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Introduction The concept of crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ in the cross has different meaning and implication for the Islam and Christian perspective. In fact, the Islamic perspective do not propose and certainly, they do not believe that Jesus died; rather, he ascended into heaven during the crucifixion (Answering Islam 2009)1. However, for the…

In the Catholic tradition why is baptism considered necessary for salvation? (In this essay you will need to explain the doctrine of original sin and how baptism is the sole way of overcoming the effects of original sin. ) Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the…

Hey sounds like you have a busy schedule! Hang in there! Well, in response to Nathan, yes, God created all of nature but that dose not mean everything is divine. Man and woman were made in the image of God for the purpose of having fellowship with him and each other but we are not…

“God is Dead!” Nietzsche wrote.  He also asked “Where is God gone?”  The metaphorical madman of Nietsche exclaimed, “I mean to tell you! We have killed him, you and I! We are all his murderers! “  “But how have we done it?” Nietzsche also wrote,  “How were we able to drink up the sea? Who…

What happens after death has been a debated and documented topic dating back to shortly after the death of Jesus Christ. It is basically impossible to get certain evidence to back up beliefs. We are forced to rely on religious material and theologians to paint a picture for us. Even then it is hard to…

In the words of Ronald Rolheiser, Henri Nouwen was” the spiritual writer who most influenced our generation.”(Henri Nouwen Society, 2009)Henri Nouwen was a religious philosopher, a synthesist of present times, alongside Thomas Merton, to deliberately build up a “theology of the heart” and to place this down as a guide for the clergy and people,…

Perkins (103) asserts that my ultimate goal in life is to find my salvation. Jonathan Edwards lacked a full understanding of God’s redeeming love and struggled to explain the simplicity of salvation through Jesus Christ’s love. It is incorrect and contrary to scripture to suggest that obtaining eternal life is a difficult journey akin to…

Martin Luther and John Calvin were both very important leaders of the ProtestantReformation. Although they were both against the Roman Catholic Church, they brought aboutMartin Luther founded the group that are today known as Lutherans. He was ordaineda priest in 1507. He dealt with questions dealing with the structure of the church and with itsmoral…

Irony adds an unexpected twist to our daily lives, making them more interesting. This is evident in Langston Hughes’ essay “Salvation,” where he experiences the opposite of what he had anticipated. Hughes, who was twelve years old at the time, accompanied his aunt Reed to church with the sole purpose of finding faith and being…

I will be teaching this lesson to a group of second graders at my church. Are classroom is on the upstairs level and, I will also be utilizing the outside area that is directly behind of my church. There are about thirty second graders in my classroom. So, it is a really busy class. But,…