Disciples
Essays

Each religion has its own religious traditions. It is interesting to look at three different religions and determine the meaning of terms and traditions which are specific to each one.

The only real exposure I had ever had to the Greek Orthodox church before this assignment was going to my first Greek Festival back in high school. I had the pleasure of talking to a priest there, who explained their…

In order to properly discuss the nature of the dakini, which is largely protected and may be manifest the most eminently in the representation of Simhavakatra, and its different poses and styles, it becomes necessary to…

David M. Doran, a theologian with the Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, emphasizes that Biblical preaching is vitally important to the fulfillment of the mission of Christianity.

The word religion is derived from a Latin term meaning "to bind," (Dictionary.com). Therefore, the essence of religion is binding individuals to God as well as to their communities.

This paper discusses how faith, reason, and imagination are interlinked and how the three components compare and contrast in terms of the formulation and determination of truth. Those who use faith accept the truth of their religion, often without question. Those who use imagination are more likely to have a more fluid understanding of truth.

All the books in the Bible have some significance whether historical or even to current-day Christians. This study draws some relevance from "The New Testament introduction" whilst elucidating the reason as to why The Acts of Apostles is important. Several lessons are drawn from this book which are relevant for Christian living and their living on a Godly life. The canonical importance of the book drawn from excerpts from the Macionites, Ebionites, and the Manichaeans is also identified in this study.

This passage depicts Jesus' famous temptation by the devil in the wilderness. Jesus fasts for forty days and forty nights during his trial. This passage is cited by Christians as proof of the fact that humans have free…

An Example of the Problem of Fundamentalism

When we compare with the canon for dogmatic statements, the propositions, on the one hand, concerning the Person of Christ which we have so far set forth, and on the other the statements contained in the oldest creeds expressing these facts (i.e. Resurrection, Ascension, and Judgment), it will be seen that the former correspond to both the requirements insisted on, and the latter to neither. For if the saving efficacy of Christ depends upon the being of God in Him, and trust in Him is based upon the impression' that such a living being of God indwells Him, then it is not possible to prove any immediate connection between these facts and that doctrine. The disciples acknowledged in Him the Son of God exclusive of having the faintest forewarning of His rebirth and ascension, and we as well may say the same of ourselves; furthermore neither the spiritual presence which He assured nor all that He said about His lasting influence upon those who were left behind is arbitrated through each of these two facts (Orlinsky & Bratcher, 1991).