BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 121. WISDOM IN THE LETTER OF JAMES AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study: The word, ‘Church’ is the English translation of the Greek word, εkkλhsιa (ekklēsia) which takes its root from two Greek words, εξ and κaλεω which are respectively a preposition and a verb. Εξ denotes out while κaλεω denotes call. Thus, ...Continue Reading »

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• 122. The Condensation And Polarization Of Nsi Phenomenon In Igbo Socio-religious Dyna...

  » INTRODUCTION The purpose of this research is to expose the multi referential and the multi dimensional syndromes of nsi as well as alerting the Igbo community of the harm and damages the nsi phenomenon has had and still having in the lives of the people in both their interpersonal and social relations. This research made use of primary and secondary sources of data collection. The primary source i...Continue Reading »

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• 123. TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES AS THE PILLAR OF HUMAN EXISTENCE AMONG AKPO PEOP...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Man as an intellectual being has always questioned the origin, sustenance and existence of the universe. In a like manner, these numerous questions on the mysteries of life have led to the discovery of religion; hence man is regarded as a religious being. Unlike other religions namely like Judaism, Christianity and Islam that have known origins,...Continue Reading »

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• 124. YOUTH LIFESTYLE AND ITS IMPACT ON CHURCH GROWTH

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Youth is the time of life when one is young, and often means the time between childhood and adulthood (maturity). It is also defined as “the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit. The above definition showcases the characteristic of one who is young”. Biblically, God often used young people to do great things. For example in the cases...Continue Reading »

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• 125. WIDOWHOOD AND ITS CHALLENGES IN CHRISTIANITY

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Widows and widowers are the more affected group of people when it comes to the sin of omission especially in Nigeria. They are often forgotten even by their closest relatives immediately after the burial of their spouse (The World’s Women 2000). Most Christian’s denominations does not have an existing structure or budget plan that co...Continue Reading »

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• 126. THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS FOR THE CHURCH FROM ANCIENT...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0. INTRODUCTION The emergence of the church on the day of Pentecost as recorded in the book of Acts chapter two could be traced back in time to the last chapters of the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and Luke (Matt. 28:16 20; Mk. 16: 14 20; Luke. 24: 44 53), in those records lies the Great Commission that Jesus gave before his ascension. Inherent in these biblical accounts is the s...Continue Reading »

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• 127. THEOLOGY OF PRAYER, ITS UNDERSTANDING, APPLICATION AND IMPLICATION IN ASSEMBLIES...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Prayer begins with the affirmation that there is a God and that we can communicate with Him. This theological statement immediately rules out deism, according to which God the absent Lord or Creator, who, after finishing His work of creation, abandoned it. A theology of prayer will also rule out pantheism, according to which God is conceived as ...Continue Reading »

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• 128. THE ROLES OF CONTEMPORARY CHURCH IN ENSURING PEACE AND HARMONY IN THE SOCIETY

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Peace and harmony are global phenomena that everyone desires and longs to enjoy without bounds. The Christian tradition had recorded great success as that promote peace in so many areas. Among these are public declarations by church leaders, Christian organizations dedicated to bringing about peace have frequently made statements in support of p...Continue Reading »

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• 129. THE ROLE OF CHURCH LEADERS IN ENHANCING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CHURCH

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Leadership plays a significant role in the growth and development of the church, the life of its followers, and the community as a whole. If the church fails to develop leaders, growth within the church becomes hindered, and its mission becomes aborted. Leadership is indeed a dynamic reciprocal process of personal influence by which a manager or...Continue Reading »

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• 130. THE ROLE OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP ON CHURCH GROWTH

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Christianity in Nigeria dates back to the 16th century when the Portuguese introduced Latin Christianity in Benin and Warri. Looking at Christianity from that early beginning to the present time, many stages of development had taken place resulting to the planting and growth of churches. Several Christian churches around here and there. We will ...Continue Reading »

