I am sure you have heard of the Gospel and read the story, but you must take into account many things before you explain it to a non-Christian. Many non-Christians are not familiar with Christian terminology because they have not looked into Christianity and read the Bible to understand our belief, and we as Christ’s followers must explain the Gospel in a simplified way for people who are not familiar with certain Christian terminology so they can understand the concept and become more familiar with the terminology. One way you can simplify the meaning of these words is to define them and simplify…
-Some people may reject the Christian gospel because in their mind they cannot see that a God that supposedly loves us can let us go to hell and burn. Another reason why it may be reject is because they still question why God…
Learning is a grand part of life. There is always something new to learn with every day that passes. As awesome as learning is, there are always obstacles that hold people back from learning. Due to the fact that everyone learns a little different , there must be ways of working with those restrictions so that the material being taught will stick in the student´s life. The gospel is dignity, one of those subjects that call for various interpretations so that the gentiles or even believers could further their understanding of God. This idea is apparent in MacArthur's, Twelve Unlikely Heroes. In his novel, he makes sure to emphasize the idea that both Paul and James were preaching the same message. The only real difference was that they had to…
6. The beliefs of Christians about the value of sexual relationships = For many Christians, the sexual relationship within the marriage is the consummation of the marriage, therefore without the marriage a sexual relationship cannot be present.…
Many religions think of sex as sin, but will however forgive you if you have sex before marriage. Just like Sipe states on page 549 within Celibacy Today, “According to Catholic teaching masturbation, contraception, and homosexual acts are among the most “inherent evil” acts among the multiple choices a person can make.” He does state that the theologians pose that within pastoral practices there is always room for understanding and forgiveness though, “as well as authoritative judgments on human sexuality.” In Ghandi’s autobiography he ended up devoting two chapters just to explaining all about how he discovered his dedication to the process of celibacy and his recounting sexual development and celibate failures. There are even religious people that are held high that give in to personal pleasure and then change their ways, get back on the right track and start over again.…
Within our culture the Christian gospel can be professed as misunderstanding or even as Christians portraying themselves as being above that come from other religious backgrounds. One view that is disturbing is that Christians are known to be hypocritical by saying that they are Christian but their actions show differently. In some ways these perceptions are true as some Christians specially carnal Christians have a habit of looking at the gospel where it would benefit them rather than trying encourage others to learn about the gospel.…
The Christian gospel is perceived in our culture as “confusion” or that Christians consider themselves to be greater than people of other religions. The one that bothers me is that Christians are hypocrites and that Christians say one thing and do another. Some of the perception are well grounded because Christians, especially carnal Christians have a tendency to package the gospel in a way that would benefit them instead of bringing others to inquire about the word of God.…
This extends in many directions: political, economic, and cultural, but also to the realms of the self, the family, and the church. The Christian worldview holds the Word—the Word made flesh—as revealed in the Holy Scriptures as the “sole authority for faith and practice.” Therefore, the Christian worldview ceases to be Christian if Jesus is not the final authority with regard to ethics and worldview. We can glimpse how God sees the world by studying how Jesus taught and lived. In relation to the “external, legal, ceremonial conformity to the law” which characterized Jewish righteousness in his day, Jesus’ righteousness was “internal, spontaneous, [and] never in adherence to a fixed set of rules for behavior.” This is not to say Jesus’ ethical teachings were relativistic but rather pointed toward the “righteousness of God” and not the customs of the culture. This leads the Christian to the third person of the trinity; it is the Spirit which allows the individual of faith to develop his or her moral character. Henlee Barnette declares, “To be guided by the Spirit . . . is to be led into a knowledge of the will of God as revealed in Christ.” Love is the basic ethical principle of the Christian worldview;…
1. The Christian gospel is perceived in both positive and negative ways. Some people see the Christian gospel through a Christian worldview…
Sadly, the church has failed to foster a healthy understanding of sex out of a commitment to preach against the misuses and sins associated with sex. Forming a healthy perspective on sexual issues across the lifespan empowers people to virtuously thrive amidst the overtly sexualized contemporary culture.…
Children would usually be brought up with a strong Christian ethic, which then served as the anchor for a faithful marriage later on in life. Adultery was far more uncommon among Christian communities than those with a secular view of life. Most of the time, women and men strove against the pull of adultery, which eradicated the whole problem before it began. General feelings toward adultery also greatly helped the lessening of adulterous cases. The media, as it were, portrayed adultery as a terrible sin that only the most uncontrolled selfish sinners would commit.…
Unfortunately, the Christian gospel is perceived negatively by many people I have encountered in everyday life. Many believe Christianity is a list of “do’s” and “don’ts” to which they are not willing to subscribe. Others believe the Christian gospel is one of many paths to heaven. Still, others consider the Christian gospel to be mythological.…
The Gospel of Christian is alleged in our traditions in many customs. Most people have the perception that if you are a Christian you feel you are holier than a non-believer. What they do not understand is that, when anyone makes the choice to become a Christian, they make life-long changes in their lives. On several occasions, friends and sometimes family become offended with the choices you make in becoming a Christian. In my life, my wife and I made the decision to become a Christians, we changed everything in our life, including the way we think.…
(3) Emotional reasons why people may reject the Christian Gospel are because maybe they feel as if they have committed too many sins to repent for. Another emotional reason why people may the Christian gospel is through their fallen belief that things could get better with believing in the…
Section One, starting page 19, opens with giving us the title bases of the book, sexuality if a gift from God. Penner and Penner clearly give the understanding that God’s scriptures view the human sexual dimensions as something to be cherished. God values the sexual person he individually made of each man and woman. God…