Believers

overcome forces of evil that were trying to discourage and divide the believers. A brief discussion about the author, Peter and the audience he addressed provides a background for an inner textual analysis of 1 Peter 5. This analysis is the framework used to enhance the contemporary leadership theory, Servant Leadership. Author Peter was an Apostle sent to minister to the Jews by providing encouragement and strength to believers (Luke 22:32), while caring for Christ’s flock (Jamieson, Fausset,…

they fit their lives into the Word of God. Moreover, it prevents people to repent their sins, though some ministers say that if unbelievers start repent their sins, they are a half way to become true believer. However, when I read the section where talk about Isolation and persecution of the believers, I wonder how can people become Christians without being isolated and persecuted without syncretizing with other…

chose glory (kleos) over a homecoming (nostos). Although it appears as though Achilleus might have changed his mind on the battlefield, he changed his mind yet again before the war ended. Countless times in the Bible, the Lord provides warnings for believers not to stumble into the pit of self glory. Additionally, Scripture provides reasons for growing old and not dying young. Finally, Christ Himself also addresses the…

discerned scriptures, examined the evidence, and looked at God’s examples in the past, eventually coming to the conclusion that Gentiles are not required to fulfill the Law. There are many principles in Acts 15 that deal with conflict. A group of believers who were Pharisees came teaching that that Christians were obligated to follow the entire law God had given to Moses, removing the essential element of liberty from Christian belief (Henry). Paul and Barnabas debated with them, saying that…

referring to in this passage? In Romans, chapter 7 verse 1, I think that Paul is refers to the Mosaic Law. This reading was focuses on the people who already knew the law, but Paul reinforces it to the Jews and Gentiles. Paul wanted to explain to the believers that were crucified alongside Christ have brought freedom from enslavement to the power of sin. The law has served to support sin. As we belong to Christ, the effect of the law has no more power over us. When we become liberated from the…

the ultimate goal of peace after death, and the Hindus do so by rewriting their wrongs and using karma as an outline to make better choices. In conclusion, reincarnation is a beautiful mixture of belief and moral principles. This teaching helps the believer know that there is a reward for doing good deeds, that their actions are not going unnoticed whether they are good or bad. Reincarnation gives the Hindus hope that in the end they can finally rest and be united with…

Doing this will equip believers to better be more effective in regulating their activities, and will empower them to enrich the lives of others. Often I have written the “recommended plan,” but because being trapped by life demands I have restricted myself from enjoying God as…

families happily. At first some believers will experience hell, but hell and paradise have many levels. Eventually once paradise is reached there will be palaces, riches, servants, honey, milk, wine, and riches. Hell, on the other hand is not nearly as pleasant. There the damned are met with scalding food to eat, boiling water to drink, and have their bodies and souls burned by fire. Believers in Allah will find their eternal resting place lies within paradise while non-believers are left to…

Growing up and being raised in a Christian home, I believe a lot of things that David Kinnaman discusses to be true even through a Christian's point of view. The view of many of those outside of the church believe that Christians often shove their beliefs down people’s throats and won’t stop until others see things the way they do and that’s not okay. I have noticed this alot even with the people inside the church I attended to back at home. I think it’s important that Christians realize that…

The early Christian church surfaced as a mission church bridging various languages, cultures, and religious environments. The church provided an essential biblical model of multiplication and reproduction. The biblical model of the church instituted by God expressed that a healthy church must encompass the practices of both evangelism and discipleship. Evangelism is the real business of life and that is getting souls saved , while discipleship helps to create other disciples. The cycle…