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.
It is similar to John Cotton’s Spiritual Milk. Essay question: What other common religious doctrine can you find that many church’s use daily, that is similar to John Norton’s? How? Answer: The Nicene Creed is similar to Norton’s work. For example, Norton’s answers walk you through Christ’s birth, redemption, sacrifice and ascension.
He also contends that contemporary Christians must progress beyond mistakes of the past. He wants to restore the biblical model of elders as leaders, not rulers (160). Most modern churches lack a biblical leadership structure, but so did most churches of the past. Hammett also wants to restore the practice of church discipline (124). Hammett does not want to return to Christianity that excluded members for sins which they repented, but he does desire to truly revive church discipline (126).
Jehovah's Witnesses believe it is wrong to engage in violence, or to join the military. Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany and their placing into concentration camps revolved around their pacifism. Jehovah's Witnesses had the opportunity to escape persecution and personal harm by renouncing their religious beliefs. The Nazi government gave detained Jehovah's Witnesses the option of release by signing a document indicating renouncement of their faith, submission to state authority, and support of the German military. [26] The renunciation document includes the words: "I will in the future esteem the laws of the State, especially in the event of war will I, with weapon in hand, defend the fatherland, and join in every way the community of the people."
Other think another John, known only as the “Elder” and official of the late-first-century Ephesian church. All modern scholar agree that the Gospel and Revelation stem from different authors. No evidence simply calls himself John, a “servant” of Jesus Christ. He is not one of the twelve. Best as John of Patmos, a mystic who regarded himself as a Christian prophet and his book as a highly symbolic preview of future events.
Christian Influence Christianity has had an effect on countless number of topics globally. Yet nationally America has had its Christian influences as well. In early America religious thought was mostly tide to severe Puritanism. Or, it was thought to be part of European church life that somehow made its way across the seas. Theology had shifted dramatically from European thought and become very much American way of thought.
They focus on their relationship with God as a whole and don’t see the bible as a step-by-step manual as Fundamentalists do. If any of that interests you, the publisher of this book is Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City and you can find this book online on Amazon, a Christian bookstore, or at your local bookstore. Square Peg: Why Wesleyans Aren’t Fundamentalists, by Al Truesdale, stays true to its title and heavily touches on the two styles, emphasizing the differences between to the two. Long story short, Truesdale is pretty much saying that Fundamentalism and Wesleyan theology aren’t able to coexist and are not compatible. He uses an analogy that also happens to be the title of his book.
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
The uniformity and rigid adherence to the Catholic Church, and its various forms of debauchery in the 16th century, spawned the idea that such an entity was not truly needed. To that extent, the author proves that the individualistic component of Protestantism is the commonality between its many scions, as in this religion “the individual’s relationship with God is direct” (McGrath, p. 44). And although the author spends a substantial amount of time chronicling several different varieties of Protestantism and some of the more notable and lesser known figures who have helped to extend its principles in defense of this central premise (such as Martin Bucer and John Calvin), the very nature of this historical accounting does not allow him to do so with a depth of analysis that would truly benefit his thesis. Unfortunately, Christianity’s Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution: A History from the Twenty-First Century to the Sixteenth “often sacrifices depth and focus for breadth and span”
In the letters written to Erasmus by Martin Luther, was to express how he admired all the work that Erasmus had done in the cause of defining Christianity and because of this he wanted him to join the Lutheran group of teachings. [11] Erasmus did not want to commit himself to a society; his argument was that if he does that it would weaken his position as a Christian leader in the movement for which he regarded as his purpose in his personal life. [12] Erasmus felt that only one person has that influence to bring the light to a religion reform. Erasmus did not want to support Martin Luther