Question 2

The word “Islam” means submission to the will of God followers’ or islams called muslims.

Muslims are monotheistic and worship one, all knowing God who in Arabic is known as Allah.

Followers of Islam aim to live a life of complete submission to Allah

Muslims follow five pillars that are essential to their faith, these include:

 Shahada: to declare one’s faith in god aand belief in Mohammed.

 Salat; To pray five times a day( at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and evening).
 Lakat: To give those in need .
 Saum: To fast during Ramadhan.
 Hajj; to make a pilgrimage to Mecca atleast once during a persons lifetime if the persons is able.

The muslim also have a legal system known as Sharia law.

This faith-based code of conduct directs muslims on how they should live in nearly every aspect of their
lives.

Sharia law requires men and women to dress modestly.

It also outlines marriage guidelines and other moral principles of muslims.

If crimes are committed, sharia law is known for its harsh punishment, for example the punishment of
theft is amputating person hands’.

Adultery can carry the penalty of death by stoning.

However many muslims do not support such extreme measures.

The muslim do not recognize the old or the new testament, they judge the bible “Muharraf”. This does
not mean that they do not know God, but it does mean that getting to a ‘yes” answer on the same God
question is not as easy as pointing to the case of Jews.

Muslims view Christians to be people of the book and aslo regard them as “Kahris” (Unbelievers)
committing “Shirk” (polytheism) because the trinity and thus contend that they must be
“dhimmis”( religious taxpayer) under the Sharia law.

Question 3
The kingdom of God is also known as Kingdom in heaven. In Christianity the spiritual realm over which
God reigns as King or the fulfillment on earth or God’s will.
The phrase occurs frequently in the new Testament, primarily used by Jesus Christ in the first three
gospels.

The following are seven principles or the Kingdom of God; love, repentance, obedience, purpose,
fearless and prayer.

Seven Keys to becoming a Kingdom maker will thrust you into a life of freedom and intimacy with God
as you pregnant with His purpose and live out his plan for your life.

The Kingdom of God could be described as follows; a society where God rules, a place where death is
overcomed and a place where diseases are cured.

Jesus said,” for behold the kingdom of God is within you” in response to the Pharisees asking when the
kingdom of God will come

The saying has numerous explanations including the enlightenment is when you, in your heart, and your
spark of God has always been there.

We help to build the kingdom of God by living righteously.

The Kingdom of God has the following benefits:

 A deeper relationship with God.

 A greater understanding of God’s will for our lives.
 A more Christ-like character.
 A stronger faith.
 A great sense of purpose.
 More peace and joy in our lives.
 More power to resist temptation and overcome sin.
 Greater wisdom and insight

The kingdom of God is divided into two; this are kingdom of this world and the peaceful kingdom of
Christ. These two kingdoms can not share or have communion with each other.

Question 4
Spiritual warfare is the Christian concept of fighting against the work of prenatural evil forces.

It is based on the biblical belief in evil spirits or demons that are used to intervene in human affairs in
various ways.

The weapons of warfare are; belt of truth, Breastplate of righteousness, shoes of gospel ( ephesians
6:14-15)

The five types of warfare are: limited war, trench warfare, air warfare and naval warfare.
The principles of war are objective, offensive, mass, economy or force, maneuver, unity of command,
security, surprise, simplicity.

Military Officers first learn of these principles as Liutenants and seek to refine their understanding
throughout their careers.

Methods of warfare are the tactics or strategy used in hostilities against an enemy in times of contact.

All these are empowered by one and the same spirit who appoints to each one individually as He wills.

The spiritual gifts include word of wisdom, knowledge, faith, Healing, Miracles prophecy, distinguishing
between spirits and tongues

Question 5
Demology is the study of demons or demonic belief.

Demons are sources or agents of evil, harm, distress or ruin.

Theologically, demology was based upon numerous references in the bible both ancient Jewish tradition
and in the new Testament.

A belief in spirit beings was fairly universal , as was a belief in related phenomena such as inspiration,
spirit, possession and the struggle against possession by exorcism.

However in Christian theology, demons were always considered evil, whereas angels were thought to
serve as God’s messengers or agents since the evil spirits were considered as being masters of
deception, an elaborate procedure of evolution – the discernment of spirits – was deemed necessary.

This produced a science of angels – a angelogy distinct from demology. Theologically, demology was
based upon numerous references in the bible, both in the ancient Jewish tradition and in the new
testament. A belief in spirit beings was fairly universal as was a belief in related phenomena such as
inspiration, spirit possession and the struggle against possession by exorcism.

