Not exact matches
Our «church» (presently attended) is a multicultural mishmash, African, Asian,
born again hindu and
others.
Too many «
born -
agains» and / or evangelicals are too, too eager to force their beliefs on
others.
Bret: Becoming
born again is only a life - changing event to a weak - minded fool who has never found any
other way to take control of himself, and hands over responsibility for his own life to an invisible sky daddy.
'' It is far more important for all concerned that we carry on as
born again, loving
others as Jesus did» Oh, if only...
Today, you can see parallels to it in US Administration — Ronald Reagan (
born again Christian who supported Jews and Israel), in contrast to
other Presidents, and their outcome.
Other readers took offense at some pastors in the article who declared that Obama couldn't be a Christian because he never talked about being «
born again» and he supported same - sex marriage and abortion rights.
There were so many
others who'd been at this whole
born -
again - spirit - filled - Christian thing a lot longer than me, so they must understand something I just couldn't see.
And since practicing righteousness, avoiding sin, and loving God and
others are all results of being
born again, rather than conditions to it, it seems that faith also must be a result of being
born again, rather than a condition of it.
for all you people who come on this blog and say that you do not believe that god exist and all the
other bad things about true
born again christians.
'» The unspoken assumption — a questionable one — is apparently that the Christian consumer should find such merchants to be more honest, reliable and ethical in their business dealings than
other merchants, who may identify themselves as Jewish, as secular humanists, as Christians who reject the «
born -
again» tag, or whatever.
In
other words, John 3:3 is not a verse at all about humanity's total inability to understand, comprehend, or even see anything related to the kingdom of God, but is rather a statement about humanity's inability to enter into or experience the rule and reign of God in the life (which is what the kingdom of God is) unless they have first been
born again (BAGD, 221).
I am old enough to remember when the main purpose of Reed's Christian Coalition and
other groups on the religious right was to put
born -
again Christians in the Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court.
I am an atheist and have been sense I reached the age of reason, And I am so glad my parents didn't force it down my throat, I try to lead a good life and only need let my conscience be my guide, I have known many people that say they are a
born again and to me, that's my cue to walk the
other way..
The movie claims, among
other things, that some of these myths are about people who were
born of a virgin on December 25, had twelve followers, performed miracles, died, and rose
again.
You're confused, Demuth.The idea that «everyone is a child of God «has no Biblical basis whatsoever; who told you otherwise?Only those
born again in Christ via the regenerative power of the Holy Spirit are children of God in the Bilical sense.If you are going to comment on biblical issues at least get your theology straight; otherwise you sound just as silly as the
other God - haters on this blog.
So, in conclusion, us
born again followers of Jesus Christ should not argue against each
other but rather try and listen to our fellow siblings in Christ.
[In thousands (175,440 represents 175,440,000)--------- Total Christian --------- 173,402 Catholic --------- 57,199 Baptist --------- 36,148 Protestant - no denomination supplied --------- 5,187 Methodist / Wesleyan --------- 11,366 Lutheran --------- 8,674 Christian - no denomination supplied --------- 16,834 Presbyterian --------- 4,723 Pentecostal / Charismatic --------- 5,416 Episcopalian / Anglican --------- 2,405 Mormon / Latter - Day Saints --------- 3,158 Churches of Christ --------- 1,921 Jehovah's Witness --------- 1,914 Seventh - Day Adventist --------- 938 Assemblies of God --------- 810 Holiness / Holy --------- 352 Congregational / United Church of Christ --------- 736 Church of the Nazarene --------- 358 Church of God --------- 663 Orthodox (Eastern)--------- 824 Evangelical /
