Abstract/Overview ABSTRACT Rites of passage are a universal phenomenon marked by transitions during major life changes. In the Nomiya Church (NC), circumcision and baptism as religious rites of initiation are simultaneously performed on the male infant on the eighth day after birth whereas the female infant gets baptism on the fourteenth day, thus presenting the double rite of passage. The NC as the first African Initiated Church (AIC) in Kenya started among the Luo people, a community that ...
Abstract/Overview The purpose of this article is to determine the logical status of the Biblical Book of Titus. It does this by exploring the philosophical problem of the definition of truth and how it is to be applied. It delves into St. Paul’s usage of philosophy in the Epistle of Titus. A careful examination of the book reveals that there are apparent logical contradictions in St. Paul’s usage of “truth”. It is argued and concluded that the book of Titus is a classic example of...
God’s calling of humankind for the work of the ministry is as old as the beginning of the world, but God does not call a man without a period of training known today as theological education. Unfortunately, these days, there is an emergence of anti-intellectualism in the pastoral ministry, where many pastors go into ministry without a basic token of theological training. Also, many seminarians attend the seminary for formality purposes, just to acquire a certificate for their licensi...
Today, people lament over the evils in the society and the prominent among them is partiality. Many times, it is seen where what rightfully belongs to someone is given out to another. The most annoying part of it is when the receiver is one who is even better off compared to the marginalized. In such occasions, the marginalized find it hard to talk because his/her father, brother, uncle, friend or any other relative is not in the helm of affairs. The oppressed has no other option than to sw...
BACKGROUND The letter to the Romans is considered to be among the chief pillars of the New Testament because it contains the purest gospel. It was written at a turning point of Apostle Pauls ministry as his last will and testament (Dowle 112). The keyword for Romans is Righteousness, and this righteousness is the power that God exercises, which is his saving power (Kenyon 41, Quarles 1378). The central theme of the book as concerns chapter 5 where we took our text is believers union with Ch...
This research is titled, “The Consequences of Premarital Sex in Genesis 34:1-5, 25-31 and its implications to Curbing Sexual Immorality among the Youth of Arochukwu Presbytery.” Although, God designed humanity to be “a sexual being” sexual activities are placed within the context of holiness and faithfulness, as God stipulates diverse rules which regulate every sexual activity ensuring that all sexual activities are appropriated in accordance to God’s decretal will. Unfortunately, a...
Prophet Isaiah lived during the trouble time in the history of Judah. He also witnessed, from Judah, the destruction of Israel and their captivity by the Assyrians (McCain 299). Isaiah’s prophecy was primarily directed to Judah and Jerusalem, though there were prophecies to many of the surrounding nations as well. He prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah, Jothan, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. During the reigns of these kings, there was wealth and prosperity in the kingdom, resulting a corresponding ...
One characteristic of God emphasized in the Scriptures and necessary for believers in their relationshipwith Him today is His holiness, and His requirement of them to be holy as well. Believers must approach God with reverence to be acceptable before Him. This has always been the case. He told Israel long ago, “'For I am the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; thus you shall be holy for I am holy" (Leviticus 11:45). Israel always sufferedterriblywhenever theydis...
The teachings of most religions of the world condemn corruption. It considers it as an offense against humanity and divinity. As Faleye (2013:175) asserted that, “Religion has brought peace and harmony to the world and that its leaders are motivated by the service of their God. However, religion had used fear, hate and sometimes lies to control and manipulate people for the advantage of a selected group of individuals. In Nigeria, greater number of the citizens are religious enthusiasts and...
Abstract The Yoruba, as a people, culturally have great respect for their kings. The kings were taken to be the representatives of the gods until the advent of the Westerners. The respect the Yoruba had for their kings was primordial. The kings were the executive heads of government as well as the spiritual heads of the traditional religion. However, civilization has diminished the role and importance of kings in the Yorubaland. The kings who upheld the moral values of the people are no l...
The relationship between science and religion has typically been characterized as one of conflict, especially on the issue of origins (creationism vs. evolution). The historical reality is that science and religion have more often been complementary to each other, and the relationship has been dynamic. Science and religion are both important facets of modern life, and many of the questions in this series deal with issues that are at the intersection of science and religion. The purpose of thi...
This is the research conducted in five Tanzanian local churches, it concerns with how the Substandard teachers (or bad and false) teachers influence the provision of Christian education in local churches, the world is now full of scholars and the act of having uneducated, illiterate teachers who have no experience in service makes it hard to properly serve the demand of globalized and integrated world of today. This result into poor Christian education and loss of interest in religious matter...
Participatory Culture deals with a present culture sensing the context of the contemporary, thus questioning the existence of certain concepts within an existing tradition or culture, then seeking to remix the previous concepts into renewed practices with necessary adaptations in meeting present conditions while savoring its continuity. (Class Notes) A framework is a significant aspect for decision-making because the framework is the figurative root for shaping our perceptions, which our conc...
Professor Alexander Tyler of the 1970s elaborated on how democracy and democratic governments rise and fall in history. He noted that “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy f...
The world has witnessed human institutions and organizations that were built on the foundation of one’s dream and passion. They were and have been sustained by various human philosophies, a range of policies, standardized financial generation and management theories, and most of all, shaping and contextualizing them to meet the desires of the generation(s) of their day. All that, mostly for self-aggrandizement, or to find one’s fulfillment through philanthropic service to the community. V...