The Eucharistic Presence also known as the communion and the Last Supper is a significant part of the Christian religion . The Protestants believe that the communion is merely for the remembrance and the thanksgiving of Jesus’s sacrifice for the people. However the Roman Catholics and the Orthodox believe that the ritual is a physical union‚ becoming one with Jesus by partaking in the eating of the body and bread. Jesus spoke “My flesh is true food‚ my blood is true drink‚”(John 6:55) when the disciples
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Rev. Billy Graham has revealed the reason why some young Christians abandon their faith later on in life‚ and also gave parents tips on how to raise their children in a godly way. On Tuesday‚ Rev Billy Graham responded to a question posted on The Kansas City Star by a woman who overheard a man in an adjacent restaurant table discussing his family. The young man said they were very religious during his younger years‚ but later on‚ all of them have abandoned their faith. The 97-year-old American evangelist
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The son of Scottish migrants to Manitoba in the early 1900’s‚ Tommy Douglas grew up with a strong Christian underpinning of the ‘Protestant Work Ethic’ and the Christian ‘social gospel’ – a ‘belief that Christianity was above all a social religion‚ concerned as much with improving this world as with the life hereafter’. (Lovick and Marshall) These foundations initially led him to becoming a Baptist Minister in the small country town of Weyburn in Saskatchewan in 1930. However not quite 26 years
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within in and without the church. For those within the church it reminds us that many may resemble Christians on the outside‚ but are not internally. It also helps us refocus on the true point of Christianity. To become a Christian one does not behave well or achieve a position of status in the world. You must turn from your sin and desperately cry out to God for salvation. Those who are not Christians must become like children and depend completely on God. Cast all your hope in
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was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place‚ while she was still a virgin‚ she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.” Christians believe this is another sign of how powerful their God is. Morality for Christians is the application of God’s laws in their every day behaviour. When a Christian seeks to live a moral life‚ he or she tries to obey the laws set out for them by God in the Bible (the Ten Commandments found in the Bible‚ Exodus
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Ephesians 6:10-18 10 Finally‚ be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God‚ so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood‚ but against the rulers‚ against the authorities‚ against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God‚ so that when the day of evil comes‚ you may be able to stand your ground‚ and after
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dilemmas facing the true believer: how to understand who angels and demons are and how they work in Christian lives. There is a soul-claiming war that rages on between the spiritual inhabitants of angels and demons on earth. Angels and demons are fighting for human spirits and faith. Depending on who wins the war will inevitably determine where we spend eternity. Angels: Theological Definition The term angel means messenger. Angels are of a divine hierarchy who marked witness of creation by God (KJV
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Baptists and Presbyterians are both Christian denominations however‚ they do have different histories‚ beliefs‚ and practices. The start of the Presbyterian Church is connected to a 16th century French reformer named John Calvin‚ He put a lot of thought into ministry‚ the church‚ religious education‚ and the Christian life. John led the Reformation in Geneva‚ Switzerland. The town council of Geneva allowed his Ecclesiastical Ordinances which set regulations on issues that had to do with the church
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great symbolism of how actual salvation works. It is made for the specific but is offered to many. The whole sermon is the longest piece of teaching from Jesus in the entire New Testament. It is also one of the most quoted pieces of canonical Christian scripture. It contains The Lord’s Prayer‚
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Okay‚ first and foremost this chapter is basically one that simply describes the attitude and behavior of a Christian. It begins verse 1‚ "If then you were raised with Christ." This applies if you are baptized and robed in the body of Christ. (Acts 2:38‚ Romans 6:2-7‚ Galatians 3:27) "Seek those things which are above‚ where Christ is‚ sitting at the right hand of God." The NIV translation reads it as "Set your minds on things above‚ not on earthly things" In other words‚ keep in mind that our
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