Archaic religious system such as shamanism were based on communication with spirits or spirit helpers.
Inspiration was an important aspect of Christianity and still is as the feast of Pentecostal indicates to the
dismay of the authorities, indigenous prophets continued to emerge from all corners of Europe and
various forms of spiritualism and prophecy remained part of European every life. Between 1500 and
1660, the medieval concept of demology remained largely intact. It was shaped by St. Augustine’s Ideas
that interactions between demons and humans were based on contract either explicit or implicit. This
assumption was inspired by Roman Law which viewed contracts as mutually binding agrements.
Question 6
Perspectives on the world Christian movements presents a multi-faced collection of readings exploring
the biblical, historical, cultural and strategic dimensions of world evangelism.

A Christian world view affirms that God is the sovereign and almighty Lord of all existence.

Such an affirmation rejects any form of dualism that matters has eternity existed for no matter most,
therefore be evil since.

It is in principle opposed to God the source of all good.

Significance movement within the broader Christianity world and sometimes transcending
denominational boundaries are pentecostalisn, charismatic Christianity, evangelism and
fundamentalism.

The roots missiom, cchristianity has believed lie in God’s active outreach to humanity iin history as a call
to those able to fulfill the divine purpose among them Abraham, Moses, Jonah and St. Paul the apostle.

Examples of religious moments include children of God cults, free masons and free masonry e.t.c.

Religious movements often emerge during periods of rapid social change and kinda following
marginalized groups of society.

Rapid social change causes increased stress and insecurity for marginalized people, so they look for ways
to deal with these struggles and voicw their needs.

Our mission or perspective movements is to provide students with a vigorous aand relevant education
based on their ethical principles of a disciplined life preparing them for life in changing world and
helping them further become interlectually reflective caring and ethical people engaged in a meaningful
life.

Question 7
There are apprehensions over the relation between religion and politics asin the rise of muslim
brotherhood, wallahbism, Islamic al-qaeda and Islamic state.

In a non muslim countries concerns are about the status of muslims marriage, polygamy, divorceand
interest(business).

The challenges in islamic religion include man power and scarcity of sharia talents, research and
development, product standardization, awareness and othe r associated issues.

The other challenges facing muslims today include; insufficiency of knowledge especially among the
political and religious eadership and lack of morals and ethical integrity of leadership of all types.
Major battles in the history of Islam arose between the Meccans and the muslims. One of the most
important to the latter was the battle of Budr in 624AD other early battles include battles in Uhud
625AD, Khandaq 627AD, Mecca 630AD and Hunayn 630AD.

The crusades, the many periods of persecution of Jews, religion conflict between catholics and
protestants in Sixteenth and seventeenth century, Japan theMormon expulsion from Missouri and
Illinois in the 1840s, the branch of Davidian configuration.

Question 8
Rethinking missions is a critical necessity in local churches of the moderate variety.

This is a strong anti-christian motif has solidified across the countries western culture has indeed
invaded the Middle East and other Islamic countries.

We go or do the missions because we want our God to be worshipped we love seeing His glory, seeing
Him praised and knowing He is cherished so much that we all the peoples of earth to join in its praise.

That means weakness of a unique civilization which started to appear in the early thirteenth century
fifteen countries was caused by muslims themselves that decline can be attributed to many factors such
as disunity among the Ummah, moral decudance, decline in interllectual and scientific activity loss of
dynasim in islam and others.

The main source of Islam ddivision is disagreement over the succession of Mohammed’s death in 632
split muslims into islam’s two main sectors; Sunni and Shia

Muslims have five pillars which include:

 Profession of faith(Shahada) the belief that “there is no god but God and Muhammad is the
messenger of God”
 Prayer(Salat). Muslims pray facing Mecca for five times a day; at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset
and after dark
 Alms (Sakat)
 Fasting(Sawn)
 Pilgrimmage (Haji)

Islam cresent and stars: the faith of islam is symbolized by the cresent and the star.

The cresent is the nearly phase of the moon and represents progress.

The star signifies illumination with the light of knowledge.

 Module 8
Question 1
Pouline theology refers to as Gentile Christianity is the theology and form of Christianity which
developed from the beliefs and doctrines espoused by the intellectnistic Jewish Apostle Paul through his
writings and those new testament writings traditionally attributed to him.

Paul like other Jews was a monotheist who believed that the God of Israel was the only true God but he
also belived that the universe and multiple levels and was filled with spiritual beings.

