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…and desires control their actions. Naturally, sex is a desire of every human being. The way that humans control this desire is what separates the world view from the Christian view. The world promotes pursuing urges and desires; seizing the day. A great example…

…In the Middle Ages, Christians considered Palestine the Holy Land because it was where Jesus had lived and taught. The Arabs had conquered Palestine in the 600s. Most Arabs were Muslims, but they usually tolerated other religions. Jews and Christians who…

…Much of the Christian religion we see today was shaped from views developed by society at that time. Various forms of religious behavior developed, but were far from what we recognize today. One of the most gruesome replications were the resurgence…

…to read the Bible , know God and follow his commands . He would also preach to them about how good is to be a Christian and he would proudly say that he was a Christian .When he was playing basketball for Oregon State he w! as drafted to the Lakers . After…

…of oppression, whether they are Nazi or contemporary. Contributors such as China's Harry Wu or the Dalai Lama respond from personal experience rather than doctrinal abstraction. Perhaps most interesting is the very different way Christianity and Judaism approach…

…and holiness. Another demonstration of the tension is the tendency to spread the message out, to travel, and convince others that the truth is real. Christianity did not start out as a unified movement. There were no fixed thoughts of what Christian beliefs should…

…, which could be construed that he was born in the region of Syria. Prior to Pamphilus death, Eusebius was involved in the school of Origen, in Caesarea. Origen had “developed the model for Christian monasticism” and Pamphilus was the leader of this school…

…Why should a person’s faith demand a specific manner or behavior? To many this could be a complex question. In any religion there is a set of basic standards in which a participant is expected to follow. In Christianity people are expected not to sin…

…as possible. No one talks with him, or deigns to even look him in the eye. The man leaves the church, humiliated, with nothing but a negative picture of those who presume to call themselves “Christians.” This tragedy hits directly home with me, and provides…

…have also been contributed to Western civilization. Jesus’ crucifixion did not put an end to his movement. The principal figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism was Paul of Tarsus, a Jew from Anatolia who zealously preached his faith…