How To Have Unmerited And Unlimited Favor From God By: Jinger Jarrett | - One of the biggest lies taught in the church today is that Christians are to be poor, broke, and sick. We are to suffer the way the rest of the world suffers. We are to pay for our sins the same way the rest of the world pays for its sins.
This is an unbiblical teaching, and if you are following this teaching, you are cheating yourself out of everything that God wants to give you and wants you to have. The easiest way to avoid this is to your read and study your bible. If you care ... Tags:Real Christianity, Unmerited Favor, Joseph Prince, Book Review
Does The Bible Work For You? By: Art Hiday | - I was talking with a friend with regards to God using the circumstances in your lives to show us whats within our hearts. For example, if the teen boys drum playing next door angers you, its not really that hes making you angry. You actually have got anger in your heart that will God wants you to cope with and the drum playing simply unearths your problem. The Bible is see-through that what we do runs from the heart (Lk. 6:Fortyfive); its God Word that exhibits us our sin (Heb. 4: ... Tags:the christianity club, online bible study, christianity today, how to pray, christian testimonies
Non-offensive Christianity By: Denny Smith | - If someone was to ask you or me what constitutes Christian character what would we say? Off the top of our head we would most likely say love for God and our fellowman and faith in the Lord Jesus. As we thought about it more intently we would add things like the fruit of the spirit, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control." (Gal. 5:22-23 NKJV) We might recall Peter's admonition to add to our faith virtue and g ... Tags:Christianity, Christian character, narrow gate, word of God
Ancient Egypt"€™s Magic By: Scott Turresterson | - From my reading and understanding, Egyptian theology actually paralleled Christian concepts which would later develop. Long before the heretic king, Akhenaton, who attempted to change Egypts polytheistic viewpoint to emphasis on the one god, that of the sun = the Aten, the region of Memphis broke through with a theology of its own. The Memphite Theology called upon the creative forces of nature much akin to the highly skilled artists/architects/artisans of ancient Egypt. Their chief god ... Tags:egypt, religion, christianity, christian, advice, women, culture, universal life church, ulc, history
Since the dawn of time, cultures continue to tell stories describing their origins as well as of their Gods. The Jewish people had been no different, leaving us the work of these revered storytellers memorialized within the very 1st verses from the testament termed the Torah, which Christians refer to as the Bible (Old Testament). Over the generations, these particular tales have incited much contention, which continues to thi ... Tags:mystical christianity, ulc, universal life church, religion, christianity, mythology
Chrislam "€" What Is It And Is It A Good Idea? By: measolutions | - Chrislam is a newly coined term that reflects an ecumenical melding of Christianity and Islam. More to the point, various Christian churches are renting out some of their facilities to Muslim groups where Islamic worship takes place. Some churches are removing statutes from their facilities to accommodate these Muslims since Muslims maintain that statutes are a form of idolatry and must be condemned. They are also placing Qurans in their pew racks alongside Bibles and hymns.
Islamic Per ... Tags:English Quran, Translated Quran, Quran Translation, Online Quran, Koran, Koran English, The Koran, Islam Is, Islam Religion, Christianity and Islam, Islam Musli
A Gospel Snapshot! Are You A Burger King Christian? Do You Attend Burger King Churchianity? By: Roger Himes | - I was recently in China. Wanting American food for a change, I went into a Burger King. Wow! It was just like home. It even looked the same, and had the same menu items. The place was packed, and as I waited, I saw a sign up I had never seen before: "All Burger King locations commit to four things: (1) Quality, (2) service, (3) value, and (4) cleanliness."
God said in my spirit, "This is just like most Christians involved in Churchianity."
Apostasy In Popular Christianity By Greg Price By: Still Waters | - "Apostasy in Popular Christianity" by Greg Price Is A Free SWRB MP3 Which Can Be Downloaded or Heard Immediately Under the category "FREE PURITAN & REFORMATION MP3 AUDIO SERMONS/BOOKS", which is in the left column at PuritanDownloads.com, then searching on this category page for the title and/or author.
Welcome to SWRB's online summary of the free Reformation MP3 sermon, "Apostasy in Popular Christianity" by Greg Price.
