Religion Essay Examples and Topics. Page 19

Notably, the use of the We passage indicates that the writer was a partisan in the events that unfold in the book of Acts.

One of the factors that contributed to the growth of Daoism was institutional renewal, the emergence of writings, and the spread of Chinese culture across the region.

The basic practices in meditation are taught according to the original teachings of the historical Buddha. The practice of meditation in Buddhism is primarily divided into two categories: insight and tranquility.

While focusing on Part IV "The Doctrine of the Word of God" and Part V "The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God" from John Frame's Systematic Theology, it is possible to note that these parts [...]

The model targets the family, the school, and the church. The article enlightens the community concerning the role of the church in forgiving and educating others.

It has been in the interest of many scholars to create a clear understanding of the values of God. It is through the guidance of the spiritual leaders that the peace can be maintained in [...]

For instance, according to the interpretation offered by Blavatsky, the author of the secret doctrine, "The Jiva goes with Sukshma Sarifat from the heart of the body, to the Brahmarandra in the crown of the [...]

The book begins with a clear disagreement with the misconceptions by today's Christian, of the existence of demons and the influence of the spiritual world.

Christianity, on the other hand, is based on the teachings contained in the holy book, the Bible. Religious importance consists in the fact that it helps in understanding the world and everything within it is [...]

According to Streng, the expression of an ultimate dimension of existence forms a significant part in the transformation process of an individual's personal and social experience of religion.

Thus, the main principles of Judaism are the belief in one God as a result of Abram's converting his people in monotheism and Israel's unique responsibility to God because Israel's nation is chosen by God.

Eternal life is a critical aspect of Christianity and it is the one of the foundational doctrines of Christianity exemplifying the life of Christ through His resurrection.

According to Christianity the best and commendable way to suffer is to suffer on behalf of others, this is referred to as vicarious suffering and is contrary to suffering for self which assumes the meaning [...]

Thus, the only way to communicate the religious principles to the ill person is the focus on the narrative to create the story and develop the effective dialogue between the healer and the ill individual.

The detailed information about each of the contributors can be found at the beginning of the book, right after the Preface.

Thus, the participants of the Forum "explored how to involve the local church in the expression of the gospel both in the 'building up' of the disciples as well as to those outside the faith [...]

The authors look at the role of culture in church formation and the role of the church in influencing the culture.

What disturbs the readers most in the idea of the association between the Holy Spirit and the prayer is the manner in which Gordon describes the battle between the spirits during the praying period.

Therefore, this paper aims to present the discussion of readings in forming the vision of a prayer's importance and to provide the plan for improving the prayer's life with the focus on several aspects that [...]

From the outset and thesis of the book, the author discusses the tough but possible process of becoming a servant leader in a culturally-mixed environment.

Christ appeared to his disciples and took the bread. The Last Supper was a uniting factor that encouraged more people to enjoy God's favor.

The book describes how the Romans and the Greeks used the above concepts in order to achieve their goals. They should use the power of humility to understand, guide, and support their followers.

The Universal Nature of Water The nature and reliability of water by all living things in the world is another indicator a mysterious force that triggered the creation of the universe and everything that is [...]

The concept of the bad habit is nonexistent if the intention to do harm to self or others is not manifested. In Buddhism psychology, the action of intention is not immediately established from an individual [...]

The second aspects, which is portrayed in the definition, relates to the fact that God has allowed man the power of choice. In this case, it was noted that the aspect of dispensation date back [...]

Followers of Buddhism adhere to a strict code of ethics when it comes to the treatment of animals. Another prominent belief in Buddhism is the practice of releasing animals into the world.

The population of the Imami Shiites in the Middle East as compared to the rest of the Shia Islam is twenty percent.

One of the best ways to solve this problem is to approach it from the point of view of God's love for mankind.

Briggs takes a historical approach, tracing back the developments to the 17th century in order to elaborate on the phases of the movement and to bring out the nature of contributions to the movement by [...]

