...Introduction The book of Romans, written by Paul, shows us a lot about Christian life. Paul’s letters are the Biblical instructions on the reacting to each other and other religious issues. The focus all throughout the book of Romans is, “the righteousness of God”. Throughout The book of Romans, we are shown the fundamentals to a biblical worldview, in respects, to our identity as people, relationships, the natural world and culture. It also goes further into detail about vindication, condemnation, sanctification, and justification. The Natural World Paul gives us evidence of God in the world around us in scripture. The book of Romans explains the creation of the world and God’s invisible attributes, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse."(Romans 1:20). Paul writes that there is no excuse for an ignoring God because of his power that has been revealed through the creations that surround us on a daily bases. This means that God speaks through all his creations and does not need to make it known that he is there. It is plainly indicated that God has made himself known by displaying his attributes and character throughout his creation. Human Identity Paul explains that we have been created in The Lords image to glorify him and have a responsibility to care for his creations. In Romans 3:10-11 Paul talks about the...
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...Introduction Christianity came from Judaism. Judaism is a Jewish religion which views originated from the Old Testament. The Old Testament is broken down into five categories: the Torah meaning the “Law” containing the five books of Moses,” History: the book of Joshua to the book of Esther, Wisdom: the book of Job to the book of Song of Solomon, Prophetic Books: the book Isaiah to the book of Daniel and the last twelve books are the Minor Prophets: the book of Hosea to the book of Malachi. The Old Testament books are pivotal to the birth of the New Testament because if God did not keep his promises to the Old Testament patriarchs Christianity would have not been born. In this research I will focus on early Christianity and how it began. Next I will speak upon how the gospel went from Judaism to a world religion. I will then talk about the persecution of the Jewish people by Christians. Lastly I will discuss the conflict between the two. Early Christianity In the first century there were four main religious sects made up of the Palestinian Jews: the Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, and the Zealots. The Sadducees were religious conservative priest and wanted to maintain the authenticity of the Hebrew teachings, they also did not believe in the resurrection of the dead or an afterlife. The Pharisees unlike the Sadducees took a more liberal mindset towards the Mosaic Law, they allowed multiple interpretations of the Torah, they accepted oral tradition of the Torah (the...
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...Your Name Professor’s Name Class Name Date the Assignment is Due Religious Studies The New Testament The New Testament contains twenty-seven books that focus on Jesus of Nazareth. Each book according to (Ehrman, 2006) contained in the New Testament has its author, context, theme, and a persuasive principle. When the books are combined, they contain one of the history’s most fruitful, different, intricate, and captivating writings. The books in the New Testament are divided into three categories, which are the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. The Gospels as (Berkhof, 2004) states are the books Matthew, Mark, and Luke. These books consist of a similar story and differ in some additions, special emphases, and exclusions according to the author and the messages being passed across. The Gospels relay the story of Jesus of Nazareth, his ministry, gathering of disciples, trial, crucifixion, and his resurrection. Acts on the other hand narrates the story of the resurrection and when the disciples are commissioned to witness. Acts is described as the history of the first church of Christ. The Epistles on the other hand are twenty-one books, also known as letters that are written by church leaders to different churches around the world. The first fourteen of the letters are known as the Epistles of Paul written by St. Paul in his association with the earliest churches in the first and the second century. The next seven letters are named the Catholic Epistles of...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Contemporary Roman Catholicism Dr. Ebele Adioye THEO 510 (FALL 2015) Survey of Contemporary Theology by David Boston November 3, 2015 Table of Content I. Introduction: How do Evangelicals agree or disagree with contemporary Catholicism? II. This paper will explore the different motif within Contemporary Roman Catholicism while examining the differences between Evangelicals and Contemporary Roman Catholics. A. Origin of the Roman Catholic Church. 1. Different views of Church History. 2. Apostolic Succession. 3. Veneration of the Saint/ Virgin Mary. B. Mass/ Sacraments/ Eucharist/ Purgatory. III. Protestant Reformation. A. Council of Trent. 1. Vatican Counsel II. 2. Biblical Canonization/ Apocrypha B. Evangelical Attitude toward Contemporary Roman Catholicism? 1. Areas of Agreement. 2. Area of Disagreement. 3 Different views of Church of Authority. 4. Different view on Salvation on justification. IV. Conclusion: Evangelicals persist that some of the Contemporary Roman Catholic teachings can be misleading, in spite of this salvation to the believer can still be achieved. Introduction ...