Born Again \ 2 --------- 2,154 Mennonite --------- 438 Christian Science --------- 339 Church of the Brethren --------- 231 Nondenominational \ 2 --------- 8,032 Disciples of Christ --------- 263 Reformed / Dutch Reform --------- 206 Apostolic / New Apostolic --------- 970 Quaker --------- 130 Full Gospel --------- 67 Christian Reform --------- 381 Foursquare Gospel --------- 116 Fundamentalist \ 2 --------- 69 Salvation Army --------- 70 Independent Christian Church --------- 86 --------- Total
other religions --------- 8,796 Jewish --------- 2,680 Muslim --------- 1,349 Buddhist --------- 1,189 Unitarian / Universalist --------- 586 Hindu --------- 582 Native American --------- 186 Scientologist --------- 25 Baha'I --------- 49 Taoist --------- 56 New Age --------- 15 Eckankar --------- 30 Rastafarian --------- 56 Sikh --------- 78 Wiccan --------- 342 Deity --------- 32 Druid --------- 29 Santeria --------- 3 Pagan --------- 340 Spiritualist --------- 426 Other unclassified --------- 735 --------- No religion specified, total --------- 34,169 Atheist --------- 1,621 Agnostic --------- 1,985 Humanist --------- 90 Secular --------- 34 Ethical Culture --------- 11 No religion --------- 30,427 --------- Refused to reply to question --------- 1
other religions --------- 8,796 Jewish --------- 2,680 Muslim --------- 1,349 Buddhist --------- 1,189 Unitarian / Universalist --------- 586 Hindu --------- 582 Native American --------- 186 Scientologist --------- 25 Baha'I --------- 49 Taoist --------- 56 New Age --------- 15 Eckankar --------- 30 Rastafarian --------- 56 Sikh --------- 78 Wiccan --------- 342 Deity --------- 32 Druid --------- 29 Santeria --------- 3 Pagan --------- 340 Spiritualist --------- 426
Other unclassified --------- 735 --------- No religion specified, total --------- 34,169 Atheist --------- 1,621 Agnostic --------- 1,985 Humanist --------- 90 Secular --------- 34 Ethical Culture --------- 11 No religion --------- 30,427 --------- Refused to reply to question --------- 1
Other unclassified --------- 735 --------- No religion specified, total --------- 34,169 Atheist --------- 1,621 Agnostic --------- 1,985 Humanist --------- 90 Secular --------- 34 Ethical Culture --------- 11 No religion --------- 30,427 --------- Refused to reply to question --------- 11,815
Still
others will embrace postmodernity in its most decentering, deconstructive forms so fully that «a-theologies» will be
born to announce, yet
again, that the «death of God» has finally found its true hermeneutical home.
Geraldine here we see satans tactics to gain control over our lives and he uses pride as a means to control us if our hearts arent submitted to God we get lured into sin or our need for success or to please
others or impress
others of our worth.Being
born again means to have our new identity in Christ we turn away from our old nature and take on his nature or identity.In the process we are redeemed through the blood of Jesus and our lives are transformed so we become as he is.
For a better understanding what it means to be a Christian we invite you the articles «
Born of God», «Judging ~
Born Again» and «Can Christianity or Any
Other Religion Save You?
Pat Robertson once said on tv that god doesn't hear the prayers of Jews or Catholics.Fits right in with the
born agains that their religion is the only correct one any
others are anti christs what ever the H that means... sad we can't seperate church and state... The IRS should start taxing these bible cheats now... maybe they would get the message
Non-evangelical
born again Christians are 49 percent of the group, atheists and agnostics 67 percent and people of
other faiths represent 59 percent.
My
other sister tried the
born again charismatic movement.
At a time when Israel is isolated and anti-Semitism is
again on the march, and when so many
other communities are under threat, Sir Martin's life is a reminder that defeat is not inevitable, that evil need not triumph, and that hope can still
bear witness to what's sacred in this life — even as we await for God's perfect love and justice in the next.
It is those who obey His commandments in
other words those who are
born again and living holy lives (= Saints) that Jesus calls Friends not the sinners who continuously grieves His heart by living a Life leading them to a place where they will be separated Jesus that place is Hell Fire.
Who gives a **** about the bible, being «
born again», and all
other such nonsense?
I asked you if you were
born again and baptised in His Sipirt (with the evidence of speaking in
other tongues)????
