differences might otherwise separate us. (Wilkens pg 71‚ 72) It is the job and honor of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to try to make disciples of the people from all nations. The new birth of man ’s spirit by God ’s Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Winning the lost world to faith in Jesus Christ depends on all believers. Making disciples is a Christian duty for the person who has already accepted Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Making disciples
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Book Review: Share Jesus Without Fear Author Information William Fay began his walk and personal relationship with Jesus Christ in 1981. Before this‚ he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-million-dollar corporation linked to the Mafia‚ which was involved in racketeering‚ bookmaking and gambling. He also owned one of the largest brothels in the United States. After receiving Jesus‚ he went to Bible school and graduated from Denver Seminary in 1987. He is now a renowned evangelist
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life provides a perfect model of discipleship for all people to follow. Discipleship can be explained as accepting‚ following and spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ. It is being open to the Holy Spirit’s guidance to be more Christlike. Mary accepted God into her life‚ followed the Father’s Word and the Holy Spirit’s guidance‚ and helped spread the Good News through the birth of Jesus Christ. Although the world was full of temptations‚ Mary lived a chaste life‚ stayed obedient to God‚ and spread
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Immediately in Matthew I noticed that the Immaculate Conception of Christ was a major theme in Matthew 1-3. Baptism and the Holy Spirit appeared in Matthew 3. Serving on God‚ healing‚ staying humble‚ patience‚ peacekeeping and fighting for justice were some of the additional themes in the early chapters of Matthew. Jesus made it known that faithful believers would inherit the kingdom of God. Those who stay humble‚ stand for truth and righteousness and are merciful will also inherit the kingdom
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This reminded me of Augustine’s City of God‚ as Augustine address the rise and fall of empires was nothing unusual in human history and provided critic of the empire’s ideals. Father Joe never seemed to be disappointed or distracted by Tony’s life happenings. It was just a part of Tony’s life journey. In the City of God‚ original sin appears as the sin of pride. The city is Augustine’s metaphor of choice simply because‚ in his day‚ the city was the cultural and political model. Father Tom uses
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The Old Testament is made of 46 Books. The Book of Psalms is the nineteenth book of the Bible. Like all books from the Bible‚ the Book of Psalms is considered Sacred Scripture and given to man through inspiration by the Holy Spirit of God‚ the true author. The Book of Psalms is a collection of writings describing how the Israelites worshiped God. It also foreshadows Christ as the Word of God‚ or also known as the Word made flesh. In this case‚ the word also means the literal words that God gave to
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Jesus Is Our Spiritual Foundations The term “foundation” has been borrowed from the language of building and achitecture. It refers to the very first thing we do in build—we prepare a solid and stable support for the superstucture. Since the foundation bears the weight of the entire structure‚ it must be done well. More than one building has later dagged or even fallen because of a faulty foundation. The taller the building is to be the deeper the foundation must be. Which are: (1) Repentance
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virtue by which we desire the kingdom of Heaven and eternal life as our happiness‚ placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength‚ but on the help of the Holy Spirit. The theological virtue of hope is the basis on which the Christian’s moral life is based on. Through the power of the Holy Spirit‚ the virtue of hope guides Christian’s to have a righteous life with a great relationship with God. We first see this virtue unfold at the beginning when Jesus is preaching the proclamation
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Education is a matter of discovering what is ultimately real and learning to live in relation to it in a way that produces a life marked by meaning‚ freedom‚ and even happiness. Education presupposes truth‚ even in the most relativistic contexts‚ because teachers are concerned with correspondence between thought and reality. But from a Christian perspective‚ truth is not just a label applied to the successful representation of reality in thought‚ but comes to personify that eternal reality itself
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lucky group that’s developed the skills of language and reason? Human worth is often measured‚ but no one has ever established a currency to judge us by. Humans are aberrant creatures and have superior ability to most of God’s creation. The human spirit‚ our creator‚ and leadership skills make us worth more than we realize. The drive to be the best is strongly rooted in humanity; our emotions and bodies tell us to succeed and to push our limits. Undoubtedly‚ the human drive for success separates
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