Reflection 2

This week discussion, I’ve learned God still working in a mysterious ways because Christians before have been persecuted about their belief. Most of them were being criticized and put to death publicly and burned their bodies alive even to the wild beasts. They were accused by the emperor because of their God not the gods of Rome. God was still at work in the movement. Suffering in the past is not as the same of what we are facing nowadays. They worshiped the God of heaven that must be done in a private areas. Maybe some of them did it in the remote places. That was so different in today’s world compare in the past. That was most surprisingly when I study this week for what they did to please the Lord. Persecution of the Christian in the past had to be done in front of many to witness that they are against to the Roman culture without knowing it was God’s plan to preserve Christianity. In fact, some of them was converted and especially some Christians who were still growing in the faith to God became flourished. I’ve also learned that God used some influential people to make a transformation who were in the high position like one of the emperor in the east, Constantine the great, the rival of Maxentius. He attacked the empire of under Maxentius and he defeated him. He proposed to the Roman citizen that there is only One Empire, One God. Some of the Christians were freed to worship God for they were given the freedom. Everything was changed when God touch the heart of somebody to do the responsibility of everyone’s faith.

From my past, many things happened to me when I was going through tough times that makes me distinct from other human. That was most interestingly because I lost the opportunity to be socialized person for some reason thinking that I was uprising for I have different belief in life. I was perplexed then when the time came that they are just innocent people particularly those are suffering and in need. But from now on, all things are more vibrant to me because for what I’ve observed that many are guiltless from what they are doing against Christianity. They might mislaid by their purpose of living without knowing that there’s a God who control everything. And by the works of his hand everything is possible.

As long Christ lives in me, I will no longer depart from him instead serving Him no matter what the circumstances are. God is in control everything even our deepest minds he knew it. I cannot ignore the fact the Christian living must have the ultimate purpose to shine in the world by committing my life to Christ every time. Personal relationship is one of the essential things to do as one of the servant of God. 

Reflection 1

This week, I learned from this class that how God's plan of redemption has been worked out from the time of the end of the first century until today and I was so ignited about this course because it deals about the history of the church and of the different issues of the people in the past. It talks about the progressive development of the Christianity even they are going through tough times. However, they are meant to survive for what happened to them and I was more concerned about their spiritual growth as they experienced difficult times knowing that God. The second thing I learned from this course is from the life of Ignatius and Polycarp for they are one of the instrument used by God to what happened to the Christianity that it is now exist until today. The authorities thought that they are against to the Roman law for what they did that’ why they were persecuted. Ignatius became the reputed student of John the Baptist and his contributions that he wrote a series of letter as an example of Christian theology. I was convinced that when I started to run the race I really need to finish it because I do believe that Christ is the finisher our faith. The church must look or have a global mission to preach the good news for it’s our duty as we follow our master. As I evaluate thinking about my life, I really need to have firm foundation to present the gospel to every individual. When Christ lives in me, I am no longer acting what others will do is such a way they can make others stumble. I lived without having conflict and complaints of what I am standing for though all of the people are distinct. I will need to practice better things like acting who really I am no matter what. Many are observing my actions the way I behave and it reminds me that I need to be more sensitive in every steps I am doing. Another thing is that I need to be true to myself and telling all truths even my beliefs about Christianity.