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.
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.
Moreover, Hodges (2005) contended that 43 percent of all mental health clients rely on their religious deity for healing. According to Hodges (2005), these five assessment tools should be used according to the patient’s background and personality. First, conducting a spiritual history is similar to taking a family history assessment. The social worker asks the patient to take a two part questionnaire, an Initial Narrative Framework and Interpretive Anthropology Framework, in which the client will discuss their upbringing and spiritual background. The author believes that patients who are very talkative will benefit from this type of evaluation.
In many different ways, however, one way stands out the most and that is his ability to organize the information and make easy for the reader to understand the material. This information can be acknowledged by the way he prepared the information in a structured manner to assist the counselor. Another thing that is to be commended is the author’s ability to implement scriptures as a reference point to draw strength from God’s Word to support with life difficulties. One negative that has been determined in the text is the data regarding confrontation Wright emphases the counseling abilities such as empathy and he narrates these skills to actions Jesus put on a display. Wright also, narrates confrontation to articulating empathy for an individual in assisting them to make healthier choices.
Gordon’s book Quiet Talks on Prayer is ideally divided into four sections; the meaning and mission of prayer, hindrance to prayer, how to pray, and Jesus habits of prayer. Each section consists of 3 to 5 chapters detailing information relevant to each section. In the first section entitled The Meaning and Mission of Prayer, Gordon discusses how prayer is the way we communicate and receive power from God. The inlet for that power is the Holy Spirit which is in control. He details five outlets of power in which God reveals Himself and his power to us.
Assignment on Theology, church and worship Case study, ‘Assemble’ a gathering together of participating persons, constitutes the most basic symbol of Christian worship’ (Gordon Lathrop Holy people p. 21). How does the practice of Christian Worship express ecclesial identity? Introduction: Gordon Lathrop applies liturgical theology on his book Holy Things, giving much importance to all components of worship and how it is linked to the notion of ‘church’. As community and assembly are principally emphasized, Saint Augustine (354-430) does pronounce a sacrament to be a noticeable apparent outline of a deep concealed grace; also, the Eucharist appears to be the most fundamental sacrament given that Catholics regard it as a means of mercy and blessing to those who experience and accept the holy body and blood of Jesus through the bread and wine, also referred to as thanksgiving. In the story of Emmaus, two men identified Jesus as he broke the bread (symbolic action that represents his breaking body on the cross) before sharing it with the other disciples.
The essential or main responsibility of evangelical theology is defining the divine transcendence immanence within the faith shared as a believing society within a specified literary context. Grenz says this can only be accomplished by systematically exploring the concepts as an integrated whole. Then the community / society must reflect and examine its beliefs. He criticizes those evangelical theologians who forget about the fundamentalists or reformers loyalty to the Bible and go beyond the already too broad tradition of
In each of these areas he debunks the traditional question of “Should counselors pray (or use Scripture, confront sin, etc) with clients?” and instead asks the more sensitive and discerning question of, “Which forms of prayer (scripture, sin, confrontation, etc) should be used with which clients and under which circumstances?” (p. 65). He provides in depth definitions and explanations as to how each of these interventions apply to both the counselor and the client and can lead to true healing in all three aspects of the client’s life. The conclusion of the book identifies McMinn’s (1996) concept of the multitasking counselor. He defines multitasking as a counselor who can consider the three different psychological categories (psychology, theology, and spirituality) of the client’s mental health at a time. He states, “The most effective Christian counselors are able to process several ideas simultaneously” (p. 269).
I believe strongly in a person-centered approach to therapy. Because of this, I would develop a plan of action specific to each individual I would counsel. First I would ensure that the client receives my practice as Christian counseling. I would help them to understand that we would be looking at healing and recovery from a biblical perspective. Secondly, I would determine what disciplinary relationship the person represents; whether enemy, spy, colonialists, neutral or ally.
As a Christian our lives are to serve and obey God’s Laws his commandments and the purpose is to get into heaven. This and now is only a test to see if your worthy to enter and inherit his praise. In conclusion: The overall view of this module I learned about the Christian Worldview and how Christianity is viewed in the world. The Bible timeline open thoughts on my own beliefs, and knowing that I am a Christian and find more about my personal views. The detail outline really made me focus on critical thinking of GOD and what I truly believe in accordance to worldview and notice that majority of my commitments are consistent with the beliefs of Christian Theism.