I'm one who
believes in the Gospel of Thomas... and I believe that Jesus was an Essene as well...
Mormons
believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ and are therefore Christian.
Not exact matches
Complicating matters further is Osteen's association with the prosperity
gospel movement, and the related «Word
of Faith» movement popular
in some evangelical circles, which teaches that
believing Christians can harness the power
of prayerful speech: to reap material and financial rewards
in this life as well as the next.
That is the beauty
of the
gospel, whether you
believe in it or not; A part
of God died so that we don't have to.
I'm about to go preach the
Gospel to indigenous people
in Mexico, I love Jesus with all my heart and
believe that He died for my sins as the Son
of God... you think I'm going to hell?!? To which she replied «yes».
I
believe the man, Jesus, who's story is recorded
in the 4
gospels — would never recognize the American christian churches as anywhere near followers
of «love one another as I have loved you» and «do to others as you would have them do to you.»
that's Satan 2Cor 4:4
In whom the god
of this world hath blinded the minds
of them which
believe not, lest the light
of the glorious
gospel of Christ, who is the image
of God, should shine unto them.
Authorship
of John — many if not most NT scholars
believe that John nor one
of 12 wrote John; James — most agree not authored by James, and sometime
in 2nd century AD; Peter — a mystery — some think that it could have been an early template for the other
gospels; Luke — a mystery; Mark — finally it seems like we really might have another original author here — or were he and later Paul just using a very early Peter story?
I will say however that I did not
believe the truth (
in fact I was a major enemy
of God and opposed the truth
of the
gospel) concerning salvation until someone urged me to read the bible.
They obviously
believe in the
gospel according to feminism more than
in the
gospel of Christ.
You have a perfect opportunity to share your faith (if you
believe in Jesus) and to minister the
gospel of truth where you are.
«And the signs shall follow them that
believe, they will heal the sick, lay hands, cast out demons
in my name,» Marcia Fatoki recited from the
Gospel of Mark.
«No one's beyond hope, we've seen redemption
in the most unlikely people... when you're talking about certain sexual offences I think you have to be very careful, and the support has to be lifelong, but I think we
believe in that
Gospel don't we, everyone is not beyond the blood
of Christ, everyone can be changed.»
I
believe somewhere
in the
Gospel of John Jesus stated that he had sheep
in other sheepfolds.
You're wrong, Jesus
of Nazereth did not fulfill the prophacies
of the Torah, and many that he did «fulfill» was the writers
of the
gospels trying to fit it
in to get more jews to
believe.
If she got an answer to that prayer and others she could
believe in Jesus Christ, His atonement, His resurrection, His call to share what you know about His
gospel, to serve, feed, support others regardless
of their beliefs.
If the
gospel is not preached with conviction — the convictions that humanity is
in need
of salvation and that Jesus is the Savior who liberates us into the fullness
of our humanity and gives us eternal life — then the
gospel will not be
believed.
Everyone who
believes that Jesus and God are one
in the same most often refer to the
Gospel of John because you won't find that assertion
in the three other
gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke.
So this is why people should pray for their pastors: so that they will preach the Word, and preach it boldly, and especially preach the
gospel so that the Kingdom of God can advance and grow as people hear the Gospel and believe in Jesus for everlasting
gospel so that the Kingdom
of God can advance and grow as people hear the
Gospel and believe in Jesus for everlasting
Gospel and
believe in Jesus for everlasting life.
Many people
believe that much
of the original stories behind the New Testament text (and maybe parts
of the text itself — such as the
Gospel of Matthew) was originally
in Hebrew, not Greek.
There are likely hundreds (maybe thousands)
of truths
in the
gospel which help prepare a person to
believe in Jesus for eternal life.
Without engaging
in supernaturalism, Borg
believes that Jesus» grounding
in the Spirit was the «source
of everything that he was,» and that it was on this basis that the Fourth
Gospel ascribes to him the words, «I am the bread
of life.»
The point is this: Stop thinking that when you share the Four Spiritual Laws, or the Romans Road, or the plan
of salvation, or given an altar call, or invite someone to
believe in Jesus for eternal life, or any
of the other myriad
of things that Christians today call «sharing the
gospel,» stop thinking that you have actually shared the G
gospel,» stop thinking that you have actually shared the
GospelGospel.
(14) So unto this (religion
of Islâm alone and this Qur» ân) then invite (people)(O Muhammad SAW), and stand firm [on Islâmic Monotheism by performing all that is ordained by Allâh (good deeds), and by abstaining from all that is forbidden by Allâh (sins and evil deeds)-RSB-, as you are commanded, and follow not their desires but say: «I
believe in whatsoever Allâh has sent down
of the Book [all the holy Books, — this Qur» ân and the Books
of the old from the Taurât (Torah), or the Injeel (
Gospel) or the Pages
of Ibrâhîm (Abraham)-RSB- and I am commanded to do justice among you.
In John's Gospel, Christ says of himself: «I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness» (Jn 12:46
In John's
Gospel, Christ says
of himself: «I have come as light into the world, that whoever
believes in me may not remain in darkness» (Jn 12:46
in me may not remain
in darkness» (Jn 12:46
in darkness» (Jn 12:46).
