about missing home. All was fine until one of the staff members put music on, but not just any genre they put on Christian Rap (gasp and pause for dramatic effect) I then heard the displeasure start arising from the group of homeschoolers as they began to say “why are they playing this filth?”, why are they allowing this, rap is so disgusting!” I sat and pondered, “This is definitely Christian Rap and not secular rap, why are they freaking out?” then it dawned on
In the book “The Unexpected Christian Century,” the author Scott Sunquist believes that the twentieth century is the most recent one in the Christian history. During the time of the geometric era, it was believed that the importance of gravity moved from the Christian nations of Europe and North America to the “Global South,” where Christians were done wrong minority. Simply in the third and the sixteenth centuries was when Christianity had experienced a change of comparable greatness. In 1900
Has one ever listened to any Christian music? Christian music is a widely popular genre of music which is sung all over the world in many languages. Many people listen to Christian music for entertainment, but it is mainly be used as a carrier for praise and worship. At church, people listen to Christian music to have their mind cleared of all troubles and have a time where they can focus on God. Christian music also sets the right atmosphere of worship in the room, or location where one may be listening
Why I Want to Become a Certified Dean of Christian Education I was approached a few years ago about directing the teaching and learning for my local church. I was hesitant, but I am delighted that I answered the call. I have spent four (4) years of study in the Certificate of Progress (COPP) Program and my biblical knowledge and spiritual growth have been a blessing. I have realized that although I have spent my life in the church, My work was limited to serving on committees and proudly be a member
Statistics show that anywhere from 40%-80% of high school Christians abandon their faith within their first year of college. This is a huge problem that needs to be fixed. The youth of today and tomorrow need strong Christian leaders who are able to fortify their faith before moving away into the real world. There are three key factors that lead to this high percentage: Students are unprepared, they are in a more hostile environment, and our natural inclination to sin and fall away from God to pursue
Like Christians Gloriavale’s key text and only sacred text they follow is The Bible, however, it is only the Authorised King James version they follow. Because they believe all other versions to be inferior and God’s true words to be lost. This text seems to be the most popular version of the Bible used throughout Christian tradition. Their community is based on them simply reading the bible and obeying it in aim to live a practical life that is found in their scripture. Because even in today’s world
Some people may not be familiar with the true meaning of Christian counseling. Many may think it’s just the pastor giving advice concerning problems within their personal life. Christian counseling can be addressed this way: a discipleship created to assist people to become free to take part of God’s forgiveness, purpose, and power from on high to become sons of the living God (Hawkins & Clinton,2015). When people experience Christian counseling, they have an opportunity in expressing wholeness,
In Eagle Rock, California, a church called Christian Assembly proudly stands for the Lord. What does Christian Assembly believe? The church’s sole basis is the Bible. Strongly, Christian Assembly, which is also known as CA, believes that the Word is the final authority on all situations that it contains in its pages. Because of its firm belief in the Bible, CA also believes in the Trinity. God is the first Person of the Trinity. He created humans to have a fellowship with Him, but they rebelliously
Rebecca Drew CWV-101 08/16/2017 Professor Andre Mooney The purpose of the Christian worldview is to guide one how God wanted us to live our lives. It starts from the very beginning of creation to the world we currently live in today. Christians have faith in Christ. Christians truth about God is believed to be “First, God created the world good indeed, the creation, especially man who is its crown, actually manifests God’s goodness and that all creation is fallen through original sin” (Echeyerria
The story of the early Christian church involves a number of experiences of persecution. Most of the conflicts happen between Christians and Jews. Acts narrates that Peter and John were arrested by Sadducees (4:3-22), then harshly questioned by the Sanhedrin (5:17-42), and then flogged for what they believed in (5:40). The readers can begin to see the reason for persecution from the start—their belief in the unconditional love and resurrection of Jesus. Acts continues to show the demonstration of