Most people don't know for sure why the American Civil War came to be. However, one theory that repeatedly comes up is the issue of slavery and whether it was just or wrong in America the land of the freedom throughout history and discussions. Charles B. Dew the author of, Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and The Cause of The Civil War, claims to be a southerner himself and explains his thoughts and education growing up in the south. In his youth, he was taught by his family that the reason the South went to war was to fight for their State’s rights, but as an adult, he explains that it may not have been the only reason they fought after researching for himself.
In The Bible, Jesus stresses the importance of discipleship. One of his last words to his disciples was “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” And his words were not empty; he practiced what he preached when he asked twelve men to follow him and become his disciples. Mr. Malter also displays this quality when he trains his own son in the ways of Judaism and studies with him. They almost always spend Sabbat together, and studying the Talmud often.
Elie Wiesel went through changes with his faith, relationship with his father, and his appearence. Before he was sent to Auschwitz he worshiped daily. After beimg forced to watch a child 's hanging he lost all faith in God. Elie did not know why people were praising God 's name. Later on, he pleaded for God to forgive him.
The 10 disciples came from all aspects of society ranging from a ballet dancer to a taxi driver, to a model; but each of the disciples found common ground by the end of the first song (“Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord”) under the teachings of Jesus. By having a diverse group of followers, Schwartz/Tebleak express the notion that anyone with an open mind to Christianity can be attracted to Jesus and similarly that anyone can spread the word of Christianity. Once again, this reinforces the subject matter present in the play, a performance expressing a modern view of the teaching of Christ. As in real life, not all of the characters immediately accept Jesus as a teacher. While subtle, some of the characters show signs of resistance to Jesus’ teachings, such as John the Baptist when attempting to learn the lesson of forgiving one’s enemies.
Elie Wiesel was one of the many unfortunate souls who were sent to Auschwitz, a well known concentration camp. He spent many painful years watching people get shot, or die of starvation; seeing people get sent to gas chambers for no reason. After he escaped, he turned bitter, and cruel. He later wrote the book Night. Elie Wiesel stated boldly, “The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference.”
Each of who is seeking new life shed on them. Whether they are searching Christ or not, they are undoubtedly searching for and absence or void in their lives to be filled. Thus sets the plot for this work that guides readers on a journey to what it means to tell the truth and
In the camps, Wiesel amongst the other prisoners would get beaten, struck by whips, shot, and much more. When Wiesel and his father believed they were going to the crematorium his father began to pray. As Wiesel heard him he thought, ¨For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent.
As a leader of the German Reformation and a vanguard of Protestantism, Luther’s attitude toward Jews is a matter of great concern. Some scholars, including Paul Johnson, an English journalist and famous historian, believes Luther is a brutal anti-Semite. Paul thinks Luther was not content with verbal abuse – “he got Jews expelled from Saxony in 1537, and in the 1540s he drove them from many German towns.” However, some German theologians believe that Martin Luther does not hate Jews and think that Luther’s attitude toward Jews is a matter of religious discrimination rather than racial discrimination.
“Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves?... Because in his great might, He had created Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, and so many other factories of death?” (Wiesel 67)
Faith is such an important part of life. It is the drive, the motive to live, to breathe, to feel. When faith is lost, so is the reason to exist; life is lost in oblivion. Faith is a truly powerful weapon and as the story of Eliezer 's life during the Holocaust is played out through this book, a first-hand perspective is gained of what someone can do to cause questioning of faith and how people respond, whether by strengthening faith or losing it entirely. Eliezer is hit with every hard trial imaginable within a year of his life and eventually withers and hardens into this completely new person than the boy he was when he first stepped into that cattle car expelling him from Sighet, his home, and life.
In Thomas Long’s The Witness of Preaching, he aims to urge the reader to become a reliable witness of the gospel by way of ample preparation before entering a pulpit. The text offers to the reader a deeper understanding of the ministry of preaching. A useful component of the text contains informative bits of information that make the reader aware of the lengthy but necessary preparation needed for an adequate explanation of the scripture. Of primary importance is the consideration of the congregation when a preacher is first approaching the text. This point is of vital importance as it signifies that the speaker is a member of the body of Christ and the congregation.
The thesis of this article is that there are five broken views of discipleship such as, we equate discipleship with religious knowledge, we try to program discipleship, we equate discipleship with our preaching, we think that we will grow without
“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” a quote from the great writer Edgar Allan Poe, a brilliant man with a tarnished path (Edgar Allan Poe). The poet who was also a writer and critic, wrote in a gothic style of gloom, mystery and even death. Death was a common occurrence throughout his stories and poems happening in gruesome and even cruel ways, supposedly brought upon by themselves or even by complete accident. The tortured poet has shown throughout his literature that fear and deceit may both end in the fatality.
Summary In his book, Tortured for Christ, author Richard Wurmbrand retells the horrors he and countless other Christians faced under the control of the Russians and Communism. He begins his story by detailing his beliefs as a child. Surprisingly, Wurmbrand was not a Christian, but instead an avid atheist.
—John 8:12. “‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’” —John 15:5. Each of the gospels record when Jesus calls his disciples.