The tradition view is the one fostered by the reformers and perpetuated by generations of protestants
namely that” justification by faith” is key to paul’s theology.

Themes of Paul’s theology included Paul missiological concepts of conversation, redemption,

sacraments, participation and methodology includes Paul’s contextual and evangelistic concepts of
crusiformed participation in God’s apocalyptic mission.

Pouline Christianity or pouline theology ( also populism or paulanity) otherwise reffered to as Gentile
Christianity is the theology and form of Christianity which developed from beliefs and doctrines
espoused by the intellenistic Jweish Apostle Paul through his writings and those new testament writings
traditionally.

Most of Paul’s letters fall into two groups: letters to churches and letters to individuals.

A familiar feature in Pauline Scholarship is the view that sin as a power and the concomitant elements I
Paul’s account of the human plight rather they are places where moral reflection, formation and action
occur.

Pauline ethics grow out of the apostles visions of the church as persons gatheres and empowered for
moral deliberation by the spirit in the name of Jesus.

Question 2
This work discuses some aspects of ‘ theology prosper’ regarding the incomprehensive human and
divine nature of Christ which have been a bone of contention foe some Christian believers. Other
religious groups and even the church fathers during the early centuries: the holy spirit empowerment
and active role in the holistic life of Christ and for His ultimate success in humanity.

Seteriologicaly enterprise and the function of purpose of the church which is indispensible aspect of
theological disciplines of believers as well as the church.

This research was undertaken critically examines the Christological pneumatogical and ecclesiological
displine with regards to their theological implications for our contemporary Christian setting.
On Christology, the assumption or the research has established that in the one person Jesus Christ there
are two natures a human and a divine nature. Vis-à-vis pneumatology, the holy spirit ministered in the
holistic life of Christ and he is still active in the lives of believers and the church.

Regarding the eccsiology , the church is the possession of God with its mandate to guard the prophetic
gospel, retain the uncompromising sound teaachings, stand against the evils’ of our world that oppose
God and make ready the church ( body and bride) of Christ.

Question 3
Even a casual look at the world quickly reveals man’s condition in sin and the awful plight which this
fallen condition has left him. Furthermore, it is a condition against which mankind is completely helpless
when left to his own human resources in spite of all man’s expectations of a new society in which he is
able to bring about the peace and prosperity. The world remains shuttered and torn by the ravages of
sin locally, nationally and internationally. The bible speaks however of God’s gracious plan to provide
solution to man’s problem. We call it salvation or soteriology.

Soteriology, the doctrine of salvation must be the grandest theme in the scriptures. It embraces all of
time as well as eternity past and future. It relates in one way or another to all of mankind without
exception. It even has remifications in the sphere of angels. It is the theme of both the old and the new
testaments. It is personal, national and cosmic and it centers on the greatest person our Lord , Jesus
Christ.

According to the broadest meaning as used in the scripture, the term salvation encompasses the total
work of God by which He seeks to rescue man from the ruin, doom and power of sin and bestows upon
him the wealth of His grace encompassing eternal life, provision for abundance of life now and eternal
glory.

The word “salvation” is the translation of the greek word called solteria which is derived from the word
Soter meaning “savior”.

The word “ Salvation” communicates the thought of deliverance, safety, preservation, soundness,
restoration and healing. In theology however, its major use is to denote a work of God on behalf of men
and as such it is a major doctrine of the bible which includes redemption, reconciliation, prosipitation,
conviction, repentance, faith regeneration, forgiveness, justification, sanctification, preservation and
glorification.
Question 4
A branch of Christian theology which is the study of sin. It decribes sin as an act of offence against God
by despising His persons and Christian biblical law and by injuring others. Christian hamartiology is
closely related to concepts of natural law. Moral theology and Christian ethics . According to Agustine
Hippo (354-430) sin is “ a word, deed or desire in opposition to the eternal law of God” or as the
scripture states “ sin is the transgression of the law”.

Among the scholars, sin is understood mostly as legal infaction or contract violation of non binding
philossphical frame works and perpectives of Christian ethics and so salvation trends to be viewed in
legal terms. Other Christian scolars understand sin to be fundamentally relational - a loss of love for the
Christian God and elevation of self love (concupiscence) in this sense as was later propounded by
Agustine in his debate with the Pelagians .

As with the legal definition of sin this definition also affects the understanding of Christian grace and
salvation, which are thus in relational terms.

