Summary Of Kinnaman's Unbiased Assessment Of Christianity

I personally did feel real emotional about it. I felt it was a little heavy handed in how one can create or achieve anything. As a realist, it’s not something I personally believe, however, I do believe that we are capable of great things. It’s also nice to have a religious book that isn’t hyper-focused on the Bible. The Bible divides us into perpetual sinners and saints and very few people fall into either one of those categories.

Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement” (Philippians 4:2, New Living Translation). In this verse, Paul does not diminish their conflict, yet rather puts the conflict in light of their relationship with Jesus. Often disagreements begin with either an intrapersonal conflict; in which an individual feels something is not right about themselves, or an interpersonal conflict, where the do not get along with another person (Bauer, 2010). In this situation in Philippi, it would be safe to assume that they are experiencing an interpersonal conflict, yet it may have begun when one of the women lost sight of Jesus. Perhaps intrapersonal conflicts lead to interpersonal conflict.

By shedding light on areas that need addressing, Russell rightly stirred a great deal of controversy and disagreement. Frequently, our man-made traditions, behaviors, and actions within a religion are wrongly designated as holy, but as we often say in class, “absolute power corrupts absolutely”; this is very evident in the watering down of Christian tradition through the power-grabbing tendencies of human nature. However, as in any aspect of life, if we are not willing to look into the parts of ourselves that need improvement, we will never grow. Though I may disagree with his broad categorization of Christians, I agree that his points are valid and definitely give the Christian faith a great deal to consider and work to improve

This is seen even in the entries where one (an unburdening citizen), speaks of another Christian who is claimed to be a “good Christian” but did or said thing(s) that weren’t in accordance with “good Christian” behavior. There is a sense or idea that although one is a good Christian, one could/would be a better one for coming forth to tell/report on said Christian, for doing unchristian things, as if one is or becomes better than the other. This also includes the sense of superiority “good Christians”, feel and have when reporting on non-Christian, Moriscos or suspected

Blandina 's actions serve as a reminder that one person can make a significant difference in the world no matter how poor and submissive they are considered to be in society (Goodine, 2004, p.211). Although Blandina was unable to reap the benefits of her actions in an earthly manner, they were immensely valuable in the progression of Christianity. Perpetua and Blandina accepted death courageously as a testimony to their faith and the Kingdom of

My worldview is based on a religious background as I am Christian and therefore live my life according to the bible. Racism, prejudice, and reconciliation are indeed painful conversations. We often talk about reconciliation that is important between God and humanity but what about reconciliation that is important between individuals? Are people of society really born racist or are they actually taught to be racist by their fellow peers and parents? The answer to this question is found in the quote of Nelson Mandela, who stated that ‘No one is born hating another person because of his skin, background or religion.

In discussions of whether there are double standards in religion when it comes to race, a controversial issue is whether white people use it as a tool to discriminate. While some argue that the Christian World in united between races, others contend that there is a racial divide within the Christian community. Of course, this is not a black and white issue. Both statements are generalizations of a large community of people. It’s impossible to say whether it is one way or the other, however, Baldwin does make an excellent point in saying that, “People, I felt, ought to love The Lord because they loved Him, and not because they were afraid of going to Hell.”

An Exegesis of 1 Cor. 11:17-34 Unity and love are inseparable terms, they are both important as each other, and one cannot exist without the other they are “married”. The Lord Treasures unity and love than any other thing, he hates the opposite of the two and would not tolerate such in the body of Christ. In the Epistle to the Corinthians (1Cor 11:17 - 34) the Apostle Paul brings out three exhortations for the church to follow.

Let me mention some of them: reasonableness, considerate, moderation, a patient mind, forbearance, and graciousness. From these expressions we can pull together this definition of gentleness: Gentleness is the ability to show patient endurance when you are treated unfairly. How does that look like? The apostle Peter illustrates this to us when he talks about Christ’s gentleness in 1 Peter 2:19-23: The way Jesus responded to hostile people is an example for us to follow. When someone hurts us, we must avoid retaliating or making threats and entrust our situation to God.

That means that those who are in roles of leadership need to be aware of the fact that not everyone shares the same ideas of masculinity and femininity. One element of postmodernism today that we can certainly learn from is the importance that is placed upon asking questions. The Church, whether deserved or not I don’t know, has been seen as the bastion of all answers (even if they are wrong.) Too many Christians believe that simply because they are a Christian and know the Bible that they have answers.

Often in the sermons pastors persuade their audience to behave in a spiritual or more fashion. Such is the case in Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” where he sends sinners to hell, who do not repent. Edwards wanted to impact his audience by appealing to their fears, pity and vanity. Edwards had a powerful impact on his puritan audience because of his use of a cautionary tone, clear imagery and complex figurative language.

Although the situation looks grim, Baronelle keeps an optimistic attitude, and believes God will take care of her. I agree with Baronelle one-hundred percent. The problem with America these days is that everyone gets offended by the simplest incidents. This country was founded on Christian beliefs, but now those beliefs are in shambles. Our country is inevitably headed towards destruction.

The article “School of Hate” was written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, who is an American Magazine writer who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has written many articles for the likes of Rolling stone, Gentleman’s Quarterly, and The New Yorker. In the article Erdely discusses the bullying and homophobia that happened in the Anoka-Hennepin school district during the mid-2000s. Her article gives both points of view from the kids being bullied, as well as from the religious conservatives who thought that nothing was wrong with the homophobic slurs that were being said to children and teenagers. One may disagree with the perspective of the religious conservatives.

Both modernism and postmodernism worldviews approach ideas from a different perspective than the Christian worldview. The divisive central point is the reason for existence. Modernism and postmodernism are humanistic in structure. The Christian worldview is based on God. Knowledge base within modernism and postmodernism relies on the human based creation, while Christian worldview rests on the teachings of the Bible.