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- 61: Paul's Letter To The Galatians
- ... example of the original apostles (who knew Jesus) by "converting the multitudes." I think Paul understood human nature better than the other apostles preaching circumcision to the gentiles. Perhaps he thought that gentiles would accept Christianity more easily if it was natural to their lifestyle --I'm sure that the thought of circumcision, and strict dietary laws scared gentiles from Christianity! It seems that the "Judaziers" preached a God that was hard to please. Paul's major problem confronted in his letter to the Galatians is the preachings of the Judaziers. Apparently, men who preach circumcision ... a point (Gal 3), are common preaching styles; probably taught to him during whatever rabbinic training he got (perhaps when he spent time with Peter). Paul also tries to appeal to the Helenistic enthusiasm in Christianity in Gal 3:1-5. Although Paul makes some very convincing arguments in favor of his beliefs, I cannot agree with his interpretation of Christ Jesus Christianity. Compare these two quotes from New Testament ...
- 62: Liberty in the Gospel: Galations 5:1-12
- ... 5, verses 1-12. With the Christians freedom and liberty in Christ. There is plenty of immediate content that deals with this passage. The fact that more people today accept a number of myths about Christianity, with the result that they never respond to Jesus as He really is. The myth that Christianity stifles personal freedom. That is a major myth in today's pagan world. A myth that is keeping plenty of lost people from knowing the fullness of life. The passage deals with circumcision and uncircumcision ... prevailing cry of the world today, the overwhelming concept of so many people and nations. Yet even though scripture specifically speaks on the liberty that Christ presents here in verses 1-12, some people resist Christianity as itself an obstacle to freedom. Verses 1-12 answer if this view is justified or not. "Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do entangled again ...
- 63: Robert Browning
- ... discuss music, poetry, and aethism (Irvine & Honan, 1974). Eliza Flower , with whom Browning was infatuated was an influence in Browning's aethism. She was one of the primary influences that turned Browning away from the Christianity of his mother. His other influence, the writing of Shelley, a known aethist, taught Browning to be an independent free thinker. After reading Shelley's book, Queen Mab , Browning became an aethist and a vegetarian ... true, simple hearted and brave"(cited in Payne, 1967, p.198). He found him to also be a man of religious mind because Shelley was "everywhere taking for granted some of the capital dogmas of Christianity, while most vehemently denying their historical basement" (cited in Payne, 1967, p.199). Browning clearly possessed a great respect for Shelley which followed him through much of his early poetry. Browning's life was "fundamentally ... this, Pauline reveals a return to God, but also displays an undying reverence to Shelley. Pauline, Robert Browning's first published work, was published in 1832. Pauline was undisputedly representative of Browning's reacceptance of Christianity. Some critics believe that "his mother's reaction to his intellectual rebellion was probable one of the major factors in Browning's return to faith"(Williams,1970, p.19). Others agree that the unbending ...
- 64: Christianity and Change
- Christianity and Change The Holy Year 2000 is approaching rather quickly. For Christians all over the world this is a very significant time. It is a time for Christians to celebrate their relationship with God, but ...
- 65: Bram Stoker's Dracula: Anti-Christianity
- Bram Stoker's Dracula: Anti-Christianity There are many ways that Bram Stokers Dracula can be considered Anti-Christian by showing of Anti-Christian values and perversions of the Christian religion. In chapter one as Jonathan Harker is traveling to ...
