Human Salvation Research Articles

Book Review: Exploration of the Book of Leviticus; God’s Holy-Love Overcome the Problems of Sin’s

Paul Hidajat focused on extracting the Book of Leviticus in simple and concise language. The preparation of this book began from a discussion on the social media group (WA) of God's servants from various types of ministries. The discussion was also about the Book of Leviticus and how the application of God's people today should be done. How to understand the Book of Leviticus with provisions that seem difficult to find material and source in the present day? What to do to find replacement material that can't be found? Including how to formulate various worship and practices of burnt offerings, forgiveness of sins or the purification of priests who are indeed in a different context to the present? Using the method of extracting words with the support of cultural context, and the times of writing. Hidajat carefully provides answers to various initial questions in discussions on social media groups through this book. The holiness of the priest today deserves to be maintained so that the continuation of the faith of God's chosen church in the present is maintained. God gives various rules and regulations to guide His people to live holy life and honor God's grace while in it God's love is manifest in the redemption of man. These rules and regulations are given to show God's concern and love for His chosen people.

An African American Christology Based on an Archetypal Folk Chanted Sermon Close

ABSTRACT This essay discloses an African American Christology, derived from first-hand experience of the sermonic “close” in traditional Black “folk” preaching, which recounts the crucifixion, and celebrates the empty tomb. This African American Christology portrays Jesus as divinely conceived for the redemption of humanity through his earthly ministry, unjust suffering via crucifixion, subsequent resurrection, and his ultimate vindication. Jesus’ earthly ministry demonstrated solidarity with the oppressed and the brutal suffering of Jesus holds a particularly significant valance for the enslaved and their descendants. I argue that this resource can be deployed to respond to the current reality of challenges facing the African American and other marginalized communities.

Prosperity Gospel: Effects on Nigerian Christian Church and Society

The paper examines effects of prosperity gospel on contemporary Nigerian Christian church and society. It discussed its historical origin and noted that it was birthed in USA and since the seventies now spreading among Nigerian Christian churches and society like corona virus. The study used historical and descriptive methods in its analysis. It discovered that most prosperity teachings are misused, thus, giving a false impression and interpretation about what the Bible really teaches. Finding revealed that, prosperity teachings in a way gives one a sense of hope, direction and reassurance that the life one lives can get better if one can only have faith in God. Equally, it was observed that the prosperity preachers or churches are quite correct in pointing believers to God and the wonderful promises made in his word in order to get their needs met. However, many of these preachers or churches have misused the gospel for monetization, lust for materialism, crimes and selfish advantages and thereby impoverishing their congregation the more rather than improving their lots. This in-turn has reduced the spiritual and moral capacity of the people in the church and society. The work recommended among other thing that the purpose of gospel preachers today should rather focus on doctrinal issues related to desire for the kingdom of God, soul-winning, salvation of man, hard work and good conduct in the church and society than lust for materialism and commercialization of religious activities.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH’S VIEW ABOUT HOLY COMMUNION ACCORDING TO JOHN 13:4-17

The Lord's Supper is a sacred ecclesiastical ceremony and this is the example set by Jesus. The Holy Communion is a symbol of the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for the purpose of human salvation. The Holy Communion ceremony is not just an ecclesiastical event but has spiritual meanings such as: a memorial of God's mercy, a higher form of cleansing, a fellowship of forgiveness, is God's command, and contains God's blessing. This study uses a qualitative literature study method that describes descriptively the meaning of the Holy Communion according to the view of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the results of this study are so that everyone can better understand the meaning of the Holy Communion ceremony so that they can further build spiritual faith and understand the meaning of Jesus' sacrifice which is symbolized through the ceremony. Holy communion.

Primitivism and Poetic Urban Inhabitation: The Redemption of Humanity in Lawrence’s Works

The conflict between the advanced industrial civilization and the true nature of human has become highly salient in the early 20th century, the exploration of which constitutes a central theme in D. H. Lawrence’s works. Centering on the four novels of Lawrence, this paper studies Lawrence’s exploration of the redemption of humanity in a highly industrialized society. Lawrence resorts to an approach of primitivism, including primitive sex, the restoration of primitive virtues and qualities, and reconstruction of the close intimacy between humans and animals firstly. Secondly, Lawrence looks into the emotional bonding between individuals and the cities, testing the likelihood of poetic urban inhabitation through urban roaming.