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• 131. THE ROLE OF CHURCH IN MEETING THE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF THE SOCIETY

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study There is a direct link between the church and the society as the church operates within the heart of the society. Christ pointed out that the church and the world will always be linked as the church comes from the world, and they influence each other continually. He said “you are in the world but not of the world”. The “called ...Continue Reading »

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• 132. THE ROLE OF CHURCH LEADERS IN CHURCH GROWTH AND ITS SURVIVAL IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Effective Church Leadership begins with knowing what to do in God’s sanctuary and doing same without being told. Ideally, church leaders are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for the church as seen in (Ephesians 2: 10). Today’s church leadership has failed to keep pace wi...Continue Reading »

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• 133. THE ROLE OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL FORMATION

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study A Christian’s spiritual formation is the central tenet of Christian education. Christian education essentially is not about passing on knowledge; rather it is about people and their relationship with God. It presents both occasions for reflections and contemplation and practical help for the congregation to develop their personal and congregat...Continue Reading »

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• 134. THE ROLE OF CHRISTIAN WOMEN IN CURBING MORAL DECADENCE AMONG THE YOUTHS

  » ABSTRACT Government at all levels, non governmental organizations, traditional leaders and religious organizations have been trying to curb gross immorality in the Nigerian society, but despite their unrelenting effort, it is very sad to note that immorality still persists. To this end the researcher assessed the roles of Christian women in the development ofmoral behaviour of youths in Kaduna Sta...Continue Reading »

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• 135. THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS REVIVED: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION

  » Chapter 1 1 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Why has the resurrection once again become the centre point of a new storm brewing in both popular and academic culture? And why should this current resurrection debate be given priority and analysed anew? Because the combination of the realisation of death and human beings‟ need to interpret its mysteries, presents one of the most consistently featured pr...Continue Reading »

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• 136. THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS. RECENT MAJOR FIGURES IN THE DEBATE

  » ABSTRACT The resurrection of Jesus is probably the nerve cell among most Christian traditions over the world. Over the past few decades the debate surrounding Jesus’ resurrection has lead to a multitude of interpretations ranging from complete denial to unhealthy fundamentalism. With the advances in scientific tools since especially the Enlightenment, and the secularisation among formerly Ch...Continue Reading »

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• 137. THE ROLE OF A CHURCH IN ENSURING PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN THE SOCIETY

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Christian tradition has made significant contributions to world peace at a number of different levels (Albert, 2011). Among these are public statements by Church leaders, programs of action at local and international levels, organisations dedicated to bringing about peace, courses of study, commemorative days etc. In recent decades, Church l...Continue Reading »

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• 138. THE ROLE OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN ADDRESSING ILLITERACY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON...

  » ABSTRACT The research is on the role of Christian education in addressing Illiteracy and its implications on church growth. Church growth is both spiritual and physical. Christian education is pivotal to any form of church growth. Illiteracy has a great impact on the life of an individual and the church. There is high level of illiteracy in the riverine communities which are caused by certain fact...Continue Reading »

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• 139. THE RECEPTION OF ISAIAH 6:9-10 IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND CONTEMPORARY BIBLE INTER...

  » CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Brief Outline of Topic When reading and working with a Biblical text, the aim is foremost to determine what the meaning of the text is. For some (e.g. academic scholars) this might mean the “original” meaning of the text, as it was intended for its first audience (assuming that access to such an original meaning is indeed possible). For others (e.g. church l...Continue Reading »

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• 140. THE RELATION BETWEEN MISSION AND ETHICS IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

  » ABSTRACT While character formation plays a pivotal role in understanding ethics and mission inNew Testament studies,this study attemptsto answer thefundamental questions: (1) Whatdoes the dynamic relationship between mission and ethics in Revelation entail?(2) What mission and ethics lessons can be extracted from the book of Revelation? (3) How would the messages from thebook of Revelation influen...Continue Reading »

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