Theological Analysis Paper #3: Christian Theology by William J. Reese

Homily Analysis
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Christian Theology by William J. Reese
Christian preachers have numerous ways of delivering speeches to the congregation of the current world. In most cases, the preachers use homily rebuke to the people to correct the evil ways. The Bible forms the basis of sermons in references to the daily activities. Besides, some preachers use insightful messages from the Holy book, exegesis and doctrines to help the current generation correct their iniquities. William J. Reese who wrote Christian Theology use themes such as Christian vocabularies, and Bible exegesis to train people on the different ways of walking in a Christian life. Furthermore, the author emphasizes the changes a person should do after getting a rebuke from the homily teachings. One aspect of that the author reveals is having and maintaining faith as a believer. Therefore, homily sermon gives the different ways of delivery the word of God to the congregation who then faithfully apply in their lives. It is by faith that Christians believe in Jesus Christ as their savior hence they accept the doctrine and rebuke in their personal lives. The present analysis identifies themes such as tradition and Christian practices, their meanings, history and their presentations in the sermon.
Historical Theme definition
William Reese explores the theme of Christian practices in his book Christian Theology. Christian traditions are life patterns of communal actions that give revelations in the lives of Christians to comprehend God's power of grace, mercy and His presence among the believers. Thus, the practices become forms of participation in the presence of God. Therefore, the practices make Christians understand the human needs in the presence of God’s grace through Jesus Christ (Reese et al., 2012). Separately, the theme of tradition goes back to creation that requires continuity and creativity. T...