Category: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE

The word peaceful is derived from the word: Peace. Peace describes a situation or condition in which there is no war, no violence, no fighting, no quarrelling, no disorderliness, no intolerance, no disagreement, no...

PAUL IN ATHENS

Acts 17:16-34 From Philippi, Paul and companions, Silas and Timothy came to Thessalonica where he (Paul) was well received by both the Jews and the Greeks. But some of the unbelieving Jews in Thessalonica...

CALL TO FREEDOM

Freedom means liberty, emancipation, independence or self-determination. It has to do with liberating or delivering people from slavery, oppression or foreign or colonial domination. In the Bible, God called Moses to liberate the Israelites...

RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation is the means or process by which we bring back or restore good relationship that had been broken between two individuals or groups of people. When relationship is broken, it is very important...

FAITH AND WORK

FAITH AND WORK

(James 1:22-27, 2:14-26)   ST. JAMES TEACHING ON FAITH AND WORK Faith means trust or belief. St. James, in his epistle, admonished Christians who genuinely believe in Jesus Christ to reflect their belief and...

SPIRITUAL GIFTS

SPIRITUAL GIFTS

Different Types of Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 Spiritual gifts are the special spiritual endowments given by the Holy Spirit upon the various members of the church for the common good of the church...

FORGIVENESS

FORGIVENESS

Philemon 1 Forgiveness literally, implies having no more wish to punish someone for an offence earlier committed; or simply, to show mercy to someone, no longer having ill-feelings towards him. In the New Testament...

HUMILITY

HUMILITY

Philippians 2:1-11; 1 Peter 5:5-11 Humility, simply put, is that state of mind depicting a modest opinion of oneself. It is one of the greatest attributes of a christian, without which one’s claim to...

LAW AND GRACE

LAW AND GRACE

Law in the context of religion means a body of God’s instructions ordinances, statutes and commandments, as presented through prophets or holy persons, aimed at guiding man in his relationship with God and his...

JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH

JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH

Literally, the word- Justification means pronouncing a culpable or guilty person innocent, hence, scrapping whatever punishment such a guilty fellow would have faced because of the offence he committed. “Justification By Faith” therefore, as...

LOVE

LOVE

Love is that deep feeling of affection one has for another. Love is natural and difficult to comprehend. It is caring, gentle, kind, enduring, patient, not jealous, not boastful, not irritable, not resentful, does...

THE TRANSFIGURATION

THE TRANSFIGURATION

Matthew 17:1-13, Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36 All the synoptic gospels gave account of the transfiguration. By transfiguration, we mean the miraculous change in the appearance of Jesus. Jesus took three of his disciples –...

THE PARABLES

THE PARABLES

PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM A parable may be defined as any short story, bordering on familiar events or everyday experience, with the aim of illustrating a religious or moral situation. In the course of...

DISCIPLESHIP

DISCIPLESHIP

CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP (Matthew 4:18-25, 9:9-13, Mark 1:16-20; 2:13-17, Luke 5:1-11, 27-32) Disciples mean follower, one who takes another as teacher and model. The synoptic gospel writers agreed that James and John the sons...