Scriptures

Based on my week, I spend the bulk of my time on school associated activities. This was not a surprise to me, what I was surprised by was the small amounts of time that I devote to my religion. Although I attend seminary, read my scriptures, and pray everyday, the accumulative time of all on these activities adds to just over an hour a day. I am quite aware of how I spend my time, it is very unusual for me to lay around and waste time of useless tasks. 2. Based on my week, I can

Canon of Scripture When we talk about Scripture, we have to discuss the source of our revelation. In fact, without an understanding and personal standpoint/beliefs on the canon of Scripture, one is not able to build a solid foundation in other matters regarding Scripture, including the authority of Scripture, the inerrancy, the clarity, the necessity, and the sufficiency. Often the canon of Scripture is a prevalent topic in the Christian faith among believers as there is a debate which books of the

The second theme is Scriptures. McMinn (2011) exhorts Christian counselors to consider when it would be pertinent to use explicit or implicit Scriptures in counseling and with which clients (McMinn, 2011, p. 118). According to McMinn (2011), “Scripture is powerful and can keep us focused on timeless truth in the midst of shifting standards of right and wrong” (p. 115). Furthermore, McMinn confers the importance of considering the client’s needs, the therapeutic rapport, and ethical principles before

the Authority of Scripture and how it has a role in the way the Bible is taught in Christian Education. I will discuss and tell what the Bible is. I will discuss different interviews on what other people think the role of the Bible is in the Christian faith and what I believe the role of the Bible is in the Christian faith. I will also discuss how I will teach the Bible in Christian Faith after having listened to others and having completed this class. Authority of Scripture What is the authority

The Sacred Scripture and Cosmogony of Islam and Christianity In every religion around the world, there are very important scriptures and beliefs on how the universe came into being. Christianity and Islam are no different than any other religion in those aspects. They have similar thoughts on things in the sacred scriptures they have, and they also have opposing views. Also, these two religions have different views on the creation of the universe, both of these topics will be discussed here. It

When one attempts to understand Scripture, taking the context of it into account is a vital part of that process. As Margaret Nutting Ralph observes “When we consistently ask questions about the context as part of our process of understanding Scripture, we act as contextualist. When we fail to consider context, we act as fundamentalists.” (Nourushed by the Word; Catholic Basics, “the Catholic Approach to Scripture” p 27). When studying the story of Genesis, it is evident that taking the context

Billings expresses “I want to introduce readers to the practice of interpreting Scripture in the context of the triune activity of God, the God who uses Scripture to reshape the church into Christ’s image by the Spirit’s power” (xiii). His humble demeanor shows that he isn’t writing this book to gain a profit but to open the minds and the hearts of the everyday believer. Billings wants to show that the word isn’t just a flat tune, but a musical instrument that flows with the harmony of the spirit

Introduction Christians in the Old Testament considered Scripture to be the complete authority; this was also the case concerning Jesus and His disciples, they put their faith in Scripture regarding every situation. Those who followed Jesus recognized that the words spoken by him was also God’s words. Therefore, they did not contest or argue the inerrancy or authority of Scripture. Moses would frequently bear witness in the Old Testament that what he had written came from God (Exodus 24:4). Also

The Scripture verse I chose was Genesis (1-4). I chose this scripture verse because the creation of this world is important to us and our religion. I chose to do an I with flowers around it because flowers were created on day 3 of the creation of this world. The joys of doing this project was to read this scripture verse and to reflect on what this verse means. When I reflected on this verse I thought about how amazing it is to see the little flowers and trees and streams that I run through on

These ancient Scriptures use a variety of genre or style to convey a coherent message. By employing what seems to be every distinctive genre of the ancient world, the authors present God's actions through events and personalities. The message itself features God as the main character. God is presented as working in the arena of human history. Key figures appear in the collection: Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David, to name a few. The events of creation, flood, famine, plague, opening beds of water