Theology

This paper is dedicated to all the parents and teachers who bravely think about death and courageously answer their children's concerns about death. It is for people who have enough integrity not to fear death so their children will not fear life. It is a proclamation of hope of all Christians that there is victory in death.

This paper explores the ways and means to authentic Christian living - a life of integrity.  Stephen Carter proposed three steps to integrity: 1) discerning what is right from what is wrong; 2) acting on this discernment even at personal cost, and, 3) saying openly you are acting on your understanding of right from wrong.  These three elements of judgment, action, and word correspond to the Bible’s heart, walk, and talk.
1) The discerning heart
2) The courageous heart
3) The grateful heart

Theologically, interpretation of the Scripture should be transformed, and it is necessary to recognize the effectiveness relating objections to the theological understanding in the 19th century when the modern standard of historical criticism was established. Pusey's messianic interpretation of Haggai 2:7 provide the critical learning about the text. The