Essays on Godliness

Importance of salvation to Christianity

Introduction Salvation is a central issue in Christianity. It is the gateway to eternal life. Generally, baptism and the acceptance that the crucifixion and the death of Jesus Christ on the cross were to atone for sins, qualifies one for salvation (Letter, 1952). The New Testament presents accounts for the life of Jesus Christ, his deeds, his death, resurrection, ascension to heaven and the lives of early Christians. Paul, an author of nearly half of the books in the New Testament, offers great insights on salvation. In his letter to Timothy, he states that all men qualify to be ...

16-May-14

Chapel Review Chapel Review

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1.What phrase/verse/thought stood out the most to you? Explain The idea presented at the very beginning of the speech with the example of the personal experience of the speaker was the most captivating and influential an aspect of the speech. The speaker told the audience about decade old communication with his grandson in which his grandson presented an elaborated theory and practice based opinion against his question about the purpose of the glass cage placed in the vicinity. After ...

- J.I. PACKER

CHAPTER 2: THE LOST WORD (p.17- 43)

God dropped his bombshell in the form of Amos. He came as a prophet of doom for Church and nation. He said that God was going to judge His people, the retribution wheel is already spinning and it would spin faster. Recent disaster like earthquake, drought, and famine, epidemic showed God’s displeasure clearly, but this was just the beginning. As in verse Amos 8:11, because of the many sins of Israel and Judah, and the ‘falling away’ of Church, God sent a famine in the land. Not famine of bread or thirst, but of hearing the words ...

BOOK REVIEW ON SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE BY DONALD S. WHITNEY

Summary

The book titled Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney deals with religion and how it can be engraved in one’s life. These guidelines can be extremely useful for today’s generation that is finding it a considerable task to make religion a part of their daily lives. A broad statement that covers the entire intention behind this book is; “to naturally express Christ’s character through your own personality”. The sections in this piece of writing are divided on the basis of certain religious practices that are inclusive of prayer, worship and fasting, and are ...

The journal article “the image of God” was written with the purpose of revealing a number of things. Among these things is the scarcity and brevity with which the Old Testament has referred to the doctrine stated as the image of God. Consequently, the scarce and brief reference has been made in such versus as Genesis 1:26, Genesis 5:2 and Genesis 9:6. Therefore, the author came up with the journal as a way of highlighting the importance that the doctrine bears, which is beyond all proportion, in relation to the laconic treatment that the doctrine receives in Old Testament. The paper ...