The Koran on the other hand teaches that only those who believe will be saved. “In the end, we deliver our messengers and those who believe: thus is it fitting on our part that we should deliver those who believe” (Koran10:103). The theme of salvation therefore has within its grasp the relativity of religious facts. This goes to show that with the parturition of various religions there is the derivative on which salvation is defined and executed, bearing in mind such relativity, the religion of Christianity and Islam shares similarities and differences in relation to their views or beliefs. The religion of Christianity began with the mission of Jesus Christ, over 2000 years ago in Judea, now contemporary Israel.
In Theological Roots of Pentecostalism, author Donald Dayton explores the beginnings of the Pentecostal movement. He hypothesizes that the foundation of the Pentecostal movement was laid by four main theological doctrines during the early 1900s. These doctrines were: healing, salvation, the second coming of Christ, and the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Dayton traces Pentecostalism back to Methodist doctrines to prove that the Pentecostal movement was not just a “spontaneous combustion” but rather a developing movement that drew doctrines from many denominations. Donald W. Dayton is an associate professor of historical theology at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois.
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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.
LIBERTY University Interpretive Question 1 Does “day” mean a 24-hour period or ages? A Research Paper Submitted to Dr. scott phillips School of RELIGION by SCOTT r. REICHERT LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA September 10, 2013 Interpretive Question 1 Does “day” mean a 24-hour period or ages? In Coogan’s The Old Testament, A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, the author makes the statement that it is important to remember the cultural influence as well as the genre of the message from scripture. Coogan relates that the knowledge at the time of this writing relating to the universe was geocentric. However, it is important to realize they were writing a religious document, not a scientific one.
Summary Bush begins his work by showing how the world has adopted a philosophy that has swapped reality for and illusion. He states that decisions are made off the cuff and that there are no absolute moral standards and everything is relative. Therefore, the dilemma that this creates for the Christian is grave. In Chapter One Bush focuses on how the Christian worldview parallels with the dominant worldview of today. It is in this chapter that Bush reveals a new
The difference may seem insignificant at first. Nevertheless, our obsession with the Scripture's applicability reflects a fundamen- tal weakness. We have adopted practicality as the ultimate judge of the worth of God's Word. We bury ourselves in passages that overtly relate to daily living, and ignore those that don't. Early in my ministry, I made a conscious commitment to biblical preaching.
Keith Atkisson BUS303 Business for Nonprofits Essay-Week 3-Christian Stewardship and Ownership February 7, 2015 Biblical views of Christian Stewardship and Ownership To take care of, oversee, manage, and guard from harm. These four terms are a clear depiction of stewardship. On the other hand, dominion, control, and proprietorship are the terms of ownership, and if they are engaged in, they then become worldly behaviors, idols and stumbling blocks and as such are in direct opposition to God’s will and his purpose. Though stewardship is seen by most church-going members as consisting of tithing only, scripture paints an entirely different picture of what is to be expected of each believer in his life. Many believers do not count the cost of following Christ.
Roland Ogunlade ANTH 299 Prof.Toth F 9/26/2009 First Essay Issues in Protestant Fundamentalism and Why Fundamentalists Believe the Way They do about These Issues Fundamentalism is popularly describe as adherence to Christian doctrines base on interpretation of bible. (living according to Gods plan) In 19th and 20th century Tran denominational protestant movement that opposed the accommodation of Christian doctrine to modern scientific theory and Philosophy .However, fundamentalism will be used here as political and social movement .A lot of Christian reject the intolerance and social politics of groups often affiliated with religious right. Fundamentalism is a reaction against modernism; it also adopted all kinds of new beliefs and practices. Most of these churches have been infiltrated by non-Christian modern theology. In the 18th century the Enlightenment and Evangelical revivals would moderate each other.
Namely, those are the Protestant Revolution, the French Revolution, the era of Romanticism and Modernism, and the revolution we are in currently. Each is noteworthy for the unique focus of ideas represented during each timeframe. The Protestant Revolution ( 1500 - 1660 ) can be described as most centered around the exploration of religion and what to believe within that sector of life (xxi). Luther’s Ninety-Five Thesis plays an incidental role, urging the masses that “one must fight for the truth” as opposed to the then-common practice of purchasing a token of the Lord’s forgiveness (14). He suggested that salvation was only an attainable goal through certain means which did not need to be mediated by the church.