God can and does speak to
us through people of other faiths, changing our viewpoint.
Not exact matches
Perhaps Mormons should start embracing their Jewish heritage (
through Jesus who lived and died as a Jew) and starting giving their sons Bar Mitzvahs and observing important Jewish holidays and stop inflicting their beliefs on
people of other faiths
It means to see the suffering we go
through (whether we want it or not) from the perspective
of Christ, Paul, Peter, and countless
people who suffered for the sake
of their
faith and offered their suffering to God as a sacrifice on behalf
of others.
Although acknowledging that pastoral counseling had the same ultimate aim as
other dimensions
of pastoral work — that
of bringing
people to Christian
faith and the Christian fellowship, where those goals were «relevant» — Hiltner defined the special aim
of pastoral counseling in more flexible terms, virtually indistinguishable from those
of secular counseling: «The attempt by a pastor to help
people help themselves
through the process
of gaining understanding
of their inner conflicts» (Pastoral Counseling, 1949).
Graham, his son, Franklin, and
others can still preach a meeting and
people will come to hear the truth
of the Gospel and many will respond by grace
through faith.
Worse still — and more to the point
of my concern — the translation
of the one Word
of God into direct social and political terms has meant that the churches neglect the message for which they do have sole responsibility, that which constitutes their specific raison d'etre, and which no
other agency in the world is called on or is competent to proclaim: the gospel
of Holy Scripture which has the power to make
people wise unto salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:15).
The evangelicals, who run
through every denomination, are fun to hang out with on occasion, but they anticipate a level
of enthusiasm out
of me that I just can't muster up every day — I am a
person who is chipper some times and acerbic
others; I can't handle being happy clappy all the time as some sort
of faith statement.
Todd is not my style and his antics do more to offend me than motivate me, but I can not ignore the fruit
of Christ's ministry
through Him in
people I ended up hanging out with that would not have come to
faith in Christ
through my mostly cerebral, jovial and friendship - seeking approach or
through other types
of evangelism.
well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness
through the teachings
of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices
of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts
of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all
of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth
of knowledge and understanding
of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage
of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put
others into the cloak
of blind
faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities
of the present and the potential
of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do
people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision
of the future based upon the past?
If God is not sovereign, in
other words if you are not dependent on Him for everything and if
faith,
through which
people are saved comes from themselves, what is the point then
of praying to Him?
To work patiently alongside
people of other faiths is not an option invented by modern liberals who seek to relativize the radical singleness
of Jesus Christ and what was made possible
through him.
But as humans we must speak, and
through the Word in Christ God spoke, so we continue in our idolatry because we have no
other choice — we must speak and as
people of faith we must speak about God.
Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the
people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if
others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because
of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to
others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part
of different worship teams i think the Lord has
other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment
through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in
Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though
others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by
others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
God has addressed his messages to generations
through chosen one's to remind and warn those evil doers and the ones who are astray to come back to the truth but when messanger gives up on his
people God would bring upon them heavy natural disasters, losses and grieves... there among any religions or branches
of religions you will find
people worship and do good deeds for the sake
of God and would do all could to raise his name and belief... there are
others who careless for it as a religion or
faith but taking advantage
of the posts for their own personal vast interest or the gangs interests as named by you... «Those are as a Walves using the Sheeps Skins in Disguise for hunting and feeding its greeds».
If Christianity continues to tell you that WHEN you get your act together — God will finally open his arms, the representatives
of this
faith are not understanding the premier principal
of God —
through Christ he loves you NOW — but when his love begins to radiate into your personal life - your very personal life - you will make choices reflecting that reality — all
other things,
people, dogmas, Biblical interpretations — all
of that
through the long centuries
of man — will be a drop in His eternal ocean and in that first eternal moment — won't matter - your needs now matter — Christ addresses need — with Himself — demands — with parabolic events — and refusal — with the end result
of free will — even the will to reject Him — when He would have done anything for you to not be rejected.
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
It makes me very sad that Christians and churches that welcome the perspectives and the gifts offered by
other faiths, and by
people of no acknowledged
faith... and those who recognize, acknowledge and journey
through their doubts, questions, etc. are too often pushed (and allow themselves, ourselves) to be pushed to the extreme fringes and accept our voicelessness within a context where
faiths and
faith groups are often identified by the narrowest, most exclusive vision.
Through my involvement at the chaplaincy and
other youth groups, I have witnessed a great deal
of young
people embrace their
faith despite social pressures.
Second, it requires affirming
through the media
persons and events that have been able to deal with these «boundary situations» creatively and with
faith: news stories from Manila and South Africa; biographies
of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Archbishop Tutu — and a host
of other unfamous
people of faith as well.
They haven't been built because
of us being so good to
others but because
people who have seen money in it or the
people through the government copied what the
people of faith did.
More and more singles are finding their mates
through the Internet and we've been part
of a great wave
of religious
people who want to connect
others from the same
faith background.
«
Through the mass mailing
of bad
faith demand letters, some bad actors have abused an otherwise legitimate patent enforcement practice for the purpose
of extracting payment from small «mom and pop» businesses and
other groups
of people generally unfamiliar with the patent system,» according to the letter.
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