The True Believer

Paul, the great evangelist lived an exemplary life in which Christ is revealed through him and thereafter the converts follow his footsteps in doing the same. Living an exemplary life to other believers and to other churches is regarded as an obligatory…

be "If there is no God, then there is no morality". The second premise would be "If God doesn't exist, then there are no truths about what is and what is not moral". The third premise would be "Of course God exists, since the billions of faithful believers out there couldn't all be wrong". Finally, the conclusion would be "Therefore, it necessarily follows that there are objective truths about what is moral". The argument is based on the idea of Theism, which is the belief that God exists.…

she was not hospitalized for a few days. In an attempt to cover up her unsafe abortion her illness was considered pneumonia.(Attention grabber) Abortion is a one of the biggest controversies in Unites States of America even to this day. Pro-life believers think abortion is another word for murder. The definition of abortion is, "also…

I’m sure most of you know the popular song “believer” but have you realized that the narrator describes the struggles of his life. Raymond’s run also describes a similar story to this one. The protagonist's describe that their being forced to become someone they are not but keep fighting back against these tyrannical ways. In summary, “Raymond’s Run” describes the struggles of a poor black girl living in Harlem in the 1960s. She has to take care of her mentally disabled brother but also wants to…

Merriam-Webster dictionary as: “the act or process of forming an opinion or making a decision after careful thought, the act of judging something or someone”. As Christians, we know that when we die we will stand before God in judgment. For a non-believer, the thought of being judged for their attitudes and actions and receiving punishment when they die may have never crossed their minds. The fact is, the Bible depicts how each of us will be judged and who will be granted eternal life…

In the life of a believer, proclaiming the Gospel message should be on the forefront of our priorities. Christ has called each of us to be witnesses for Him where we live, in our surrounding areas, and even to the rest of the world. In doing so, we are to seek and save those who are lost. This is the Great Commission. What better news can one hear than the fact that Jesus Christ died for the sins of all of the earth, and by his death we are all forgiven and extended eternal life? The only thing…

because Jesus served. Jesus is the motivation and the foundation for the service of the church. Often times, people in the church serve out of impure motives such as guilt, force, or pride. All of these motives are faulty and fade in comparison to the true motivation of service, Jesus. The goal of serving is not serving in itself, though, it is Jesus. “Our serving must be ultimately be grounded in Him, for Him, our hearts deeply tuned toward Him” (74). The authors also challenge the church to…

religions and what they are based on. Christianity and Islam are two religions who both have a different understanding of God. Christianity and the Islamic faith are both religions that have a belief of a God, the almighty father. These religions are believers of monotheism, there is only one God which followers worship. Both Muslims and Christians worship of their religion are based on their core beliefs, which are both similar and different, but their beliefs lead to a different unique…

The church has never been shy about talking about hope. In several ways hope is one of the core aspects of our faith. The word “hope” appears 187 times in the NRSV translation of the Bible, so it would seem that we should be accustomed to the idea. This leads us to ask the important questions; what does hope mean to the Christian? How does the Bible define hope? How is hope essential to the faith? In this section I will address these questions and in doing so will illustrate how hope is a…

whole building being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord.” Having accomplished their work, the moved off the scene. In New Testament times, the prophets received their word directly from the Lord through the Holy Spirit; today believers receive the Word from the Bible because we have the completed Word of God. Beware of people who come to you and tell you God told them… or God told them to tell you. (Pastor who told opposition party they would win the election…