Do Not Let Christianity Disappear By: Bob and Penny Lord | - The European Union, which is supposed to be fashioned after the United States of America, decided to write a history of Europe, but leaving the Catholic Church out altogether. That would seem like an impossibility, but we recall the words of Joseph Pulitzer, who at the time was publisher of the New York World. He wrote "If I don't write about it, it never happened!" Scary, but it could be true. If the children of Europe grow up without any knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church, ver ... Tags:christianity, bob and penny lord
Contemplative Praying Magic Of Christian By: Joanna Jackson | - Christian contemplative prayer, used to be a practice only found in mysticism, has become one of the most popular practice of contemporary Christianity. It is different from verbal prayer, which pray by speaking out words to God praising, worshipping, asking, thanking. Contemplative prayer is used to understand and enjoy our relationship with God.
Some believe that contemplative prayer is completely different from meditation. But in practice, they blend with each other and overlap wit ... Tags:magic, spirituality, christianity, religion
Is Christianity Stressful? By: D Chosen 1 | -
Christianity is not a religion. It is a lifestyle which depicts the way Jesus Christ lived on Earth and hence the name "Christ-ian" meaning like Christ or Christ- like. Jesus Christ lived a perfect life without stain or spots and a perfect example to all Human kind to follow. But we, Humans are born sinners, we are not perfect and from time to time we fall into sin. How then can we live a Christ- like Life? Is it possible to live a blameless Life without spot or stain? Is the whole Christ ... Tags:jesus christ, christian life, social norms, human nature, christianity overbearing, sinful desires, love
The Bloodguilty Religion Of Christianity By: Shawn Pen | - The foundations of the current religious worship stems back to the 70 year exile of the Jews in Babylon. From that time, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and all others formed as non-sacrificial religious worship. Examining the act of worship and religious idolatry a gradual changed from temple sacrificial worship to synagogue, church, mosque type of worship occurred slowly throughout generations. Identifying the truth that exists within the dogma and disposing the falsehood is the key to ... Tags:Christian religion, catholic religion, independent religion, spirituality, religion, christianity
The History Of Christianity By: Rodney Acosta.. | - Christianity is identified as the hugest religion. Even if Christianity has numerous forms still they are called as Christians for they only worship one God and follow like teachings. Christianity started up during the time that Christ was born. The whole Christian world follows the teaching of Jesus Christianity start from the time Christ was born. The entire Christians follow the teaching of Jesus Christ and He was born between the 7 and 4 BCE. He was place to death by the Roman. Most of the C ... Tags:christianity, christian, christians, heaven, gospel, god
Christians And Christianity By: Jenny Middleton | - When we begin to discuss Christians, it becomes extremely compelling to also include the doctrines of Christianity for a very simple reason - without Christianity, Christians would not exist. The term Christian comes from the name of the religion, meaning Christ-like. The first references to this term can be found the New Testament Acts 11:26. These days, anything associated to the religion of Christianity is termed as Christian. Looking in terms of popularity, almost 75 percent of the North Ame ... Tags:Christianity, Christians, Christian, church
Review By Author Of God, Nature, And The Human Soul Christianity & Religion Vs Science & Reason By: delbert7 | - This is the first article of an intended seven article set containing an overview of my new book about philosophy, which consists of studies of the human soul, and looks at science & reason versus Christianity & belief. The pieces will contain an overview of the thinking, but naturally the subtleties are in the book itself. The book "God, Nature, and the Human Soul, A Personal Philosophy", and it analyzes Christianity & belief versus reason & science with an aim to keep the best of both. It can ... Tags:God, Nature, Soul, Christianity, Religion, Science, Reason
Catholicism And Christianity By: Peggy Hutchison | - Christian is a general term that is used to refer to a follower of Jesus Christ, who could be a Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, Gnostic, or follower of another branch of religion.
The word Catholic, on the other hand, refers to a Christian who follows the Catholic religion as transmitted through the succession of the Popes of Rome (the leader of the Catholic Church) and the Vatican Empire throughout its history. The Catholic Church is currently the largest Christian ... Tags:catholicism, christianity
History Of Messianic Judaism By: Cody Sobel | - A hybrid religious movement, Messianic Judaism combines Judaism and Christianity. This belief system and those who follow it believe in the divinity of Jesus, whom they call Yeshua. However, just as Jesus was a Jew, they also cling to the rituals and restrictions of the Jewish Shabbat.