해원상생사상의 평화적 가치와 현대적 의의

The aim of this research is to discover the value of peace conveyed by Haewon Sangsaeng, the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence, as espoused by Holy Teacher Kang Jeungsan (姜甑山, 1871~1909) and to evaluate its modern significance. To the faithful, Jeungsan is seen as the Supreme God who descended into the world in the Late Joseon Dynasty in the year 1871. Until the time of His passing away into Heaven in 1909, He vastly saved the world and fulfilled the hopes of humankind by carrying out the fundamentally innovative Reordering Works of Heaven and Earth (1901~1909) in the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. He has thereby been appraised as a great religious figure within religious and academic circles. Jeungsan’s ideological contributions can be summarized into two main points. One is the concept of ‘the Great Opening and the Later World,’ which foreshadowed the liquidation of the old system of order and the arrival of a new world. The other contribution is the concept of ‘the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence,’ a fundamental principle meant to achieve human salvation and world peace. In this context, ‘the Great Opening’ is precisely a ‘positivistic religious expression of peace,’ and ‘the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence’ is the principle by which ‘peace can be achieved in the world for all humankind.’ In particular, the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence is a tenet within the doctrine of Daesoon Jinrihoe, and it is the main concept that forms the basis of Daesoon Thought. It can be said to be the core current that flows through Jeungsan’s Reordering Works of Heaven and Earth. Nowadays, the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence is being discussed and cited in various ways in academic fields as well as in discourse on coexistence, mutual beneficence, and peace. The Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence is specifically based on observations of the structure of conflicts as observed throughout world history via global conflicts, regional conflicts, cultural conflicts, ideological conflicts, class conflicts, generational conflicts, racial conflicts, religious conflicts, and other such conflicts. That is why the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence is discussed in depth within academic settings wherein the nature of conflict-resolution is examined. Looking at the previous studies on this topic, those studies tended to focus on key concepts or concerns such as human beings, divine beings, the earthly paradise of the Later World, ideal societies, world peace, new principles of order, and lasting peace. In particular, the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence has been presented as directly related to concepts such as love, coexistence, harmony, and peace for humankind and the world. Its significance has been applied to ethics, philosophy, order, and principles, and it has been understood as conveying values such as peace. Accordingly, this paper examines the ideological connections to the succession and establishment of Jeungsan’s notion of the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence based on previous research, but further examines the value of peace communicated via the principles and ideas that pervade current discourse on the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence. I hope to thoroughly explore Haewon Sangsaeng in regards to its modern significance to the world and to humankind.

Black immigrants in the United States: Transraciolinguistic justice for imagined futures in a global metaverse

AbstractAs the world continues to experience the recent wave of racial reckoning and its associated backlash, the field of applied linguistics has been called upon to renew efforts through which language functions as an avenue for redemption and restoration of humanity and of the world. Acknowledging the role of racialization in the language-related challenges faced nationally and globally has spurred on a wave of examinations that extend beyond a focus on the intellect and that increasingly allow for a simultaneous grappling with what it means to advance language solutions that equally center human sensitivity and the body. Among such acknowledgments have been the effects of racism on language use by immigrants, including immigrants of color, many of whom are often introduced into the U.S. as “languageless.” We operate now on the verge of an imminent global metaverse within which the world will soon largely exist, provoking questions about the degree to which language, and racialized language, will continue to function as the primary mechanism for operating in a future world order. Given this impetus, I draw from the Black immigrant experience in the United States in this brief essay to demonstrate why the future of applied linguistics in a global metaverse must be concerned with “transraciolinguistic justice” that: (1) creates opportunities beyond racialized [language] as a function of the imminent global metaverse; (2) disrupts the racialization of [language] for relegating citizenship based on national norms as a function of civic engagement; and (3) dismantles racialized [language] and borders that hold up the exclusion of “foreignness” to transform the relational experience. The impending reality of a global metaverse that lays flat distinctions among migrants while also introducing a plethora of spaces where racialized language further functions as subtext in a nonmaterial world calls for a (re)thinking of what it will mean to instruct, assess, plan for, and preserve [languages] in a soon to be, predominantly, virtual global existence. Civic and legal engagement in a global metaverse that can potentially transcend racialized language allows for the disruption of perceptions that advocate a lack of connectivity of diverse human publics across national and global borders. Relational healing through a focus on transraciolinguistic justice in a global metaverse represents an opportunity to restore the brokenness of the oppressed and cultivate opportunities for building bridges across diverse realities, critical to the abandonment of centuries of, and the introduction of, an era of peace. To the degree that the field of applied linguistics is prepared to engage transraciolinguistic justice, will determine, in large part, the extent to which it adjusts to a largely virtual world.

