1)PREFACE I) We unequivocally acknowledge the Christian Bible as the inspired-written Word of the living God given to humanity by way of dual authorship human and Divine for the purpose of revealing God the Father and His will for humankind; therefore comprehending the Godly priority and importance of knowing and obeying its truths; we are passionately committed to teaching Scripture in truth with clarity and do diligence under the anointing and the illuminating light of the Holy Spirit with the
is because of this apostolic succession that the Roman Catholic Church claims to have the sole authority to interpret Scripture and to establish doctrine, and also supports having a supreme leader, the Pope, who is infallible (without error) when he speaks "ex cathedra" - that is to say in the exercise of his ministry as pastor and teacher of all Christians. Thus, from the perspective of Roman Catholic teaching or traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, since they come from the Pope, are endowed with
Christ of Faith and the Jesus of History. What are the implication did it have within our social location Introduction The purpose of the paper is to differentiate between Christ of faith and Jesus of history. New Testament biblical scholars from the 19th Century have been preoccupied by the notion of Christ of faith versus Jesus of History. Jesus of history can be described as the quest for historical Jesus, while the Christ of Faith is the Christ of Christian belief either through the Church or historically
resurrection the future breaks forth into the present reality both as a celebration of present victory and anticipation of future glory. The resurrection is not a single historical event, but it is the beginning of an ongoing restoration of all of God 's creation to be completed in the bodily resurrection of all people. Beth Felker Jones writes, “In the resurrection we have meaty hope, hope that extends into every part of creation and every aspect of human being.”1 Worship liturgy, whether consciously
Worrall had experienced a religious conversion during the Wesleyan Revival in England before immigrating to the United States. It was Knapp’s mother who is credited with promoting John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian perfection. Here we can begin to sense the influences experienced by Knapp during her formative years. Knapp married one of the founders of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its second president Joseph Fairchild Knapp. The couple
must be understood by Christians and must be articulated by Christians to the unbeliever. Pastor Greg Bahnsen articulates the essential construction of the image of God. Man, in his unregenerate province is hostile to God and is not able to accept theistic construction of God as revealed in the Word (1 Cor. 2 :14). Whether he is a good standing citizen, a notorious sinner, Negro spiritual cunctator , phallus of a church, a pastor, a minister – an unregenerate man, no matter what his occupation is,
Understanding the Trinity, by Alister E.McGrath Alister E. McGrath is a historian, biochemist, and Christian theologian from Ireland. A longtime professor at Oxford University, he now holds the Chair in Theology, ministry and education at the University of London. Among other of his writings are: Christianity 's Dangerous Idea; In the Beginning; and The Twilight of Atheism. He is known for his work in historical theology, systematic theology and other writings on apologetics. Understanding the Trinity
Nagel would support Hillary Clinton’s stance on abortion in a secular society, regardless of certain comprehensive doctrines, if we are to call the state just and rational. If we were to consider that women were rational beings, as we should, then rationally the issue of abortion would not be a dilemma. Since we live in a pluralistic society where all citizens comprehensive doctrines are free to be heard, this issue of pro-life and pro-choice becomes a controversy. This creates tension within the
Song Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh what a foretaste of Glory divine! It is in the lyrics of this hymn that my earliest memories from childhood recall the joy of knowing for certain that I as a sinner was saved from my own inherited nature of disobedience by the work of Christ alone. That I didn’t have to rely on my own fallibilities and that my eternal future was certain because of my faith in Christ’s infallible work on the cross. Like many Christians, we all too often hear of people who doubt
'us '. Is it the whole of humanity? Is it Christians alone? Or is it an elect few? Barth regularly discussed the flaws of 'man ' and how it is 'man ' whom Jesus saves.123 Although it shall be assumed when Barth refers to 'man ' instead of 'a man ', he will be discussing the entire of humanity, his choice of language alone poses issues in his theology. However, this is a complex matter and will be discussed shortly. Ambiguity is found again in Barth 's writings in his consistent writing of “we”