Recently I purchased an entertainment center, upon opening the box I realized there was a lot of work. There were hundreds of pieces; screws, washers, and bolts. From previous experiences, I knew the importance of each piece. Isn’t that the way it is with our faith? Neither God, Christ nor the Holy Spirit, should stand alone in our lives.
To know God as creator, to learn from Christ as teacher and experience the Holy Spirit gives us liberating freedom to understand more fully how our faith impacts our daily walk. Just as the entertainment center has many pieces to make it valuable, so does our relationship and understanding of God. In the words of John Calvin, “As long as Christ remains outside of us, and we are separated from him, all that he has suffered and done for the salvation of the human race remains useless and of no value for us.”
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Fulfillment of this is not optional for any group seeking to be the Body of Christ. How can we participate? What enables us to be this vessel?
As Christians, we must strive to repair broken relationships through God’s act of free grace and forgiveness, also known as justification. Second is the process of personal growth in Christian love, known as sanctification. And third, our willingness to live out God’s calling upon our life, known as vocation. When we embrace these concepts we look beyond a historical or factual God. We respond to the freedom given to us because we know God’s love is freely given to and broken relationships are restored through God’s grace.
Our personal growth in Christian love reminds us to listen, pray, be open to the work of the Spirit, find value in all creatures, and seek an attitude of thankfulness. Allowing the Spirit to transform our thoughts, words and actions gives an opportunity to live in right relationships and a holier
Christians today need to grow in love and to show that love through concern and service for the well-being of others. We need to put the care and well-being of others above our care and concern for ourselves. We need to love all people, not just the ones that are like us, or that are nice, or that can help us get what we want. This love for people will reflect God’s love for all people which He made clear by His laws in the Old Testament and the sacrificial death of Christ for our sins in the New Testament.
Making disciples is the overarching purpose of the church. However, many churches struggle with understanding and fulfilling the true meaning of Christian discipleship in individuals’ lives. This writing assignment will attempt to expound on several significant aspects of discipleship. The importance of the centrality of Jesus Christ to Christian discipleship will be detailed. Also, obedience to the directives of Christ and submission of particular areas of one’s life will be outlined. Finally, the three stages of discipleship according to Dave Earley and Rod Dempsy will be delineated and expanded upon.
Christianity is a religion followed by a huge number of people across the world, but what is it exactly? Christianity is all about cultivating and maintaining a life with God. In this paper we will be reviewing the fundamental Christian beliefs as well as exploring how an active relationship with God and His church is important to practicing Christians.
One text that has been incredibly formative in helping me understand my calling is “The Summons”, by Dennis McCallum. This is the story of a young girl being called by God to accept Christ and to share his teachings with others. McCallum uses a narrative format to share several wonderful sermons with the readers. There is one section in particular that touched my heart. The bible study instructor is asking the group to open their hearts to God. “This is what God wants for you tonight. He doesn’t want you to commit to keeping a religious discipline. He wants you to come to Him with empty hands and an honest heart, and forge a relationship with Him” (McCallum, 1993, p. 79). Reading these words forced me to reexamine how I was living my life. I attend church regularly. I even work for my church, but was I really developing my relationship with God? I found that I was going through the motions. I needed to truly commit my whole life to the Lord, not just part-time. My relationship with God needs to be nurtured and cared for, just as any other relationship in my life. That is why I want to attend seminary. I want to learn everything I can about my Lord. I want to be able to share His word with others.
Ministering the Father’s love, grace and forgiveness, John and Carol Arnott have seen the Holy Spirit move in signs and wonders that has resulted in worldwide revival. Millions of lives have been touched and changed through God’s power and Christ’s love.
Let those words burn in your hearts and minds! Unless WE take ACTION all our prayers and fasting for Temple restoration ARE MEANINGLESS!!!
As Christians, we are motivated to deliver the Great Commission. “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Mt 28:19 KJV). Yet, through direct delivery or incarnational testimony, one must not assume that faith, or the divine, is separate from the intellectual or the secular. If only by the law of non-contradiction, if
The Holy Trinity is God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit all combined together. Even if it is mentioned in the Bible that they are all the same person combined as one, people still ask, how can there be three Gods in one person?
As many of us agree, God concerns the Christian workers more than the ministry works. The spiritual health condition of a church planter determines the health of the church. It is very important for the church planter to invest time and effort on his soul. We lead more out of who we are than out of what we do. Therefore, we should deal with our inner being in order to expand God’s kingdom through our outer deeds.
As Catholics, we believe in one God, who is three Divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is not to be understood as 1=3, but rather as 1×1×1=1. This is to say that their one God in three Persons, not one God and three Persons or vice versa. This was to distinguish Catholics from their brethren the Jews, who though also monotheistic did not contain in their beliefs the mystery of the Trinity.
This is also called being a disciple of Jesus Christ. To be a disciple of Christ means to act like Jesus’ disciples after his crucifixion, when they lost all fear and left their confinement and went to preach about the Lord. We to can forget about fear and proudly go out in the name of the Lord and preach about his great gifts through our actions and our words. Lasty, it calls us to serve as a lover to our match of the opposite sexuality that God has made for us.
It is not the easiest chore for us on earth to accept that the Son of God, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, could be both human and divine. It is also not easy to accept that there are three Persons in one God. It is through faith and not by sight that we believe. It is also not by words alone that we believe. "Blessed are those who have not seen but believe". Our faith too is a mystery.
In this book, Dr. Sanders presents a comprehensive argument for positive answers to two profound theological questions regarding God’s providential care: (1) If God is omnipowerful and orders all creation, can God be
Christianity is one of the world’s largest religions; however, Christianity is no longer a united religion with one understanding of the faith. The numerous different interpretations of the Holy Bible and the Christian faith have led to various denominations. One main controversy between Christian denominations is the belief or non-belief of the holy trinity. Pentecostal churches and Baptist are just opposing side of the controversy; while Pentecostal belief is the literal interpretation of the Bible, Baptist take a more loose understanding of the holy writings.
18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.