Liberty Theological Seminary Book Critique on Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ Submitted to Dr. Christopher Moody in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of this course THEO530- B02LUO Systematic Theology II June 26, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………....3 Summary………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Critique ………………………………………………………………………………………..…4 Conclusion ………... ………………………………………………………………………….…7 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………..9 Introduction In their book, Believer’s Baptism, the authors Schreiner and Wright attempt to incorporate their views on why baptism is essential in the Christian church. Along with its importance they also go further by promoting the believer’s baptism over infant baptism. They begin by attacking the Christian claim found among many that baptism is a trivial issue. They quickly negate this statement with an alternate point of view, that Christians who suffered persecution and martyrdom did not believe it to be so. Summary Placing aside the foreword and introduction, there are ten chapters or sections to this book.
Hammett, John S. Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2005. Kindle Edition. 368 pp. Introduction John Hammett is the Associate Dean of Theological Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also a professor of Systematic Theology and where he earned his Doctor of Ministry.
While analyzing the documentary, The Holy Ghost People several faith and ritual observations practiced by this congregation as well as the social group itself are examined through various conjectures of religion theorized by influential and scientific minds such as Frazer, Muller Freud and Durkheim. The documentary was filmed during a service of a Pentecostal community in Scrabble, West Virginia. The foundation of this community’s Pentecostal practice is based on the Holiness Church, exclusively focusing on the Christian concept of the Holy Spirit. The significance of the Pentecostalism sect is that it a renewal and revival movement within Christianity that highlights a direct personal experience with God received through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Apart from other sects of Christian faith, seen within the baptism with the Holy Spirit that enables them to live an empowered life.
10. Of what does West Indian Archie accuse Malcolm? Vocabulary Define the following terms from the book. (Can use notes if necessary) 1. Articulate 2.
The Gog and Magog Prophecies in Ezekiel 38: A Critical Review OBST 520-B08 LUO (fall 2013) Old Testament Orientation II Dr. Joel Ajayi Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Travis A. George (ID# 243780) October 6, 2013 Contents Introduction 2 Various Interpretations of Ezekiel 38 2 Symbolic Interpretations 2 Literal Interpretations of Gog and Magog 6 Critical Evaluation of the Various Interpretive Theories 10 Conclusion 12 Introduction In the 38th and 39th chapters of the book of Ezekiel, there is found an account of a huge battle that involves an invasion of Israel by an alliance of nations lead by Gog of the land of Magog (Ezekiel 38:1). There are many opinions about how this section of Ezekiel’s prophecy should be interpreted. Some interpreters see this prophecy as being entirely symbolic of God’s ultimate triumph over evil. Others see in this prophecy a detailed account of a literal invasion of Israel that will serve as a climatic eschatological event, bringing the Millennial Reign of Christ Jesus to an end and ushering in the onset of timeless eternity. Even among theologians who agree that Ezekiel’s Gog and Magog prophecies refer to literal events, there is a wide range of differing opinions as to the timing and participants of the events in Ezekiel 38 and 39.
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Mentor BOOK REVIEW: AUGUSTINE AS MENTOR BY: EDWARD L. SMITHER Liberty University History of Christianity I (CHHI 520) Dr. David Pederson June 20, 2011 BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY Smither, Edward L. Augustine as Mentor. Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2008. Author Information Ed Smither is currently functioning as an Associate Professor of Church History and Intercultural Studies at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He also served as an Assistant Professor for the Department of Humanities at the University of Tunis-el Manar form 2002-2006. He and his wife Shawn have three children: Brennan, Emma, and Eve.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY MILLENNIAL VIEWS A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. FOSTER FOR THE STUDY OF DANIEL-REVELATION IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE BACHELORS OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION DEGREE IN LIBERTY UNIVERSITY’S RELIGION PROGRAM BY MICHAEL BEALETON, VA NOVEMBER 2010 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 AMILLENNIAL VIEW 1 BASIC PREMISES OF AMILLENNIALISM 2 POINTS OF WEAKNESS AMILLENNIALISM 4 CONCLUSION OF AMILLENNIALISM 5 POINTS OF STRENTH OF POSTMILLENNIALISM 6 POINTS OF WEAKNESS OF POSTMILLENNIALISM 7 PREMILLENNIALISM VIEW 7 POINTS OF STRENGTH OF PREMILLENNIALISM 8 POINTS OF WEAKNESS OF PREMILLENNIALISM 9 CONCLUSION 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 12 INTRODUCTION Eschatology is known as the study of “last things.” One of the core problems in understanding the different perspectives in eschatology MacAthur comments, “At the heart of the debate on millennial views is the issue of hermeneutics.” How a person interprets Scripture is a strong indicator as to the likelihood of their perspective. The supporter of an Amillennial perspective view Scripture more
THE PROLOGUE TO THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (John 1:1 – 18) An Exegetical Paper by Richard A. Applegarth Presented to Dr. Charles W. Christian In partial fulfillment of the requirements of New Testament Gospels Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO March 29, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION, ORIENTATION AND CONTEXT SIGNIFICANCE OF TEXT……………………………………………………..1 HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SETTING………………………………………2 LITERARY CONTEXT………………………………………………………....9 PRESENTATION OF TEXT SCRIPTURE PASSAGE……………………………………………………….10 OUTLINE OF PASSAGE………………………………………………………11 EXEGESIS OF TEXT…………………………………………………………………...13 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………….14 SUMMATION…………………………………………………………………...14 APPLICATION………………………………………………………………….15 WORKS CITED………………………………………………………………………….18 Applegarth 1 INTRODUCTION ORIENTATION AND CONTEXT Significance of Text The initial theme of John 1:1 – 18 is Jesus’ pre-existence or the pre-existence of the Word (1:1-2). Among the other themes introduced in these passages of Scripture are that Father and Son and God and the Word are one, yet distinctive (1:1); that the Word, is God (1:1, 18); that the Word was the creator of all things (1:3, 10); life and light (4-5, 9); John the Baptist’s role (6-8, 15); Jesus, the true light (8); disbelief and rejection (10-11), and salvation for believers (12-13); The principle and most important theme of the Prologue to the Gospel of John is how the Word became flesh (Incarnation) and how Jesus as both fully God and fully man lived among us “in grace and truth.” (14); grace through Jesus (16-17), and Jesus at the Father’s side (18). “The narrative as a whole spells out the message of the prologue: that in the life and ministry of Jesus of
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