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04 Jan

Aplogetics- The defense, or explaination of a position

Definition

From a Greek term meaning- to answer.
refers to general defense, or justification of any systematic approach, system, or grouping.
Explanation of beliefs, or societal action.
Justifiaction via common grounds.
Creation, and building of common ground.
Defense of a position of the Catholic Faith, via logical argument, reason, and the communication, whether directly or figuratively- of the true sense of [...]

24 Dec

Democracy

DemocracyDefining Democracy

 

Demo- meaning people
cracy- referring to power.

 The state of government, which claims to represent the needs of the people.
The concept of the people creating a ruler, is hardly new, nor was it subject to the Jewish, or Greek people in ancient times. Maccabees notes the Roman senate, of the then  republic of Rome in Jewish history [...]

10 Dec

Suffering

Definition

State of consistent, or noticeable pain or discomfort, generally caused by one or several causes.
to suffer- to be in pain or discomfort.
The process whereby one goes through emotional, physical or spiritual angish, pain, discomfort, or disease.
The channel of God’s communication, methods, and love- whereby he gains our attention as to our fallen state.

Problem of pain
C.S. [...]

06 Dec

Righteousness

“Should I be righteous or should I be evil?
Should I trust God with all my mouth, and accept his every word,
Should I complete every ceremony and memorize each word,
And preach to all the earth with empty words,
Yet, trust God to call me innocent, despite my evil deeds,
 
Should I praise the Lord with every song, and [...]

02 Dec

Humility

“We are told to accept heaven as children, not because we are to see ourself as less than we are, but because we are but children. We do not know where we are, or who we are, or right from wrong, or anything- until we realize that we know nothing above that of God’s voice. [...]

01 Dec

Jesus Christ

Note to reader
I would firstly like to state, that the information I can put on Christ here is less than the smallest summary. All the books in the universe could not cover the smallest fraction of the Redeemer, even with our historic notes.
Definitions
Jesus

Meaning God saves, or Yahweh is Salvation.
It is the Latin translation of the [...]

28 Nov

Love

Defining love

Love is the action, and force behind such, which is credited as the very nature of God.
Charity- that love shown in I Corinthians 13, which is the focus of the Christian life, and a driving factor.
“Love is obedient to the command”. The state in which the Christian acts in the nature of God (”In [...]

27 Nov

Tolerance- Religious, otherwise

Definitions
Tolerance is the allowance of an event to occur or a situation to exist.
Tolerance is the allowance of an event to occur or a situation to exist.
Limits of Tolerance
Tolerance and duty must never collide for the Christian. Tolerance can be and must be afforded in some circumstance, but can never be allowed and must never compromise the [...]

25 Nov

Personal interpretation of Scripture

Defining Personal interpretation

Views and perceptions of the individual person on any matter.
Personal likes, dislikes that together with societal factors, create perceptions of certain statements.
Views of peoples and individuals as to the meaning of the message of God.
Opinions that are not infallible.

Prophesy and personal interpretation
The bible clearly states that prophesy is not the realm of personal [...]

24 Nov

Curruption

Definition

State of decay.
Process, action or effect of moral decay.
The process whereby real spiritual beings and creation becomes less real, to the extent that over eternity, it loses the ability to exist in the presence of God. This decay is due to the perversion of good.
The natural decay of all visible, “physical” things after the advent [...]

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