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The term cannon is derived from the Greek and Hebrew language meaning measuring rod. In biblical terms canon refers to the standards a book had to meet in order to be recognized as god’s word. The cannon of scripture was not developed, rather it was recognized by the church. The church applied many basic standards in recognizing whether a book was inspired by god. They are as follows: Was it written by a prophet of god? Did the writer have credentials from god? Did it tell the truth? Did it evince

as separated and as anti-ecumencial as some may observe them to be. He goes on to add that there are other levels of involvement that range from regional to national in Christian aid organizations. Another strength, which also seems to be the helpful part of making this article effective and overall worth the read to a Christian as a whole, is seen in his concluding statement of a quote by Timothy Richard of China, “How can we expect an unbelieving world to take us seriously in our talk about a

The major changes in American religion that occurred in the early nineteenth century were the Second Great Awakening. The Second Great Awakening was a Christian Revival movement during the early nineteenth century. The movement began around 1800, it had begun to gain momentum from the 1820. With the Second Great Awakening; new religions were established, there were different academic curriculums, a change from the trinity to just one deity and they would touch on American culture and reform. Three

Himself through the death of Christ (Redemption - 1 Peter 1:18-19). Furthermore, God satisfied His own righteousness and His own wrath in Jesus’ sacrifice (Propitiation - Romans 3:25 - 26; 1 John 2:2 and 4:10). Jesus also positioned men back on friendly terms with God and now “we are no longer under the supervision of the law” (Reconciliation -

Sex may mean intercourse, but it also may have a broader meaning. When we use the term sexuality we will almost always be dealing with a much broader meaning. "Theologically, we believe that human sexuality, while including God's gift of the procreative capacity, is most fundamentally the divine invitation to find our destinies not

whole, B) The hymns in the Apocalypse, C) Revelation 4-5, D) Additional worship scenes. Chapter two is focused on the methodology for the study engaging North American Pentecostalism and Pentecostal hermeneutics. In this chapter she introduces the term “Wirkungsgeschichte”; how to discover the worship in the Apocalypse. Chapter three is a careful reading of the early Pentecostal periodical materials. She explains how the worship practices of early Pentecostals using both the Wesleyan-Holiness and

of the story of Western culture, Michael A. Babcock, “Morality plays can be explained in the best ways because of allegories figure out efforts made between seven virtues and seven vices contained in heart of man”. This play is a portrayal of how Christians should use their time saving souls and keeping them from being convicted by death (Yaw Adu-Gyamfi P.265). In “Everyman” the perceptive of death is determined by how people live their lives. The play brings forth the comprehension of how people have

Introduction Throughout my entire life I have been faced with the different viewpoints between the Catholic Church and my beliefs as a Baptist. One teaching that was very interesting to me was purgatory. As I got older I began to understand sin and it’s affects regarding our relationship with God. In this paper I will be researching Purgatory and diving into what it is, where it comes from and where you can find it in scripture. What is Purgatory? Throughout the years Purgatory has been explained

MIND THE GAP! Nineveh was 500 miles north and east of where Jonah was. It was a major city on the banks of the River Tigris. In contemporary terms, that would be in Iraq, about 300 miles north of Baghdad. Archeologists have found the ruins of ancient Nineveh right outside the city of Mosul in Iraq. Tarshish was almost 2000 miles west in Spain. So we’ve got a 2500 mile ‘gap’ between God’s call and Jonah’s desire.MIND THE GAP! Yes, sometimes He tells us to go to ‘Nineveh’ and we make a beeline for

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary The Image of God in Man: A Critique of True Humanity A Paper Submitted to Dr. Graves In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Theology I THEO 525 By Christopher Jessee Waynesville, Ohio 2010 Thesis Statement The image of God in man is a doctrine that is fundamental to understanding the soteriological implications of humanity, which is best understood through the examination of Christ’s humanity with regards to various views