happen if God was real. 4. What are some specific intellectual reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? People may reject the Christian gospel‚ for intellectual reasons‚ because they cannot comprehend that Jesus Christ was God in human flesh. They cannot comprehend that Jesus Christ could die and then be resurrected‚ because‚ in their minds‚ this defies logic and reason. 5. What can Christians do to address these objections and better communicate the Christian gospel? In order to better
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think about the way Jesus is portrayed in the different gospels? I think Jesus is portrayed as a righteous man who has a lot of power and influence. In the Gospels Jesus is also portrayed as God. In my understanding of the Gospels I believe Jesus is portrayed as the only perfect person to ever walk on the face of the earth. I believe that Jesus is portrayed as having some prophet-like knowledge‚ and he never goes out of his way to explain who he is. The Gospels portray Jesus as a divine being and
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Southeast Christian Church Student Ministries By: Ashton L. 1 Timothy 4:12 says “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young‚ but set an example for the believers in speech‚ in life‚ in love‚ in faith‚ and in purity.” On April 24‚ 2009 The Block Student Ministry Center opened at the Blankenbaker Campus where more than 2‚000 junior high and high school students attended the Launch Party. The Block is the result of something that the Holy Spirit began stirring in the hearts of
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CYBERSHELF # 2 The required readings for the month of March brought me to another phase of learning‚ which allowed me to discover new things concerning the nature of mission and ministry. One of the things that surprised me in this group of readings was the idea on the end of life introduced by the Physician’s Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST).The idea of valuing the gift of life as experienced by those who are terminally-ill is given much importance through this kind of pastoral care
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temptation? Standing up for a person? Standing up for a belief? Standing up to defend my faith? What virtues can I work on to rid myself of this weakness? When someones give negative view behind my back. Forgive those persons who hurt you. Because like Jesus‚ he forgive the people for all thier mistakes. And because I am a daughter of God that’s why if God can forgive meaning I can do it also. 3. Christ deals with the tempter by crushing it underfoot. What temptations slither near my foot? Do I crush
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Sources of Knowledge about Jesus outside of the gospels * Rabbinic Judaism * A book hostile toward Jesus * Called Jesus the son of a hair dresser * Dates back to the mid to late 2nd century * Not as reliable as other sources * Apocryphal Gospels * Tries to satisfy the question of what Jesus was doing before the onset of his ministry * Second goal is to explain theological viewpoints some view as questionable * Includes books such as
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An apology was posted Saturday by a Christian journal that had published and republished an anonymous essay on its blog saying that Jews killed Jesus and deserve God’s punishment. “Firstly‚ we apologize for inadequate editorial oversight in the publishing and re-publishing of this blog post‚” wrote Aaron Gyde‚ editor-in-chief of the Harvard Ichthus‚ which is run by Harvard College undergraduates. The publication’s apology took the place of the essay “Why Us?” which was written by an anonymous
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what "gospel" means [glad tidings or good news]. Many think "gospel" means "truth‚" when they say things like‚ "I’m speakin’ the gospel." Many denominations mention Jesus’ name... and tell Bible stories about Him‚ thinking that is "gospel" [calling it ’the gospel of Jesus Christ’]. The "gospel" is the "good news" that Jesus Christ preached. The "gospel" was HIS MESSAGE that He preached‚ beginning in Galilee: Thus... the confusion and uncertainty in today’s culture as to what the divided Christian
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The bodily resurrection of Jesus is positively vital in the declaration of the gospel. Lacking the gospel is not superior news‚ other than awful news. The news will be just a simple person who was cruelly beaten and killed for profanity. In what way could the apostles present this news‚ if they did not when through the bodily resurrection? There would be not any. This is why the resurrection is a necessary element of the gospel. In addition‚ basically declare that the resurrection take place would
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Strategic Management Lecturer: Rosalind Beere Assignment Title: The Ministry of Sound – Individual Case Study Word Count: 3000 words “Strategic management includes understanding the strategic position of an organisation‚ making strategic choices for the future‚ and managing strategy in action.” (Johnson‚ Scholes and Whittington‚ 2008‚ p.12). This project is going to analyse all of the important factors of The Ministry of Sound case study from a strategic management point of view‚
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