Running Head: The Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible The Bible was Inspired by God Robert Surface Student # L23603038 Liberty University The Bible is the authoritative source of God’s Word to two hundred and forty seven million people throughout the United States who claim to be Christians. However, to accept the Bible as authoritative we must also accept the answers to more general questions in relationship to the Bible. We will discuss in this paper the question of what it means to say that the Bible is an authority as well as where that authority originates. We will discuss inspiration and the definition of inerrancy. In detail we will discuss the relationship between inspiration and inerrancy.
Written in 1863, The Gettysburg address is one of most renowned speeches in this country to this day, penned by the 16th president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln’s purpose is to ensure the people to work for a better country and freedom. The use of numerous strategies are present in his writing. Throughout the speech there are many layers of complexity with his words. Often he will say a phrase but it will have several diverse meanings.
Both of them are addressing their speech when America is in tough situation. So they choose to put the American dreams, their glorious tradition- democracy, the love of their country and the vital role America will take in the near future. By reviewing the history and the efforts made by their forefather who have carried American up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom, they show determination to go along with this convention, leading America to a better day. Besides, they both emphasize the
THE SEVEN MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT God’s Spirit Working for the Salvation of Mankind I. Introduction This HFC Bible Institute course, “The Seven Ministries of the Holy Spirit” has been a refreshing and reaffirming spiritual and learning experience for me. The first five of the seven ministries of the Holy Spirit are Regeneration (Being born again by the Spirit. ); Indwelling (Living with the Spirit and our hearts. ); Baptism (Purified and placed in Christ through the Spirit.
Once the Civil War was over, Lincoln says that now that everyone is at ease, they should start behaving gently with each other. In his speech, he used a lot of rhetorical devices that helped make his thoughts about the war and the country’s future more clear. Although, Lincoln’s speech was the second shortest inaugural address in American history, it is considered one of the most memorable and ubiquitous based on its content and rhetorical devices. To begin with, one of the rhetorical devices that Lincoln used in his second inaugural speech were allusions. Most of the plethora of allusions he used were of divine providence and the Bible.
The conflicts and solutions of these two events are a great philosophical and emotional impact that still continues to influence many people. These two events can be compared in various ways but the most important thing is the solutions that both brought to America. The solution of both events was to keep the United States of America together with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of
Speech analysis for JFK Mr. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is credited to be one of America's greatest speakers. When I was asked to choose a speech to do an analysis on, I choose Kennedy's inaugural address. I choose this because it is one of the most recognized speeches in American history. There are many sources that have placed his address as second behind Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream." President Kennedy utilized many tools that are typically used in rhetorical or persuasive writing.
Andrew Bacon Eng 101 Essay#3 10/23/12 Ethos, Pathos, Logos Martin Luther King, President Obama, and Charlie Chaplain all evoke strong persuasive techniques to tell a story but more importantly to shed light on intolerance and injustices all around us. Through their artistic use of the rhetorical triangle they give compelling and emotional testimony, not only through what they have witnessed but what they experienced. Ethos, pathos and logos are ancient techniques used in persuading anyone from your best friend to an entire society to perhaps think differently. Dr. King ‘s speech simultaneously uses all three persuasive techniques in his first sentence. He stated he was happy to join with his audience evoking pathos.
Research Question: Compare and contrast the Christian views of salvation versus the Islam views of salvation. With much candour and respect given to religion and the study of religion, over the years, humankind has searched for the need to belong and be a part of something big. Salvation is that which has brought the commencement of such an activity. The word salvation is one taken from the Latin word salvatio; the Greek word sōtēria and the Hebrew yeshu'ah. The significant connection in all three words is in its meaning, which the Oxford Dictionary has defined thoroughly, “preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss; deliverance from sin and its consequences.” The essence therefore is to be saved, salvaged, or redeemed.
Four score and one hundred and fifty years ago, America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, presented one of the most iconic and reputable speeches of all time, the “Gettysburg Address.” Lincoln provided his people this speech with the intent of re-instilling values of equality while honoring the dead and unifying the country. With the use of sections that represented the past, present and future, persuasive language, and rhetorical devices, Lincoln convinced his people that, those lives lost in battle were not in vain, but sacrificed in order to preserve those ideas of equality our country was founded on, which were first presented in the Declaration of Independence. Lincoln commences his speech, representing the past. He states, “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” creates a stepping stone for the remainder of the speech. This section speaks solely regarding the past, and the equality of our nation.