Gentile

music, not including background music (Gentile 154). Not only does this show the principle role of music in teenagers lives, it also expresses just how easily they can be influenced by it. Douglas Gentile states the “amount of listening is not uniform across all groups of youth. First, age makes a big difference: adolescents devote more time to music than schoolage children, and older adolescents devote more time to music than younger adolescents” (Gentile 155). As children mature, music becomes

The purpose of this gospel was to present Jesus Christ to Gentiles and to encourage believers to persevere and withstand the face of persecution and perhaps even martyrdom. The highlight of The Gospel of Mark revolves around significant events in the life of Christ. These events consisted of his suffering and crucifixion

Initially published in 1947, two years after Anne Frank's’ death in a concentration camp, The Diary of a Young Girl was eventually translated into 65 languages, making it immensely popular worldwide. The diary is considered a staple of Holocaust literature and commonly read by young adults who find Anne to be an identifiable voice. Its popularity has led writers to consider the implications of the various translated versions of the diary and Broadway adaptations. In the article, “The Misuse of

as in Romans 1:17: the justifying activity of God.” In other words, justification must come from God entirely apart from human effort. Paul details the grim condition of both Jews and Gentiles in chapters 1-3:20.  God’s wrath has been kindled against all unrighteousness because man has chosen to reject the truth about the Creator in order to worship and serve creation. Death is certain punishment for all.  Paul then, explains the hope of the gospel in Romans 3:21-25, beginning with the words, “But

our own, we need Jesus to justify, sanctify, and to glorify us. Paul proclaims that knowledge of the law brings wrath, the Gentiles conversely didn’t have the law. The Jews by Paul’s teaching are under a stronger condemnation because they had the law all along (Romans 4:15). Essentially, the Jews are held to a higher standard than the gentiles. No matter if we are Jew or Gentile, we are all condemned by God the same but held to different standards. Romans 3:20, “Therefore no one will be declared righteous

In Mark 10:1-12, the Pharisees test Jesus by questioning whether divorce is lawful. Jesus first tells the Pharisees to remember what Moses commanded them. Then, he recalls God’s original intentions around marriage by talking about the beginning of time, stating that from the beginning God made male and female to join and become one flesh that no one can separate. Later, the disciples ask Jesus again about this matter. Jesus teaches that if a man or woman divorces and remarries, he or she is committing

Jesus suffered from a terrible reputation. And it is worth noting that a blow to his credibility resulted not simply because he spent time with the grungy and despised people -- the poor, the broken, and the transgressors. We need to remember that he also mingled with the powerful of his time -- with people of means and influence. He would even (go so far as to) praise them, even the enemies of Israel (as we can see in the passage this morning). Today’s lectionary-based

just one aspect of the Greek values eroding traditional Jewish culture. Unlike Solomon’s temple, Harold’s temple had a Greek air to it. He had split the temple into different sections; a female, male, gentile and a priestly court. The traders and money-changers worked in the court of the gentiles. Along with these divisions, came the attachment of the barracks. Fort Antonia was where Roman soldiers were garrisoned and it was attached to the temples side. The second temple was tainted by Greek

Erik Erikson: The History, Development, and Significance of His Work Erik Erikson has had a tremendous life and has left an amazing legacy. He was an influential and pioneering psychologist, psychoanalyst, and author whose development of his psychosocial stages are immeasurable to the study of personalities. Erikson came from a somewhat troubled past, not so much economically, but psychologically. Erikson was born on June 15, 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany to his mother Karla Abrahamsen (Friedman

with “and a light for the Gentiles.”’ I find it interesting what the full scripture says, “I, the Lord have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand: I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the Gentiles.” In the Hebrew text, the phrase “will hold Your hand” can be translated as direction. In other words, God is saying He will give direction to the people to first, represent the covenant, and secondly be a light to the Gentiles. What would be the point