Hence, the word spoken by the God is essentially the power of the word that is spoken by the God. The presence of the God is perpetuated through the word of God.

The book goes further to analyze God's will and power. Christians should use this book in order to establish the best relationships with their God.

In the bible, the word counsel is the Aramaic translation of wouldethabar' in the Old Testament and the Greek word 'bouleutes' in the New Testament.

The Buddha is in the Dhamma. The Dhamma is in the Buddha.

This family will ensure every church member and youth is part of the youth ministry. I will always help every newcomer in the ministry.

According to Kepel "the terrorism that has occurred from union of Islamic radicalism and violent jihad has led to powerful debate over whether the West and the Islamic world are engaged in a fight between [...]

In the book of Isaiah 46:9 as well as the first chapter of Genesis, God reveals his nature as the creator of everything.

Observation of the Eucharist entails taking of bread and wine symbolically as the body and blood of Jesus Christ."Sharing in the Eucharist, like sharing in the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection, is at the [...]

To explain the character of the relations between the man and God, it is necessary to answer the question of God's mysteries and the nature of the human person with references to Lonergan, Loewe, and [...]

One of the parables is in the book of Matthew, in the eighteenth chapter 1, while the other account is in the book of Luke in the fifteenth chapter 2.

As the most influential figure in the Chinese history, the way that the Chinese people live today is closely interrelated to the incredible teachings of Confucius.

According to the book of genesis 1:28, after creating a man and a woman, God bestowed them with blessings and told them to "...be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and [...]

The concept mainly involves the ability of an individual to do the right thing both in the family and beyond the universe.

The doctrine of Christian life analyzes the issue of Christian ethics in comparison to non Christian ethics. One of the key issues in understanding Christian ethics is the fact that these ethics are God like.

It is not enough to show that all religions are constituted by the same elements, it is more important to make people long for equality.

The rule based approach is misleading in the understanding of the scriptures due to the fact that the context of the scriptures is ignored.

The architectural style of the Daoist Temple reflects the important elements of the nature, and this feature is significant because Daoism is based on the harmony of nature and people which can be reflected in [...]

There has been great tension between China and Tibet as China sought out more ways to bring the powers of the Dalai Lama down, and to be more involved in the selection of the Dalai [...]

The review aims at highlighting the importance of the "World Missionary Conference" in 1910, the finding of the various commissions and the convention's legacy1.

By Jesus telling the leapers to walk forth and show themselves to the priests he wanted word on the healing of leapers which was a miracle to spread as this would then lead to the [...]

Most Europeans who occupied the Muslim World assimilated the Islam culture and on return to Europe spread the Islam religion to the others left behind in Europe.

Although war is a natural thing, which occurs in the presence of humanity, the maintenance of ethical and moral values is of great significance.

There is nobody in the corporate world that will take social responsibility without having a thought of accumulating maximum profits to the company which actually matters most.

In line with Fatima Mernissi, women feel venerable to fear and powerlessness and will seek spiritual guidance by ensuring they follow the Islamic practices and gain the honour of patronage from the religious faith. Women [...]

Nasr, states that the invasion of Iraq by the US has catapulted tension between the Shia and Sunnis in that country and indeed in the region.

The third manifestation is that she is seen as a heroine. In the poem, she is seen seated on a lion depicting the strength of destruction.

Most people discussed the issue and highly criticized it, a factor that triggered the desire to reform some of the ritual practices in the Catholic Church.

Karma is partly determined by the will of God, in addition to the actions of an individual. Hindus believe that Karma is partly determined by the will of God, in addition to the actions of [...]

Besides showing the important role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' life, John also shows the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

However, when the dirty and soiled cloth is immersed in the dye, the beauty of the colors is not represented well because of the uncleanness.

For instance, the authors note that some leaders undermine the success of a u-turn by failing to return to the need for personal holiness and zeal. Overall, "The U-turn Church" is a good read that [...]

The theme of this paper is to establish the main religious themes in chapter eleven of the book of Bhagavad-Gita. The religious teaching in this article is that as believers we need to have faith [...]

