to compare the Lamentation over the Dead Christ and the Sinai Christ.
Lamentation over the Dead Christ, wall painting, St. Pantaleimon, Macedonia, 1164. When Roman Empire was moved from Rome to Constantinople in 324, the Byzantine Empire came into existence as ...

There are unconventional concerns within the midst of Pope Francis’ governance as the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic world. Pope Francis was reported to being elected as the 266th pope with St. Peter being popularly known as the first . The defiance to tradition was observed to be immediately exhibited right after Pope Francis’ election when he appeared before the crowd at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica wearing very simple white vestments . Various reports have disclosed other actions that allegedly breaks tradition include: choosing “to live in an apartment rather that the archbishop's palace, passed on a chauffeured ...

Interpreting Philippians Chapter 2 verse 5-11

Introduction
The main ideas in the verses are humility and exaltation. To get a grasp of what Paul has to say in these verses, it is crucial to understand the meanings of the words humility and exaltation. Humility is character or virtue of being humble and it is the ability to lower once self and lack pride in the way one carries him or herself. Exaltation, on the other hand, is the opposite of humility and people who exalt themselves are proud by carrying themselves with glory and are showoffs. In Philippians chapter 2 verses 5-11, Paul writes to ...

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In the book of Romans, Paul looks at the theme that humans are lost without the gospel. The gospel in this case refers to the teaching contained in the first four books of the bibles new testament. These books are; Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. All these books have the same theme and shade light the life of Jesus Christ and his teachings on various topics. How Jesus was sent by the father to save the world from sin by paying the ultimate price of death. Though he was blameless and did not deserve to die like he ...

Adultery and divorce are the factors that require great consideration because they affect the lives of most of people. In the cases of the adultery and divorce the counselor plays a significant role. Proper guidance by the counselor can help in saving the relations and lives of many individuals. In this paper, the counseling options and effective addressing of the situation involving adultery and divorce cases are discussed in detail from a counselor point of view.
In an adulterous relation, people loss their family, job, dignity, trust, self respect, relationship with families and God. The commitment and the loyalty ...

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Four years ago, 4.69 billion of people around the world, representing 68 percent of the 6.9 billion world population, have no knowledge of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ (Harper, n. p.), whom He sent to reconcile with Him. Still the hunger for God is in their hearts, the God they already adore with knowing Him unambiguously. Thus, after 20 centuries, the world still contains people, like that of Athens in the time of Paul, who kept an altar in their hearts wherein inscribed the cry: “To An Unknown God” (Luke ...

Buddhism had originated in Bodh Gaya in India about six centuries before Christianity was introduced. Buddhism was very popular in the eastern region of Greece, and it became the official religion of the region’s kingdoms. One of the major types of Buddhist religions is the Tibetan Buddhists whose number of adherents is estimated at about twenty million people. Tibetan Buddhism is majorly practiced in Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia and western countries. Tibetan comprises teachings of Mahayana, the Foundation vehicle, and Vajrayana. Tibetan Buddhism provides teachings on how to achieve Buddhahood more quickly. Buddhahood is a state where one is ...

Monotheism is seen by many people to be the belief in one Supreme Being who controls all activities in the universe. In the Ancient European context, the predominant view was that there were many gods and many spirits that ruled and controlled affairs in different parts of the universe. The Ancient Greeks had numerous gods for various events in the natural cycle – a god of thunder, a god of rain and others. The Romans also had various approaches to spirituality, where the Greek gods were renamed with a twist of more spirituality and consultations with deities and spiritual powers. ...

The culture that we live in needs to rediscover the selfless spirit. The cultural selfishness revolving around "what's in it for me?" has replaced the view that the act of giving is blessed rather than the act of receiving (Skinner 2011). Jesus Christ was a messiah who sacrificed himself for the greater good of mankind. He embraced death for the salvation of men to deliver them from all their sins. While reflecting upon the question as to how Jesus provided an antidote to cultural selfishness, there are plenty of episodes to choose from the gospel according to John. However, ...

Tribal beliefs before the advent of Christianity in Westphalia

The tribal before the advent of Christianity revolve around the transference of powers advocated by the empire. The real gainers in regard to Christianity were presumed by the treaties of Westphalia that were borne against Ferdinand. The differences that intricate the tribal beliefs asserted from the Protestants that had been won by the two states ordained in the territorial accessions. The profoundly cautionary experience of the tribal beliefs on Christianity was an instructive assumption of the peace of Westphalia. This belief did not seek in imposing some perception of compromised generic Christianity upon the entire continent. This equally endures ...

God/s

Christianity is a monotheistic religion with a theistic doctrine – meaning it only recognizes only one God, whose creation of the world was borne out of nothingness. Therefore, Christianity is practically intolerant of other religions given that it deems that the path to salvation leads to God. Salvation, in this case, is against sin, and in Christianity, only God can save people from the pitfalls of sinfulness. With that, adherents of Christianity are advised against committing sin so that they can follow God through the path of salvation. On the other hand, Hinduism is both a polytheistic and monotheistic religion ...

The antichrist is a Christian concept based on the belief of the believers in the New Testament and false prophecy. The New Testament explains about the antichrist that occurs in various gospel books such as the 1st John and 2ndJohn .The Christians believe that the Messiah Jesus will derive during the second coming of the earth to face the Antichrist figure that means false prophets in Christianity.According to Bernard McMinn explains that Jesus is the ruler of the humanities and his promises is to judge false prophets and sinners during the end time. In Islamic religious, they believe that ...