Wake-up Call For Christians By: Dr Gerrit van Vuuren | - This is a wake-up call for all of Christianity from the Father-heart of God.
How do YOU experience these words? Do they sound hollow to you? Are you getting the been there, done it, heard it before feeling? Perhaps you even feel offended by the title of this article.
Whatever you feel, whatever your emotion or perception, I trust that this article will entice you to stop and think it over. (Sela) This really is a wake-up call for Christians from the Father-heart ... Tags:Jesus Christ, secular humanism, repent, wake up, christianity,
Christianity "€" Who Rules, Reason Or Emotions? By: Denny Smith | - A man is either led in life by his emotions or his reason and which makes all the difference in the world. A life ruled by emotions is a life destined for disaster, a life where reason is always found in the back seat where it cannot be heard over the roar of the engine of emotion as it propels an individual down the road of life.
When emotions rule your life everything is done on the basis of feelings with minimal thought being given to truth or reality. We do not see because we ... Tags:Christianity, reason, emotion, God, emotions, religion
How Can Christians Apply The Law Of Attraction? By: Rhonda Jones | - If you are reading this, chances are high that you have watched 'The Secret'. The basic premise of this movie is the law of attraction. Simply put, this means that you get what you put out or, like attracts like. How can Christians apply the law of attraction? The good news is that the law of attraction does not contradict with the teachings of Christianity.
Christianity And Multiculturalism By: Denny Smith | - How does Christianity relate to the concept of multiculturalism? The answer to that depends in large part on one's definition of multiculturalism and there are many definitions of it given as you see when you begin researching the topic. For the purpose of this article I will define it as the idea that all cultures are of equal value, none to be judged as superior to another, that society should be oriented around groups versus a common concept of a single united "we" working as a unit, that d ... Tags:Christianity, multicultural, culture, multiculturalism
Spreading Christianity: Gospel For Asia And Other Organizations By: Jordan McPelt | - Christianity is one of the world's major religions. Even today, missionaries are at work, spreading the Gospel and the Christian faith to new geographical areas and cultures, and establishing new churches. Gospel for Asia and similar mission organizations are committed to the cause of evangelism and church planting.
God Is Unique - Strategy To Understand Christianity And Hinduism Trinity. By: GS Virk | - The major religions are Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. Again, there are many subgroups in Christianity, Islam and Hinduism, but agree on their bases. All the sacred books of great religions and civilizations admit that there is one true God. But the Trinity of Christianity and Trinity of Hinduism perceive nature differently.
II Corinthians 11:3, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your mind should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."
The other day my wife and I were discussing the alarming rate at which we have noticed people dropping out of ministry and even out of local churches altogether. There are many excuses that people give for the dropout rate; however, I believe that ... Tags:christianity without christ being boring God concerned
Comparing And Contrasting Hinduism And Christianity By: James Holan | - There are many differences between Hindu and Christianity. These differences range from the actual beliefs systems that are followed in the religions themselves, to the Gods and Goddess that the religious believers follow. The major differences between the religions, however, are formed around their beliefs about the nature of the world, the systems their society follows and runs by, and the amount or lack of amount of Gods in their particular religion.
Christianity Today: Fall By Christ To Live Life Right By: Georgy N Joseph | - The challenges faced by the Christians of today are many more than what they faced during the last Century. Christianity was very much prevalent in the United States in the last century and it was evident in the way that God was still the cornerstone of the government and the judicial establishment. In schools, prayers were offered at the beginning of a day and most people attended church religiously every Sunday. But later, through the years Christianity has seen a decline of faith and seems to ... Tags:jesus christ wallpapers, jesus wallpaper, virgin mary wallpaper, virgin mary, christianity pics, christian songs, mother mary
When Christ Was Born By: Brian Jones | - What Homer, Euclid, Herodotus, Hippocrates, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Gutenberg, and Jesus Christ have in common is that they are among the many historical figures documented with uncertain dates of birth. And it is rather ironic that Jesus Christ, probably the biggest name in the list and to whom historians have been basing their timeline for the last two thousand years, continues to have an obscure birth date.
Christian Bible Studies - Getting Nearer To The Almighty! By: Melissa Vermont | - The study of the Bible, in Christianity, is a devotional act to enrich the life of a person both religiously and spiritually. Christian books are effortlessly obtainable to learn in scores of forms; such as, devotional stories and parables that put across religious thoughts.
