historical. Here is a penetrating quote‚ “…it is our nature to be historic beings. Reflection upon the historic‚ and therefore narrative‚ character of our existence is an enterprise integral to understanding what it means to claim as the true story Christians tell of God (Hauerwas 35).” This translates to one owning successes and failures of the past apart from Jesus‚ while allowing the blood that Jesus shed on Calvary to cover and allow for a new beginning in Him in all things. History without Christ
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persons are involved in the work of salvation. However‚ many people‚ in their Christian lives‚ tend to forget the Father and the Spirit because it was Jesus who died on the cross and brought forgiveness and salvation. Sanders is pointing out that Christians need to understand that being fully united with Christ is always being united with the Trinity God‚ not just the Second person (Sanders 172). For the fuller‚ richer Christian life‚ there needs to be a shift in the paradigm from Jesus-only-orientation
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People often see the scripture‚ Tradition of the Church and social situations as completely different entities. However‚ this is not true‚ the Catholic Social Teachings (CST) bridges these worlds together. The scripture is our main source of revelation‚ explaining how to reach the kingdom of heaven. For this reason‚ the Catholic Social Teachings rely heavily upon the scriptures as this leads to the Tradition of the Church. The Tradition and the scripture are highly intertwined.The Social Doctrine
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day he accepted Jesus into his heart. I have been a Christian for as long as I can remember‚ however this is the first instance I recall where my faith was alive and active. My first connections with my maker came through his creation. As a child‚ I used to walk around and marvel at his creation through rocks‚ and butterflies‚ and stars‚ etc. As I have grown‚ my faith in Christ has become more of an intellectual one. I have gone to a Christian school since Kindergarten‚ where I memorized scripture
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The resurrection of the dead is an important concept for Christians today. Without it‚ we would have no hope for the future if it were just as nihilism says where we are buried and that it the end there is no meaning to death or life. Yet the concept of the resurrection in the Old Testament is only mentioned only a few times yet it is an important in our daily lives. The concept of the resurrection gives us hope for the future after death; a future to be with God‚ which provides meaning for this
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theme “Salvation for all” is prevalent throughout the Gospel of Luke. It will do this by providing evidence for the theme “Salvation for all” in The Gospel of Luke‚ and discussing the wider implications such as why this theme matters to Catholic Christians. A theme is a recurring idea throughout a piece of literature‚ usually with the purpose to present a specific message the author wants to get across. Within the Bible there are many different styles of writing‚ which express the themes. These are
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in catechesis. What is the kerygma‚ a term that is most likely unfamiliar to many modern Catholics? The ancient definition of the word is a Greek noun meaning “message” or “proclamation”. It is the proclamation of the “Good News”: Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Son of God‚ who was born of a virgin‚ proven by His works‚ who will come again in judgment at the second coming‚ and that all who hear this good news should repent and
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ministry‚ ways in which we are called by God. These two sacraments are looked at elsewhere. Baptism Baptism is the first sacrament of initiation. Initiation means ‘bringing into membership of‚ learning to belong’. In baptism the person becomes a Christian‚ they receive the new life of God within them and they begin their journey of faith. Baptism means immersed in water. • WATER: A symbol of life and death (death to sin and rising to new life with God). • CHRISM - a symbol of being chosen
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chooses to refer not only to Himself as the “Son of God” throughout the Gospels‚ but specifically why it’s completely appropriate‚ even more‚ why it’s preferred that we understand our own identity as ‘gods’ and ‘sons of the Most High’ as we live the Christian life today. (Gaebelein 1991‚ 535) Indeed our complete goal in this life according to C.S. Lewis is to become a “little Christ” and to begin living out of this life-transforming truth! (Lewis 1952‚
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and I thought it was interesting how he made this connection. I also really liked the way Pope Francis explained Christianity by saying "A Christian is not an island! We do not become Christians in a laboratory...." I liked this because this was a unique way of thinking about what it means to be Christian. The meaning that stood out to me was that being a Christian is something that you do and participate in as a whole group and not just as one person‚ by yourself. I also liked how the Pope asked questions
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