At that, the authors stress that comeback leaders did not concentrate on the rituals and the institution, but managed to remain committed to the true mission.

Nevertheless, the idea of volunteering as a part of assisting the members of the community can and should be planted in the minds of the people in question, which is the goal of the Plant [...]

There is the baptism of John meant for the Jews, Christian water baptism, the baptism of Jesus in suffering, the baptism of the holy spirit and the baptism of Jesus by fire.

A particular interesting demonstration of prayer vengeance in the hagiography is the combination of prayer and fasting with vigil to summon retribution.

Thus, when there is a major difference in the implied meaning, then, it can be concluded that it is not the result of an error but a different cultural appreciation of the meaning of the [...]

The discrepancies might be determined by the fact that the Gospel of Mark was written before the Gospel of John; thus, the author might have experienced less impact of the social vision of God.

In the work, the devil refers to himself as the "spirit of lust", and the "friend of whoredom". Anthony was his ability to withstand the attacks of the devil and defeat the demons.

Robert Matthias was the founder of the Kingdom of Matthias which was a religious movement that started in the 1830s. Finney's views on family, women and religion were different from those of Matthews as he [...]

These spiritual pillars are shown to these children to ensure that they are pure in their minds and their hearts in their daily activities according to the wishes and will of God.

To proclaim effectively the teachings of the Mormons, the bible, the book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the pearl of great price are used.

Essentially, the nun study maps the research study as a process limited in scope at the beginning, which later evolves to a more detailed study. However, in the nun study, the researcher was able to [...]

Baptist confessions are documents that proclaim the faith of the Christian believers of the Baptist faith. The baptism is done in the name of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

The young English ex-soldier was converted to the Baptist faith during the time when Oliver Hart was in charge of the Charleston church and the ministry in that region especially training the missionaries and young [...]

On the other hand, Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The use of statues is common in Buddhism while the Catholics and Orthodox are the frequent users of statues in [...]

One good example of a parable that was used by Jesus to tell about the Kingdom of God was the story of the ten virgins, which is highlighted in chapter 25 of the book of [...]

This paper will focus on the growth of churches into mega churches and the decline in the number of small churches.

The evidences of the fact that the Bible is the authoritative source of the Word of God are given in the biblical text itself.

Aslan, however, vouches for a situation where Islam and democracy can exist hand in hand in such a way that only Islam stays in the background to guide on the moral and religious aspects as [...]

Islam is a belief that is grounded on the teachings of the Quran and the prophetical teachings of Mohammad. Further, the unending efforts by the Muslims to spread their religion coined and ingrained in their [...]

Most of the methodologies used in studying social sciences, are equally applicable to religion, and should be practiced to give religious studies an academic outlook.

For instance, it would serve no harm to the premise of the book leaving the detailed description of what Mims refers to as 'the' in the title of the book.

Despite religious and denominational disparities evident within communities, it is agreeable that people who participate in different churches can still get along peacefully.

Catholic followers created a militant version of their faith in order to fight for the rights of the poor and the oppressed.

One of the verification explanations that have been relayed by the archaeologists is the existence of the customs that were practiced by the people in the Bible and are still being practiced to date.

The papal bull also known as the Charter of the Inquisition stated that in order to eradicate the various heresies that were springing up in different parts of the world, the full power of the [...]

The story of this horseman is a reference to a fierce war that will erupt in the final days of the earth.

According to this interpretation, the first event that will characterize the end-of-time is the 'binding of Satan' as well as the 'first resurrection of believers'.

The issue of religion and public life is among the highly debated controversial issues currently in America with regards to the role of religion and faith in the society.

In the nineteenth century, the liberal Christians emerged to defend the authority of the scripture and the reality and existence of God, but they erred when they deviated from conservative Christian beliefs to secularism.

One of the goals of counseling is to provoke the client to view situation in a different light and scriptures are a rich source that can be used to provoke the client to adopt a [...]

