Believers

to fellow believers to encourage them to remember what God has granted to them and to grow in seven qualities: virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, brotherly affection, and love. He began his second epistle with a Christian greeting by acknowledging the Lord and Savior, Jesus, and then getting straight to the point starting in verse 3. Verses 3-4 describe how God has granted people all things that pertain to life and godliness, and that He has called believers to His…

The stories are meant to engage the listener or reader so that they can relate to an extent beyond their comprehension. This function places the believer in a humble state when the realization of how miniscule they are compared to their “god.” The mystical function unites the believer with the “transcendent reality” to which they originated from. This function is meant to instill a sense of faith to that which cannot be directly seen but is felt when engaged in the…

study Bible) Some possible authors are Barnabas and Apollos (Serendipity Bible, 1667) Additionally, due to the nature of the writing, multiple sources have noted it is likely the author was a leader within the early Church, specifically over the believers he is addressing. Though there is nothing definitive that Hebrews…

resurrection of Jesus in his human nature indicates a perfection that is getting raised to a higher degree (Berkhof, 2015). Humans will gather in the same state as Jesus was. There will be a change in the believer where there is a psychological change in addition to the physical changes because believers also get an experience…

To believers, the African religion is strong and steadfast – possessing the power to help those in need, and provide strength to the weak. The tools of Ogun and Ocosi are powerful representations of the religion, and its meaning within the lives of believers. Ogun, the god of blacksmith, is a strong, muscular, and serious spirit symbolized by iron, whereas Ocosi is the god of hunting. Ocosi is a just, ambitious, and familial spirit symbolized mostly by a bow and arrow. The tools of these gods…

Similarities and Differences about the rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos, and Kairos) of the Kennedy, Jefferson, and Lincoln readings From these readings, there is clear evidence that the speeches were very persuasive and so they influenced the people to visualize life in newer a perspective. Today, many scholars have studies these speeches and there is Conesus that the speeches have some similarities and differences too. After examining these speeches, I want to analyze these…

in opposition to conditional security, which states a believer can lose their salvation if they continue to live in sin. I personally believe that Scripture teaches Christian eternal security. Paul taught security is not from individual achievement (Eph. 2:8-9). Additionally, the believer is permanently sealed through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30). Nothing can separate Jesus from those who have committed themselves to Him (Rom. 8:35-39). Believers are new creatures united with Christ. Christians…

Imagine the power of darkness taking over our homes, schools and communities at an overwhelming rate. This is exactly what is happening today. Millions of believers are unprepared to confront this prevailing influence. Believers appear to be hiding behind the four walls of the church. This must change quickly if the power of God's kingdom is going to be established in the earth. And this transformation toward godliness must begin now instead of later. The disengagement of the modern day church…

wealthy believers are using their money. Sharing of money and wealth can be seen as early in the law but it wasn’t until Jesus’s time that the sharing really began and was lived out. Jesus’s…

Future Event Number Eight: The Seven Seal Judgments Up to now, it has been the enemies of God wrecking havoc on the earth, but things are about to change dramatically. God has physically intervened, and will carry the battle to the wicked by a series of judgments. The first segment of judgments is called the seven seal judgments, which are, like all the judgments, aimed at the wicked with two objectives in mind. First, to let the wicked reap what they have sown, thus fulfilling God’s justice,…