United States is a Christian nation. After reading the Church book‚ however‚ I believe it is obvious that our country was not in fact founded on Christianity. Even though many religious right groups insist our laws should enforce the doctrines of Protestant Christianity. The documents written by our founding fathers say otherwise. The U.S. Constitution has no mention of Christianity or Jesus Christ‚ and is evidence within itself that our country was not founded as a Christian nation. The men
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Christian Worldview The biblical or Christian Worldview‚ a theistic world view‚ “is based on the infallible Word of God” (Tackett‚ 2011‚ para. 2). Answering the questions of origin‚ Identity‚ Meaning/purpose‚ morality and destiny will further help in knowing what a Christian Worldview looks like. The Christian Worldview answers these questions with faithful certainty. The foundation of the biblical worldview is of course that the scripture is entirely true allowing for the words to shape what
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Is Fasting for Christians? IN ANSWER to that question you may have been told: “Yes‚ for Jesus recommended fasting for his followers.” If you are a practicing Catholic‚ you would respond in the affirmative‚ for you recognize certain fast days‚ and in particular you always fast before taking “Holy Communion.” Did Jesus really recommend or command fasting for his followers? In the instances recorded in the Bible‚ fasting was done as an expression of sorrow and repentance for sins or when under distressing
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righteously and godly in the present word. What should a Christian leader be like? There is no finer example for Christian leadership than our Lord Jesus Christ. He declared‚ “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). It is within this verse that we see the perfect description of a Christian leader. He is one who acts as a shepherd to those “sheep” in his care. Christians and Christian leaders should use Christ our Lord as an example and behave like
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Christian Marriage Introduction and background. Christian Marriage‚ also called Matrimony is a sacrament in which a man and a woman publicly declare their love and fidelity in front of witnesses‚ a priest or minister and God. The It is seen by all Christian churches as both a physical and spiritual fulfillment. Christianity emphasises that the sacrament of Holy Matrimony is a lifetime commitment. So they are no longer two‚ but one. Therefore‚ what God has joined together‚ let no one separate
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Christian Leadership Author’s Name Title of the Course Instructor’s Name Date Introduction to Christian Leadership Leadership scholars have presented many theories in understanding leadership. However‚ making sense of hundreds of books and thousands of studies is a complicated task‚ which is why many mistakenly think that leadership is an indefinable phenomenon. Some of us presume complete authority in our own favored ways. Novel leaders often discard the entire system used by the
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events take place‚ but it does determine how we make sense of the events that take place. There are many different worldviews‚ but the Christian worldview is set apart from the rest. There are four main ideas within the Christian worldview‚ and they are creation‚ fall‚ grace‚ and glory. The Christian worldview is founded in‚ and supported by‚ the Bible. The Christian Worldview starts with the belief that there is one God‚ and He is the creator of all things (Corduan‚ 2006). This belief is found in
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for a vacation I might add. I was to attend a Christian apologetics course sponsored by Summit Ministries. The coursework was grueling‚ intense‚ and mind stretching. My living quarters were a small‚ rickety‚ 100 year old (and counting) hotel with paper thin walls shared with 99 other students. I left my sheltered home-school and was introduced to the modern‚ secular world of weird people‚ graphic videos of abortion‚ and the persecution of Christians in Sudan through science‚ history‚ theology‚ and
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Essential Activities of Christian Ministry Christian ministry can be defined in many different ways. Ministry is often viewed as meeting a need with compassion‚ whether it is a spiritual‚ physical‚ or emotional need. Ministry done in a Christian context is typically done with the intention of introducing someone to the message of the Gospel or aiding them in maturing in their relationship with Jesus Christ. There are many activities that are important to Christian ministry and important for believers
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Within the Christian community there is a wide variety of opinions concerning and validating psychology. The word psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental process (King‚ 2010). The root word psych means “mind” or some might say “soul‚” and if you look at it in that perspective psychology could be seen as religious in nature and involves the study of the soul. However‚ because psychology is scientific study is does not mean to make any religious statements about the human
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