What is a Christian worldview? I grew up in a Christian home and spent most of my adolescence convinced that how well I followed the rules determined if I was a good Christian. Many people live this exhausting life of trying to follow the rules‚ failing‚ and wondering how it is that we will ever be worthy of the grace we are told we are given. It was not until I learned who God was to me personally that I fully understood‚ what I believe God’s intentions are towards the Christian worldview. The Christian
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Summary and Critique: A Return To Christian Culture or‚ Why Avoid the Cult of the Slob? by Richard S. Taylor This book‚ A Return To Christian Culture‚ is written in the point of view that culture is important‚ and we are unaware and neglectful the significance of culture about its role in evangelism. The character of culture affects the majority of problems as a core of issue‚ such as the race‚ generation gap‚ and etc. The author‚ Richard Taylor‚ mentions the cultural difference between highly cultured
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is “what is the gospel?” • We might think the gospel is a simple thing but I is more complex than we generally think and we have to nail down what the gospel is before we can talk about social topics as Christians. • McKnight offers three exhibits to why we need to seek out what the gospel is from scripture with fresh eyes. • First: The word gospel has become about a personal relationship with Jesus but we have no clue why he is called the Messiah or why that matters. • Second: The gospel has
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What is a gospel‚ and why were the canonical gospels written? What is a gospel? A gospel is a narrative that describes the life of Jesus. The most commonly known gospels are the four canonical gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The gospels are considered to be a revelation from God and are central to the Christianity belief system. To the first Christians it would have been a surprise to see a book called gospel as for them the word gospel would have meant to gospel message. The word
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Justin Wall Christian Doctrine T/TR 12:30-1:45 What Being a Christian Means To Me What being a Christian means to me is first and foremost believing Jesus is the Son of God‚ and He died to save people from their sins. Being a Christian means a person believes Jesus is the only way one may be forgiven of their sins and receive eternal life. What makes someone a Christian is his or her faith‚ not deeds. If someone is a Christian‚ he or she will continually be conformed to the likeness of God’s
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Is Our Preaching Christian? On April‚ 29‚ 2009‚ Dr. Gardner C. Taylor wrote a passage entitled‚ “Is Our Preaching Christian.” Dr. Gardner C. Taylor is Pastor Emeritus of Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ where he served for 42 years. When reading “Is Our Preaching Christian”‚ a lot of interesting points caught my attention. We all know that John 14:26 set forth the Christian doctrine of the “Trinity: Father‚ Son and Holy Ghost.” That is when the name “The Comforter” is given
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What Is The Best Way to Educate Our Children? Western Governors University Collegiate Level Reasoning and Problem Solving Janie Davis What Is The Best Way to Educate Our Children? Education has been in a crisis for a long time in America‚ but few can agree on a solution to this open-ended problem which debated by both experts and lay persons. Federal and state policies need creation and enactment for targeted assistance to schools needing improvements‚ like low-income schools and
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decisions from time to time throughout our lives based on personal desires or simply because we are going through a tough situation in life. Do we‚ in making these decisions‚ pay any real heed to the effects and consequences that we could suffer and how they could not only affect our lives‚ but the lives of others surrounding as well? For the majority of people the answer to that question is typically a no. Making poor choices can ruin our reputations and our futures by placing ourselves in unfavorable
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aspects that shape our modern culture. Religions‚ media‚ families‚ society in general are just a hand full of the many things that shape our culture. Religion has a huge affect on culture. Culture is transmitted‚ through language‚ material objects‚ ritual‚ institutions‚ and art‚ from one generation to the next. It is noticeable everywhere you go. Religion is based on these factors to spread their word’. Holy buildings‚ like churches and mosques‚ are the hot spot to shape our culture. Language is used
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Question #1: The major underlying worldview question asked by every worldview or view of reality is what is a human being? This is a question that crosses everybody minds‚ following with what our purpose in life is (hardest one to answer). To me‚ this goes hand in hand‚ with how we view the world. We ethically determine what we think is the best way to live and go by it. If we agree on something to be good or right it becomes our own standard‚ in which we decide to follow the process we chose‚ for
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