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This subdivision is anyting but a simple narrative of how Saul was knocked off his Equus caballus and converted. Our popular spiritual imaginativeness and art to the contrary notwithstanding. this subdivision and its analogues in 22:1-6 and 26:9-18 nowhere say that he was siting a Equus caballus. Now do these texts speaks of Saul’s transition…

Worship in Scripture indicates a general way of life for the believer and is described as an act of devotion, act of sacrifice, exalting, and magnifying the Lord. Our worship is meant to glorify God with our very own words, thoughts and actions. An important essential for worship is for our heart and mind to…

Abstract The prophecies of Jesus’ First Coming focused on who He was before His human birth, His miraculous birth, a bit about His life, His crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection – all of which was prophesied many hundreds of years before His birth. The second coming of Christ or parousia is the return of Jesus…

The concept and theme of heroism is arguably the centerpiece of most western literature. Concepts of heroism are clearly evident in later Greek, Roman and Christian literature such as Oedipus the King, Lysistrata, the New Testament Gospels and the Qur’an. Readers often associate the term hero or heroism based upon a character fighting for a…

Matthew 6:9-13 is commonly referred to as the Lord’s Prayer.” In this passage, Jesus presented a prayer pattern to his disciples, suggesting how God should be addressed and what petitions we are entitled to present. What makes this prayer so intriguing that many people delve into its meaning? It is interesting to note that Jesus’…

In examining Paul’s reasons for writing to the Philippians it is important to place the letter within the context of when it was written and whom it was written. Philippi was an ancient and the major city in Macedonia, Greece. It was taken over by Philip of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great. Phillip…

INTRODUCTION             The Sermon on the Mount, also known as the Beatitudes is one of the many teachings of Jesus that made Him famous and dear to the believers but consequently caused Him to be persecuted. This paper aims to navigate the spiritual lessons behind the Beatitudes and how will these make someone be blessed….

            How did the scattered and hiding congregations of apostolic times become Catholic or universal Christianity? What made it possible? These questions can be answered and traced back to the conversion of Constantine itself. Many historians hail him as a good emperor because of his positive contributions to the Church. Before his reign, the church was…

Iris Chicas Flannery O’Connor Essay 19 April 2013 Gray is more Black than White An analysis of evil and the anti-Christ figure of Mr. Paradise in “The River” In Flannery O’Connor’s story “The River”, the color gray is associated with the idea of evil. This evil is represented in the character of Mr. Paradise, who…

Jesus came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarene people. There were graves in that place. Two men came from among the graves to meet him. They had bad spirits in them. They were so bad and strong that people feared to pass that way. They shouted, `Jesus, Son…