The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus A Critical Book Review Lee Strobel, New York Times bestselling author of twenty books, including four which received ECPA awards, is an atheist turned Christian after a two year investigation of Jesus. He became a Christian in 1981. Strobel worked at the Chicago Tribune for 14 years as an award winning legal editor. He has a Bachelor of Journalism which he received in 1974 from the University of Missouri. He
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Anne Elyse Hayes Case for Christ Chapter 5 Dr. Jeffry McDonald was an ex-marine standing trial for killing his family. He did not think the jury would find him at fault because he had an alibi. However, his alibi did not stand up to scientific evidence. Dr. McDonald was sentenced based on blood and trace evidence that did not back up his alibi. In this case scientific evidence is introduced to prove or disprove the consistency of the gospels based on the discipline of archeology. Strobel
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Mill Street Church of Christ v. Hogan Introduction: All relationships have the ability to strongly affect people, especially individuals that were not initially invested in such relationships. In a principal agent relationship, there is an established responsibility that the agent can act on the behalf or instead of the principle; however, what happens when there is a third party affected by the decisions of that relationship? In the case of Mill Street Church of Christ v. Hogan, we are able to examine the
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Eschatology Bob Jones University March 9, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………….ii INTRODUCTION…………………….……………………………………..1 ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH……………………………………………………………………2-4 SIGNS OF THE RETURN OF CHRIST………………………………………….…………………………..4-6 THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF CHRIST………………………………………………………………………7-10 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………...10 BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………….11 ii PREMILLENNIALISM There are three main interpretations of the millennium and they are amillennialism
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expectation of Christ for the churches, and how the blessings Christ promises to these churches related to the rest of the books. To begin with, the shared structure develops as follow: the letter creates a similar pattern in which it identifies the church’s recipient in every case. It also identifies the sources of the messages, which is always Christ. In each case, it presents a different attribute of Christ that was presented in chapter one. In addition, the letter mentions that Christ knows the very
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In summary the narrator recalls a vision experienced through dreams, whereby the interaction with Christ being crucified. The aspect of crucifixion brings out the concept of metaphoric as shown through battle, and also the rood to be warrior of status equivalent to the heroes of Anglo-Saxon. Pagan culture seems to prevail through the animistic features of the rood endowed by a living spirit. The concept of personification seem to resemble beliefs of the ancient Celts whereby nature was considered
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the New Testament was written by contemporaries of Jesus, four were eyewitnesses, three accompanied Jesus, and all the writings are in remarkable agreement. They stand the tests of genuineness and historicity. Consider this: One may present a case for Jesus by presenting just one of the Gospels, let’s say the book written by Luke to Theophilus. Luke states, 1Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by those
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The passages called prophecies of, or concerning, Jesus Christ, in the Old Testament may be classed under the two following heads. First, those referred to in the four books of the New Testament, called the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Secondly, those which translators and commentators have, of their own imagination, erected into prophecies, and dubbed with that title at the head of the several chapters of the Old Testament. Of these it is scarcely worth while to waste
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through the enthusiasm of Ephesus in 431. Indeed, an Ecumenical or the General Council of the Church refers to the sole assemblage of bishops around the globe lead by the Pope. Their aim, in this case, is to facilitate the discussions about those issues that revolve around the faith or discipline cases of ecclesiastical types. As at present, there twenty Councils that begin with the Nicea and finally ends at Vatican II. 1Svigel, Michael J. "The Phantom Heresy: Did the Council of Ephesus (431) Condemn
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xxxxxxxxxx University Prophet, Priest & King: Jesus and His fulfillment of each office A research paper submitted to Professor xxxxx xxxxxxx in partial
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