I have talked about this before, but I think it
bears repeating, if for no
other reason than to encourage us in our shared mission once
again.
Luke, on the
other hand, understands that Mary and Joseph resided all the time in Nazareth; that they only chanced to be in Bethlehem when Jesus was
born, having gone there for the purpose of being enrolled in a census; and that after Jesus» birth they returned to Nazareth
again.
According to you and
others, it would be barbaric to make praticing homosexuality against the law
again because it is their nature, they are
born that way.
According to a survey conducted by the Barna Research Group, over 19 million African - Americans identify themselves as «
born -
again Christians,» a statistic that doesn't include those who identify with Christianity in
other terms.
But 1 Pet and
others hold the answer: «Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has CAUSED US TO BE
BORN AGAIN.»
When my parents caught me having s - ex around 14 with my girlfriend who was raised in a
born -
again Christian household, they lectured me about this, that and the
other thing.
On the
other side, could you imagine the media storm if these two Catholic producers cast a recognized
born -
again Christian like Kirk Cameron to play Satan?
In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and
other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and
other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «
born -
again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.
There are many Christians and churches which are alive in the Spirit and do not dwell on the rigid rules that
others may demand be observed in order to be considered «Bible - believing Christians» or truly «
born -
again».
The group includes atheists agnostics, those affiliated with a faith
other than Christianity, and un-churched adults who are not «
born -
again.»
Then, to the crowd
again, «What he is talking about is U.S. currency,
bearing Caesar's image, resting in the First U.S. National Bank, each depositor insured up to $ 100,000 by FDIC, an independent agency of the U.S. government — and he wouldn't have it any
other way.
A voter - exit poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS showed that white «
born -
again» Protestants voted 61 percent for Reagan and 34 percent for Carter, a split which closely parallels that of
other sectors of society.
That means that
born -
again believers, Catholics, Jews and any
other religion does not have «the fullness of the gospel» and therefore does not preach the true gospel.
My wife and I are
born again believers and I'll bet we have had more fun with sex than any ten
other people put togather.
Given that 2FP's goal is to educate, equip and assist Christians in «bring [ing] their faith perspective to
bear» on the issues surrounding nuclear weapons, it is important for,
again, non-experts — national security and theological alike — to see that there are
other, in some cases radically different and yet still Christian, perspectives to many of 2FP's and Wigg - Stevenson's claims.
This parable
bears the stamp of authenticity, not only in that it coheres with the
others of this group, but also in that we find ourselves once
again confronted by the sure and sympathetic observation of Palestinian life so characteristic of Jesus.
One of the evidences that a person has truly been
born again is that they love to be with
other christians regularly.
I am going to be making a fair few assumptions here about Arsenal Football Club and the much talked about situation of our manager and whether it will be Arsene Wenger in charge once
again next season, so please
bear with me and remember that there has been no official declaration one way or the
other and surmising is all we have left.
«I was talking to Riccardo Patrese the
other day about this and without mentioning any specific instances,
bearing in mind you didn't get a penalty for blocking in qualifying in those days, you just had to go and see the bloke and intimidate him so he didn't screw you over
again.
Georgia g was great but bloody he'll was it
boring and we turned in to a cup team I know the grass is greener on the
other side but don't underestimate it will get muddier before it gets greener
again 1 - 7 to us tonight Remember ladies and gents You can change your car.
My dear Arsenal supports world wide, let us
bear in mind when Henry left,
other clubs claimed Arsenal finished but but there supprised our performance, how ever Ade want leave Arsenal let Arsenal give him chance to go but at end he may be thinking of arsenl
again, am certain who ever wenger wants bring in the team will be like those once who went I for one believe this year we have sliver wear.
Bearing in mind we have suffered over the years with
other teams not kicking the ball out, or not returning it (Tottenham 1996, Sutton / Blackburn 1997, Tottenham
again 2006, Everton 2010 — though that one was fair enough — amongst several
others), you can hardly blame them for not thumping the ball to the touchline.
On the
other hand, once
again some people are just
born with flat lips and never develop that plumpness that they want.