believers who are saved by God’s grace will get to go to Heaven. Salvation is of top priority to every Christian. Sacraments are the Christian rituals that most believers hold dearly. The Baptism and the Eucharist are the two most important sacraments or ordinances in the life of Christians. Baptism is the cleansing with water that is carried out to symbolically accept a new born into the Christian fold. Eucharist or the Lord’s Supper is a symbolic representation of the death and the resurrection of
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Mansour Sakr 1 Mr. Ammon AP World History‚ Period 3 13 Friday 2012 Oriental Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy is the official religion of the Eastern Christian Churches that identify with only three ecumenical councils. These three councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea‚ the First Council of Constantinople‚ and the First Council of Ephesus. Although “Oriental” means Eastern‚ Oriental Orthodox
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Holy Spirit is involved in the interpretative work‚ ‘it brings home its significance to people of faith in every age’. Those who do not share the same faith can read a Christian interpretation comprehensively‚ just like a Christian believer who read a Buddhist’s interpretative work or an artist’s piece of work. However‚ for Christian believers‚ they trust that once the Holy Spirit is involved‚ the accuracy of the interpretation is definitely possible. Karl Barth has stated that the Spirit tells it
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201-D11 LOU: Introduction to Christian Counseling Xxxxx X. XXXXXXX L33333333 Liberty University 24 April 2013 There is a need for effective biblical counseling now more than ever. As the world progresses to the stages prophesized anarchy God’s people as well as lost souls need the appropriate direction in life. Crabb clearly states in his introduction that the purpose his book‚ Effective Biblical Counseling‚ is to incorporate the principles and aspects of Christian counseling into the local
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Koine Greek word translated into English as love‚ one which became particularly appropriated in Christian theology as the love of God or Christ for humankind. In the New Testament‚ it refers to the covenant love of God for humans‚ as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of one’s fellow man. On the 1st chapter of Corinthians verse 8‚ it denotes Agape as "Christian" love or "charity". In Derek Prince Ministries(1975) defined charity as divine love even loving
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THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS I. Objectives 1. To emphasize the importance of the reception of the seven sacraments to Christian life. 2. To state clearly the definition of the “sacrament”. 3. To realize that the sacraments are symbols of the Church faith and love. 4. To see that in Christ‚ God’s loving-kindness becomes visible in a great sign‚ and this love is continued in the Church and celebrated by the people of God in the sacraments. II. Content A. Traditional Definition of Sacrament
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that is his creed and is bound to be his basis of life.” I also ask this question‚ "We live by faith" (2 Co 5:7). But we must ask: What is my faith? How would I express it? Does it harmonize with Scripture? What beliefs have I in common with other Christians?
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1. Because Luke was a gentile Christian writing to a gentile audience‚ he wanted to show them that Jesus was loving and accepting of all people‚ not just Jews. To do this‚ Luke protrayed Jesus as someone who frequently interacted with "outsiders." His love to all people was unconditional‚ no matter their social status‚ gender‚ or place of origin; this implies to the gentile people that he will love them‚ no matter of the religion they were born into. Luke also protrays Jesus as a "flawed" character
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scripture will reveal a solid foundation for missions. The Bible alone proves that missions weren’t an afterthought to God‚ but rather an intention in His providential mind. Missio Dei‚ Latin for “the sending of God‚” is a relatively new term in mission circles. This term “Missio Dei” alludes to the reality that mission begins with God. As the biblical narrative of Genesis chapter three unfolds with the Fall of Man‚ we find God initiating a rescue mission to recover His created prize‚ man. In essence
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interpretations of the involved scriptures. On the other hand‚ orthodoxy has been defined as the process of adhering to all the religious creeds that are considered to be correct in the society. Consequently‚ the term orthopraxy in religious terms refers to the process of conforming to the Christian faith as it has been represented in the early church creeds. As such‚ it is considered to be the process of practicing what is expected in the society
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