Divorce and Remarriage

Divorce and Remarriage? There are at least six reasons for devoting a special position paper to this issue. 1. People who come to Grace Church want to know where we stand on this issue. 2. Inside the church people need clarification about where the leadership of the church stands and what the church position is. … Read more

Gospel’s depictions of Jesus

Before I can fully dive into the presentation of both of the gospel’s depictions of Jesus, I must give a background of each text. Though the authors of the Gospel are anonymous, the early church fathers identify the traditional authors as the authors of each gospel. Matthew was written sometime after the early 50’s to … Read more

My Personal Calling From God

My Personal Calling From God From the earliest days of my childhood, I have always been fascinated with the stories from the Bible concerning people hearing God’s voice and following his instructions. As I grew older, I learned that this was often referred to as obeying the call of the Lord. I had marveled at … Read more

The New Testament teaches a precise pattern for individual church structure and government

Assignment 34 Provide detailed notes for an address entitled 'The Pattern Church', showing (including texts) that the New Testament teaches a precise pattern for individual church structure and government.  You should also explain how non-pattern systems such as Episcopalianism and Presbyterianism fall short. [For submission by Saturday 26th March.] The Pattern for the Church.  The … Read more

Is cohabitation the right choice?

INTRODUCTION These days, the cohabitation conception has been mostly used across many places. The modern generation has  a tendency to cohabit outside of marriage at least one time in their life. Cohabitation might be barely defined as an close sexual union between two unmarried spouses who share the equal living quarter for a constant period … Read more

Ibn Taymiyyah

1.0 Ibn Taymiyyah Political Thought Islamic scholar in medieval time facing a harsh political question like legitimacy to rule Muslim world and also question important requirement to govern the Muslim community which attract Ibn Taymiyyah attention to answers this question of political and religious authority (Al-Islam org, n.d).  Ibn Taymiyyah approach the issue of political … Read more

Why Women cannot be Priests

Introduction The purpose of the paper is to investigate the question, “Why woman cannot be priests.” To effectively address this question, I will use the feminist theological works of Rosemary Radford Ruether and Elizabeth Johnson. In modern society, there has been an emergence of a variety of feminist theologies that are aimed are challenging male … Read more

Innovative practices cannot be determined until the theological nature of communion has been established

Introduction Rather than polemically reviewing every Christian tradition’s approach towards the theology and understanding of communion; this paper takes a logical approach starting from the early apostolic church; Roman Catholicism, Reformed traditions and finally into Pentecostalism. Ex-biblical and post-apostolic support will be drawn upon within the expression of each tradition, adhering to specific terminology in … Read more

The Qur’an and death

Characters fear death and attempt to prove their morality through actions and justifications, trying to make their legacies, and therefore their person, live forever. Throughout The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh himself shows great fear in the idea of death but attempts to hide his fears through his actions. In the Qur’an instills fear on the … Read more

The role of religion in the American republic

The role of religion in the American republic has been a source of controversy since the nation’s inception. Debates are particularly fierce when they concern religious liberty and the proper relationship between church and state. Arguments on these questions are often framed in the light of the Founders’ intentions, but unfortunately, their views are often … Read more

Sexualized rhetoric

Modern rhetoricians use sexually charged arguments to defame their opponents since favor is dependent on character. Similarly, early Christian authors found it useful to portray their opponents as sexual assailants who do not live a wholesome life. Sexual slander revealed to early Christians about the character of the opponents and created a fear behind sex … Read more