The bible and other biblical texts continue to influence very many aspects of life. Creativity in the film industry has been triggered by the apocalyptic books of the bible, because film producers tend to conjure what they believe could be the interpretation of the revelations seen or found in the bible. Since the beginning of cinema, there has been an incorporation of canonical figures such as the apostles, Jesus and even God himself in the film industry. For instance, the end of the world has been interpreted differently, and the movie The Rapture (1991), is one such movie that ...

Martyrdom is defined as a situation where an individual is ready to sacrifice his or her life because of their beliefs as a way of validating their religious purpose. This paper aims at focusing on “Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas” and “The Martyrdom of Husayn” because they are important to the history of religion. These two narratives explain how one’s belief and faith have an effect on their suffering and violence. It is crucial to note that the Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas is a masterpiece that explains about the Christian believers who suffered and died because of ...

In her 1926 short story “Sweat”, Zora Neale Hurston tells a sad story of the abusive relationship in a poor household, where Delia has to wash people’s clothes to earn money that her unemployed, lazy, cheating and abusive husband freely spends on his lover Bertha. The story is full of symbols that are used to enhance the reader’s understanding of Delia’s sufferings and struggle of a kind, hard-working and honest woman with evil for fifteen years before her liberation caused by the evil’s, her husband’s, death.
The first of the two connected symbols is ...

Early Christian and Gothic

Notre Dame Cathedral is a well-known and reputable French Cathedral. The construction of Nortre-Dame was started in 1163; its first stone was laid in the presence of Pop Alexander III (Hanser). Nortre-Dame Cathedral is a representation of the medieval Gothic architecture. The new building of the Cathedral was made according to the novel movement of art, which is called gothic style, also known as ogival style (Fazio, and Moffett). In 1225-1250, two towers and a gallery were made on the upper front, the cathedral was modified and the upper windows were expanded in order to improve the exterior of ...

Introduction

Eucharist is one of the rituals in the Roman Catholic Church. It denotes a celebration of the Eucharist liturgy of as commonly referred to, the mass. The start of this ritual can be traced back to the Last Supper. This is the night before Jesus was betrayed. Together with his disciples, Jesus instituted this ritual that entailed the Eucharistic Sacrifice. In this ritual, the Body and Blood of Jesus were sacrificed according to Catholic Catechism (Catholic Church 1323). The presence of Christ in the sacrament that was used in the altar, the Eucharistic ritual honors Christ through the worship ...

African continent has experienced changes in its religious practices and people’s behaviors from the effect of religious conversion. African region left its traditional beliefs at the incoming of new religion (Isichei and Thomas, 2010). African indigenous religion, which was community- based had no basis to sustain itself from the influence of conversion to other religions. Majority of the African continent has ended up converted to other religions of the world. Christianity is the most spread religion on the African continent today with significant impacts. The paper describes the Christian religion conversion in Africa. Christianity arrived in Africa through ...

For this essay, I have chosen to formally compare The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist at Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey and that which is at the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul Naumburg, Germany. These two sculptural art works present the same iconography – one of the most important events in Christian history, which is the crucifixion of the Christ. It will be argued and discussed henceforth that the sculpture in Constantinople presents the event from a more philosophical perspective, while that in Naumburg presents the event on a more emotional perspective. That is, while the former ...

Introduction

This paper examines the central text of Christianity, presented by Jesus in Matthew 22:34-40. It will critique three different versions of the text taken from different translations of the New Testament. This text is chosen because it provides an insight and overview of Christianity and Christian lifestyle and this allows the writer to demonstrate important elements and aspects of Christianity that guides the conduct of all followers of Christ.
The scope of the analysis and critical review will include the examination of the text in the broader context of the gospel. The fundamental theme of the passage and the ...

The Anselms idea of satisfaction traces its origin to the views of Cur Deus Homo translated as Why God Become Man in English. It was a theory that was aimed at explaining as well as endeavoring at expounding why the incarnation and the death of Christ on the cross were necessary. To-date. The Anselm's inspiration remains to be high since it is held dearly in the churches of modern time. For instance, the Catholic theology fundamentals are solely founded on the views and doctrines that would be deduced from the Anselm. First articulated by St Anselm of Canterbury, the ...

Calling

For me, there is no higher reason for living than to have an on-going, profound, and cherishing association with God. I resound the witness Paul who said, "I need to know Christ and the force of his resurrection" (Phil 3:10). It is the deepest yearning of my spirit to know God in a cozy way, and I thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Who has made that longing conceivable. Having gotten His endowment of salvation, by confidence, I now comprehend that knowing and adoring God is inseparably connected to tailing Him. Jesus said, "On the off chance that ...

Christianity has distinct relationships with various religions around the world. Before its founding, the worldly population had different ways of worship including cultural ways. These traditional methods of worship were widely acknowledged and accepted by different communities. At its inception, Christianity had to accept the preexisting methods of worship and incorporate them in its structure so that it could appeal to the larger church outside those who accepted Christianity as a way of worship. The preexisting cultures and traditional religious ways of worship, therefore, had different influences in the Christian worship. These influences were either incorporated before and after ...

Often in life I have found myself in a situation where I have to decide between two or more opportunities and prayerfully consider which way God wants me to go. During my teenage years I was confronted with the choice of the best high school and college, after that it was time to choose which way my career path should go. Not only have I been in this situation, but my family members, my close friends and literally everyone around me would be confronted with such choices in life. However, I think, we Christians have a different burden and ...