searching for meaning today an ignatian contribution
... who does not interfere or come between God and God's creature. It is true that this text refers most explicitly to the time of election, that part of the Exercises when the retreatant is trying to come to a decision about some important matter. The one who gives the Exercises may have their own view ...
... who does not interfere or come between God and God's creature. It is true that this text refers most explicitly to the time of election, that part of the Exercises when the retreatant is trying to come to a decision about some important matter. The one who gives the Exercises may have their own view ...
Bible Handbook of Difficult Verses, The
... Explanation: There is solid evidence that the universe had a beginning (see previous Explanation), but that doesn’t prove that God gave the universe its beginning, right? And while many scientists now concede that the universe had a beginning, this doesn’t address who or what caused it. But there is ...
... Explanation: There is solid evidence that the universe had a beginning (see previous Explanation), but that doesn’t prove that God gave the universe its beginning, right? And while many scientists now concede that the universe had a beginning, this doesn’t address who or what caused it. But there is ...
from throne to throne by way of the earth
... Testament. Consider briefly the testimony of the Apostle John. In John 1:1-2, he used a verb ("was") which indicates that Jesus always was, and that there was never a time when He was not. Consider, too, the testimony of the Apostle Paul. In II Corinthians 8:9, he wrote, "For ye know the grace of ou ...
... Testament. Consider briefly the testimony of the Apostle John. In John 1:1-2, he used a verb ("was") which indicates that Jesus always was, and that there was never a time when He was not. Consider, too, the testimony of the Apostle Paul. In II Corinthians 8:9, he wrote, "For ye know the grace of ou ...
Examining Objections to the Problem of Divine Hiddenness
... God, as well as to the God described by most Western philosophers. II. Classifying the Objections Christian philosophers and theologians have provided many objections to the above argument. Robert McKim classifies the objections into three basic categories, those that are based on: 1.The defective n ...
... God, as well as to the God described by most Western philosophers. II. Classifying the Objections Christian philosophers and theologians have provided many objections to the above argument. Robert McKim classifies the objections into three basic categories, those that are based on: 1.The defective n ...
The Muslim Concept of Surrender to God
... “the most important single school of systematic theology in orthodox Islam,”20 with a wide following into our present ...
... “the most important single school of systematic theology in orthodox Islam,”20 with a wide following into our present ...
Breathe: Be Still - Hosanna! A Fellowship of Christians
... When we force ourselves to feel things we don’t like to feel… ...
... When we force ourselves to feel things we don’t like to feel… ...
Inspiration - Calvary Baptist Church, 17430 94TH AVE, TINLEY
... spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty…”, Inspiration as a word can be used to refer to the inspiring of human life or the “inspiriting” from God of our spirit and our breath of life. Strong defines the Hebrew word translated “inspiration” as the “puff”, “breath” or “blast” of God. The o ...
... spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty…”, Inspiration as a word can be used to refer to the inspiring of human life or the “inspiriting” from God of our spirit and our breath of life. Strong defines the Hebrew word translated “inspiration” as the “puff”, “breath” or “blast” of God. The o ...
C: Amen - Trinity ChristChurch Lutheran Parish
... Word became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the kindness and all the truth of God have come down to us. This is the Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ, Light of the world. ...
... Word became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the kindness and all the truth of God have come down to us. This is the Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ, Light of the world. ...
Sermon on LD 3 Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ
... us to accept that we are responsible for it. Many answers have been given to this question. One is called Realism. It holds that all people were as it were really present in Adam when he sinned. In some way all people ate from that fruit in person, and that is why all people can be held personally r ...
... us to accept that we are responsible for it. Many answers have been given to this question. One is called Realism. It holds that all people were as it were really present in Adam when he sinned. In some way all people ate from that fruit in person, and that is why all people can be held personally r ...
Week Five - St. Mark – DC
... Holy, Holy, Holy. A passage from the Gospel according to Saint Luke (4:38-41), may his blessings be upon us all. Amen. Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So He bent over her and rebuked ...
... Holy, Holy, Holy. A passage from the Gospel according to Saint Luke (4:38-41), may his blessings be upon us all. Amen. Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So He bent over her and rebuked ...
International Sunday School Lesson Study Notes June 26, 2016
... “Of them who hold the truth in unrighteousness” is the reason or basis for God’s wrath. Men suppress the truth by their sin. Sin is in the heart of man so strong that it assaults the truth. “Hold” means “suppress, hold down, keep back.” The “ungodly” and the “unrighteousness” restrain the truth of ...