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...BIBL-104-D81 Module/Week 7 Introduction/Thesis The Book of Romans was not like the other letters (books) that Paul had written. The letter was addressed to everyone in Rome, the believers and the non-believers. As stated in Romans 1:7, “To all that be in Rome, beloved of God.” The topic of the letter was not in reference to a specific issue or crisis. Paul wrote this letter to introduce himself to the Romans and to help establish a basis of a biblical worldview. The writings within the letter, explains how with faith Christians can be justified, sanctified and glorified by God’s grace. The letter addresses the Christian view of the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and our culture. The Natural World Reading the book of Romans, helps to give an explanation of how Paul depicted the natural world when forming a Christian/biblical worldview. Think about it from the perspective of a person must know essentially where they came from before starting the framework of forming of a worldview. The bible teaches Christians that God is the creator and he created everything. In Romans, Paul describes that the natural world was created by God as it can be clearly seen (Romans 1:19-20). Paul also states that the creator should be worshiped not the created such as men, birds and animals. (Romans 1:22-23). Romans 1:25, elaborates by stating God who created everything should be honored always. However man turned away from God, worshiped false idols, embraced sin and therefore...
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...Thesis An analysis of the books or Romans chapters 1-8, I will cover these areas of interest; the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. (1) Paul wrote the book of Romans because of a fault line, a crack in the Roman culture and society that Paul would use to frame the book of Romans. Dr. Jimmy DeYoung states in the video, “Romans: the letter that changed the world” that, Paul saw this fault line in the society of Rome and uses this as the base for his writing the book of Romans. My world view is that, the sins committed by the Romans back in Paul’s day are still being committed today (Ecclesiastes 1:9) in today’s society. I think we can take a major lesson from Paul in that, Rome was a completely debased and that today, we live in a society of complete moral decay and decadence not unlike Rome. I believe that society as a whole WILL NOT change for the better and that each individual needs divine revelation and intervention and salvation to escape such a world. This is my world view. Faith in Christ is the only way to escape. The Natural World My view of the natural world is of constant sin, sexual depravity, murder and more are being committed even to this day as they were back in (Genesis 6:5). (Romans chapter 1:18-32) Rome back in Paul’s day, was full of every sin imaginable. We see Homosexuality, worship of the creation rather than the creator GOD. (3) There were Pagans, Moralists believed that they could achieve a salvation and redemption in their...
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...Christianity- The Largest Religion PREFACE “Universal Online Solutions”, presents a series of short articles on different religions. A Jew might contain more information on the Judaism. Same could be predicted about the followers of other religions. Then why to compose an article on any religion? That is for the two major reasons: First, all people do not have sufficient information on their own faith. It needs a lot of research to know about a religion. Some people manage to spend the required time and do the needed research. Majority cannot or do not concentrate on the religion. They have the faith because their predecessors had the same. A Christian child follows Christianity without any persuasion. This series will give the major information to its followers which they never struggled to obtain. The article will provide them all the necessary information about their faith in a concise nutshell. Efforts have been made, after extensive research work, to establish the basics of a faith, its worships, prayers, rituals, its history and all interrelated information in one thousand words or so. We have spent weeks in research to introduce this faith to our readers in its fullest context, enabling them to know all about their faith in a few minutes. Second, the individuals who are interested to know about other religions; but refrain to go through scriptures and revelations. This concise article will be of great interest to them. The article is neither a critical...