There is gospel surveys steered at numerous centers for Christian Bible studies. Each day these studies go over sundry gospels that are relevant to the matter that you are chatting about that day. To encourage ... Tags:christian books, bible study, book clubs, christianity
Becoming A Spiritual Christian By: Rhonda Jones | - Aren't all Christians spiritual? That seems like an odd question. Most would equate spirituality with Christianity, yet it's possible to possess one and not the other. So what are the differences and what characteristics follow the spiritual Christian?
To be a spiritual Christian means to be lead and to live by the spirit of God. It means allowing God's spirit, that is living inside you, to guide your decisions instead of relying mostly upon your logic and intellect. Galatians ... Tags:spiritual christian, spirit, christian, meditation, christianity, living, abiding,
The fundamental question is posed in the Introduction, "America's Christian Heritage: Fact or Fiction?" The foregone conclusion is "fact," and the book trots out the usual assortment of quotes from various Presidents and Supreme C ... Tags:gary demar, christianity and the constitution
The Jesus Family Tomb: Science, Religion And A Rational Christianity By: David Comings | - People often ask if science and religion are compatible. This is a reasonable question given that science is based on verifiable fact while most religions require blind acceptance of dogma based on faith. In this regard science and religion would seem to be continuously at odds. Science says, "show me the evidence or I will not believe." Religion says, "Just believe, faith is belief without evidence." However, science and religion do not always ... Tags:Christanity, Jesus, spritituality, rational Christianity, science, science and religion,
The Greatest Habit Of Your Life By: Dr. Mike Smalley | - People dont decide their future. They decide their habits... and their habits decide their future. I still remember the impact this Wisdom Key had on my life when my mentor shared it with me for the first time.
Successful men and women of the past and present always link their success to the positive daily habits they established. King Solomon was correct when he declared 4000 years ago, Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, ge ... Tags:goal setting, habits, origins of Christianity, Jesus Christ, salvation, scripture, bible studies
Selling Christianity By: Roy E. Klienwachter | - Anxious to move on to my next step in my own evolution and an experience of the physical life that embraces it, I am sometimes brought back to the reality of my own existence by my emotions or what someone has written or said. All of us including myself express ourselves from our own truth and what we belief to be so. However, we can become arrogant and pretentious when we believe our truth is right.
Poll Says American Youth Waning On Christianity - Secularism Edges Forward By: Rev Michael Bresciani | - If we put two coins on a table, one new and shiny but only worth its face value and another that is old worn and dull, which one will a child pick if they are told to choose one for themselves? You guessed it; they will always choose the shiny new coin. Youthful idealism sees the pristine and shiny condition of the coin compulsively. The other coin could be a priceless rare mint but a child hasnt the knowledge or the patients to search for the truth that might lead them to discover this highl ... Tags:Barna, Christianity, religion, buddhism, Hindu, Islam, Moses, Bible, secular, humanism, youth, idealism, judge, judgmental, hatred, emporer, Roman, Rev Bresciani, polit
Comparative Religion Slaughterhouse Of The Mind By: William Nugent | - A young college woman sits down at her desk on the first day of a course on comparative religion. She thinks it's a good deal. She gets college credit for a casual review of her own Christian faith and gets to learn about other world religions.
The professor enters the room fashionably late. He's casually dressed in frumpy clothes and his hair is in a thin gray ponytail that's so tight it stretches all the wrinkles out of his face. What follows in that first class and throughout ... Tags:Christianity, gnosticism, comparative, religion, prophecy, fulfillment, Bible, davinci, code
Have You Heard The News? By: Jerry Richard Boone | - Have you ever heard a sermon, speech, or lecture so apt, so fitting, that you wanted to tell the world about it? The speaker was Rod Rutherford and his lesson was: "A Day of Good News."
In A.D. 26, a prophet named John, who we know as John the Baptist, began preaching in the Desert of Judah, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near." (Matthew 3:1-2) Quoting the words of Isaiah he said: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' " (Matthew 3:3)
When Religion Fails In America - Prophecy Will Not By: Rev Michael Bresciani | - In America secular forces are actively trying to give Christianity the boot. Day by day trusted biblical precepts are being scoffed at, openly ignored and actively fought against.
