Christian religion

criteria needed in order to be canonized in the Christian religion. This shift in criteria seems to come about as the persecution of Christians slowly dies out over the course of time. With a lack of martyrs which were created by these persecutions there is a shift in sainthood towards pious individuals who do great works of service or charity. These individuals who do great works of service or charity are considered to be pristine examples for the Christian community and are rewarded with sainthood.

 In today's post-modern world, these old questions have new complex answers. For the early Christian church, which was surrounded by pagan cultures, the answers were quite clear. The response often meant the difference between life and death. Today, all that is changed. Today's Church exists in a pluralistic society that is rich in Christian tradition and and which is governed by deeply rooted Christian values such as social justice and equality and dignity for each member of society. The latest

the purpose of this reflection I will be focusing on the original Matrix movie. I will also focus mostly on the Christian religious ties that are sprinkled throughout the first movie. Finally, I will explore the idea that Neo, is represented as a savior of sorts and how this can tie into saviors of any religion. The first theme that is similar in both the movie and the Christian religion is the use of the number three. There were three Matrix movies made and there were three main characters in each

Hick challenges theologians to transform Christian Religion to address effectively the modern world, which is now undoubtedly pluralistic. He both criticizes what he considers outmoded Christian in light of recent developments in religious epistemology, while simultaneously suggesting new possibilities for the enrichment of Christian experience as religious experience. While some of these suggestions are certainly open to debate, it is nonetheless certain that Hick, like Columbus, has discovered

Traditions exist in almost every one of the 4200 religions of the world. For example, Hindu women wear red dots on their foreheads. Jews wear skullcaps and the Israelites in the Old Testament go through a great amount of ceremonies and sacrifices. the Christian religion, there are three major traditions, including baptism, communion, and …. Especially in Christianity, traditions and sacraments (based on the Bible) play a major role in a believer’s faith. Baptism, communion, and the Sabbath day make

31.50% of the world is Christian. 22.32% of the world is Islamic. 0.20% of the world is Judaic. 13.95% of the world is Hindu. 5.25% of the world is Buddhist. 15.35% of the world is secular, nonreligious, agnostic, or atheist. 10.58% of the world is made up of other religions. I am among the 15.35% of the world that is secular, nonreligious, agnostic, or atheist. However, I identify as a religion called LaVeyan Satanism, which sprung up into our world on Walpurgisnacht in 1966 and was birthed by Anton

don’t believe in a higher power. Now more than ever, there are many challenges that the Christian faith has to face. In modern society, science and technology has become the main focus for many people. I personally feel that Deism helps me formulate a vision of faith/ hope and helps withstand the onslaughts of modern doubt. Deism to me is to believe in a higher being that created life. Unlike Christian religion though, Deists do not believe in a God who interacts with humans. It was during an intellectual

trying altogether to give himself the perception of superior knowledge. But with the comical words come a problem with Christianity, in the cemetery the two gravediggers argue whether the body to be put in the grave they're digging should receive a Christian

them, and regrettably, leaving Christ altogether. Perhaps they've found, 'this whole religion thing is filled with hypocrisy, fable, and intellectual dishonesty'; and now they've dropped the whole thing. Regardless how men and organization represent God, I've had too many personal experiences with Jesus; I've received too many wonderful mercies from Him to forsake Him. At the core of all Christian organized religion is the prestige given to the Bible and the traditions associated with it. The adoration

The issues about evolution have been argued for several hundred years. For example, even until now, some religion of the Christian Denomination still refuse to admit the evolution is a fact. However, evolution explains a lot of phenomenon appearing in nature environment. Thus more and more people believe it and think these phenomenon are the evidence! Let us sort out them below: Firstly, the Natural Selection. Every creatures has its special characteristics. The characteristics might be better or