The concept of Messiah in abrahamic religions: A focused study of the eschatology of Sunni islam

The purpose of this research is to conduct a comparative analysis of the Messiah in Semitic religious discourse, focusing on Muslims' specially the Sunni school of thought. The notion of Mahdism is generally recognized in all three major sematic faiths. Muslims scholars, particularly Shiites, believe in Mahdi and see him as the cornerstone of their faith, to the point where Shiites theology is difficult to fathom without it. We argued in this article that the Shiites' concept of Mahdism is derived from both Jewish theological literature, which is based on the concept of a savior who will arrive at the end of time, and Christian theology, which considers Jesus as a Redeemer who came for the salvation of Humanity after grave sin. Sunnis, who constitute the majority of Muslims, hold a different view of Messiah. The objective of this study was to establish the actual Sunni Muslim position on the issue of Mahdism and salvation, as obtained from authentic sources of Islam.

Sin and the structure of Anselm's Cur Deus homo

AbstractThe hypothesis of this article is that Anselm describes two consequences of sin for the human will in De casu diaboli, and these two consequences structure Anselm's later account of human salvation in the Cur Deus homo. First, sin causes us to deserve punishment for injustice; and, second, sin removes the grace by which humans were able to attain the goal of their creation, which is the happiness of heaven. Book 1 of the Cur Deus homo, then, deals with the need for satisfaction in the face of punishment, while book 2 addresses the need for a supererogatory gift that elevates human nature and restores it to its heavenly end. The article argues that, for Anselm, only a God-man can provide both the satisfaction and supererogatory gift necessary to restore humans to their original divine purpose.

The Belifes of Christians in the Early Church

The Early Christians had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and followed various rituals to express their faith. Their beliefs system were based on the Teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ and their rituals were based on the Traditions that were imported to them by various spritual leaders. The one True God, The Deity of Lord, Jesus Christ, The fall of Man, Tha Salvation of Man, Intial Physical Evidance of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, Santificatation, Jesus is coming again and Judgement are the most significant beliefs of Chirstians till date.

Concrete holiness and place attachment: Christian Zionist agricultural volunteers in Samaria

Christian Zionism is a Protestant theology rooted in nineteenth-century Britain, advocating the return of Jews to the land of Israel as the fulfilment of God’s will and plan for the salvation of humanity. This article deals with the unique theology of the Christian Zionist group Hayovel, an organization dedicated to bringing Christian volunteers for agricultural work in the Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Based on fieldwork conducted among Hayovel volunteers, this article offers an analysis of Hayovel’s theology of rootedness and faith in the religious significance of the land. In contrast to mainstream Evangelical Christianity, Hayovel emphasizes the importance of sacred space and attempts to construct an experience of concrete holiness through agricultural work and touring the region’s Biblical sites. Hayovel’s activity is described here as the construction and cultivation of the Israel as a spatial and spiritual core and as a place of potential refuge and as a reaction to the increasing detachment from space in the global era.

TERMS FOR HOMELAND IN THE WRITINGS OF THE EMPEROR JULIAN AND IN THE AETHIOPICA OF HELIODORUS

In his writings the emperor Julian states that he has three homelands: Constantinople, Athens and Rome, and yet he refers to his youthful relegation to Macellum as an exile and he more than once approvingly deploys the sayings of the Cynic philosopher, Diogenes, that he was without a home and that he was a citizen of the universe. At the same time, Julian believed that human salvation was possible and that the soul could escape this world and ascend to heaven. Similarly, in the Aethiopica of Heliodorus, all the major characters (apart from the Ethiopians Hydaspes and Persinna) experience exile from their earthly homelands. Yet here too the possibility of a return to a remote, otherworldly home is suggested. Heliodorus enigmatically makes use of an allusive neologism (ἡ ἐνεγκοῦσα, or ‘motherland’), in contrast with the traditional term ἡ πατρίς (‘fatherland’), to refer to a philosophical ‘place of birth’, particularly in the case of the main characters, Theagenes and Chariclea.