- 66: Robert Browning
- ... discuss music, poetry, and aethism (Irvine & Honan, 1974). Eliza Flower , with whom Browning was infatuated was an influence in Browning's aethism. She was one of the primary influences that turned Browning away from the Christianity of his mother. His other influence, the writing of Shelley, a known aethist, taught Browning to be an independent free thinker. After reading Shelley's book, Queen Mab , Browning became an aethist and a vegetarian ... true, simple hearted and brave"(cited in Payne, 1967, p.198). He found him to also be a man of religious mind because Shelley was "everywhere taking for granted some of the capital dogmas of Christianity, while most vehemently denying their historical basement" (cited in Payne, 1967, p.199). Browning clearly possessed a great respect for Shelley which followed him through much of his early poetry. Browning's life was "fundamentally ... this, Pauline reveals a return to God, but also displays an undying reverence to Shelley. Pauline, Robert Browning's first published work, was published in 1832. Pauline was undisputedly representative of Browning's reacceptance of Christianity. Some critics believe that "his mother's reaction to his intellectual rebellion was probable one of the major factors in Browning's return to faith"(Williams,1970, p.19). Others agree that the unbending ...
- 67: Canterbury Tales - Medieval Ch
- ... Pagan rites at the same time, and in the number of people who promptly apostatized when a Christian king died. There is certainly no evidence for a large-scale conversion of the common people to Christianity at this time. Augustine was not the most diplomatic of men, and managed to antagonize many people of power and influence in Britain, not least among them the native British churchmen, who had never been ... particularly eager to save the souls of the Anglo-Saxons who had brought such bitter times to their people. In their isolation, the British Church had maintained older ways of celebrated the major festivals of Christianity, and Augustine's effort to compel them to conform to modern Roman usage only angered them. When Augustine died (some time between 604 and 609 AD), then, Christianity had only a precarious hold on Anglo-Saxon England, a hold which was limited largely to a few in the aristocracy. Christianity was to become firmly established only as a result of Irish efforts, ...
- 68: Emperor Constantine I
- ... most important emperor of the late antiquity. The many great events of his reign laid foundations that would affect the future of Europe and Western Civilization for centuries to come. His recognition and support of Christianity was one of the most important moments in world history. Moving the government of the Roman Empire to Constantinople and founding "New Rome" was one of the most significant decisions ever made by a Roman ... finally became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire in 323 CE when he defeated the eastern Emperor Licinius. Of Constantines major accomplishments I feel that the most important was his recognition of the Christianity. In 311 CE, he ordered the end of the persecution of Christians. On October 28, 312 CE, Constantine faced one of his greatest battles as he tried to consolidate his power. He was greatly outnumbered ... and he credited the Christian God with the victory. He was closer to his goal of absolute power as sole emperor of Rome was now, for all practical purposes, a Christian. Constantine not only recognized Christianity but also made many contributions and enacted laws that helped it spread. He also became involved in Christianity. He felt that, as emperor, he had a responsibility to help and protect the faith. He ...
- 69: What Is Religion
- ... body. Religion appears to be a simple idea on the surface, but in reality it is a very complex system of ideas that many base their lives upon. There are many religions in the world. Christianity seems to be the one religion believed widely in the modern world. However, this is not the case in a group of five people in a World Religion class. These five people share common knowledge ... religious pluralism in the contemporary world. The first group member states her firm Christian views. Melissa recognizes all the religions of the world, but she holds Christanity to be the only true religion. To her, Christianity is the only way one person can attain salvation. All other religions are false and those who do not follow Christanity are misguided and will not attain salvation. It is only through Jesus Christ's ... beliefs. Although their religions are not true religions Melissa respects their views of being true. Quite similar to Melissa's opinion, Jason feels that there is only one true religion in the world, which is Christianity. However, he recognizes that there are many other religions in the world in which their followers believe are true. He does not believe that one should criticize others for their beliefs, and that they ...
- 70: Frederick Douglass
- ... crude knowledge of goodness and God with the cruel realities of slavery. Throughout his whole narrative we find out the truth of exactly how he feels about slavery and how it all ties in with Christianity. He has several instances and tones in which he talks about his views on all religion. "What I have said respecting and against religion, I mean strictly to apply to the slaveholding religion of this land, and with no possible reference to Christianity proper; for, between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference-so wide, that to receive the one as good, pure, and holy, is of necessity to reject the other as ...
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