Essays on Christianity Page 8

Christianity is a religion that has its systems and beliefs founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ who lived and taught his doctrines in the country of Palestine when the Roman Empire ruled most of Europe under Emperor Tiberius. The birth of Jesus Christ is estimated to have occurred between 4 BC and 6 AD…

People respond to things in different ways. What may move one, will not move another. Realizing that people respond to things in different ways, John Wesley developed various methods for ministry and discipleship. The methods he developed continue to prove to be effective in ministry today. Therefore, his various methods should be pointed out and…

Following his November 4, 1949 marriage to Grace Troxell, the couple spent the 1950s traveling back and forth from their home in Austin, Texas (above), to their families’ homes in Texas, Iowa, and Nebraska. Most of the items this time don’t need much comment. 1950, Sept. 6 – Beatrice [Nebraska] Daily Sun: Buys Theater Buys…

John and Juan             There are times when I find myself wondering about what I read from the papers and what I hear from friends about multi-ethnicity and diversity in American society today.  In particular, I have tried, on numerous occasions, to ponder just what makes a white man different from a Latino?  For instance,…

In 1901, Pentecostalism emerged in Topeka, Kansas, when Charles Fox Parham, a holiness teacher and former Methodist pastor, conducted a Bible school. Despite controversy surrounding the origins of Parham’s emphasis on speaking in tongues (known as glossolalia), all historians agree that the movement started at the beginning of 1901. Agnes Ozman, a student at Parham’s…

The growth of Christianity in the first four centuries AD and its transformation from being unknown to becoming a significant force in the Roman Empire has been credited to factors like divine intervention and supernatural occurrences. However, it is crucial to explore this phenomenon further and obtain a more thorough understanding of its intricacies. Rodney…

Christian worldview. The first is the question of origin, this explains such topic as how did life begin, and how did humans come to exist. The biblical worldview says that “everything that exists, including humans, is the result of God,” (Wider & Guttering, 2013). This can be proven by the following scriptures, Genesis 126 and…

This play exemplifies the adage “good always wins over the evil”. In the play, love conquers over evil. ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’ is a fine example of the one act play. It deals with the conversation of a man turned a wild beast into a man again under the impact of love and sympathy. The Convict…

Quotation mark from Literature Many people try to discredit what the Bible Teaches, but my religion comes from God, through his word, The Holy Bible. Billy Graham wrote, “ Because the Bible is God’s inspired Word, it does non belie itself or learn falsities – because God can non lie. We may non understand every…

“And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward”, I confess that, as a lifelong Catholic, I have never fully read the Bible. It’s quite astonishing, particularly since I attended Catholic School from kindergarten to eighth grade! Nevertheless, I have always expressed my faith in my own distinct manner. I hold a firm conviction that…