Essay on Salvation

Summary of Method This method is to use love, compassion, and service to reach people. We have to remember to always have a smile on our face and do this with a generous heart. Meaning that we want to the work of a servant, just as Jesus set an example by washing the disciple’s feet (John 13:1-17). Jesus wants to show that no one is above doing a servant’s work. I also see motivation of servant evangelism in Mathew 25. Jesus is telling his deciples to feed the hungry, give the homeless

Piper, but he sites numerous Biblical texts to support his argument. One of the pillars of preservation, as described by Dr. Piper, is that the maintenance of everlasting faith rests on the holiness of God. However, God cannot preserve someone in salvation, if their faith is not active. This is demonstrated in 2 Peter 1:10 which says, “Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.” Dr. Piper uses this verse

The Power of Reason The medieval times in western Europe exposed people to arduous times of religious wars and deadly plagues that nurtured a bleak view of humanity. This hopeless view of humanity encouraged people to search for happiness and justice in other ways- ways that eventually caused drastic changes in political thought. Many people during this time believed that man was not capable of reestablishing justice and happiness in society because human beings themselves were the source of society’s

translated into different European languages. The Institutes outlined Calvin’s basic philosophies on “predestination” as a precondition for salvation. Calvin, like many Christian reformers during the Reformation, was most fascinated in discovering the true way to heaven. As he fought to comprehend the word of God, Calvin came to a logical spat regarding salvation. By Calvin’s ideas, since God was

judge, or having a relationship restored all fall under the meaning of justification. This is essentially God 's act of removing the sin within us humans while considering us to be righteous through Christ 's sacrifice. As stated in “Christ Our Salvation”, “Those who are righteous will live by faith” (Larondelle, 10). This means that justification must exist in order to have people who live by faith and for these people to be saved and redeemed. Justification helps to show that we humans are in need

called saṃskāras. Sacraments are the visual aspect of invisible faith and are and expression of devotion to one’s religion. In both Christianity and Hinduism, people live their lives with respect to their religion’s rules, with the aim of reaching salvation or enlightenment respectively. Though these faiths are different in both objectives and rituals, this western and non-western

The York Mystery Plays portray the death of Jesus Christ as the climatic event in biblical history that authorizes humankind to acquire religious salvation by repenting for sinful conduct. The dramatists use the abstract concept of forgiveness to reveal the spiritual consolation that followers of Christianity receive from Christ’s sacrifice. In The Crucifixion, the execution of Christ gives mortals the intellectual capacity to identify sin and obtain forgiveness. The dramatists portray humanity

Puritans believed that the Bible was God’s true law, and that it provided a plan for living” (Kizer). Wigglesworth’s ultimate goal in writing this poem as a Puritan minister was to stress the ramifications of sin but also to glorify the reward of salvation. “Words of hell fire and brimstone flowed from the mouths of eloquent ministers as they warned of the persuasiveness of the devil’s power” (Kizer). Puritans

Suicide has long been a topic of controversy when it comes to religious beliefs. Many Christians believe that an act of suicide condemns a person to hell. This confusion often leads to opposing conclusions about the fate of the victim. In a personal struggle to heal from my brother’s suicide I have chosen to examine scripture and conclude if suicide is an unforgivable sin. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approximately every 13.7 seconds someone in the United States completes

Jonathan Edwards piece, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, serves as a purpose to tell the sinners during the Great Awakening period that they need to turn back to God. It is not only a work in which tells those who did not worship God, that they should, it was also expressing how God was angry with the way people were acting. Edwards was a minister who delivered this sermon in order to inform the people on the sins they were committing and they should change their behavior so God wouldn’t punish