ONLY $4.99 / per month 
Want to share something new?
SEARCH RESULTS
-
The Local Church and Poverty
DwainDStewart
Introduction When Jesus said that amongst us we will always have the poor (Mt. 26:11) I often wonder whether His disciples deeply understood how timeless that statement of truth would be. Today more than ever we are bombarded with visual representations of the enormous poverty-gap within the world. The goal of this position paper is to examine the various causes that contribute to poverty. As ... ...more
-
Strikes and the nature of a general strike
What is a strike? Kunhiyop (2004:117) describes a strike as workers, often represented as a whole by a union/organization, essentially refraining from work-based activity to accomplish a goal to protest in solidarity conditions at the workplace which they feel are unjust. The action of striking is aimed at bringing about change. Jump (2011) defines a strike as, “withdrawing our labour”, to ... ...more
-
Church and State
In this subsequent post, we aim to address three key areas with regards to the separation of Church and State. First, we look at the practicality and effectiveness of change in relations between the church and state by evaluating four factors. Next, we shall examine unique characteristics of the state, government, politics and the church respectively. Then finally, we look to weigh up several ... ...more
-
The Growth and Methods of the New Testament Church
The New Testament church, the original trailblazers and trendsetters which are directly responsible, through the Holy Spirit’s empowerment, for the commencement of the Christian faith, but what enabled them to accomplish the growth that they experienced, and what methods did they use to do so? In the following academic paper we will attempt to discover the answer to these very questions. How ... ...more
-
“The Atonement” for the Layman’s Dictionary of Theology
Introduction In the following position paper, we will attempt to explain in a rather simplified manner the atonement actioned for us by Jesus Christ, debunk some incorrect theories of the atonement and what it means for us as believers from a Biblical perspective. Finally, we examine what the implications are when we correctly understand the atonement from this newly understood Biblical ... ...more
-
Christianity: the first five centuries
Part 3 of 3 In the previous two articles we looked at: 1. Some key characteristics that made up the secular world of the first five centuries AD. 2. The Ante-Nicene period (before 325 AD). In our final instalment, we will look at what is termed the Post-Nicene period (after 325 AD). Post-Nicene period (after 325 AD) During the Post-Nicene period for the first time, the church no ... ...more
-
Christianity: the first five centuries
Part 2 of 3 In the previous article, we looked at some key characteristics that made up the secular world of the first five centuries AD. In this next instalment of our 3 part article about Christianity in the first five centuries, we look at what is termed the Ante-Nicene period (before 325 AD). Ante-Nicene period (before 325 AD) The Apostolic Age ended with the death of John at Ephesus ... ...more
-
Christianity: the first five centuries
Part 1 of 3 The first five centuries of the Christian faith were filled with tremendous characters that forever changed the face of the earth. They, of course, would be nothing without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, nevertheless, these various individuals, along with a rather favourably God-ordained historical backdrop, played an important part throughout these five centuries ... ...more
-
Business and Missions
The following article is my attempt to convey to you the changing face of world missions and how business and the gospel message have amalgamated to make Kingdom-impact all over the world. Enter Ken Crowell, an elderly man, 75 years of age, and owner of Galtronics Inc., a company that produces antennas for wireless technology, supplying massive companies such as Samsung and Motorola, ... ...more
-
Where is God? Where am I?
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, is this guy a moron? God is everywhere. Well, yes and no. Yes, indeed He is omnipresent, but the Bible explicitly states He is seated with Christ. So where is Christ seated? Well, according to the Word, at the right hand of God. So, where are you and why does this even matter? It doesn’t unless living in fear of the all-powerful Satan and his legions of ... ...more
