Marriage and Divorce in Matthew
In Matthew 19:1-16, Jesus began by referring the Pharisees back to the Book of Genesis where God at the beginning made them male and female ("Matthew 19: Divorce,," ). This was to bring out God's original intent, which…
Philippians 2:1-11 in Chapter 2, Verses 1-11,
In Chapter 2, verses 1-11, of St. Paul's letter to the Philippians, the Apostle exhorts his followers to be faithful to Christ. Christ is, as always, the point of the Pauline letters -- and arriving at Christ, whether…
African-American Religious Movements the African-American Religious Experience
The African-American religious experience went through a period of "…extraordinary change" in the years between WWI and WWII (Fulop, et al., 1997, p. 314). Several "sects" and "cults" worshiped in storefront churches,…