newtestamentchristianity

                                                                                                                                              Introduction:  The ''Trinity'' is a word we Christians use to describe many of the characteristics of God. Certain aspects of the Trinity are harder to understand than others. However, Christians can understand aspects of the Trinity as God has revealed such knowledge in the Holy Scriptures.  One of the first testaments against the Christian faith in history was the denial of the Trinity by various heretics in the early days of the church's existence. Today, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses...

                                                                      I. Introduction To Augustine of Hippo, man's greatest temptation since the fall, was not the desire of murder, but the struggle against the sin of lust (which has often resulted in murder). Augustine, who long struggled with the lust of women in his youth, expressed penitence over his sin multiple times throughout his work, The Confessions , in which he prays to God through writing. Thus, while lust had once defined the bishop of Hippo, he had learned that the love of God was a greater pursuit than the satisfaction of lust. Augustine believed that the will is most free when it is obedient to God. The renowned theologian actually believed that sin enslaves us from the Creator. He was aware of not only God's condemnation of sins, but the judgement,...

                                                                                                                                 I. Introduction In this brief post, I wish to demonstrate that the life of every true Christian will entail some sort of persecution. Contrary to what many Americans have been taught, salvation does not begin and end with a one time prayer and confession of faith in Christ. For all Christian history before the Enlightenment, Christians in the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions understood that Christianity is not part of the life of a Christian, but is the very life of a Christian.          ...

                                                                      1. Introduction:  In a world where the left often upholds Liberal mainstream Judaism in Hollywood, but not Christianity, most Americans are exposed to thinking that Jews are all as they are portrayed in secular Hollywood films. Nowadays, many modern Americans are led to believe that Jesus was not white or black, and questioning this makes one a racist. As a result, modern art often depicts Jesus as darker than how He was historically portrayed in the artwork of Christendom. But as politically incorrect as it is, Jesus was actually white. This is not about racism, but simply affirming historical facts. Middle Eastern people are regarded as white, anyhow. Furthermore, Jesus was probably a redhead. Indeed , t here is actually substantial eviden...

                                                           I. Introduction In the modern world, it's easy to just accept claims without evidence. It's also easy to accept the opinions of one's priest or pastor without ever investigating their claims. And it's also easy to hope to find an answer through a quick Google search without carefully studying the history, philosophy, and theology of a particular doctrine. But Biblical theology requires so much more.  On the other hand, there are many issues concerning Christian history that are not addressed in Scripture. For example, Scripture never claims that Peter the Apostle went to Rome. Nor does it tell us about the origins of the Baptist or the Amish. Thus, when it comes to the study of the history of Christianity, most of it we cannot learn from the Bible alone.  Think of pews or...