If you confuse purification
gospel truths with the presentation truth, then you might think it is necessary for a person to repent
of their sin or
believe in the future judgments
in order to receive eternal life.
Do you have a particular group
of person
in mind, or could you give some examples
of who
believe that the
gospel is only «
believe in Jesus for eternal life»?
The
Gospel passage itself ends with the affirmation that John has written his
Gospel «that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
of God, and that
believing you may have life
in his name.»
Jesus began his public ministry with the announcement: The time is fulfilled, the kingdom
of God is near, repent and
believe in the
Gospel.
Someone accused me
of heresy
in believing a Crossless
Gospel.
The fourth
Gospel reports Jesus» saying, «If you love me, you will keep my commandments,» and «He who
believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath
of God rests upon him.»
Montgomery, however, did not proclaim the «women's
gospel» but simply the message
of the Bible,
believing in the power
of Christianity to transform the world» socially, politically, and intellectually.
The religious leaders
of the
gospel are any
of us,
in any time, who
believe that God's activity is all past tense, or who
believe that the Spirit has nothing new to renew
in us.
I
believe that I can not
of my own understanding and strength
believe in or come to Jesus Christ my Lord, but that the Holy Ghost has called me by the
Gospel and illuminated me with His gifts, and sanctified and preserved me
in the true faith..
I lived
in a very secular culture, where the chances
of me ever hearing the
gospel, let alone
believing it, were extremely slim.
On the historicity
of the resurrection, Paul had this to say: 1 Cornithians 15 — 1Now I would remind you, brothers, a
of the
gospel I preached to you, which you received,
in which you stand, 2and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you — unless you
believed in vain.
While the death and resurrection
of Jesus are central to the
Gospel,
believing in the resurrection
of Jesus is not required for a person to receive eternal life from Jesus.
In the liturgy for the imposition of the ashes, the words alternate between the so - called «fall» story in Genesis and Mark's summary of Jesus» central theme for preaching:» [Remember] you are dust, and to dust you shall return» (Gen. 3:19), and «Repent, and believe in the gospel» (Mark 1:15
In the liturgy for the imposition
of the ashes, the words alternate between the so - called «fall» story
in Genesis and Mark's summary of Jesus» central theme for preaching:» [Remember] you are dust, and to dust you shall return» (Gen. 3:19), and «Repent, and believe in the gospel» (Mark 1:15
in Genesis and Mark's summary
of Jesus» central theme for preaching:» [Remember] you are dust, and to dust you shall return» (Gen. 3:19), and «Repent, and
believe in the gospel» (Mark 1:15
in the
gospel» (Mark 1:15).
If you don't
believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son
of God, at this point
in the
Gospel, then John's efforts will have been wasted and the
Gospel will have failed.»
John, towards the end
of his
Gospel, writes, «These things are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
of God, and that by
believing you may have life
in his name.»
But I do
believe that the Acts and the epistles are just as much the words
of Jesus as anything
in the
gospels.
I
believe that your article, «The
Gospel Is More Than «Faith Alone
In Christ Alone,»» was excellent and it even helped me to «connect the dots» in some of my study on the subjec
In Christ Alone,»» was excellent and it even helped me to «connect the dots»
in some of my study on the subjec
in some
of my study on the subject.
In the gospel of John 6:29 the Lord defines the work of God as believing in the one he has sen
In the
gospel of John 6:29 the Lord defines the work
of God as
believing in the one he has sen
in the one he has sent.
While I still
believe there is an element
of relativity to the
gospel because the
gospel is about Jesus and everyone encounters Jesus a little differently, McKnight reminded me
of just how important it is to acknowledge the fact that the writers
of the New Testament had something specific
in mind when they used the word «
gospel.»
oops again, then if it said G - d spoke then G - d spoke inerrent through the writer which we may
believe in the same way we
believe the more sure word
of prophecy, the
gospel itself, foolishness to those perishing and so on,... does it give me words to live by, then the answer to your question and my application
in my own life the answer would have to be Yes.
As a consequence, Altizer,
in the first book
of his third period, The
Gospel of Christian Atheism, «comes up with a little
of both,» and I
believe the results are more satisfactory.
Neo-fundamentalists
believe they alone are remaining true to the fullness
of the
gospel and orthodox faith while the rest
of the evangelical church is
in grave, near - apocalyptic danger
of theological drift, moral laxity, and compromise with a postmodern culture — a culture which they see as being characterized by a skepticism towards Enlightenment conceptions
of «absolute truth,» a pluralistic blending
of diverse beliefs, values, and cultures, and a suspicion
of hierarchies and traditional sources
of authority.
2 Corinthians 4:3 - 4 KJV But if our
gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: [4]
In whom the god
of this world hath blinded the minds
of them which
believe not, lest the light
of the glorious
gospel of Christ, who is the image
of God, should shine unto them.
We
believed that one
of the clearest ways we could bear witness to the good news about Jesus was to demonstrate that the
gospel has power to bring divided peoples together
in a common community.
I
believe with all my heart, after thousands
of hours reading the Bible under prayer so my understanding would be inspired by the Holy Spirit, that the Mormon church is indeed a satanic cult - it's one
of the «other
gospels» Paul talks about
in Galatians 1:8.