Explain how a Christian reaches a Moral decision [25] Christians make decisions on ethical issues‚ based on the the source of authority they deem the most important. The importance of each source is reliant upon their denomination; if they are a Roman Catholic‚ Orthodox or Liberal Christian - to name only a few. For a Catholic‚ the main source of authority is Church teachings’. Authority‚ of course comes from the Bible; however‚ the Catholic Magisterium has the ultimate say on how it is interpreted
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the country and come from every background. Topic: The Christian counselor calling presents unique opportunities‚ through the therapeutic application of guidence and council‚ to advance what God values by helping mature the mental‚ emotional‚ and spiritual well-being of those in need. General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how Christian
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traditions. How should Christians view other religions? This question has been around since AD 30‚ when Christians wondered what was their relationship with Judism (McGrath 259). Presently‚ the question is still being asked in western theology. Particularism‚ Inclusivism‚ and Pluralism are three popular approaches to this question. The first of the three ideas to Christian understanding is Particularism. Particularists believe “only those who hear and respond to the Christian Gospel maybe saved” (McGrath
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analysing the ethical system of Christianity‚ show how Christian adherents draw guidance in regards to bioethics. Refer to two bioethical issues. Bioethics is the area of science that deals with ethical choices faced in medical research and the treatment of patients where advanced medical technology is used. Two bioethical issues that Christians might have concerns with are abortion and euthanasia. These issues are derived from Christians’ main sources of revealed law‚ such as the Ten Commandments
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Developing a Christian Worldview of Spiritual Formation and Growth Liberty University Abstract This paper looks at how spiritual formation and growth can develop through a person’s lifetime. The goal is to show how modern day human development theories relate to Christlike living. Erikson’s developmental theory and Kohlberg’s moral development theory both give a guide to maturity in a secular worldview. By looking at Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount‚ we can see God’s directions to living a Christlike
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Kyle Wessel Dr. Paul V. M. Flesher Intro to the New Testament Analysis Paper #3 Christian Social Behavior Across the three Pastoral Epistles‚ wise instruction is given on how to be a properly functioning leader in the Christian Church. With this instruction comes guidelines for how to live like a Christian in the Graeco-Roman world. Even without extensive knowledge on Roman society it can easily be seen how the standing leaders in the Church at the time aimed to thoroughly reform standard living
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Christopher Patterson Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians‚ Hays Essay Summer 2011 OBST 591-B05 LUO Dr. Street June 5‚ 2011 Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians is honoring Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. The bible says that the Old Testament is a shadow of what Jesus Christ is. To look at it in a different perspective the” Light”‚ who Jesus Christ says He is‚ reflects a shadow on the Old Testament Law. Whatever Jesus Christ did in the New Testament was the
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say just as long as you attend Church. I believe these are more of what we do as a Christian. However‚ the foundation of Christianity is understanding & believing the death and resurrection of Jesus. The Christian worldview is based on confessing sins and giving one’s life to the Lord. Turning away from the evil desires of this world and awaiting what God has in store for us in Heaven. The worldview of Christians is that this material world belongs to the devil and we must fight
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Christian Revelation Question One Summary: Initially‚ Johnson discusses the problems facing modern day Christianity and suggests that the Christian Faith is somewhat in crisis today‚ due to poor preaching and modern democracy giving people greater liberation to govern their own decisions‚ including those regarding faith. Johnson argues ‘church statements about God are ordinarily too naïve and too superficial to help believers‚ let alone non-believers’. This idea was similarly expressed during our
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4MAT Review: Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Summary Psychology‚ Theology and Spirituality in Christian Counseling‚ written by Mark R. McMinn (2011)‚ describes how his spiritual formation was built. The book provides spiritual needs for everyday occurrences in life. The techniques in the book seem to be the latest techniques that are targeted towards the kind of society we currently live in. The multi-faceted
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