assume worship to God can be defined by mankind. To debate a “non-issue” like instrumental music in Christian worship is viewed as legalistic and hypocritical (“Ministries”). However‚ this subject is far from superfluous. It concerns how Christians render God acceptable worship‚ and believers everywhere should be interested in knowing how to properly accomplish this. Furthermore‚ how one approaches this issue affects how he interprets Scripture and understands the nature of Christianity‚ because the acceptance
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LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CROSS-CULTURAL CHURCH PLANTING TO REACH AMERICA FROM THE PAST INTO THE FUTURE A PAPER PURPOSAL SUBMITTED TO DR. JONATHAN YEAGER IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY II CHHI 525 BY JONATHAN R CHAMBERS WHITESBORO‚ TEXAS March 7‚ 2014 Thesis Statement In this paper we will endeavor to explain and show the purpose of the modern day church and to purpose a cross-cultural church planting strategy
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autobiography to describe his distinctions between his ideas of Inner and Outer Man‚ which he reflects through his various books. He also uses the distinction between his books to describe his life as a pilgrimage from the City of Man to the City of God. In Augustine’s Confessions‚ books I-IX describes Augustine’s life and places an emphasis on his idea of contemptu mundi‚ and the soul’s journey is back to heaven. In Augustine’s On Christian
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Needless to say‚ writing and reading about this man has done nothing but leave me starving for more of God and the cause of discipleship. There are not many areas where I feel like I can directly relate to John the Baptist. But I think one of the biggest areas is his introversion and lack of social concern. I find myself keeping quiet and straying from social
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Journal Article Review One Throughout the therapeutic process therapists have many tools at their disposal in their quest to promote healing. Therapists who want to incorporate Christianity have even more that can be highly effective in producing long-term restoration. As with any technique or tool to be used in the counseling process‚ education is vital to ensure proper use of the methods. In the article entitled “Interventions that Apply Scripture in Psychotherapy”‚ author Garzon provides such
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What is prayer? Can God really hear me? Are my prayers being answered? Does prayer have power? Can prayer change my life and others? All of these are questions that Christians have daily that they are sometimes unsure of. These are questions from others whom are not believers in God at all. Is there proof that prayer really works? There has been a scientific study that prayer really works. Although they do not correlate that the fact of prayer is not necessary related to any religion it works. There
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Langston Hughes Salvation is defined as the deliverance from sin and its consequences. In a Christianity sense‚ salvation is when a person accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as their savior‚ and they believe the fact that he died for the sins of Christians. The term of salvation is often referred to as being “saved”. Salvation is when one delivers not only their body in a physical to the church and God‚ but it is also a committee to Jesus mentally and spiritually. Getting saved can be a very pressuring
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certain punishment from God‚ Ezra put himself in position to pray and intercede to God on behalf of those who had transgressed. He‚ while in the company of other elders‚ assumed the posture of penitent‚ identified with his fellow hebrews although he had not sinned and confessed before the Lord. In the book of Nehemiah‚ while a continuation of the narrative of Ezra and the circumstances were different in that Ezra found himself as an intercessor needed to restore the spirit of God to the Hebrews as a
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in God’s image‚ his personal and moral character‚ and his development above nature to manipulate natural laws and create a separate historical society and culture. In White’s article it details the creation story passed from Judaism to Christianity‚ notably that God created man to rule over all of nature‚ and although man is made from clay he is made in God’s image which sets him apart from the rest of nature. This belief clearly creates a divide between man and nature‚ and facilitates an attitude
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The Christian tradition has viewed Jesus as the perfect role model because he was sinless. Jesus lived his life providing principles‚ teachings and messages that are to be emulated by his followers. These teachings are evident in all aspects of christianity and have become the foundation for Christians as to how we are to live our lives. Many texts throughout the New Testament further exemplify the understanding of Jesus as the perfect role model‚ including John 13:15‚ “For I have given you an example
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