The American public at the time of the civil war was very religious. Abraham Lincoln recognized that the American publics most profound motives such as reasoning to go to war were lead by their religious beliefs. Lincoln played a masterstroke in the history of American presidency by addressing the public through religious language. One of the points Lincoln makes is that it is strange for men to ask for a just God’s assistance in winning bread through the sweat of other mans faces instead of their very own. Lincoln is preaching that we cannot pass God’s judgement upon others without first thinking about how God would judge us.
The Crusades centered on the war over the city of Jerusalem and the holy places of Palestine. Jerusalem had a lot of holy significance in the Christian religion. The Christians believed in a Christian god, Jesus Christ, the Hoy Sprit and the Virgin Mary. They also believed in the afterlife, Angels and Hell. Christians believed that the first humans were created in the image of God, but that the bad behavior of Adam and Eve brought negative consequences to all humans to this day.
In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Edwards brings into question the salvation of anyone who has not been “born again.” He never directly questions his own salvation, but declares that many in the congregation to which he is speaking will soon find themselves burning in hell. The only hope he offers for escaping from the fiery pits of eternal damnation is a metaphorical call to flock to the open arms of Jesus. Considering that he was speaking to a congregation of Puritans, such an ultimatum would seem superfluous: were they not all there for the purpose of seeking God’s mercy? Or perhaps Edwards was speaking to those Puritans like Anne Bradstreet in all their human imperfection. Unlike Edwards, Bradstreet’s writings reveal belief in a loving and forgiving God, one in whom her salvation need not be questioned despite her acknowledged failings and occasional doubt that we saw in “To My Dear Children.” Bradstreet’s imagery of God in “Some Verses upon the Burning” stands in potent juxtaposition to Edwards’ claims: Thou hast an house on high erect, Framed by that might Architect, With glory richly furnished, Stands permanent though this be fled.
Paul wrote this letter because of the hostility between the churches. The Christian jews wanted the gentiles to be circumcised and observed the torah before becoming saved. During this time there was great tension between jews and gentiles. Paul wanted the churches to know that they were battling desires of the flesh by this fighting. Paul also wanted the churches to know “if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.” Paul wanted Jews and Gentiles to know if they are “walking
Why wouldn't it have been possible for Jesus to spread his message and gain followers like Mohamed, Moses and Buddha? Does Christianity only make sense by God deciding that Jesus had to be crucified? It is surely a very important question that involves a deep understanding on Christianity, yet even Christians find it very difficult to answer. However, to make it easier to understand, as a reference from the bible, it is clearly stated that Jesus has his mission on earth and laying down his life as a sacrifice, was his Father’s will for him to die. As said in the scripture, Mark 8:31 (New Living Translation) NLT “31 Then Jesus began to tell them that he, the Son of Man, would suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law.
He went to work as other men, and most importantly, He was tempted. You might ask if he was in fact God's son why come to this earth as a human. Jesus came to experience humanity, so as a human He could pay the price for the crimes of humanity. Our sins have been nailed to the cross, and we bear them no more. Proclaiming He was God was not Jesus' mission.
The church is directly called to speak up against it and do as God calls us to do in order to stop the still growing crime. The church is the Body of Christ and if we do not stretch out the hand that God gave us then we will be like a barren vine that has heard the Word but has yet to live it. Paul also states in Philemon that he is very much a slave to Christ. A true Christian is bound to His teachings and to strive for the exemplary life that Christ lived just as a slave is bound to the chains of his master. There are many things that the church could do to prevent slavery today although the majority of those who are taking action do not know the love and bond of Christ.
Christianity as a whole tend to support this viewpoint, however it is argued to what extent it should be followed. Are there certain circumstances that call for violence (and only violence)? In the following, I will explain how the main principles of Christianity would be used in the circumstances of violence and how different Christian denominations would apply it to their beliefs. One of the the Apostles’ Creed states ‘I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth’, in other words, that God is the creator and thus, we must respect this and do it’s will. Doing otherwise would be thought of as playing God, an act that is considered a sin in Christianity as it is considered to belittle God omnipotence.
First of all, I will establish the main theological message behind the story of how Jesus responded when the people and Pharisees rebuked Him when He drove out the demons in the passage in Matthew 12: 22-32, Mark 3:20-30 and Luke 11:14-23. After reading these passages, most theologians and Christians would usually take away two main messages from the parables that Jesus spoke here. The first message would be that of Jesus coming to establish a new kingdom and rid the older and legalistic ways and the second being the unforgivable blasphemy of the Spirit. However, despite the same message that is carried through, the way it is being carried to the reader through sequence, structure and wording is being influenced by the intent of the authors of these gospels. In order to explain the parallels and differences in the gospel, we must therefore also understand the authorship of the three Synoptic gospels.
It is noted that you need a personal intimate relationship with God thru his son Jesus Christ. In (Deuteronomy 11:13) it states simply you should love your neighbor as you do yourself. Christianity is about relationships with God, not to simply follow the tenants of religion. 4) QUESTION OF MORALITY: Morality is the difference between right and wrong, a how you should live your life. In (Psalm 5:15) IT states that man is born a sinner and cannot save himself.