God's Patients: Chaucer, Agency, and the Nature of Laws

God's Patients: Chaucer, Agency, and the Nature of Laws

ПРОБЛЕМИ ВІРИ Й РОЗУМУ У ФІЛОСОФСЬКІЙ ДУМЦІ МИСЛИТЕЛІВ ДОБИ КИЇВСЬКОЇ РУСІ

The article analyzes the key works of such prominent thinkers of the Kievan Rus, as Hilarion of Kyiv, Kliment Smolyatych, Mitr. Nicephorus, Cyril Turivsky and Danylo Zatochenyk. Particular attention was paid to the place of human mind in works of these thinkers and its role in the important issues of human salvation. Emphasis was placed on the problem of the relationship between faith and reason in the works of these thinkers. It was determined that in the philosophical thought of the Kievan Rus there is a clear emphasis on the special role of reason in the search for divine truth. The mind helps to separate the righteous from the wrong, to master the virtues, to understand the falsity of idolatry and the truth of Christianity, to know God as the Trinity and to acquire divine wisdom. Also for the philosophy of Kievan Rus in matters of faith in God is characterized by cordocentrism, ie the belief that the "heart" is the center and source of spiritual knowledge. However, this does not mean that only "blind faith" was considered a priority in the philosophical thought of Kievan Rus. The mind is highly valued and sometimes even absolute in matters of spiritual growth. The heart, as a spiritual organ in its pursuit of God and virtue, plays an important role in sanctifying the mind. And, as we can see in many texts of thinkers, it is the mind, according to Kievan Rus thinkers, leads a person to the knowledge of the truth of Christianity and the God-Trinity. The historical method of research, method of analysis, inductive and deductive methods were used in the work.

Duhovnost i fizičko vežbanje - preventiva za epi(pan)demiju COVID-19

It is an undeniable truth that in one period of today's people's lives, the COVID19 epi(pan)demic was weaved. It is a period marked by suffering, pain and illness, as well as a significant disharmony of spirit, soul and body, which consequently influenced the fear of bared life and survival. The age of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the objective presence of a virus that has taken many lives, warns us that the world is facing infodemia, manipulative media propaganda, polarized profession, loss of basic human rights and other global plans diametrically opposed to the spiritual approach and whose primary goal is to spread fear among people. Such a situation has created a ground for positive and/or negative thinking of people regarding epi(pan)demics. The scientific approach to the concept of spirituality, although it has its roots in philosophy and psychology, is present in religion, and today we can say in quantum medicine, bioethics and other sciences. However, no matter how different the paths of spirituality may be, they have in common finding the hidden laws of nature and selflessly using their discoveries to improve the lives of others. The complexity and diversity of the concept of spirituality leads to the choice of the spiritual path and the development of each person individually. In an effort to better understand his inner life, an individual must go through a processes of introspection and self-knowledge in order to reach the virtues that enable him to have a wiser relationship with himself, the environment, the world. The aim of this paper is to consider some situations that may represent the foundation of a new (beneficial) path to human salvation, possible life in new circumstances. The complexity of the topic raises the question - how to achieve active work with results that will be beneficial for people in the new conditions of the pandemic? The results of the research indicate that the syncretism of spirituality and physical exercise creates conditions for meaningful reasoning, reflection, cognition and awareness of the understanding that this is a very important path to healing.

Origen i simvolizam u Liturgiji - učenje znamenitog Aleksandrijca o crkvenoj umetnosti

The present paper aims to examine the relation between Liturgy as a service which is imbued with symbolism (and all kinds of art) and one typically spiritual view of communion with God. How could we reconcile Christian spirituality and liturgical symbolism? What is the view of Origen about liturgical symbolism? There are some opinions in academic research connecting Origen with iconoclastic beliefs in the Church. According to these opinions, Origen's concept of absolutely incorporeal God and the irreconcilable relation between spiritual and physical substances had influence on the repudiation of icons in Church in later times. In general, Origen's concept of God, human being and salvation formed one specific context for the theological understanding of human salvation and communion with God. With regard to this presumption, we will try to analyze it through the following steps. At first, we try to define the concept of body and material reality in Origen's ontology, as well as to contrast it to soul and spirit, which are largely emphasized in all his exegetical and other reflections. The second step is to try to reconstruct insights of Origen about symbols and icons in Liturgy. There is no complete exposition on this topic in his writings, but implicitly there is a possibility to investigate his teaching about icon and symbols. Here we take into consideration the idea of Christ as the icon of the invisible Father. Further, Origen mentions the concept of icon when he speaks about the difference between corporeal and spiritual man.