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...Dylan Henry BIBL 110-D32 November 18, 2013 Biblical Worldview Essay The book of Romans is considered, by many in Christianity, to be the greatest book comprised in the Holy Bible. This is a very strong view to hold, considering the great details of Jesus and His ministry that are given in the book of Luke, the direct, to the point style of truth written by James, and the great lessons of faith in Hebrews. The other books in the New Testament are all great within themselves also but, Romans is very distinctive in itself. Written by the Apostle Paul, Romans can be viewed as the Christian Life handbook or the Christianity 101 manual. When we read Romans, we can see that Paul took every thought and possible counter thought by any skeptics into consideration as he wrote to the Christians that were in Rome. He wrote this letter in the hopes of strengthening and preparing them to live effective, Holy Ghost led, Christian lives. In speaking of the natural world, in chapter 1 verse 20, Paul addresses the fact that, in this created world and universe, everything points to and proves that God is, and that He is almighty. By these indelible truths, no person is able, nor will ever be able, to truly and honestly claim that they didn’t know He is. Mankind goes to great, ungodly lengths in their attempts to explain the origin of all life and existence. They expel every measure of scientific study to try to nullify and explain away the fact that God created everything. Nevertheless...
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...Agnosticism, Atheism, Buddhism, Secular Humanism and Scientology. 3. What is Paul Tillich's definition for religion, and why do Hopfe and Woodward consider its development too broad? a) Paul Tillich defines religion as, “that which is of ultimate concern”. Hopfe and Woodward consider the development of Tillich’s definition of religion too broad for a world religions course because a philosophical exploration of Tillich’s definition of religion, yields many an individuals personal belief of what is of ultimate concern hardly lending to the general understanding of popular or mainstream religions they hope to accomplish in this text. 4. Explain E. B. Tylor's theory concerning the origin and evolution of religion. What is animism, and to what, "ultimately" and "finally," did Tylor think it evolved? a) E.B. Tylor’s theory regarding the origin and evolution of religion is that primitive people developed a sense of other or soul from their experiences with death and dreams. Animism is the belief that nature, natural phenomena and the universe itself all possess some kind of soul. Tylor believes animism evolved into polytheistic views and ultimately into monotheism. 5. To what does the term "mana" refer?...
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...The Nazarene Way of Essenic Studies 666: The Number of the Beast The Book of Revelation of St. John the Divine "No one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or name of the beast, or the number of his name, and his number is 666" ~The Book of Revelation 13:17-18 Some versions of Christian eschatology holds that this prophecy refers to future events, typically that the Mark of the Beast is one way in which the antichrist will exercise power over the earth, during the period known as the Tribulation in the book of Revelation. Opinions as to what form it will take are varied. The literal interpretation is that the number 666 will be imprinted on the skin, but with recent technological developments the possibilities of universal control are limitless. The notion that the mark is required for all commerce implies that the mark might actually be a special card, or that we might have to have our fingerprints scanned into a worldwide database in order to be recognized in business. Or, the mark might be some kind of smart chip implanted into the body. In Revelation 14:9-12, the third angel warns of wrath and retribution to all those who bear this mark on their heads or hands. The number 666, which supposedly represents the name of the Antichrist, is another source of controversy. There are various theories about the meaning of this verse, and there have been many attempts to show that a person is the Antichrist by relating his name to the number 666. One interpretation is...
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...The Nazarene Way of Essenic Studies 666: The Number of the Beast The Book of Revelation of St. John the Divine "No one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or name of the beast, or the number of his name, and his number is 666" ~The Book of Revelation 13:17-18 Some versions of Christian eschatology holds that this prophecy refers to future events, typically that the Mark of the Beast is one way in which the antichrist will exercise power over the earth, during the period known as the Tribulation in the book of Revelation. Opinions as to what form it will take are varied. The literal interpretation is that the number 666 will be imprinted on the skin, but with recent technological developments the possibilities of universal control are limitless. The notion that the mark is required for all commerce implies that the mark might actually be a special card, or that we might have to have our fingerprints scanned into a worldwide database in order to be recognized in business. Or, the mark might be some kind of smart chip implanted into the body. In Revelation 14:9-12, the third angel warns of wrath and retribution to all those who bear this mark on their heads or hands. The number 666, which supposedly represents the name of the Antichrist, is another source of controversy. There are various theories about the meaning of this verse, and there have been many attempts to show that a person is the Antichrist by relating his name to the number 666. One interpretation is...
