The Doctrine Of Salvation And Grace

“The approach taken here is to view religion as an area of human life that needs to be studied using various well-established academic disciplines. Thus, to really study a religion, students to need

The meaning of theology is simple; it is the study of God and religious belief. The definition is plain to see but it’s important to go beyond what is already known. On a deeper level, what is the meaning of theology in respect to a religious community and to a person trying to find themselves in God? How is everyone involved in doing theology all the time? In this paper, there will be an in depth analysis on what theology is, why it is important, and how people are engaged in theology all the time.

The 21st century has had a strong influence on how people understand particular ideas and religion has come to be confusing for some people in the contemporary society. Salvation is one of the most important concepts in the Christian world, but society's condition in the present makes it difficult for individuals to have a complex understanding of this idea. Salvation is basically meant to save the soul from committing sins and from experiencing consequences characteristic to sinners. The fact that Christianity is divided into several branches further bring confusion to the issue, as each branch has a different understanding of the idea of sin and concerning sins that people need to be saved from.

The doctrine of justification is at the center of the theological debate in sixteenth century. With the more developed doctrine of justification, the understanding of faith in from the Reformers shifts its focus that

He observed that in both living and non-living nature the evolution of science will give rise to new inquiries. That from these inquiries the church can expand the understanding of these new developments and apply them to the church’s mission regarding moral behavior to which all men are called in view of their integral salvation.

The redemptive doors that Jesus Christ opens and gives us as a fallen creation are crucial toward who He is. The sacrifice upon the cross is critical to our association with Jesus Christ. Overlooking the installment of sins upon the cross, Jesus Christ still holds lordship over the universe. Jesus Christ is still God regardless of the possibility that we tend to overlook it. It is His qualities of affectionate love that gives, which allows us the chance to have communion with Him. The motivation behind this study is to interface with John G. Gibbs, and his journal article Pauline Cosmic Christology and Ecological Crisis with an end goal to see how Paul 's profound comprehension of the cosmetics of Christ ought to change the way we tend to think in regards to His power and majestic might above all.

Peter’s first epistle is a book of hope. The audience of Peter’s work, was seeming to have many problems and questions about the their walk with Christ. Throughout this epistle we see many great teachings about different theological topics, which will be mentioned. In this essay we will first explore Peter’s view on God, Humanity, Sin, and salvation. Secondly, we will also examine the main theological themes Peter mentions throughout his first epistle.

Two terms must be defined before we go further: righteousness and justification. The basis of this paper is to look at the doctrine of justification as Paul presents it in Romans, but clarification of these two terms will be helpful at this point. As N.T. Wright states, “English and American have two quite different root words, just and righteous, where Greek and Hebrew have one each, dikaios and its cognates in Greek, tsedaqah and its cognates in Hebrew.” In order to properly understand justification we must begin with an

The purpose of this paper is to compare two theological positions, namely Calvinism and Arminianism. These are two positions on either side of the extreme concerning free will and predestination. There are those who believe that we have the free will to love and obey God or deny God, and there are those who believe that God, in his sovereignty, has predetermined who will be saved or who will not be saved and neither group is willing to budge. Both sides claim to have the support of Scripture, and both have specific verses that are twisted and manipulated to show support and reasoning. The problem is that both sides appear, on some levels at least, to be right. The question that can be answered from a comparison of these two views is this: What are the basic differences between Calvinism and Arminianism, as well as, their relation to theology, biblical evidence and worldviews? This research paper covers the five key points or articles of Calvinism and Arminianism, as well as, the history, view of God and biblical evidence or support for each position.

In Book III which is his soteriology, Calvin starts the work of Holy Spirit by introducing Union with Christ as the mechanism which connects the work of Christ and it’s targeting object, the believer. In fact, Union with Christ acts as a sub-motif running through entire Book III. In the first three chapters, Calvin unfolds this union which is a description of a certain relationship first founded by the “secret energy of the Spirit” and resulting in the faith in the believer. In the end of Book III, Calvin concludes the goal of the work of the Holy Spirit through union is to bring “union with God” to those who have faith in Christ and therefore are grounded by this union with Christ in the final resurrection. And in between, Calvin explains at length that what happen in this relationship is the double grace, sanctification and justification, in which defines that salvation must consist of human recognition in the light of the work of the Holy Spirit. In the following chapter, I will first discuss how the humanity of Christ relate to our union with Christ from the soteriological perspective. And the next chapter will move the loci to the transition from union with Christ to the communion with God in light of the humanity of Christ. Finally, I will try to provide the eschatological perspective of the humanity of Christ in our communion with God and to conclude that why it is

The “Principles of the Kingdom of God” are found abundantly within the text writings of the Gospels and other books within the Bible. It is easy to see that the “Kingdom of God” came upon us when Jesus walked the earth teaching, healing and preaching; doing the works of our Father, God Almighty. This essay will attempt to bring to light methods which Jesus used to teach those around him and touch on some of the aspects of the Kingdom of God.

Old Testament texts that point to the coming of the Messiah are traditionally interpreted from either the viewpoint of their New Testament fulfillment (evangelicalism) or their linguistic and grammatical distinctiveness within the Hebrew Bible (non-conservative). The Messiah in the Old Testament considers another important theology. It approaches Israel’s concept of the Messiah as a developing theme and shows how a proper grasp of the textual meaning at each stage of Old Testament revelation is necessary for understanding messianic prophecy.

Understanding the doctrine of justification by faith should be every Christian primary objective, for it represents the foundation of our entire religious belief. While justification by faith has been the subject of many debates, and the target of many who are trying to undermine the Christian’s faith, it remains the most important doctrine in a Christian’s life, for it is the only doctrine that separates the Christian faith from many other religions and sects. This theological doctrine has been debated and re-debated for years. What is the reasons behind all these disagreement? Why can’t human accept the free gift of salvation without associated it with extra work? Is it because we are trying to justify ourselves? Or, is it because the human race is too far evil that it cannot accept being justified as righteous before God?

Theology is a science of God which looks to comprehend God 's creation, especially man and his condition, and God 's redemptive working in connection to humankind. On the off chance that theology is science, with a particular sort of reason routines for showing what science generates and improves in its access of faith. As Aristotle observed, each field of demand ought to apply a strategy appropriate to it, and it is the characteristic of an imbecile to attempt to use, for instance, a scientific system in a morals field (Westberg and Daniel 103).

The saving work of Jesus and sanctifying humanity is the sacrament of salvation, is revealed and active in the Church’s sacraments and which Eastern Churches also call the holy mysteries. “The seven sacraments are the signs and instruments by which the Holy Spirit spreads the