... “Of them who hold the truth in unrighteousness” is the reason or basis for God’s wrath. Men suppress the truth by their sin. Sin is in the heart of man so strong that it assaults the truth. “Hold” means “suppress, hold down, keep back.” The “ungodly” and the “unrighteousness” restrain the truth of ...
1 The Challenges of Evolution and the Metaphysics of
... of living things (which had been proposed many times before, even by Christian theologians), but because his mechanism, natural selection, excluded God as accounting for the obvious design of organisms. . . . This is the conceptual revolution that Darwin completed – that everything in nature, includ ...
... of living things (which had been proposed many times before, even by Christian theologians), but because his mechanism, natural selection, excluded God as accounting for the obvious design of organisms. . . . This is the conceptual revolution that Darwin completed – that everything in nature, includ ...
Why Does God Allow War? - Christ Community Church
... in God is so slight and so slender that the merest suspicion of an ill wind can destroy and sever it. He has been orthodox, and has believed all that Christians should believe. More, he has enjoyed his religion and has found in it the main interest of his life. But the interest has been almost entir ...
... in God is so slight and so slender that the merest suspicion of an ill wind can destroy and sever it. He has been orthodox, and has believed all that Christians should believe. More, he has enjoyed his religion and has found in it the main interest of his life. But the interest has been almost entir ...
the nazarite
... commanded to abstain from meats; but the Nazarites might eat any food allowed other Israelites. They are not generally forbidden wine, not even on their fasting days; but the Nazarites might not have wine at any time. Their vow is lasting, even to the end of their lives; the Nazarites' vow was only ...
... commanded to abstain from meats; but the Nazarites might eat any food allowed other Israelites. They are not generally forbidden wine, not even on their fasting days; but the Nazarites might not have wine at any time. Their vow is lasting, even to the end of their lives; the Nazarites' vow was only ...
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... The chief thing this scribe had was some understanding that the law is spiritual and not a matter of legal, duty. He had some understanding that the law reaches to the heart, that it requires perfect, heart-love and that this is more than all the outward offerings and sacrifices which others major u ...
... The chief thing this scribe had was some understanding that the law is spiritual and not a matter of legal, duty. He had some understanding that the law reaches to the heart, that it requires perfect, heart-love and that this is more than all the outward offerings and sacrifices which others major u ...
discover sTuDY GuIDe - Faith Alive Christian Resources
... dominion of darkness—anyplace outside of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of light (Col. 1:12-13). The ruler of this domain is Satan, an angel who rebelled against God and now seeks to promote evil, confusion, chaos, and destruction in God’s creation (see Rev. 12). earthly—refers sometimes to things ...
... dominion of darkness—anyplace outside of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of light (Col. 1:12-13). The ruler of this domain is Satan, an angel who rebelled against God and now seeks to promote evil, confusion, chaos, and destruction in God’s creation (see Rev. 12). earthly—refers sometimes to things ...
larger gems - Spirituality Running to God
... exercises of piety and in every way striving to make ready for the life of complete self-annihilation to which the voice within his soul seemed to be calling him. After the heroic death of his uncle during an epidemic in September 1766, Benedict, who had dedicated himself during the scourge to the ...
... exercises of piety and in every way striving to make ready for the life of complete self-annihilation to which the voice within his soul seemed to be calling him. After the heroic death of his uncle during an epidemic in September 1766, Benedict, who had dedicated himself during the scourge to the ...
Text - Fredericksburg Bible Church
... are showing just how shallow we are. Many people thrive on talking about people. But people who make topics their conversation show depth of character. Make topics not persons your conversation and you will do well. It is interesting that when you discuss a topic conviction naturally takes place but ...
... are showing just how shallow we are. Many people thrive on talking about people. But people who make topics their conversation show depth of character. Make topics not persons your conversation and you will do well. It is interesting that when you discuss a topic conviction naturally takes place but ...
denominations-03-2002
... that.” you are "buddying up with death" Copeland: “The Spirit of God spoke to and causing those things to happen. me and He said, ‘Son, realize this. Now They say that’s the opposite of faith. follow me in this and don’t let your tradition trip you up.’ He said, ‘Think this Do they know it is part o ...
... that.” you are "buddying up with death" Copeland: “The Spirit of God spoke to and causing those things to happen. me and He said, ‘Son, realize this. Now They say that’s the opposite of faith. follow me in this and don’t let your tradition trip you up.’ He said, ‘Think this Do they know it is part o ...
The Bible, Ethics, and Health Care Theological
... its authoritative writings, to gain insight and direction. Many Christians turn to the Bible. However, many current dilemmas did not even exist when the Bible was being written. At least in their present form, these dilemmas are the product of modern technology. The particular issues addressed by th ...
