Title of Essay With a particular audience in mind (University Christian Youth Forum for this essay), provide a script for a talk responding to the following key question within the field of apologetics: Is Christianity good for the world? Evidence must be drawn from within both Scripture and secondary literature. Commentary: Unfortunately, I am still not enamoured of this subject. I understand...
Title of Essay “The nations ‘remain on the sidelines’ (R. N. Whybray, Isaiah 40-66, 32) in the Writing Prophets’ view of the future.” Discuss this assertion in relation to the prophecies of Isaiah, Amos and Zechariah. Commentary: I had a few options to pursue in the “Writing Prophets” and chose the one that I actually thought would be the hardest. The others appeared to me to be...
Introduction I have been hesitant to write about tithing and stewardship because it is an uncomfortable topic and I am aware of the deep seated disputations on the subject. On the one hand, those who argue for the tithe in Christian context claim that those who do not support tithing are greedy, unfaithful and unwilling to give back to God. On the other hand, those who argue against...
Title of Essay With an audience in mind (e.g., youth, university), provide a script for a talk addressing and critically analysing the key areas that underpin the issues in one of following areas of applied ethics: Divorce and Remarriage Evidence must be drawn from Scripture and secondary literature. The scenario I chose was to present as if I was asked to give an address to a conference for...
How does a thorough analysis of the life of Jesus’ (imitation) ethical approach found in Scripture reveal the ways in which it shapes and informs the moral framework of individuals within the Christian faith, and what scholarly insights and contemporary relevance can be drawn from this analysis? Commentary: This one, I got the word count issue sorted out! All in all, I am pretty happy with this...
Dwelling with Brokenness, how is a Christian to live in this world of rampant wickedness, war, pestilence and social ill.