God the Father

I again talked with my mom for this week’s Sharing the Journey. We were able to be outside and in the garden which was a great place to see God in action. I had read Hailey’s post about God being the Gardner and this was a great launching place for our discussion. Sharing parts of the lectures from Mr. Timms and the information from the text provided guidelines for our discussion as well (Boa, 2001). I changed the order of the questions because I felt the chat was better led from the starting point

that because of the fall our bodies were marred from God’s beginning perfect creation of us (The Ethics of Enhancement, 2017). The Bible states how God views our body saying “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (NKJV, 1 Corinthians. 6:19-20). If our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, then it would not

have chosen major and consistent characteristic that follow false prophets. We must interject that many prophets are not false, but fleshly. They lack maturity, discipline, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and a strong knowledge of the written word of God. Many have not died to their flesh. Others sadly lack in humility and have allowed their gifts to exclude them from accountability. Furthermore, we must understand that we are all false at some time or another. No one is infallible except the Lord

Christianity with a hint of Paganism In the 11th Century, cultures in Europe were experiencing cultural diffusion. The previously Pagan values were being replaced with the rapidly expanding Christian faith. Although this change was occurring, the literature still held on to Pagan values. Previously, literature was based on the prominent warrior culture. Cultural diffusion caused the writers to include more Christian values into their works while also referring elements of Pagan values and the Warrior’s

shaped my view of God and salvation. When I made by faith my own, things started to change, along with my heart. During a dark time in my life, sin had a pretty good grip on my heart and my mind. I thought that I didn't matter and that negative thought spread throughout my life and made me depressed. But God has shown me over time, that I am loved, wanted, and that I have a purpose. It isn't just me who has a purpose, but every single person on the planet has a specific purpose God created for their

particular religion is very prevalent in the world with 32% of the entire world’s population believing in it (Fairchild 1). Christianity has the Ten Commandments, which are referred to as the divine rules of god that guide individuals. The most important goal of this religion are to become more like God in pure honesty and holiness. However, there are certain conditions that must be dutifully fulfilled in order to achieve this state. In this essay, the restrictions and rules of Christianity will be

Father, You are powerful. You are greater than the universe in which I am so small, because You created both it and me. With this power you can do whatever You please. You set up nations and kingdoms, and take them down at Your will. You have the power over even life and death, for You have set the bounds of my days. Alongside Your omnipotence, You are also the definition of good. Everything You do is holy, righteous, perfect, and good, even when we cannot see how it could be. You are completely

At the core of our faith is the living Christ, the incarnation of the triune God. During his time among us Christ brought us a new covenant based in grace and salvation through alone, setting up the beginning of theological tradition that would become the Christian. After his death and resurrection Jesus ascended into heaven leaving the immediate task of continuing his mission to us. How we carry the mission of Christ out today is known as our theological task or the process by which we are “drawn

Partnering with the Holy Spirit In the book, The Spirit of the Disciplines, Dallas Willard presents some spiritual disciplines within the eleven chapters, an epilogue, and two appendixes. He titles Chapter Nine with, “Some main Disciplines for the Spiritual Life,” and begins the chapter by saying, “A discipline for the spiritual life is, when the dust of history is blown away, nothing but an activity undertaken to bring us into more effective cooperation with Christ and his Kingdom.” In the

just any old kind of grace, but the grace of God! Luther put forth a very Lutheran theological understanding of conversion, in which we are “saved by grace through faith,” which is a gift to us (humankind) from God. But God does all the acting; we are just merely beneficiaries of God’s grace and mercy. “For the conversion of our corrupt will, which is nothing else than a resuscitation of it from spiritual death, is only and solely the work of God (just as also the resuscitation in the resurrection