... its authoritative writings, to gain insight and direction. Many Christians turn to the Bible. However, many current dilemmas did not even exist when the Bible was being written. At least in their present form, these dilemmas are the product of modern technology. The particular issues addressed by th ...
Text - Fredericksburg Bible Church
... ho desmios en kurio, “the prisoner in the Lord,”. This is similar to Paul’s designation in 3:1 as the prisoner of Christ Jesus but is a little different because he doesn’t use Christ Jesus here but Lord and doesn’t use the genitive (of) but the dative (in). The difference is that in 3:1 Paul was emp ...
... ho desmios en kurio, “the prisoner in the Lord,”. This is similar to Paul’s designation in 3:1 as the prisoner of Christ Jesus but is a little different because he doesn’t use Christ Jesus here but Lord and doesn’t use the genitive (of) but the dative (in). The difference is that in 3:1 Paul was emp ...
The Word of God - Christadelphian Vault
... God is and always has been seeking to dwell in and with his people. Today, this is to be a reality in the lives of those who seek to know God and His ways. This faith or belief is powered by our understanding of God. We are called upon to so ‘walk with God’, just as Enoch, Noah and all the faithful ...
... God is and always has been seeking to dwell in and with his people. Today, this is to be a reality in the lives of those who seek to know God and His ways. This faith or belief is powered by our understanding of God. We are called upon to so ‘walk with God’, just as Enoch, Noah and all the faithful ...
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... they carved stones with animals and strange symbols. No one really knows what these symbols mean, but they appear to be connected with life and creation. We know their language was Brittonic – a bit like Welsh today, but it remains a mystery to us. With the coming of Christianity, the Picts continue ...
... they carved stones with animals and strange symbols. No one really knows what these symbols mean, but they appear to be connected with life and creation. We know their language was Brittonic – a bit like Welsh today, but it remains a mystery to us. With the coming of Christianity, the Picts continue ...
Text Study - Christian Life Resources
... manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel 28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that t ...
... manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel 28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that t ...
Supernatural Reflection: Recognizing and Understanding
... own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your eye? - Focus on your own beams of timber, not other’s tiny particles - The “particle focus” mindset also leads to comparisons, which the Word warns us against - You can’t assume that ev ...
... own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your eye? - Focus on your own beams of timber, not other’s tiny particles - The “particle focus” mindset also leads to comparisons, which the Word warns us against - You can’t assume that ev ...
God in Christianity
God in Christianity is the eternal being who created and preserves all things. Christians believe God to be both transcendent (wholly independent of, and removed from, the material universe) and immanent (involved in the world). Christian teachings of the immanence and involvement of God and his love for humanity exclude the belief that God is of the same substance as the created universe but accept that God's divine Nature was hypostatically united to human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, in an event known as the Incarnation.Early Christian views of God were expressed in the Pauline Epistles and the early creeds, which proclaimed one God and the divinity of Jesus, almost in the same breath as in 1 Corinthians (8:5-6): ""For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live."" ""Although the Judæo-Christian sect of the Ebionites protested against this apotheosis of Jesus, the great mass of Gentile Christians accepted it."" This began to differentiate the Gentile Christian views of God from traditional Jewish teachings of the time.The theology of the attributes and nature of God has been discussed since the earliest days of Christianity, with Irenaeus writing in the 2nd century: ""His greatness lacks nothing, but contains all things"". In the 8th century, John of Damascus listed eighteen attributes which remain widely accepted. As time passed, theologians developed systematic lists of these attributes, some based on statements in the Bible (e.g., the Lord's Prayer, stating that the Father is in Heaven), others based on theological reasoning. The Kingdom of God is a prominent phrase in the Synoptic Gospels and while there is near unanimous agreement among scholars that it represents a key element of the teachings of Jesus, there is little scholarly agreement on its exact interpretation.Although the New Testament does not have a formal doctrine of the Trinity as such, it does repeatedly speak of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in such a way as to ""compel a trinitarian understanding of God."" This never becomes a tritheism, i.e. this does not imply three Gods. Around the year 200, Tertullian formulated a version of the doctrine of the Trinity which clearly affirmed the divinity of Jesus and came close to the later definitive form produced by the Ecumenical Council of 381. The doctrine of the Trinity can be summed up as: ""The One God exists in Three Persons and One Substance, as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit."" Trinitarians, who form the large majority of Christians, hold it as a core tenet of their faith. Nontrinitarian denominations define the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in a number of different ways.