Essays on Religion

Jesus and Christian Virtues Jesus has taught many virtues that Christians should follow in their daily lives. In Matthew 5:21-24, the key message of Jesus in these four verses is that people's inner motives, emotions, and feelings are as significant as their external actions. For eg, Jesus equalizes murder by harboring...

Developing a Positive Self-Esteem One of the lessons I learned after completing a 50-hour community service organized by the church was that it was a wonderful opportunity to participate in a community service and it helped me to develop a positive self-esteem. I could see and measure the difference that we...

The Poem Ballad of Birmingham The poem Ballad of Birmingham organized by Dudley Randall is fundamentally about a young female wrapped in discussion with her mother in a discussion about her mobility inside the downtown. The mother stands firm on her stand about the freedom of a...

Unlike the English kings, who held influence with the nobles and a smaller aristocracy known as the gentry, whose members formed the legislature known as Parliament, which consisted of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. King James VI of Scotland (1603)... became England's King after her...

Biblical view of the world refers to man's way of interpreting the Bible in relation to the faithful demands of God and other divine institutions. This is because people have various ideologies and interpretations of the Bible. Thus, in the practice of spiritual values the human being behaves differently. Therefore,...

I was conceived and raised as a Christian I knew there was death and the revival of Jesus Christ. I was brought into the world in a Christian family. For example, on my journey as a Christian I experienced alternate point of view as what a Christian is. In spite of...

The Decision to be Baptized It was the summer of 2013 and my husband Jeff and I were attending our annual church baptism event at Lake Johanna on the University of Northwestern campus. The annual church baptism is a fantastic event where thousands of believers come collectively to witness the baptizing...

St. Dennis Church: A Historical and Architecturally Significant Site St. Dennis is a Christian martyr and a saint in line with the traditions of Christians. He was said to have taken up his head after his beheading, and he paced six miles preaching salvation all the way. St. Dennis s head...

The growth of Catholicism coincided with the decline of the Roman Empire. The time of dissolution up to 1000 years after the foundation of early medieval art was established. Great inventions, supported by a higher degree of imagination, have become the formative force of the western world. Such a transition...

The social status of a person in society refers to the role (Benokraitis 86). Each role held by an individual is important, because its social identity is established. I am a registered voter and Christian, between my statuses. The legislation of the country allows citizens to vote. Therefore I have...

The oldest Jewish congregation in Bridgeport and third oldest in Connecticut is congregation B’nal Israel, a reform Jewish synagogue. It originated in 1849 when the Jewish settlers teamed up and started an orthodox community so that they can adhere the high holy days. Its first rabbi was Jacobs and had...

As a supernatural creature that is considered holy or heavenly, a deity can be described. In other examples, a diet is viewed predominantly by the polytheistic faith, which is the presence of many gods, as a deity or goddess or something valued as heavenly. In some cases, diets are characterized...