Christian cross

Serving our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters. Eliezer G. Mwankenja Messiah College Serving our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters. Before Jesus was crucified on the cross, he told his disciples that in this world they will have tribulation. Also, Jesus told his disciples that they do not belong to the world anymore because he chose them out of it. As a result, the world will hate them because they belong to him and because the world hated Jesus first. Furthermore, Jesus told his…

3. The redemptive meaning of suffering in Salvifici Doloris Pope John Paul II addresses his apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris on the view of Christian meaning of human suffering. He specifies under the aspect of human suffering has salvific meaning. For the question of why do we suffer? Throughout the history the answer for this question of human suffering remained a mystery. With Adam and Eve sin and suffering entered into the world, and this evil is experienced by all human being. But now by…

Heirs Of The Father: The importance of the word of God in our lives as Christian cannot be over emphasized. Joshua, 1:-8 "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night." It is sad to hear from some acclaimed children of God, complaining about being disturbed by the word of God. The word of a God as it is written, is the most effective weapon to fight and defeat satan. The same weapon used by Jesus to conquer satan, when He said, "It is written…

Mark Tranvik does an amazing job in translating Martin Luther's treatise: The Freedom of a Christian, where Luther contrasts countless religious components - the body (the inner person) and soul (the other person), and faith and works, - these subjects Luther's uses as an attempt to strengthen and return the Christian faith to its true origin. He argues that works have no effect in obtaining righteousness or salvation, instead it is a natural product of humanity. Instead, acknowledging that…

sermons, another brother stood up and challenged him. He said: why should we know about Calvinism before we even know Jesus? He made a good point. Christians are not to follow Calvin or Arminian, but to follow Jesus Christ. I believe Calvin and Arminius regard themselves as Jesus followers instead of being Calvinist or Arminian respectively. As a Chinese Christian, I don’t have any denominational background because the reasons you know. However, the godly traditions pushed us to pursue…

religion, race, gender, political view, or socioeconomic status. In fact, the answer to every problem exists within every continent, belongs to every social group, and offers accessibility to everyone who seeks it out. Monotheists – such as Jews, Christians, and Muslims – often look up and pray to God for a solution to their problems. Although prayer offers a firm starting point to confront…

of the most popular passions, music. We can't help but share it with whomever we come into contact with. Just being able to share your passion and having those you care about experience it with you is such an amazing thing to witness. Our walk as Christians should be just like sharing our passions, except in this case, the gospel is our passion. Why is it that we have no issue talking about things we love yet we hesitate to mention the one we love, and who loved us unconditionally? It is…

attitude has really changed. It has been my worry every time I think about death, especially when reflecting upon many years to come. Feelings of fear had taken a really portion of my heart, fortunately after watching the video, I know now as a Christian, I know God’s heart takes care of my worries. Enthusiastic restraint and subjective denial of death have ended up essential in confused present day society with the end goal people should keep up the dream of typical life. Whatever one can say…

1.) Idealistic and spiritual motives were in fact at work. Doing penance for one's sins was a powerful spiritual factor. An especially powerful motive was the religious aura of Jerusalem, which had been a popular pilgrimage site for Christians. The popes of the Gregorian Reform delegated shedding blood to the laity. The Crusades were military expeditions launched against unbelieving Muslims and heretics. 2.) Pope Innocent III believed he could intervene in political affairs when moral or…

Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony to argue that the church has been called on by God to be what they call a “unique colony” within today’s world, and not a social group who makes their decision based on society’s opinions. The authors chose to use the metaphor of a colony to symbolize that although the church is part of the state its first priority is God and his will, rather than the governments. The second metaphor the authors chose to use throughout the book is that Christians are…