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...the book of Romans we find a clearly painted picture of what the Christian faith is meant to like. Paul teaches many aspects of Christianity that set at the foundation of his belief system. Romans teaches us views on the natural world, human identity, human relationships and culture. Paul presents Jesus is for everybody in his petition to the Romans. Romans teaches us that salvation is resting at the fingertips of Jesus and the work he did on the cross for all mankind. Paul teaches that all Christians are called by God to sacrifice and love. The Natural world, human identity, human relationships and culture are very important topics and they each have a direct impact on this student’s worldview. Paul does a very good job in Romans giving his reader a thorough presentation of the gospel and what it means to Christianity. Paul covers a wide variety of topics in Romans 1-8 but gets to his foundational roots which are being a Christ at all cost. Natural World Paul teaches us in Romans that God is the creator of universe and all mankind. God spoke the world as we know it into existent in 6 days. Paul illustrates his depth of knowledge on this topic by communicating to the reader the truth that all know of God through his creation. He has shown himself to everyone through of creation. In Romans Paul presents the natural world to be created by God which would lead to God centered. As a Christian man Romans lines up with my worldview on the natural world topic...
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...Christianity Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one",together with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with approximately 2.2 billion adherents, known as Christians. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah. The foundations of Christian theology are expressed in ecumenical creeds. These professions of faith state that Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and was resurrected from the dead in order to grant eternal life to those who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins. The creeds further maintain that Jesus bodily ascended into heaven, where he reigns with God the Father. Most Christian denominations teach that Jesus will return to judge everybody, living and dead, and to grant eternal life to his followers. He is considered the model of a virtuous life. His ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection are often referred to as "the gospel", meaning "good news" (a loan translation of the Greek: εὐαγγέλιον euangélion). The term gospel also refers to written accounts of Jesus's life and teaching, four of which...
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...Counter to Christian end time theology, promoted by popular books and movies, there will not be an evil man over a ten nation confederacy, ruling the entire world at the second coming of Yeshua. There will not even be a seven year tribulation. We will have no warning of the imminent destruction of the planet Earth. In Luke 17:26-30, Yeshua said, the end will be like the Days of Noah and Lot. Christian theologians completely miss the mark when interpreting the prophecies in the Bible. They try to apply the mysteries of the Book of Revelation and the Book of Daniel as future events relating to the world as a whole. But the first step in correctly understanding Biblical prophecy is recognizing that prophesy is all about Israel and Judah. Another disadvantage Christian theologians suffer is their lack of knowledge concerning Israel and Judah. Christian theologians are unaware that most of the prophecies in Revelation and Daniel are fulfilled, with the evidence being, Jewish history. Some theologians might call my views Preterism, a Christian belief that...
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...framework of fundamental concepts of beliefs about the world. In short, a worldview comprises the lens through which we see the world.” – Michael Wittmer, Heaven is a Place on Earth, 21. Life Experiences, social media, history books, and church have all affected our view on the world. Many people would agree that something in their life has shaped what they believed and why they believe it. Having a worldview simply means throughout of everything you have and will experience you have found an simply answer to understand it all. Most Christians based their worldview off what the bible teaches. Another group of people based their worldview off theory, hypothesis, or heavy information. Overall, humans have strategically created a way to make the natural world, human identity; human relationships and even culture make sense of it all. Apostle Paul was privilege to elaborate and give a more detailed account of his view of the world from a biblical standpoint. Apostle Paul writes to the Romans about the Natural world describe in Romans Chapter 5. Romans Chapter 5 indicates by one-man sin, sin came in to the world. “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sin (v.12). The scripture that explains the natural world reverts to Genesis Chapter 1:26-31 that expounds of Adam and Eve sin in the Garden of Eden. Paul begins to tell the Romans that what they are dealing with did not just start in...
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