Question 5
Of all the doctrines of the bible, non is more important or functional than bibliology, the doctrine of the
bible. The reason is simple . the bible’s witness to itself that it’s God’s word and thus our understanding
of God, of man and of the salvation He offers mankind in Christ is all very dependent on how much men
believe and know the bible.

God has revealed Himself in a number of ways :in creation, in history, in miracles, in visions given
directly to the prophets but primarily God has revealed Himself in the person of Christ the living word
and in the bible. The written word but what we learn about the person and work of Jesus Christ, we
learn from the bible in both old and new testaments. The majority of that which we cab know of the
bible in high esteem as the inspired word of God and fail to handle it properly ( interpretation and
application) then they will turn to other source as their authority( human reason alone, science,
tradition, the church, mysticism experiences) for what they belive and practice. Consequently if men do
not hold to the scriptureas the complete sufficient, clear and authoritative and adequate rule of faith,
they will reject the bible’s truth either completely or partly and in the process miss its message of
salvation and deliverance from sin which it offers them in the person of Jesus Christ. For example neo-
orthodoxy’s basis of authority in Christ which sounds good until you begin to investigate how substantial
their idea really is Barthian( another name for neo-orthodoxy) says that his suthority is Christ and not
the bible for that is a Christ and not the bible is a falliable book.
Question 6
The doctrine of the church

The asseciological model of the church as an institution holds that the catholic church alone is the holy
catholic and apostolic origin led by the pope.

This view of the church is dogmatically declines catholic doctrine and is therefore defied.

The doctrines of the church of God church includes the inspiration and authority or the word of God; the
trinity; the deity and the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.

Salvation by faith in the atoning death of jesus Christ its bodily resurrection and ascension to the right
hand of the father ; the ministry of the holy spirit and the second coming of Christ.

Catholicity, aspolicity, unity and holiness have become the four principle marks of the church and an
interpretation of these will give us a basis or a sound ecclosiology.

Catholicity: the word catholic comes from a greek word Kathown which means pertaing to the whole or
holistic

The role of the accesiology is as the scholarly study of how we understand the Christian church’ss
identity and mission.

Eccsiology is at the centre of today’s theological research reflection and debate. Esseciology is the
theological driver of the accumenical movement.

Question 7
Eschatology is the part of theology concerned with death, judgement and the final destiny of the soul
and human kind.

Christian hope is concerned with eschatology or the science or last things particularly in catholic
theology, eschatology has been traditionally been defined as being with the so called four last things;
death, judgement, heaven and hell. These four are sometimes added purguratory and the resurrection
of the body.

An eschatological statement about this is simply positions that thi present reality is also a future
possibility.

The Christian experience perceives anotherpresent possibility and ultimate reality because of God’s
action in Jesus Christ.

The course of eschatology is an introductory study of the end times using a biblical theology approach.
Basic themes include the hope of Israel , the second coming of Christ, the afterlife, judgement , hell and
heaven.

Wiliam Wilfred Walter was born in Sublette Illnois on July 13 1869. Raised in a catholic familyas a
teenager has started to visit other church denomination. He left home at seventeen and moved to
Aurora, Illnois. He later returned home and bought a barber shop.

Paul says, “ We shall not sleep but we shall all be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the
last trumpet , for the trumpet will sound and the dead wil be raised incorruptible and we shall be
changed.

Question 8
Church growth theology is based on the fundamental principles that scripture alone is only infallible rule
faith and practice.

The biblical record and biblical interpretation of redemptive history is alone normative for mankind.

The four predictive factors are evangelism, assimilation, small group, discipleship and church size you
can evaluate your own church by asking each of the questions associated with each factor.

Remember that “ unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1) Unless God’s
involved and soverignity working in your church, there will be very little growth of any kind.

Church growth is important because it is an indicator that the ministry you are doing is not stagnant.
Growth can take many forms depending on the ministries and missions of church.

The four predictive factors are evangelism, assimilation, small group relationship and church size you
can evaluate your own church by asking each of the questions associated with each of the [Link]
the Roman Empire, Jesus of Nazareth began preaching a message of love and forgiveness. His life and
teachings led to the rise of Christianity. This religion had a great influence on the roman empire and on
the people throughout the world.

Church growth is important because it is an indicator that the ministry you are doing is not stagnant.
Growth can take many forms depending on the ministries and mission of the church.
 Module 9
Question 1
 Choose a topic based on the assignment

 Conduct a research
 Write a thesis statement
 Prepare an outline
 Write a rough draft, revise and edit your report