America chooses to ignore its foundations in the bible while Europe is rising on the world's stage as a super power with no anchor, allusion or claim to any religion but secularism. What is the end of all this and where will it lead?
During the later part of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, a number of church congregations decided that creeds, regardless of whoever wrote them and whatever form they take, are divisive and not in accord with the teachings of the New Testament. They sought to end their denominational ties and become mere Christians with no separating labels.
Miracle Or More? By: Verona Raymond | - For quite some time I have been trying to get my son to understand Christianity ever since I was saved. Unfortunately, when I was younger and raising him I thought I was saved, but I really wasn't. My examples probably weren't the best and I didn't understand the true meaning of being saved until after my son had moved out on his own.
We attended church in his childhood, and went through the motions not realizing that they were the most influential years back then. His careles ... Tags:christian, christianity, god, jesus, miracles
Everything in this universe is in motion. Movement produces change, or transformation. This is an eternal constant, a Law of the Cosmos, and it is immutable. The process of transformation occurs in stages, phases, and cycles. Every unit of life unfolds its consciousness in accord with the Law of Activity and Rest. The cycle of activity begins with birth, youth, maturity; it declines with old age and ends with so-called death, which is the period of Rest. The cycle co ... Tags:reincarnation, karma, esotericism, Christianity, Self, law, Truth, Great White Brotherhood, gospel
There is more to Truth and Reality than what elementary minds would want to pursue and consider. It often seems more comfortable to sit in the dark where we see nothing than to face the blinding light. Is the blindness the same in both cases? The former is blissful ignorance, the latter an initial shock--but one that eventually offers solace to the soul. It is the courageous individual that seeks Truth no matter how painful or shocking it may be. In this paper we do no ... Tags:religion, christianity, gnosis, gnosticism, mysticism, mystery, esoteric, esotericism, doctrine,
Jesus: Legendary Hero Or Real Man? By: Jerry Richard Boone | - Surely, it's the most extraordinary story ever told. Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, came to earth and sacrificed himself so that we mortals might have eternal life. Yes, an extraordinary story, but is it fact? or fiction? One compelling bit of evidence strongly suggests it is indeed a fact. Even so, you will never hear it mentioned in a church!
Three Things Passover And Easter Have In Common By: Nina Amir | - Despite the fact that Easter and Passover are celebrated within days or weeks of each other, most Jews and Christians don't realize the link between their respective spring holiday observances. The reason for this lies simply in the fact that many Jews and Christians alike know little of the origins of the other faith's holidays, rituals or beliefs.
Bonanza Of God's Billboards By: Jerry Richard Boone | - Once upon a time, Americans traveled the highways searching for the latest word of God. But not anymore! Those same roadside messages, plus a batch of new ones, can now be viewed anytime at home on your own personal computer. Google currently lists nine sites carrying these "messages from God."
Do you remember the original billboards? Someone in Florida started the ball rolling with eighteen messages in white type on black billboards all "signed" by God.
Christianity Verses Works Based Religion By: Steven Coffman | - Over the centuries Christianity has grown immensely in popularity. I feel that why this has come to pass is because it is the only religious doctrine that is based solely on us praying in the name of Jesus to God to ask forgiveness for our sins, and forgiveness being granted by God. In John 14:5-6 (NKJV) Thomas said to Him, Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through M ... Tags:Christianity, Religion, Budhism, Hinduism, Judism, Islam, Muslim, Mormon, Catholic, Baptist, Jesus, God, Bible
Religion: Institution Or Revolution? By: Chris McElroy | - In writing any article about religion you run the risk of people not agreeing with you or the risk of offending people. Does that mean we should not write about religion? Absolutely not.
Should we worry that people might be offended? No. We should not go out of our way to offend people, but as long as you write your true beliefs, then you are doing what is in your heart and should share that with others.
Theology contains mans ideas about God. It is born on a natural, human level. Religion is mans expression to God, based on his theology. Religion is also born on a natural, human level. There are so many theologies and religions today they are hard to count.
The GOSPEL is far different from either theology or religion. It is a revelation from God (1) about HIM, and (2) about US. It tells us all God has done for us, in the ... Tags:Gospel, Christianity, God, Jesus, Bible, New Testament, Cross, Forgiveness, Love, Peace, Joy, Success
