It is noteworthy that while Paul's reflection upon
the saving facts of the death and resurrection of Christ leads him to the love of God as the supreme principle exhibited in these facts, it is his reflection upon the Spirit and the charismata or gifts of the Spirit in the Church that leads him to love or charity as at once the greatest of all charismata --» the love of God shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit given to us» (Rom.
In these words the «holiness,» that is, the supernatural character, of the Messianic community is directly related to
the saving fact of the death of Christ.
Not exact matches
When you compare the key person or founder, date, location; key writings; who is God; who is Jesus; who is the Holy Spirit; how to be
saved (salvation); what happens after
death; and other
facts, beliefs, or practices you will learn why Mormonism is deem a cult and not part
of the Christian faith.
Those»
saving facts,» the
death and resurrection
of Christ, are not merely particular
facts of past history, however decisive in their effect; they are re-enacted in the experience
of the Church.
In
fact, until Anselm gave his account
of Christ's salvific work in the 11th century, no treatise was devoted to explaining how Christ's
death saves.
It is clear, then, that we have here, as in the preaching which we found to lie behind the Pauline epistles, a proclamation
of the
death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ, in an eschatological setting from which those
facts derive their
saving significance.
v. 19, Phil ii.8); and these
facts he sees to be essential to the
saving effect
of His
death.
Thus the authentic line
of development, as the expectation
of an immediate advent faded, led to a concentration
of attention upon the historical
facts of the ministry,
death, and resurrection
of Jesus, exhibited in an eschatological setting which made clear their absolute and final quality as
saving facts.
When we inquire further as to the concrete meaning
of Jesus, after his
death, within the life
of the early Christian community, we find ourselves at once forced to deal with two theological issues
of fundamental importance: the nature
of the church and the nature
of revelation; for the essential and permanent significance
of Jesus lies in the
fact that he was the center and head
of the church and that he was the central figure in that revelation
of God which we have received and by which we are
saved.
Satan attacks me in my thoughts day and night and he makesit so i can barely eat i pray to the lord and he consoles me god is REAL i used to e a drug dealer the most violent and disruptive
of men and one night i came under attack from satan and felt like satan was makeing me into someone im not putting thoughts in my head
of death suicide and sexual immorality then i read the wqordof god and everything felt better when i read the Book «The Advocate» spiritual warfare is real and god can
save you from satans tourment do nt let Satan claim the rights to your soul i had trouble believing in god for years my mind worked in science and
fact but the
fact is that God is real and living and when you leave this earth you Will face Judgement
Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none
of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make
of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be
saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a
fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much
of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many
of prophetic words spoken many hundreds
of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the
death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are
saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz
Hi Jeremy, I have been thinking and trying to put all the pieces together... I still believe that Jesus flesh was still struggling through the ordeal but His Spirit was willing... I agree that Jesus wasn't asking to be
saved and was in
fact saying He is ready to drink the cup but It appears that's Jesus was asking for strength and that God will give Him the power to endure... Such as Heb 5:7 says that Jesus prayer was heard and that God was able to
save Him from
death meaning Jesus wasn't allowed to die until He fulfilled the prophecy
of the cross... I believe Jesus had the power to lay down His life and the strength was given by God the Father.
My objective was to demonstrate why violence is not the appropriate response to legal abortions, in spite
of the ugly reality
of what takes place in an abortion — and in spite
of the
fact that the Church and society as a whole would approve
of necessary violence to
save the lives
of toddlers facing
death at the hands
of a murderous assailant.
The earliest Christian literature, deeply and gratefully impressed by the
fact that «God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,» and that the cross was the indispensable factor in that reconciliation, did not at first theorize about how the
death of Christ
saved men.
In
fact, a study conducted by Melissa Bartick and published in the May 2010 issue
of Pediatrics showed that if 90 %
of US families complied with the medical recommendation to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, the United States would
save $ 13 billion per year and prevent an excess
of 900
deaths (nearly all
of which would be in infants).
In
fact if 90 percent
of mothers exclusively breastfeed for the first six months
of their babies» lives, the country would
save $ 13 billion a year and prevent hundreds
of infant
deaths.
A shocking
fact has emerged that breastfeeding can prevent the
deaths of 823000 children, 20000 mothers and
save US$ 300 billion.
This
fact needs to be continually reiterated to decision makers as otherwise manufacturers
of breast milk substitutes will capitalise on HIV infection as a reason for promoting free samples
of their formula.10 It is extraordinary that the Wall Street Journal painted the baby food manufacturers as heroes poised to
save African children from certain
death because
of their offer to donate free formula to HIV infected mothers.11 The WHO recommends avoidance
of breast feeding by HIV infected mothers only if replacement feeding is feasible, safe, sustainable, and affordable — otherwise exclusive breast feeding is recommended during the first six months
of life.12 Non-infected women must be given access to credible information, quality care, and support, in order to empower them to make informed decisions regarding feeding
of their infant.13
So when Pearson, after being rocked by the
death of his unrepentant jailbird uncle (Danny Glover), has his revelation, it's to say that all people who have not been «
saved» (i.e. accepted Jesus as their savior, i.e. given themselves to this specific Christianity) are not going to hell — that in
fact there is no such place as hell, that a just and loving God wouldn't send people to hell — it's not exactly a bold and liberal stance.
When thats combined with the
fact that you can only
save outside
of battle, it means that you have to completely restart any lengthy skirmish if you want to try to prevent that characters
death the second time around.
What is even more starkly clear is that the number
of deaths caused by nuclear power is far lower than those
saved by it; in
fact there's scant comparison.