Redemption through Martyrdom: Depiction of Christ Hero Archetype in Eliot’s “Murder in the Cathedral”

Mythology began as a way to answer questions about life, explain tradition, build culture and enlighten people. It tries to clarify the role of gods in human life. Mythology has multidisciplinary role as it amuses, connects history and conveys man’s relationship to god and the universe. In literature, heroes are vital and the most convincing characters as they are the icons who leave a valuable lesson to the humanity. It was Homer who first established the hero and journey archetypes approximately 800 B.C. and different authors follow the trend of using them in their work of art. Heroes set an example for entire humanity and teach the readers that there are more important things in life than personal benefits as Northrop Frye mentions in his “Myth and Metaphor”, “hero goes out to accomplish something” (213). Hero simply does not go out for adventurous journey but is on a quest, to explore the meaning of human situation and the universal values of good and evil. The main purpose of hero is to serve humanity putting his own life at risk. Joseph Campbell in his “Power of Myth” states “the ultimate aim of the hero’s quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and power to serve others” (XIV). In need Christ hero archetype embraces martyrdom for the enlightenment of entire humanity. The research paper depicts the literary archetype of the Christ hero who undergoes challenges, struggles all the way and sacrifices own life for the salvation of humanity. Thomas Becket’s martyrdom in the play is the landmark for the purification of all sins of the people listing him as the Christ figure.

Tertampiknya Injil-injil Gnostik

Until now, challenges on the validity of the Bible based on the use of the Gnostic Gospels are still rampant, especially by anti-orthodox Christians and liberals. For this reason, this study attempts to answer the question of how the historical description of the Gnostic Gospels was dismissed in the century of its appearance, so that it did not enter the New Testament canon. Through a qualitative-descriptive research method, it was found that the answer to the rejection of the Gnostic Gospels as part of the canon was due to: 1). there is a significant time gap between the appearance of the Gnostic Gospels and the canonical ones, 2). its distribution was secret, and was not common among the early Christian congregations. 3). his teachings that contradict the teachings of the canonical gospels about the life of the Lord Jesus and the way of human salvation, 4). several important figures of the second to third centuries such as Irenaeus, Tertullian, Clemens, Origens, and Esuibius firmly rejected the Gnostic Gospels to enter the canon. The result of this research certainly confirms the Christian belief in the acknowledgment of the validity of the New Testament canon.

Ensaio sobre a natureza transcendental na performance musical: conceituação e paralelos soteriológicos

This essay aims to clarify the concept of transcendental experience in musical performance, as a way to understand, for further research, how much it can be achieved and what would be - if any - its soteriological function, i.e., of human salvation, in life of the human being. To this end, it first seeks to clarify the linguistic confusion about the transcendental term refer-ring to music and, through parallels with the ancient philosophies of the Hellenes and their understandings of experience, to discern how it occurs during the performance – or if it does, in fact – as well as understanding its limitations in this one through the limits of human knowledge regarding the transcendental. The methodology, initially, will be entirely theoret-ical, seeking bibliographical sources to substantiate any hypothesis that may arise through the interdisciplinary parallels made. Based on this, I conclude that it is something immanent, not transcendent, in which the performer reaches a state of implicit conceptualization, result-ing from the automation of studies and close to states of great tranquility and non-duality – i.e., the barrier between subject and object becomes more tenuous.

The perils and promises of (post-) human salvation

The present study seeks to analyse Peter F. Hamilton’s trilogy Salvation Sequence comprising three novels, namely: Salvation (2018), Salvation Lost (2019), and The Saints of Salvation (2020), to see how the theological concepts in a posthuman culture connect to or differ from that of our own, and what they can teach us about our own engagement with religious visions and missions. The study will attempt to bring out how even in a highly advanced and purely technologically driven society, where civilizations will have achieved an incredible command over the very laws of time and space, religious ideas like afterlife, resurrection, and immortality will continue to exert a significant influence in deciding the outcome of events. The study will also attempt to find a common ground between the highest form of ambition that a culture at its pinnacle of techno-scientific achievement might seek to materialize by conquering death and wielding maximum command over virtually every aspect of space-time and their innermost theological and spiritual longing. Also, it will be shown that unless the religious ideals find some ways to connect to the innermost needs and religious instincts of the individual, it can never persuade him/her to partake in the vision.