Despite the impressiveness of Buber's ideas and the fact that there is a doubtless intrigue in Buber's considerations, Heschel makes it clear that the obedience to God and following the postulates that the Bible gives [...]

The existence of the Jews in the contemporary society is characterized by universalism whereby they consider themselves to have attained status of equality within the society.

One of the underlying concepts is for the teacher to have a student centered approach of teaching in which the students are not only passive learners but active participants in the learning process and this [...]

The book of Hebrews in the Bible forms the basis of this ancient argument, with some people declaring it as Paul's and others refuting the claim to the level of campaigning for its removal from [...]

There are several other verses Proverbs that support the teachings of wisdom, diligence, laziness, and folly as illustrated in the Hebrew customs.

These key points are the question of good works which is discussed in Chapter 3, the problem of understanding the Bible, and the issue of atheism discussed in the chapter about the connection of ethics [...]

Universal Values In Islam, there is emphasis on the community and when the religious people teach the people the law, they emphasize that Allah looks at the community and expects the society to be just.

This is well elaborated in the bible as an explanation of the reward to the righteous and the justices that will be accorded to the evil.

They held the belief that gods were present and in-charge of the forces of nature. Harmony and justice in the society was achieved through the sacrifices that pharaoh made to the gods.

Some Christians believe that death is safe to the people of God and that it is a necessity to fit in the complete delight of God.

The following is a brief history of the Judaism and Islam dietary laws; The Jewish dietary laws revolve around the prohibitions and regulations in the Torah i.e.the five books of Moses.

The horrors of the September 11 event awaken the people around the world on the power of religion to kill and maim innocent civilians. It is the duty of the religious extremists to persuade the [...]

In the fulfillment of the prophecy, Jesus made the triumphal entry on the first day of the week and many people accompanied Him.

Paul was a missionary theologian who forged his theological reflections in the face of his understanding of the Old Testament, what has happened in the Christ event, his own experience of resurrected Lord and the [...]

It is also vital to take into account the viewpoint that factors that determine peace and war in the world religions are based on the divine commandments, teachings attained from the scriptures and the divine [...]

We have a debt to love God because of His unconditional love for us, His will to draw us closer to Him while we are still sinners and His work in our lives even when [...]

Religious leaders attribute occurrence and increasing incidences of sexual abuse and misconduct to influence from the secular world, degradation of religious values and tolerance of the behavior among members of society.

In this extensive metaphysical work, she widely explores the nature of God's love, in which we are given 'snapshots' of love in the guise of: Father, Son and Spirit; Mother God, even, the comfort and [...]

This means that everything that is spoken of in Daniel's vision and which is within the prophecy that was revealed to him will end in the final event of the prophecy which is the anointing [...]

Although he does not embrace the notion of Jesus as the son of God and the savior of mankind, Gandhi acknowledges that the teachings and life of Jesus are worth emulating.

According to Elie, this state is also convenient for resolving one's problems because one can rely on the collective help of others in the society in which he or she resides or of the God, [...]

The Hispanic theology is shown as a representation of the religious and theological inflections of the Hispanic people staying in the United States.

Specifically, the paper explores the above concept in relation to mysticism, struggles and challenges, and purification practices meant for the mind and the body.

This report documents ethnographically the cultural scene of a women's prayer room in a local culture in the United Arab Emirates, with the view to assisting the researcher to acknowledge how the prayer room assists [...]

The Afghans, Persians, and Arabs first used the term "Hindu" to denote the inhabitants of the aforementioned regions. The aspect of worship is one of the most vital religious practices in Hinduism.

This led to the rise of many disciplines to explain incidences in a way that all people could understand and agree.

First, a healthy and ethical decision must correspond to the teachings of the bible which are the guidelines that portray the will of God.

The teachers, the state and the entire society are the main player in the act of including morality education in schools but have been blocked from doing so by the people's view of morality as [...]

In addition, the participant looked very concerned while discussing the significance of celebrating the Eucharist and the role of church in the life of the community.