Bonhoeffer

Bonhoeffer was a pastor and a theologian as well as the key instituting member of the church referred to as the confessing prayer Centre. His life as both a theologian and a pastor of great spirituality influenced many Christians and exerted much inspiration to numerous denominations. His life and ideas about human fulfillment and happiness stood stark contrary to the 21st-century cultures, in that human beings tend to strive in fulfilling their personal interests at the expense of doing God’s will (Bonhoeffer, pg.267). Additionally, based on projection and speculation, his theology has a nature that is unsystematic and contains diverse interpretations. According to him, the acceptance of divine suffering and implementation of justice were two main elements that constitute faith. A good example of faithful Christianity from his life is that Bonhoeffer strongly resisted to the Nazi rule of dictatorship and Hitler’s rule as well as the prosecution of the Jews. Below is an example of a picture describing human fulfillment and happiness by Bonhoeffer.

A prayer refers to the communication with God or an object spiritually, as in adoration, petition, confession or thanksgiving. Prayer is very important to one’s life as a Christian because it enables them to live good and holy lives in accordance with the will of GOD. Additionally, prayer helps Christians to differentiate between good and evil, therefore enhances their ability to remain faithful to God and avoid unpleasing situations with other people.

There are various ‘starting points’ in a prayer which are actually very appealing, as they set one’s mind to concentrate on the act. The point that I find most appealing is the one which states that it is very important to set your mind in prayer before getting started to it. This is because for a prayer to be real and appealing to God, it should come from a serious and organized person who concentrates fully on it without interferences. I am personally a Christian, and I value prayer with much respect because through it I have been able to get out of many troubles and it has greatly strengthened my faith in God.
Eschatology refers to any system of dogmas that concerns all matters of last days such as future state, death as well as judgment. Additionally, apocalyptic also resembles the end of time in that it describes the complete and terrible destruction of the world in the end times. On the other hand, parousia is a Greek term that implies an official visit, arrival or in other words the presence.
The description of the end times states that during the end times disastrous events are likely to occur in every corner of the world where some people will come claiming to be a messiah and also the start of beast marking (Wilder, pg.457). On the other hand, in after life people will be transformed into spirit, and they shall join spiritual families where they shall leave forever. In my own opinion, I concur with this biblical statement that there shall be rapture during the end times as well as judgment when people will be transformed into spiritual life.
There are two basic positions that Christian theologians take on the question of the role of Jesus in the salvation of all humankind. The first one is that Jesus alone mediates salvation of people, while the second position has it that Jesus is one amongst many. The reasoning behind the first view is that Jesus is the only one capable of granting salvation to every human being. The second view is based on the reasoning that among many other gods that some people serve, Jesus is the only and greatest of them all and that He is incomparable to anyone or anything. My own personal view on this is that Jesus Christ is the only one capable of saving people, and He assured each human being of salvation and unique love by accepting death on the cross for the sake of humankind. There is one God yet many religions because various people have totally different and varying perceptions of God and view Him in their own unique ways. This is observable in their ways of worshipping and the interpretation of the Holy book. According to Rodney King on his quote ‘Why can’t we all just get along,’ all human beings ought to live in peace as one, without reject of anyone despite their color, religious differences, age or gender. This is simply because we all serve one God and differences in religions should never keep us apart.
Work Cited
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. The cost of discipleship. Simon and Schuster, 1959.
Wilder, Amos. Eschatology and Ethics in the Teaching of Jesus. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2014.