Believers

Ah, marriage, the greatest mystery on earth. Or is it? 1 Corinthians 7 gives us a complete outline on the subject. Paul tells us in verse one that it is important for those of us who are not married to abstain from being sexually active. Abstaining from sexual activity can be extremely hard, especially in the world we live in, this is why Paul tells us that “it is better to marry than to burn in our lust”. It is important for us to know that God is a God of instructions, and In this chapter…

light to bring forth the children of God -- [1-13] The Word becoming flesh, with grace in fullness and with reality, to declare God in the only begotten Son of God -- [14-18] Jesus as the Lamb of God, with the Holy Spirit as the dove, making the believers stones for the building of the house of God with the Son of Man -- [19-51] Religion looking for a great leader -- [19-28] Jesus introduced as a Lamb with a dove -- [29-34] Bringing forth stones for God's building -- [35-51] Life's principle and…

These would be roles that we do not adopt voluntarily. The roles of breather and drinker would be examples of these. They are inescapable and involuntarily in the same way that the role of believer is. Consider, for example, the role of breather. We all have to breathe and are thus in the role of breather, even if we did not voluntarily choose to be. Feldman would presumably suggest that there is a proper way to breathe well. We ought to breathe…

Romans 7:13-25 is a challenging passage that presents the difficulty of the Christian life and the hope of the future. Believers face a lifetime of battle between the sin that dwells within them, and the spiritual law that God has placed in the regenerated man’s heart. Despite the natural inclination towards sin that is still strong within a regenerated believer, he is not trapped under its dominion. The first point Paul makes in this passage is about the purpose and character of the law. The…

the fact that Mda was exiled, spent years in Lesotho and America, and The Heart of Redness is the first novel he wrote after returning to South Africa (“Zanemvua…”). This fact could be a sign that Mda may have more of a personal connection to the Believers in terms of their culture and tradition, because Camagu also has recently returned to Africa from America and is relearning about the importance of his culture. Camagu is an educated man, but still “regrets he never learned the freedom dance,”…

Numerous and various deities have become the unique and significant representations of Hinduism. Deities are also symbols, which not only suggest the diversity of the tradition, but also illustrate unity, tolerance, and acceptance that characterize the believers of this ancient tradition. A deity in Hinduism is a symbol of the tradition according to Paul Tillich’s description in his work Faith as Ultimate Concern. A deity satisfies the first characteristic of a symbol, which the symbol points…

Christians proved it was bread and wine (Elizabeth 120). Disruption of business was also a guilty as charged. In some areas, growth of church was a threat to the income of non-believers as it cut their sale of animals and the sacrificial meat. Christians were also accused of gross immorality (Elizabeth 100). The believers called each other brother and sister…

The group of believers who views are different from the cessationist, is known as continuationists. Continuation is defined as, “the act of continuing or of causing something to continue.” Continuationists says, the charismatic gifts were intended to continue throughout history. “Therefore, contemporary believers should be open to them and, some would add, even aggressively seek them.” The continuationists believes strongly in spiritual gifts such as, healings, tongues, and miracles,…

Old Testament there are examples of separation and the New Testament contains warnings and commands for separation as well. God is Holy and because of this, He requires that believers and local Churches be Holy. For instance, in Leviticus 11:45 it says “Speak to all the congregation of the people…

belief, abstaining from sinful pleasures and following whatever the God desires in order to get into heaven. Thus, the believer loses out in life while the non-believer gains a better life, indulging in sinful pleasures. A believer’s response would be two-fold: a life is not wasted by believing and not sinning, but lived good and healthy, and that these sinful pleasures that a non-believer gain is only finite and the afterlife is infinite happiness. This of course all depends on whether God does…