They read this passage and that passage and say «Okay, Jesus says if you have seen him then you have seen the father also, so that means that over here where it says no one has seen the face of God then it must mean they are three parts of a triune Godhead with a face but without a face, so that means
blessings for believers and torment for the faithless...»
We have two sources of authority, two characteristics for believers, two
blessings for believers, and two sources from which all these blessings come.
First, he gives two
blessings for believers.
Not exact matches
(Surah 9:37 --RRB- Fight
for the cause of God with the devotion due to Him... He has given you the name of Muslims...» (Surah 22:78 --RRB-
Blessed are the
believers... who restrain their carnal desires (except with their wives and slave - girls,
for these are lawful to them)... These are the heirs of Paradise...» (Surah 23:1 - 5 --RRB- Muhammad is God's apostle.
«
Blessed are the
believers... who restrain their carnal desires (except with their wives and slave - girls,
for these are lawful to them)... These are the heirs of Paradise...» (Surah 23:1 - 5 --RRB-
I still think we should still go to the church... or maybe a meeting where all the
believer can learn from each other, strengthening each other, pray
for each other etc, and of course, to worship God together... It is true that sometime I feel that I do not learn many thing from the sermon, but, many times, I learn by going to the church, knowing that I will not learn something from the preacher, humble myself to still listen to God and worship Him,,,, it is such a
blessing to hear others testimony about how God works in their life, it is such an encouragement to see people open up their problem, then, we can pray about them..
«There are valid as well as nonvalid reasons
for not permitting a couple to get married with the
blessing of that local congregation of
believers,» Land said.
Liberal Wesleyans decided that an emphasis on the Second
Blessing as an immediate possibility
for all
believers did more harm than good.
Be careful and slow to speak when it comes to the MESSIAH, JESUS CHRIST because the word of GOD says Matthew 12:36 But I say to you that
for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment GOD
BLESS THE
BELIEVERS
While the term gospel is a non-technical term
for any good news, the NT usage seems to define it as good news
for everybody, whether Jew or Gentile,
believer or unbeliever, regarding the benefits and
blessings which come to us from the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Under the old covenant there was no holy spirit in man to help them obey but
for believers today there is no excuse cause we have the empowering of the holy spirit to help us today to be obedient Revelation 22:14 (
Bless are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city obedience is the key.
The healing and the prayer was a
blessing every time
for the
believer.
Take,
bless, break, give — the bread was taken and offered to God; thanksgiving was said over it — and here we need to recall that
for the Jew, all
blessings have always been in the form of a thanksgiving to God
for the objects which are to be
blessed; the bread was broken, as Christ had done at the Last Supper and as His physical body was broken on the Cross; the bread was given — distributed, so that the
believer might partake of it and thereby, as the Church believed, partake of Christ Himself and become one with Him.
But they are increasingly drowned out by cries of «theocracy, theocracy, theocracy» and by a zeal, among ostensibly religious intellectuals, to read their fellow
believers out of public life and sell their birthright
for the
blessing of the New York Times.
How about a moment of silence so the atheist can privately mock God while the
believers ask God
for His
blessings.
Critics of Hinn note his embrace of the Word of Faith movement, in which
believers verbally claim
blessings for themselves in faith that God will provide.
«Church» may start off that way when you are a new
believer, but if you have been a
believer for any significant amount of time, the expectation is that you should be «obedient» and «
blessed»... and if you are not, then something must be wrong with you.
You hold the firmest convictions about Our Lord; believing him to be truly «of David's line in his manhood», yet Son of God by the divine will and power; truly born of a virgin; baptised by John «
for his fulfilling of all righteousness»; and in the days of Pontius Pilate and Herod the Tetrarch truly pierced by nails in his human flesh (a fruit imparting life to us from his most
blessed passion), so that by his resurrection he might set up a beacon
for all time to call together his saints and
believers, whether Jews or Gentiles, in the one bodyof his Church» (Smyrna I, 1 - 6).
... it doesn't matter what the government decides,
for it is God who honours and
blesses marriages — not people... also, we should take courage as
believers, as historically when the church is persecuted and «pretenders» fall away, the true church of Christ thrives!
Dear Adrian, I get where your coming from but I disagree that If a Christian gives a
blessing to a non
believer it has nill effect when I worked
for a short time on a check out in a supermarket I bade them farewell with a
blessing, the choice was theirs to receive the gift and open it.
Where religion has become domestic the rituals of a particular religious tradition are identified with seeking God's
blessing for the family - related hopes and desires of
believers.
A little about ME... I am in my 30's, Christian, a
blessed sahm / homemaker of an 8 year old and 6 year old, married to my first kiss and soulmate, 7 time half marathon finisher and thinking about a full marathon, cherry limeade addict, pinot noir lover, traveler, dreamer and
believer, I could eat cheese, crackers and fruit
for dinner every night and be happy, I love to read, gardening (except when I need to prune the roses!)
Benefits of this bookTeaches directly from the scriptures Simple truths about the Holy Spirit that can be understoodBased on the teachings of Christ and the apostlesWritten to help
believers unlock the power alive within them Uses the simplicity of the Word of God to unlock truthsWritten
for all
believers regardless of where you think you are you will learn something you can apply to your lifeBe a
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blessed
For the other side I think the best name is «
believer» (as in «
blessed are those who have not seen and have still believed»): the «CAGW
believer»
I am so grateful:
For The Lord in my life For my husband (I appreciate all he does as a husband and father) For my children, they are a blessing in our lives (and for my son who is now living in His Kingdom, for those precious 17 years the Lord gave to us with him, the impact he made on believers and non-believers and so we wait in hope to be reunited) For extended family and frie
For The Lord in my life
For my husband (I appreciate all he does as a husband and father) For my children, they are a blessing in our lives (and for my son who is now living in His Kingdom, for those precious 17 years the Lord gave to us with him, the impact he made on believers and non-believers and so we wait in hope to be reunited) For extended family and frie
For my husband (I appreciate all he does as a husband and father)
For my children, they are a blessing in our lives (and for my son who is now living in His Kingdom, for those precious 17 years the Lord gave to us with him, the impact he made on believers and non-believers and so we wait in hope to be reunited) For extended family and frie
For my children, they are a
blessing in our lives (and
for my son who is now living in His Kingdom, for those precious 17 years the Lord gave to us with him, the impact he made on believers and non-believers and so we wait in hope to be reunited) For extended family and frie
for my son who is now living in His Kingdom,
for those precious 17 years the Lord gave to us with him, the impact he made on believers and non-believers and so we wait in hope to be reunited) For extended family and frie
for those precious 17 years the Lord gave to us with him, the impact he made on
believers and non-
believers and so we wait in hope to be reunited)
For extended family and frie
For extended family and friends